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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was re-released as part of the "Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Box" package made in commemoration of the franchise's 10th anniversary on March 29, 2012 alongside Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and the debuting Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. In September 2012, Square Enix announced that HD cinematic scenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days would be included in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, a compilation for the PlayStation 3 including HD definition versions of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Re:Chain of Memories. It was only announced for a release in Japan for 2013. New voice work is being done for 358/Days and the HD collection will have "70% of the main plot." The musical themes introduced in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days were included in a CD that collected tracks from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and 358/2 Days released on February 2, 2012. An Ultimania guidebook of the game was released by Square on June 25, 2009.
Square Enix published a series light novels based on the title written by Tomoko Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. The first volume, The 14th, was released on July 30, 2009 and the second, Go to the Sea, on January 28, 2010, and the third and last volume, Xion-Seven Days, in May 2010. A manga adaptation by Amano has been serialized in Square's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from August 2009 to August 2012. A total of five tankōbon volumes were released between June 22, 2010, and April 21, 2012.
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