One of the co-creators of Kingdom Hearts may be considering retirement after the eventual release of Kingdom Hearts 4, ending a legendary career.

Kingdom Hearts co-creator Tetsuya Nomura has recently acknowledged the possibility of retirement alongside whether or not to bring the action-RPG franchise's story to a conclusion.

While details on 'Kingdom Hearts 4' remain scarce, Tetsuya Nomura revealed that he watches YouTube videos to keep up with the overall story.

Tetsuya Nomura considers retirement while working on Kingdom Hearts 4, which could be mean the end of the series.

After 22 years and a whopping 18 games, Kingdom Hearts 4 will finally move the franchise's story towards its conclusion. Speaking to Young Jump and translated by Automaton, co-director, co-writer, and lead artist on Kingdom Hearts 4 Tetsuya Nomura said the game works as a jumping on point for new players following the events of Kingdom Hearts 3 but will also shift the overall series narrative towards its end.

Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Tetsuya Nomura has said that he’ll retire soon, and that’s planning to bring the Kingdom Hearts series to an end.

The Kingdom Hearts game franchise has had a long and successful run, and fans are loving what the series has given them. Kingdom Hearts 4 is currently in development, and according to director Tetsuya Nomura ,

Tetsuya Nomura has declared that he may retire before finishing Kingdom Hearts, but it sounds like Kingdom Hearts 4, at least, will end properly.

Kingdom Hearts 4 is being developed with the intention of the series "being a story that will be completed". That's according to series director Tetsuya Nomura, via a new interview with Japanese outlet YoungJump.