At the end of March the Kingdom Hearts series celebrated its 15th anniversary, and so Famitsu have commemorated this event by featuring the franchise in their magazine yet again. This time, Kingdom Hearts dominates the very front cover of the magazine, and is featured in a 15-pages spread.

Both Tetsuya Nomura (series director) and Masahiro Sakurai (Super Smash Bros. creator) have discussed the series. In addition, several of the Japanese voice actors for the series were interviewed. There are also results from questionnaires answered by Kingdom Hearts fans.

The issue seems to contain an overall look at all the games in the series so far, how they fit in the Kingdom Hearts timeline, and how they lead up to Kingdom Hearts III, including information on the game that have been revealed so far.

The article also features various top 5 and top 10 lists based on fan preferences and expectations. Some of the lists are summarized below.

Favorite games from the series: Kingdom Hearts II Final mix

Kingdom Hearts II

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Favorite male characters: Sora

Roxas

Axel (Lea)

Riku

Terra

Favorite female characters: Aqua

Xion

Kairi

Namine

Larxene

Favorite moments: "Looks like my summer vacations are over."

Xion revealing her true identity to Roxas at the end of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Sora's time as a Heartless

The ending of Kingdom Hearts

The secret ending of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

Favorite Keyblades: Oathkeeper

Kingdom Key

Oblivion

Ultima Weapon

Two Become One

Favorite music: Hikari

Dearly Beloved

Roxas

Vector to the Heavens

The Other Promise

Most wanted Final Fantasy characters in Kingdom Hearts: Noctis

Lightning

Zidane

Chocobos

Bartz



Other lists include favorite boss battles, the most wanted Final Fantasy characters in future Kingdom Hearts installments, and more.

The feature also mentions the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra - World Tour -.

You can view the scans of the feature section below. English translations will be available as soon as possible.

UPDATE: In the magazine, creator of Super Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai, shared his thoughts on the Kingdom Hearts series and its 15th anniversary. View his thoughts, translated by @KamennoOtoko on Twitter and provided by @AllSourceGaming on Twitter below: