Kingdom Hearts (, Kingudamu Hātsu?) is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix. It is a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix character designer. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series.

The series features an all-star voice cast, which includes many of the Disney characters' official voice actors and well-known actors such as Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, and Hayden Panettiere. Characters from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series make appearances and interact with the player and Disney characters. The series centers around the main character Sora's search for his friends and his encounters with Disney and Final Fantasy characters on their worlds.

The Kingdom Hearts series currently consists of six games across different video game platforms, and future titles are planned. Most of the games in the series have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, though each installment has seen varying levels of success. As of September 2008, the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 12.0 million copies worldwide, with 2.0 million copies in PAL regions, 3.0 million copies in Japan, and 5.6 million copies in North America.

There have been several types of merchandise released along with the games, such as soundtracks, figurines, and companion books. In addition, the series has been adapted into a manga series and novels. The series consists of six games; three main games developed by Square Enix and a V CAST mobile game developed by Superscape.

The fifth game takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts II created for the mobile phone. The sixth game was created for the DS and tells the unexplained story Roxas during the one year Sora was asleep. The latter two games have only been released in Japan although a Square has planned for them to be released in other territories.

The three main games were released in chronological order, with each new installment following the events of the previous installment, while the V CAST game was developed independently from the main series. Currently there is one more title being developed by Square Enix for the PSP and is planned for release at the end of the year.

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