Why are both Commit it to memory and Got it memorized used. It's not like he says "komitto ito tou memori" in japanese, he says "kioku shita ka". Was it translated as one thing in CoM and another in KH2? Personally, I think "Got it memorized?" is a better translation of kioku shita ka as its still posing a question.
It is kind of interesting that Larxene is member number 12 as well as the only girl
It's from the Another Report book that was included with limited editions of KHII:FM+
And here are the last two, I hope everyone's enjoyed this ^_^ XII - Of the people that appear in the new secret movie "Birth By Sleep" that was added to KHII:FM, several names and figures are recognizable and must be extremely meaningful. Giving specifics is likely impossible, but could you give us a hint? Furthermore, do the 3 armored figures that appear there and the similar looking armored figure in the Last Battle have some relation to Xemnas? For the recognizable figures and the recognizable faces, reaching the secret this time is extremely difficult, but I think the video is fairly spectacular and will stir you imaginations. The armored figures have a connection to Xemnas but after all I can't give any specifics at the present stage. But, the video this time has a foreboding opening and please think of the figures ahead as having reason and a hinting connection. XIII - Lastly, has Sora's journey come to an end this time? Before you told us "I have the end of Kingdom Hearts in my head", but does this mean that Sora won't be there? There seem to be new developments with the Kingdom Hearts Series, so can you please tell us within the present limits any hints? Without recalling too much about the mysteries and problems of the outline remaining for KH series thus far, I don't think that Sora's journey is over. If you get to see the ending of KHII I think you will be able to sense some new premonitions. About what I said about the "end" of KH, of course I won't be able to say anything about that yet, but if the numbering of KH were to go to "III", I doubt that Sora would have no relation to it. And even if I wrap up Kingdom Hearts, I don't think that Sora will be irrelevant. Also, there are many new developments. I think that the news will be able to satisfy the widely supportive KH fans everywhere. Because there is still more to say about this "new" thing, please dare to think with a different flow, rather than just going with what's mainstream. I will give you a hint about the contents of one of the numerous developments. In the freshly added secret movie a phrase comes out, "Fate doesn't happen by accident, there is necessity". In the near future, when you experience the new Kingdom Hearts, please see about opening this book. I think surely some of these points will tie together. And also at that time, it would be very fortunate if all the fans everywhere have a good time with it. Until an announcement comes, please have your fill of fun with this game and look forward to the next.
Here's the next one everybody. Only 3 more to go! X - KH's Ansem (Xehanort) seems to have thoroughly gotten rid of his own heart, but Xemnas (Xehanort) commanding Organization XIII is seeking a fresh heart. If I understand that in becoming a heartless and a nobody, they became 2 different people, would their minds then as well become seperate? Also, the original Xehanort should have some memory loss but in the additional scenes this time there seem to be some questionable parts. Have his memories returned, or perhaps the memory loss itself was a lie? In essence, the two are the same. However, they function under seperate minds. Xehanort most certainly got rid of his heart, and at that time it's assumed a Nobody was born. The means of obtaining their goal is different due to the nature of Heartless and Nobodies. However. I think for both of them the desire "to become a complete existence" is the same. This time the new mysterious keyword "Xehanort's memories" is left behind. In the "Secret Ansem Report" that Ansem the Wise wrote and mysteriously left behind, there is a hidden secret that will have a big influence on KH. As for the contents of his memories and the present condition of them, I cannot reveal that just yet. Next Time: About the Keyblade War, and other further developments of KH XI - Concerning the keyword Keyblade War, could you be a little more specific about that? Could it be related to the "Fairytale of Children and Light" that Kairi's Grandmother told?(footnote: In Kingdom Heats, Sora experienced Kairi's memories. It was the scene when Kairi's Grandmother told her an old story when she was still young. It was about when worlds were swallowed by darkness, children used the power of fragments of light to rebuild worlds.) And the next, not sure if you'll like this one though. About the Keyblade War, and other further developments of KH XI - Concerning the keyword Keyblade War, could you be a little more specific about that? Could it be related to the "Fairytale of Children and Light" that Kairi's Grandmother told?(footnote: In Kingdom Heats, Sora experienced Kairi's memories. It was the scene when Kairi's Grandmother told her an old story when she was still young. It was about when worlds were swallowed by darkness, children used the power of fragments of light to rebuild worlds.) To tell the story about the Keyblade War we need the capacity of hi-spec hardware and we need to accumulate all of our knowledge on this hardware. And in telling this story, we will need to tell it in seperate episodes, and how specifically to tell it has yet to be figured out. As for the fairytale that Kairi heard, for everyone to feel like such and old fairytale is real, I think we need a little more time. That is to say, to talk specifically about either this soon might perhaps be irrelevant. Next Time: XII - Of the people that appear in the new secret movie "Birth By Sleep" that was added to KHII:FM, several names faces and figures are recognizable and must be extremely meaningful. Giving specifics is likely impossible, but could you give us a hint? Furthermore, do the 3 armored figures that appear there and the similar looking armored figure in the Last Battle have some relation to Xemnas?
Here's the next update everyone, and wow this one's a doozy... IX - Could you please gather some information about the main characters? The reason Sora becomes Anti Form, the reason Riku is able to be selected by a keyblade, Kairi's memories of Radiant Garden, Roxas and Namine's differences from other Nobodies, the absence of Sora and them, their parent's and friends, and what about school? Concerning Sora's Anti Form, you could think that the reason is related to his changing into a heartless once before. In fact, beyond Sora's Nobody, it is natural to assume that Sora is influenced by the heartless. Riku's Dark Mode is similar. By using such a strong power too much, he may have ended up aproaching too close to darkness. There should be a hint about Riku being a choosen wielder hidden discreetly somewhere in the additions to the game, so certainly try and find it. As for Kairi's memories, there's nothing particularly special about them. If I personally recalled memories from before I was 5, I think I wouldn't remember many details about them. That is to say on a general level, there are things I would remember and things I would forget. Because there is already a detailed explanation of Roxas and Namine being special Nobodies in this volume, please read the specific details there. I'll summarize it so its easy to understand. Essentially when a strong hearted person has their heart stolen, they change into a heartless, and on rare occasions thier body changes into a Nobody. But in the case for these two, for Kairi's heart to be hidden within Sora, it took a special shape. Moreover, when Sora himself was changed into a heartless he was purified by Kairi. In order for Sora to be revived without following the essential course, the special way Roxas and Namine were born from these types, special Nobodies ended up being left behind. Still, I get the feeling from the story so far that Xemnas might also be a special Nobody. Finally, about the people on Destiny Island, at the time of Sora and groups disappearance, on the night of the storm from the previous game, Destiny Island itself ended up disappearing and for the people of that world time is stopped. Afterwards, Sora slept for 1 year, and then everyone's memories of Sora himself were no longer there. As such the memory actually became "On the night of the storm, Riku's body disappeared". Once Sora awoke, the memories of him returned. Eventually the memories of Sora, just as Riku was no longer there after the storm that night, were that both of them had disappeared. (footnote: However, Kairi alone was once assimilated into Sora's heart. In this edition "Kingdom Hearts II" I strongly feel that he was influenced by this. Next Time: X - KH's Ansem (Xehanort) seems to have thoroughly gotten rid of his own heart, but Xemnas (Xehanort) commanding Organization XIII is seeking a fresh heart. If I understand that in becoming a heartless and a nobody, they became 2 different people, would their minds then as well become seperate? Also, the original Xehanort should have some memory loss but in the additional scenes this time there seem to be some questionable parts. Have his memories returned, or perhaps the memory loss itself was a lie?
I guess I should apologize as my updates tend to be a little all over the place... It must be annoying to make an update and for me to add more an hour later, heh. This one seems pretty interesting though so here you go VIII - When the heartless are defeated, what becomes of the stolen hearts? Also, when members of Organization XIII and other Nobodies are defeated, do they return to their original form? When heartless are defeated, essentially the owner's hearts are rejoined with their once extenguished body, whichever world it may be on. As for the whereabouts of hearts in KHII that turn up, this time they remarkably went to the organization (there is a foot note here that says "In Kingdom Hearts II after heartless were defeated, the many hearts were absorbed by the Kingdom Hearts of "people's hearts"). However, in the rare case that the body changed into a Nobody, when there is no container for the heart it resorts to a state of suspension. In the case of a Nobody being defeated, it's a little more complicated. If the above mentioned hearts are liberated, they return to their original form. However, if the heart is still stolen by the heartless, the Nobody's body is swallowed by darkness. If somewhere in the world their hearts are taken back, perhaps they might be able to return to their original human form. Next Time: IX - Could you please gather some information about the main characters? The reason Sora becomes Anti Form, the reason Riku is able to be selected by a keyblade, Kairi's memories of Radiant Garden, Roxas and Namine's differences from other Nobodies, the absence of Sora and them, their parent's and friends, and what about school?
I suppose I can go ahead and post my updates directly here now. I had figured that someone will cross post it eventually and then people will thank them for it and the love could spread a little but eh, what the heck. VII - In KH, at the same time Sora became a heartless Roxas was born and entered the Organization. So if that's the case, at that point in time at Castle Oblivion Sora used a keyblade while at the same time Roxas would have been using a keyblade. Was this Sora's keyblade? Within the organization I think we particularly saw Roxas using a keyblade. And similar to Roxas, Sora served as another Keyblade Master conviently gathering hearts. So why was the Organization defeated? The keyblade that Roxas used and the thing that Sora once lost in Castle Oblivion are the same thing. Furthermore, these two both used the keyblade at the same time. This can be explained by the relationship between Roxas and Sora. Thus, that both can wield two keyblades in fact has an important meaning. This is also related to Xehanort's memories, but this point can't be touched on just yet. Furthermore, from the time that the two were both using the keyblade at the same time, the Organization itself was using Sora for their ultimate goal. Soon enough, each of the Organization's expectations differed. By changing Sora and Roxas's movements, eventually they became unable to use Sora for their true meaning. As a result, Sora became an obstacle to the movements of the organization itself and he had to be defeated. But even if Sora were to be defeated, you could say there are other things to think about in making that sacrifice. Next Time: About Characters VIII - When the heartless are defeated, what becomes of the stolen hearts? Also, when members of Organization XIII and other Nobodies are defeated, do they return to their original form?
I do intend to translate everything. I've actually done some more, its on gamefaqs already. I wasn't really going to worry about trying to go to every site to make updates or anything but I guess since I'm here I'll put up the next two I've translated so far V - There is still a lot of mystery about the keyblades I think. The "Light side, heart of worlds keyblade" that Sora wields, the "keyblade of people's hearts" made from the Seven Princesses' hearts for Riku, and the "Dark side, heart of worlds keyblade" that the king obtained in the realm of darkness, presently these 3 types can be confirmed. Could you please explain things a little further? Keyblades have 2 different constitutions, either from the Light side or the Dark side. This is merely the exterior key, the inner key can act from either side and its abilities won't change. There is no clear division between good and evil. Usually the door to each world is closed and the keyhole itself is not visible. By bringing a keyblade nearby, the keyhole appears. But the lock is not actually closed itself. Indeed, the Heartless were able to find the door and easily open it and in this way steal hearts. In the previous game, Sora turned the locks and closed these doors. Furthermore, about the opened door of the integrated heart of worlds "Kingdom Hearts" itself, to prevent the outflow of the darkness within hearts the intent and reasons were different so the keyblade was used for a different purpose. In order to work, the door needs to be closed from both the Dark side and the Light side and both a dark and light realm keyblade are needed. The King needed a keyblade opposite from the realm of light keyblade that Sora had, so he went to the realm of darkness to obtain one. The keyblade constructed from the Seven Princesses' hearts that Riku obtained in the previous game allowed for the keyhole in Hollow Bastion to appear. For the plan to cause darkness to overflow from hearts, the special hearts held be the Princesses were used to artificially make this keyblade. So it is different from a proper keyblade. There are further suggestions that this keyblade is artficial as well. VI - Could you please give an explanation for the new keyblade "Way to the Dawn" that Riku obtained and the keyblade Kairi has as well as what the conditions for using a keyblade are? There isn't necessarily one keyblade for the dark side and one for the light side, just as many as there exist people with qualified hearts. Concerning the conditions to wield one, at this stage, "Those with strong hearts" is the only obvious one. However, less obvious conditions still exist and there are still plans for an opportunity to reveal those. Riku's "Way to the Dawn" and Kairi's keyblade are naturally the same type of keyblade as Sora's. However there is no particular explanation for the Soul Eater's transfer and occurence, as well as Riku's handing it to Kairi. When there isn't a normal process of acquisition, I think its ok to think there is some deeper meaning there. Next Time: VII - In KH, at the same time Sora became a heartless Roxas was born and entered the Organization. So if that's the case, at that point in time at Castle Oblivion Sora used a keyblade while at the same time Roxas would have been using a keyblade. Was this Sora's keyblade? Within the organization I think we particularly saw Roxas using a keyblade. And similar to Roxas, Sora served as another Keyblade Master conviently gathering hearts. So why was the Organization defeated?
The pod Sora awoke from in Twilight Town and the pod in Castle Oblivion that Diz used in order to escape from the Organization's pursuit are the same thing. I need to correct this, it should say that "the pod Sora awoke from in Twilight Town and the pod Diz moved from Castle Oblivion to keep away from the Organization's pursuit are the same thing."
It's a VJump guide book called Kingdom Hearts Final Mix+ : World Navigator It covers both KH2 FM and RE: CoM but its coverage is pretty minimal when compared to something like Ultimania
Theres actually a lot more than 4 parts. The little part at the beginning about 4 untold stories is just an excerpt from number III I realized. There's a total of XIII different questions and answers. I-IV relating to the Worlds, V-VII relating to keyblades, VIII-X relating to characters, and XI-XIII relating to the Keyblade War and other things to come.
When I posted them on gamefaqs I couldn't really include japanese text but I went back and added it all. They're all in katakana including things like Light and Dark so for the most part ロクサス did a good job with it but i'll post mine just for the heck of it anyway. Note that the translations are just literally what it says phonetically, not necessarily what they were localized as. Most should be self explanitory though. Sora Action Abilities Reflect Guard － リフレクトガード Slash Upper － スラッシュアッパー Air Side Slash － エアサイドスラッシュ Finish Rise － フィニッシュライズ Revenge Slash － リベンジｓラッシュ Dodge Slash － ドッジスラッシュ Flash Step － フラッシュステップ Slide Dash － スライドダッシュ Round Break － ラウンドブライク Stride Break － ストライドブレイク Explosion － エクスプロージョン Aerial Sweep － エリアルスイープ Aerial Dive － エリアルダイヴ Air Spiral － エアスパイラル Aerial Finish － エリアルフィニッシュ Magnet Splash － マグネスプラッシュ Guard Counter － ガードカウンター Auto Brave － オートブレイヴ Auto Wisdom － オートウィズダム Auto Limit － オートリミット Auto Master － オートマスター Auto Final － オートファイナル Auto Summon － オートサモン Trinity Limit － トリニティリミット Growth Abilities High Jump lv 1-3 － ハイジャンプ Air Slide lv 1-3 － エアスライド Dodge Roll lv 1-3 － ドッジロール Air Dodge lv 1-3 － エアドッジ Glide lv 1-3 － グライド Support Abilities and Weapon Abilities Libra － ライブラ Air Recovery － エアリカバリー Combo Master － コンボマスター Combo Plus － コンボプラス Air Combo Plus － エアコンボプラス Combo Up － コンボアップ Air Combo Up － エアコンボアップ Reaction Up － リアクションアップ Finish Plus － フィニッシュプラス Combo Minus － コンボマイナス Charge Berserk － チャージバーサク Damage Drive － ダメージドライヴ Drive Boost － ドライヴブースト Form Boost － フォームブースト Summon Boost － サモンブースト Combination Boost － コンビブースト EXP Chance － EXPチャンス Leaf Veil － リーフベール Auto Lock Magic － オートロックマジック Light & Dark － ライト＆ダーク Draw － ドロー Prize Up － プライズアップ Luck Up － ラックアプ Drive Converter － ドライヴコンバータ Fire Up － ファイアアップ Blizzard Up － ブリザドアップ Thunder Up － サンダーアップ Item Up － アイテムアップ Damage Aspir － ダメージアスピル MP Haste － MPヘイスト MP Hastaga － MPヘイスガ Defender － ディフェンダー Crisis Half － クライシスハーフ Last Live － ラストリーヴ Combo Live － コンボリーヴ EXP Zero － EXPゼロ
1700 yen seemed cheap to me but I just checked my other Ultimania's and they all cost 1900 or so, so I guess that's right after all. Just curious, does anyone know if this is a revised edition of KHII Ultimania or its own seperate book? Like would it have full coverage of KHII or just coverage of the changes between it and FM+. I'm buying it May 2nd either way but it affects whether I would buy KHII Ultimania or not. (God I wish they had Ultimania's in the states...)
I have a guide book that points out the locations of all the crowns on its maps, but of course once May 2nd rolls around I'll be switching to the revised Ultimania.
I'm almost positve that was a splicing of his lines elsewhere in the original. (A la Enigmatic Man scene in KH1 FM) I guess they thought it would be out of place since they couldn't really do that for most of the other new scenes.
Uh... All of the scenes in FM are in english aside from any new scenes which only have japanese subs during gameplay and then later japanese voices when you unlock them for theater mode. All gameplay voices are of course english as well...
I have a question about the subbed cutscenes from RE: CoM Are the scenes actually being translated or are you just pulling the script directly from the english version of the GBA game. Because in several cases I notice something not really matching up with what's being said, but matching up perfectly with the Script FAQ for the GBA version on GameFAQS For instance in the 1st floor sub, Donald tries his magic and yells "Fire! Fire!! uh.. Blizzard? Thunder???" But what the translation you have says is Thunder! Thunder!! Blizzard? Fire???. I know thats not really an important difference but because it follows the Script FAQ exactly, it leads me to believe you're not actually bothering to translate anything. Sure, I doubt theres anything of particular importance thats said in all the vids thats lost by just using the Script FAQ but still...
