After an extended drought of news related to the 'Kingdom Hearts' series, Tetsuya Nomura has finally provided an update to fans to commemorate the recent 24th anniversary of the series, providing a new illustration of Young Xehanort with an umbrella (similar to the one he drew back during the release of Dark Road), along with a short message indicating that there is ongoing work for the series' 25th anniversary next year:

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Whether that may finally hint towards a release window for 'Kingdom Hearts IV' or something else entirely remains to be seen, but hopefully this is a positive sign of finally getting some updates on the series this year.