Kingdom Hearts II (manga)

The Kingdom Hearts II manga is based on the second video game, Kingdom Hearts II.

The series was released as ten volumes in Japan by Gangan Comics. The first two volumes were originally translated into English by Tokyopop before they lost rights to it. The volumes were then re-released and the series completed as a four volume omnibus by Yen Press.

Plot[]

Volume One[]

A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamlet nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures...and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met. Bewildered, Roxas searches for answers . . . Will they lead him to Sora, Donald, and Goofy?

Chapters

Chapter 1: Twilight Town
Chapter 2: Intruders
Chapter 3: Sea Salt Ice Cream
Chapter 4: The Distant Sound of Waves
Chapter 5: No. XIII
Chapter 6: A Letter With No Addressee
Chapter 7: What I Want to Know
Chapter 8: The Time Has Come
Chapter 9: Shattered
Chapter 10: Tears of a Nobody
Chapter 11: Putting the Twilight Behind Us
Chapter 12: The Key that Will Open the Door to Light
Chapter 13: Hollow Bastion! Team, Assemble!
Chapter 14: Meeting of the Lonely Hearts Club
Chapter 15: Enchanted Prince
Chapter 16: A Sad Choice
Chapter 17: A Heartless Beast
Chapter 18: Where Love Is

Volume Two[]

Sora, Donald, and Goofy have set off to find Riku and Mickey, reuniting with old friends and making new ones along the way. But the Heartless are back, and Sora has to contend with a new enemy-the mysterious Organization XIII. Meanwhile, Riku, Naminé, and Axel are trying to solve some mysteries of their own...What is the organization's ultimate goal? Will Sora ever see Riku and Kairi again...?

Chapters

Chapter 19: What Become of the Researcher Vexen
Chapter 20: To the Front
Chapter 21: Beneath the Snow
Chapter 22: One Bad Dude
Chapter 23: It's Tough to Be a Hero
Chapter 24: Underworld Rhapsody
Chapter 25: Let the Games Begin! The Hades Cup
Chapter 26: Follow Your Heart
Chapter 27: Castle of Thorns
Chapter 28: The Castle in Crisis and the Mysterious Door
Chapter 29: Regain the Glory!
Chapter 30: Door...to Days Gone By
Chapter 31: Step Out
Chapter 32: Find the Genie!
Chapter 33: Battle for the Lamp
Chapter 34: Kairi-napped!
Chapter 35: The Trophy for the Strongest
Chapter 36: Traces of a Friend
Chapter 37: Plastic Friend

Volume Three[]

When Roxas disappeared, Sora awakened from his deep slumber along with his allies, Donald and Goofy. Now the trio continues its mission to save the worlds fromt he forces of darkness and to find King Mickey and Sora's best friend Riku. But this time a new menage to the peace of Kingdom Hearts bears down on Dora and his friends--the Nobodies and Organization XIII!

Chapters

Chapter 38: Bring Back the Happy Faces!
Chapter 39: Storm Ahead! Hollow Bastion
Chapter 40: Space Paranoids
Chapter 41: Minion Pete
Chapter 42: Find the Password!
Chapter 43: The Door to Darkness
Chapter 44: Mystery
Chapter 45: Make a Break for It!!
Chapter 46: The Real Ansem
Chapter 47: Unexpected Happenings
Chapter 48: Pursuers
Chapter 49: A Pressing Decision
Chapter 50: An Unfamiliar Name

Volume Four[]

Desperate to see Roxas again, Axel abandons everything--even Organization XIII and an old friend--to make his wish come true. What awaits him now that he has cut all ties...? Later, Sora, Donald, and Goofy storm the Organization XIII stronghold with one goal in mind--rescue the kidnapped Kairi! But by the time they get to her, this princess-in-distress might not need saving after all. Will they finally be able to make their dream of returning to Destiny Islands a reality? Sora's greatest adventure yet comes to a close!!

Chapters

Chapter 51: Proof of Friendship
Chapter 52: The Other Twilight Town
Chapter 53: The Clock Tower
Chapter 54: Atonement
Chapter 55: Gratitude
Chapter 56: Blending Hearts
Chapter 57: Parting and Reunion
Chapter 58: Riku's Secret
Chapter 59: Riku's Secret, Part 2
Chapter 60: Doubt
Chapter 61: Role-Reversing Princess
Chapter 62: Revived Memories
Chapter 63: What the Heart Sees
Chapter 64: Odds of Winning
Chapter 65: The Reason I Fight
Chapter 66: The Foolish Scientist
Chapter 67: The Power of the Heart
Final Chapter: The Door to Light
Special Chapter: The Meaning of the Paopu Fruit

Covers[]

Alternate covers

Discontinued volumes[]

Kingdom Hearts II Tokyopop Edition[]

After the release of 2 volumes, Tokyopop lost the rights to the series and Kingdom Hearts II was never completed by them. Yen Press later gained the rights to the manga, re-released the first 2 volumes and completed the series.