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Kingdom Hearts IV on Switch 2: What We Know So Far

The new trailer brings our first extended look at Kingdom Hearts IV in years. Sora is back, fighting a colossal Heartless through the streets of Quadratum — the hyper-realistic modern city first glimpsed in the 2022 reveal — with a noticeably sharper, more cinematic art direction and fluid action combat. Square Enix confirmed that the game launches simultaneously on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. No official release date has been announced yet.

This is bigger news than it might look on the surface. Previous Kingdom Hearts games on Nintendo Switch were cloud-streamed — playable only with a live internet connection — which made the experience frustrating for many players. Kingdom Hearts IV confirmed as a native, day-one Switch 2 title is a genuine shift in how Square Enix is treating Nintendo hardware.

Kingdom Hearts IV — Sora battles a Heartless in Quadratum — Image courtesy of Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts Collection [I–III]: Native, October 8, With a Switch 2 Exclusive Keyblade

Confirmed alongside KH IV, KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I–III] arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on 8 October 2026. This is the native collection Singapore fans who skipped the cloud versions have been waiting for.

The bundle includes everything:

KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- — covering KH1, Re:Chain of Memories, KH2, 358/2 Days, Birth by Sleep, and Re:coded
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue — Dream Drop Distance HD, 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage, and χ Back Cover
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)

All three run natively on Switch 2 — no internet required. Switch 2 owners also receive a platform-exclusive bonus: the “Long Night” Keyblade, unique to Nintendo’s platform.

Confirmed pricing so far: £64.99 (UK) and ¥11,000 including tax (Japan). SGD pricing on the Nintendo Singapore eShop is to be confirmed — check the eShop listing when it appears.

Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III and Kingdom Hearts IV banner — Image courtesy of Square Enix

Cloud Versions Delisted — But Existing Owners Get 50% Off

The original Kingdom Hearts cloud versions for Nintendo Switch were delisted from the eShop on 9 June 2026, the same day as the Direct announcement. If you purchased them before that date, they remain playable until 9 June 2027.

Square Enix is softening the transition: anyone who owned a Kingdom Hearts cloud version on Switch is eligible for a 50% discount on the corresponding native Switch 2 digital versions — including the Collection bundle. Details on how to claim the discount will be available through the Nintendo eShop.

Last Words

For Singapore Kingdom Hearts fans, this is genuinely exciting news. The series has a devoted following across Southeast Asia — many of us grew up with KH1 and KH2 on PS2 — and the prospect of playing through the complete saga plus a brand-new chapter on Switch 2, without streaming lag, is a proper treat. Mark 8 October on the calendar for the Collection. Keep an eye on our News section for a release date on Kingdom Hearts IV as Square Enix reveals more.

BLEACH Thousand-Year Blood War The Calamity official key visual

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BLEACH: The Calamity Arrives in July — What Singapore Fans Need to Know

June 13, 2026 Xian Skyrider

What Is BLEACH: The Calamity?

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc has been unfolding since October 2022, adapting what many fans consider the most ambitious stretch of Kubo’s manga. The first three coups — The Blood Warfare, The Separation, and The Conflict — delivered intricate battles, jaw-dropping reveals, and some of the most visually polished Bankai sequences Studio Pierrot Films has ever produced.

The Calamity is the closing chapter. It picks up as Soul Reapers and surviving Quincies converge on Wahr Welt — the Royal Palace now under Wandenreich control — for a final showdown with Yhwach at the peak of his power. Chief series director Tomohisa Taguchi and series director Hikaru Murata both return for this final stretch, continuing the visual language established across the previous coups.

BLEACH The Calamity Streaming: Singapore and Asia

The series broadcasts in Japan from July 2026 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. For Singapore viewers, Parts 1–3 of Thousand-Year Blood War were available on Disney+ Singapore in line with their Japan debuts — The Calamity is expected to follow the same pattern, though an official Disney+ Singapore release date has not been confirmed at the time of writing. Keep an eye on your Disney+ app.

Before the streaming start, fans in the US are getting a theatrical head-start: Viz Media and Fathom Entertainment are running limited screenings from 25 to 29 June 2026, showing the first three episodes in both Japanese with English subtitles and the English dub. The event also includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation with series creator Tite Kubo, chief series director Tomohisa Taguchi, and series director Hikaru Murata, as reported by Variety. It’s a rare opportunity to hear from the creative team at the finish line.

BLEACH Thousand-Year Blood War The Calamity official trailer visual — Image courtesy of VIZ Media / Pierrot

The Key Visual and Tite Kubo’s Personal Touch

The key visual for The Calamity carries the tagline “To those once called calamities” — a phrase Tite Kubo himself suggested for the artwork, according to Anime News Network’s coverage of the main trailer reveal on 19 May 2026. The ensemble visual is centred on Ichigo and the full cast, a quiet callback to where everything began.

Catch Up on Parts 1–3 Before July

If you or a friend lapsed after The Conflict, now is the time to get back in. All three existing coups are available on Disney+ Singapore — each runs approximately 13 episodes and represents some of the most cinematic TV anime produced in recent years. And if you’re hunting for more anime news and coverage, we’ve got your summer 2026 watch list covered.

Last words

For Singapore fans who grew up with BLEACH — through weekly chapters, the original anime’s long run, and the decade-long wait for the Blood War arc to finally get animated — The Calamity is more than a season finale. It’s the end of a saga that shaped a generation of anime fans here. July cannot come soon enough.

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Live-Action Moana Final Trailer, Sails Into SG 9 July

June 12, 2026 Jax

What the live-action Moana trailer shows

The headline moment is Dwayne Johnson, reprising Maui from the animated films and clearly relishing every second of it. The trailer serves up the first extended listen to his new rendition of “You’re Welcome,” alongside full glimpses of Maui’s shapeshifting and his animated tattoos — yes, Mini Maui survives the jump to live-action. Eagle-eyed fans also get a first tease of Tamatoa, the giant treasure-hoarding crab, with Jemaine Clement returning to voice the character he originated.

Image courtesy of Walt Disney Studios

At its heart, the story stays faithful to the original. Per Disney’s official synopsis, Moana “answers the Ocean’s call and voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with demigod Maui on a journey to restore prosperity to her people.” The trailer doesn’t shy away from the scale of that quest — one line warns that the pair have to “go through a whole ocean of bad” to set things right.

Who’s in it — and who’s behind it

Newcomer Catherine Laga’aia makes her feature film debut as Moana, leading a cast that includes John Tui as Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as Sina, and Rena Owen as Gramma Tala. As Variety reported, Clement’s return as Tamatoa reunites another familiar voice from the animated original.

Behind the camera, Thomas Kail — the Tony-winning director best known for staging Hamilton — makes his feature directorial debut, working from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. The producing team is stacked: Dwayne Johnson, Hiram and Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, with original Moana voice star Auli’i Cravalho on board as executive producer.

Image courtesy of Walt Disney Studios

On the music side, Miranda is back as songwriter and Mark Mancina returns to score, the same pairing that gave the 2016 film its soundtrack. That continuity matters: the songs are a huge part of why Moana endured, and keeping the original creative voices on board is Disney hedging against the lukewarm reception some of its other live-action remakes have drawn.

A safe bet for Disney’s remake machine

The stakes here are real. The animated Moana has only grown in stature since 2016 — it became a streaming juggernaut, spun off a 2024 sequel, and the original earned well north of US$680 million at the global box office. A live-action take is, on paper, one of the safer bets in Disney’s remake pipeline. The question the trailers keep circling is whether photoreal oceans and a real-world Maui can recapture the warmth of hand-drawn animation, or whether they sand off the charm that made it special.

What this means for Singapore movie-goers

Singapore gets Moana from 9 July 2026, a day ahead of the US release on 10 July, with Australia and New Zealand on the same early date.

For local fans, it’s also a chance to see Pasifika and Māori talent front and centre in a global tentpole — a story rooted in Pacific voyaging culture, told largely by performers of Pacific and New Zealand heritage. Tickets are expected to open at the major chains closer to release; Disney Singapore’s official page is the place to watch for showtimes and bookings.

Counting down to the voyage? Keep an eye on our latest news for more trailer drops and release dates as they land.