{{short description|Franchise of video games and media}} {{Italic title|string=Final Fantasy}} ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' is a series of [[role-playing video game]]s developed and published by [[Square Enix]] (formerly [[Square (video game company)|Square]]). Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987, and ''Final Fantasy'' games have subsequently been [[Internationalization and localization|localized]] for markets in North America, Europe and Australia, on nearly every [[video game console]] since its debut on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. ''Final Fantasy'' is Square Enix's most successful franchise, having sold over 97 million units worldwide to date.<ref name="97mil">{{cite press release |url=http://release.square-enix.com/na/2010/06/09_01.html |title=Press Release: Square Enix Brings an Unrivaled Lineup of Franchises to E3 2010 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |date=2010-06-09 |access-date=2010-06-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613134113/http://release.square-enix.com/na/2010/06/09_01.html |archive-date=2010-06-13}}</ref> In addition to traditional role-playing games, the series includes [[tactical role-playing game]]s, [[handheld game console|portable game]]s, [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]]s, and games for mobile phones. Its popularity has placed it as the sixth-[[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchise]], and the series has won multiple awards over the years.<ref name="Edge177">{{Cite magazine |date=July 2007 |title=Final Frontiers |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=177 |pages=72–79 |access-date=2007-10-07 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/squares-final-frontier |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509211324/http://www.edge-online.com/news/squares-final-frontier |archive-date=2012-05-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In addition to the 16 games released as part of the main (numbered) series and their many spin-offs and related titles, the ''Final Fantasy'' series has spawned many works in other media including anime, films, novels and manga, and radio dramas. ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]'', originally a stand-alone anime series, now has its own sub-franchise which includes video games. Many games, particularly the main series, have soundtrack album releases featuring their [[video game music|music]] in different [[arrangement]]s. Square Enix has also consistently released [[strategy guide|companion books]] for its games which provide additional [[backstory]] and plot information, as well as detailed [[Strategy guide|walkthroughs]] for the game. Since the announcement of ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'', Square Enix has focused on "[[wikt:polymorphic content|polymorphic content]]", expanding each game world with material on many video game platforms, as well as other forms of media.<ref name="polymorphiccontent">{{cite web |author=Kohler, Chris |date=2004-09-24 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/dirgeofcerberusfinalfantasyvii/news.html?sid=6108651 |title=More Compilation of Final Fantasy VII details |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=2006-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121022224742/http://www.gamespot.com/news/more-compilation-of-final-fantasy-vii-details-6108651 |archive-date=2012-10-22}}</ref>

==Video games== {{Main|List of Final Fantasy video games}} Each game in the main series takes place in a different fictional universe, although beginning with ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'', additional video games set in the main series games' worlds have been released.<ref name="sequel">{{cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Brad |date=2003-11-18 |title=Final Fantasy X-2 for PlayStation 2 Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/review.html |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=2010-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204085535/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasyx2/review.html |archive-date=2003-12-04}}</ref> ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' and ''[[Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy]]'' are [[cross-platform]] multimedia projects consisting of games, films, books, and other media centered on their respective main series game, ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XIII|XIII]]''.<ref name="polymorphiccontent"/><ref name="fabula">{{cite web |author=Shoemaker, Brad |date=2006-05-06 |title=E3 06: Square Enix announces trio of Final Fantasy XIII games |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/finalfantasy13/news.html?sid=6149412 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=2010-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118164237/http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/finalfantasy13/news.html?sid=6149412 |archive-date=2006-11-18}}</ref> ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', although originally envisioned as a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] game, became its own series as part of ''[[Ivalice Alliance]]'', which counts ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' in its membership.<ref name="1UP Interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159538 |title=Interviews on Final Fantasy's Nintendo DS, Wii Assault |access-date=2010-06-25 |author=Mielke, James |date=2007-05-15 |website=[[1UP.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819040253/http://www.1up.com/news/interviews-final-fantasy-nintendo-wii |archive-date=2012-08-19}}</ref>

A large number of spin-off video games have also been made for the ''Final Fantasy'' series. These spin-off games vary in their relation to the main series; the first, ''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'' games, were marketed as related in North America but were considered to be the first three games of the ''[[SaGa (series)|SaGa series]]'' in their native Japan, and later ''SaGa'' games released outside Japan bear no ''Final Fantasy'' branding.<ref name="FFLinfo">{{cite magazine |author1=Kennedy, Sam |author2=Steinman, Gary |date=August 2001 |title=Milking The Final Fantasy Franchise |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |issue=44 |page=99}}</ref> ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', on the other hand, is a fighting game using characters from the main series exclusively.<ref name="DISSIDdate">{{cite web |url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/final-fantasy-dissidia/ |title=Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP) |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |access-date=2010-01-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702070116/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/final-fantasy-dissidia/ |archive-date=2009-07-02}}</ref> Overall, more than 30 games have been released as spin-offs of the main ''Final Fantasy'' series, many within their own sub-series.

==Film and television== Square's initial forays into film and television were critical and commercial failures. ''[[Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals]]'' was poorly received and the [[Box office bomb|box office failure]] of ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' lead to the merger between Square and [[Enix]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Duffy, James |publisher=Boston.com |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/box_office_bombs/ |title=Movies that were Box-office Bombs |access-date=2010-01-02 |date=2006-08-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025002802/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/box_office_bombs?pg=8 |archive-date=2012-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Isler, Ramsey |title=Gaming to Anime: Final Fantasy VI |url=http://anime.ign.com/articles/842/842025p1.html |website=IGN |date=2007-12-17 |access-date=2009-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811130521/http://anime.ign.com/articles/842/842025p1.html |archive-date=2011-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Briscoe, David |title='Final Fantasy' flop causes studio to fold |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=2002-02-04}}</ref> The series did not have success in film until ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', which ultimately won several awards for "best anime feature" and sold over 2.4 million copies within a year.<ref>{{cite web |date=2005-04-10 |url=http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/noticies/?id=1002663 |title=Festival Official Presentation |publisher=[[Sitges Film Festival]] |access-date=2010-07-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115035357/http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/noticies/?id=1002663 |archive-date=2010-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Carle, Chris |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/767/767737p1.html |title=NYCC 07: American Anime Award Winners Revealed |website=IGN |date=2007-02-24 |access-date=2010-07-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316181219/http://tv.ign.com/articles/767/767737p1.html |archive-date=2010-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpara.com/news/06/06/news200606192477.htm |title=世界中で高い評価！『FFVII AC』累計出荷数は240万枚 |publisher=Gpara |language=ja |date=2006-06-19 |access-date=2010-07-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601170818/http://www.gpara.com/news/06/06/news200606192477.htm |archive-date=2013-06-01}}</ref>

{{Video game table|body= {{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals]] | release1=March 21, 1994<ref>{{cite book |title=NTT Publishing Information Paper |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/affw/ffova/graphics/ad/ffovainf.jpg |publisher=[[NTT Publishing]] |year=1994 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111151343/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/affw/ffova/graphics/ad/ffovainf.jpg |archive-date=2013-11-11}}</ref> | release2=November 24, 1998<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Legend of Crystals: Final Fantasy 1 (Dub) (VHS) |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |medium=VHS video tape}}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four episode [[original video animation]] (OVA) by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]. * Sequel to ''Final Fantasy V''.}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]] | release1=September 15, 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |publisher=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/releaseinfo |access-date=2010-12-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505084808/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/releaseinfo |archive-date=2009-05-05}}</ref> | release2=July 11, 2001<ref name="spiritsdate">{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=finalfantasy.htm |access-date=2010-12-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329075936/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=finalfantasy.htm |archive-date=2010-03-29}}</ref> | release3=August 3, 2001<ref name="spiritsdate"/> | notes= * [[Feature length|Feature-length]], theatrically released [[computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]] [[film]] released under the ''Final Fantasy'' brand.}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]] | release1=October 2, 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy Unlimited |publisher=[[TV.com]] |url=http://www.tv.com/final-fantasy-unlimited/show/17580/summary.html |access-date=2010-07-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801083511/http://www.tv.com/final-fantasy-unlimited/show/17580/summary.html |archive-date=2010-08-01}}</ref> | release2=October 28, 2003<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy – Unlimited (Phase 1) (2004) |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000C9JEJ/ |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release3=March 15, 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy Unlimited Volume 1 (DVD) |website=Amazon UK |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000C9JEJ/ |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | notes= * Original 25 episode [[anime|animated]] [[television]] series by [[Gonzo (company)|GONZO]] featuring concepts and themes from the ''Final Fantasy'' games.}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]] | release1=September 14, 2005<ref name="FF7ACdate">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/finalfantasyviiadventchildren/similar.html?mode=versions |title=Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for PSP |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=2010-01-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212104441/http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/finalfantasyviiadventchildren/similar.html?mode=versions |archive-date=2009-02-12}}</ref> | release2=April 25, 2006<ref name="FF7ACdate"/> | release3=April 24, 2006<ref name="FF7ACdate"/> | notes= * Feature-length, theatrically released computer-generated film serving as a sequel to ''Final Fantasy VII''. * Part of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]''. * ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]'', a traditionally animated OVA by Madhouse that serves as a [[prequel]] to ''Final Fantasy VII'', is included as a bonus feature on the North American ''Limited Edition Collector's Set'' of ''Advent Children''.<ref name="lastorder">{{cite web |author=Carle, Chris |date=2007-02-16 |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/765/765583p1.html |title=Double Dip Digest: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) |website=IGN |access-date=2010-06-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707221136/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/765/765583p1.html |archive-date=2012-07-07}}</ref> * A [[director's cut]] version of the film was released in 2009 on Blu-ray disc as ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete]]''. It includes ''On The Way To A Smile – Episode: Denzel'', a traditionally animated OVA adaption of "Case of Denzel", the first story in the ''[[On the Way to a Smile]]'' short story collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://release.square-enix.com/na/2009/05/12.html |title=Advent Children Complete North American Release June |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |date=2009-05-29 |access-date=2010-01-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223001333/http://release.square-enix.com/na/2009/05/12.html |archive-date=2012-02-23}}</ref>}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV]] | release1=March 30, 2016 | release2=March 30, 2016 | release3=March 30, 2016 | notes= * Original 5 episode [[anime|animated]] [[television]] series by [[A-1 Pictures]], that was released for free on the internet. * Focuses on the four main characters of ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' - Prince Noctis, Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis - and establishes their backstory and how the latter three each met Prince Noctis. * Blu-ray version with a 6th bonus episode, focusing on Lunafreya, was included with the ''Ultimate Collector's Edition'' of ''Final Fantasy XV'' and with the Limited Edition of ''[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV]]''.}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV]] | release1=July 9, 2016 | release2=August 17, 2016 | release3=October 4, 2016 | notes= * ''Kingsglaive'' is based on the setting and story of the video game ''Final Fantasy XV'', which is thematically connected to the ''Fabula Nova Crystallis'' subseries. * A prequel that focuses on Noctis' father and the Niflheim Invasion, leading directly into the events of the [[Final Fantasy XV|game]].}} }}

==Radio drama== Despite its decline in the United States, [[radio drama]] has remained popular [[Radio drama in Japan|in Japan]]. The series features a small number of radio drama releases.

{{Video game table|body= {{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | release1=February 26, 2003<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/f/fftaradio1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223134901/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/f/fftaradio1.html |archive-date=2007-12-23 |title=Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition – Complete Version: Vol. 1 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] Music Online |access-date=2007-10-22}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Radio drama adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''. * Aired between January and February 2003. * Released in Japan by [[DigiCube]] on four CDs.}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited#Related media|Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before]] | release1=June 30, 2003<ref name="FFU-novel">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ァイナルファンタジー：アンリミテッド 双の絆 |url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/200106000026/ |language=ja |publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] |access-date=December 3, 2013 |title= ファイナルファンタジー：アンリミテッド 双の絆 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073419/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/200106000026/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Radio drama detailing events prior to ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-09-29 |url=http://dramacdmatome.seesaa.net/article/129123101.html |publisher=Seesaa |language=ja |title=ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッド Before アウラ いのちつぐもの |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012063114/http://dramacdmatome.seesaa.net/article/129123101.html |archive-date=2009-10-12}}</ref>}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited#Related media|Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2]] | release1=December 26, 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/3934336/|title=FF:U ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッドアフターツー -リサ たちきられたくさりー|via=books.rakuten.co.jp|access-date=2021-01-12|archive-date=2023-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406195320/https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/3934336/|url-status=live}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Radio drama that continues the story of the anime.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/FF-U-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9F%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC-%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5-%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1%E3%81%8D%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%81%8F%E3%81%95%E3%82%8A--(%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9ECD)-4988064145270/item/3934336/ |publisher=[[Rakuten]] |language=ja |title=FF:U ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッドアフターツー -リサ たちきられたくさり- |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723151209/http://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/FF-U-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9F%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC-%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5-%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1%E3%81%8D%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%81%8F%E3%81%95%E3%82%8A--(%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9ECD)-4988064145270/item/3934336/ |archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref>}} }}

==Soundtracks== {{Main|Music of the Final Fantasy series}} The primary composer of music for the main series was [[Nobuo Uematsu]], who single-handedly composed the soundtracks for the first nine games, as well as directed the production of many of the albums. Music for the spin-off series and main series games beginning with ''Final Fantasy X'' was created by a variety of composers including [[Masashi Hamauzu]], [[Naoshi Mizuta]], [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]], and [[Kumi Tanioka]], as well as many others.<ref name="Edge177"/> In addition to the [[soundtrack|original soundtracks]], listed below, many games have inspired orchestral, vocal, or piano [[arrangement]] albums, as well as [[List of Final Fantasy compilation albums|compilation albums]] featuring music from several ''Final Fantasy'' games.

{{Video game table|body= {{Video game table item | title=All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II | release1=December 21, 1988<ref>{{cite web |title=All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/64ca6893-7729-42ca-aca7-02b7b61f2a87.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * One CD (62:33) with 49 tracks. * Released in Japan by DataM/Polystar.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy III Original Sound Version | release1=July 15, 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy III: Original Sound Version |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/2422cd9d-4820-4332-8cae-325809ba665b.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * One CD (54:24) with 44 tracks. * Released in Japan by [[Square (video game company)|Square]] and [[NTT Publishing]].}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy IV Original Sound Version | release1=June 14, 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy IV: Original Sound Version |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/777baa35-ea57-4914-9fbf-2acc868ac103.html |access-date=2010-06-24}}</ref> | release2=August 21, 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy IV Official Soundtrack: Music From Final Fantasy Chronicles |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff4chronicles/index.html |access-date=2010-07-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201015049/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff4chronicles/index.html |archive-date=2010-12-01}}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * One CD (58:23) with 44 tracks. * Released in Japan by Square Co. and NTT Publishing.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy V Original Sound Version | release1=December 7, 1992<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy V: Original Sound Version |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/6eb04e0d-2aaa-4209-b4ac-ca9df5a8ffe5.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Two CDs (2:08:30) with 67 tracks. * Released in Japan by Square Co. and NTT Publishing.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy VI Original Sound Version | release1=March 25, 1994<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy VI: Original Sound Version |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/fd3d6d93-fdb0-4fcd-a716-becaa2651694.html |access-date=2010-07-06 |archive-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141229/http://musicbrainz.org/release/fd3d6d93-fdb0-4fcd-a716-becaa2651694.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | release2=July 1, 1994<ref>{{cite web |title=Kefka's Domain: The complete soundtrack from the Final Fantasy III video game |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff3kefka/index.html |access-date=2010-07-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817145206/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff3kefka/index.html |archive-date=2013-08-17}}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Three CDs (3:07:21) with 61 tracks. * Released in Japan by NTT Publishing.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack | release1=February 10, 1997<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/64a20811-f819-4f0b-b305-7ffbf127ab64.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:39:53) with 85 tracks. * Released in Japan by [[DigiCube]].}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack | release1=March 1, 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/1c82c54c-58e2-46e3-8a53-23185af40795.html |access-date=2010-06-24 |archive-date=2007-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014084608/http://musicbrainz.org/release/1c82c54c-58e2-46e3-8a53-23185af40795.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | release2=January 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy VIII Music Collection |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff8music/index.html |access-date=2010-07-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817170655/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff8music/index.html |archive-date=2013-08-17}}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:09:30) with 74 tracks. * Released in Japan by DigiCube.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack | release1=August 30, 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy IX: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/353d18b8-5aec-42f9-8d02-c732874beb26.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:46:31) with 110 tracks. * Released in Japan by DigiCube.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack | release1=August 1, 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy X: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/a48bd09e-3d70-4bfe-a322-56f3eac93c10.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:32:26) with 91 tracks. * Released in Japan by DigiCube.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack | release1=June 5, 2002<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy XI: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/b58b50fb-638f-44b6-9068-d5865566cb2b.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Two CDs (1:51:57) with 51 tracks. * Released in Japan by DigiCube.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack | release1=May 31, 2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy XII: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/721fadae-d489-4af2-bf48-fcc6c4fc2664.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2=January 31, 2012 | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:54:34) with 100 tracks. * Released in Japan by [[Aniplex]].}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack | release1=January 27, 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/775fead4-9e4b-40d7-a5de-10767d5e13c1.html |access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Four CDs (4:04:06) with 85 tracks. * Released in Japan by [[Square Enix]].}} }}

==Companion books== {{see also|List of Square Enix companion books}} Starting with ''Final Fantasy III'', Square began publishing guide books for its games which traditionally include additional content such as developer interviews and expanded plot and setting information. Studio BentStuff wrote the first ''Ultimania'' book for ''Final Fantasy VIII'' in 1999, though the company had been contracted to write ''Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection'' for the previous game. Since then, ''Ultimania'' books have been written for every major ''Final Fantasy'' title, including ''Battle Ultimania'', ''Scenario Ultimania'', and ''Ultimania Omega'' editions for some games.<ref>{{cite web |date=2001-08-20 |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/097/097559p1.html |title=Final Fantasy X Ultimania Guide |website=IGN |access-date=2010-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124249/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/097/097559p1.html |archive-date=2011-06-04}}</ref> Square experimented with online content delivery with ''Final Fantasy IX Online Ultimania'', but the move was criticized for forcing customers to buy a print guide while releasing most of the information online.<ref>{{cite web |date=2003-06-14 |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/june03/dumbestmoments/readers/ |title=The 25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming – Readers' Top 5 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |access-date=2010-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704072809/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/june03/dumbestmoments/readers/ |archive-date=2004-07-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Another online ''Ultimania'' was planned for ''Final Fantasy XI'', but was dropped during development.<ref>{{cite web |date=2002-04-05 |url=http://insider.ign.com/articles/356/356793p3.html |title=Final Fantasy XI Playtest |website=IGN |access-date=2010-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005128/http://insider.ign.com/articles/356/356793p3.html |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Square Enix has produced expanded editions to some books, such as ''Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-04-01 |url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-ultimania-book-getting-revision-5192919 |title=Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Book Getting Revision |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=2010-06-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607064808/http://m.kotaku.com/5192919/final-fantasy-vii-ultimania-book-getting-revision |archive-date=2022-06-07}}</ref> In addition to the ''Ultimania'' series, Square Enix also publishes an ''Official Complete Guide'' series of guide books.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/index.html | title=Square Enix Game Books Online {{!}} ファイナルファンタジーシリーズ | publisher = [[Square Enix]] | access-date = 2010-07-19 | language = ja | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100701143235/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/index.html | archive-date = 2010-07-01}}</ref>

A set of three artbooks have also been produced under the title ''The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy''. The set was first released in Japan in May 2002 by Digicube, then released in North America as a boxed set a decade later on October 17, 2012, by [[Dark Horse Books]] with additional postcards, prints, and booklets. A third edition was released in a slipcase by Dark Horse Books on July 17, 2013, without the additional pieces. Each book features concept art by [[Yoshitaka Amano]], with the first book covering ''Final Fantasy I'' through ''III'', the second ''IV'' through ''VI'', and the third ''VII'' through ''X''.<ref name="Dark Horse Boxed Set">{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/14-856/The-Sky-The-Art-of-Final-Fantasy-Boxed-Set |title=The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Boxed Set :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |access-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530170040/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/14-856/The-Sky-The-Art-of-Final-Fantasy-Boxed-Set |archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/the-sky-final-fantasy/ |title=The Breathtaking Final Fantasy Art of Yoshitaka Amano |first=Chris |last=Kohler |date=March 5, 2013 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publications|Condé Nast]] |access-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811020100/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/the-sky-final-fantasy/ |archive-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hlj.com/product/dgc07589/Boo |title=Amano Yoshitaka "The Sky" Final Fantasy Illustrations by DigiCube |access-date=August 8, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112748/http://www.hlj.com/product/dgc07589/Boo |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

==Novels and manga== Many ''Final Fantasy'' games have been adapted as novels and [[manga]] series. With the advent of the [[Internet]], web novels and digital publishing have also become common. These stories act as companion pieces, offering an interpretation of the game's events or expanding the plot of the games by depicting additional scenarios.

{{Video game table|body= {{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū | release1=March 20, 1989<ref>{{cite web|title=ファイナルファンタジ－ ２ 夢魔の迷宮|url=https://sneakerbunko.jp/product/final_2/199999410604.html |publisher=[[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]] |access-date=November 28, 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251128204812/https://sneakerbunko.jp/product/final_2/199999410604.html |archive-date=November 28, 2025}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Novelization of ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' written by [[Kenji Terada]]. * Roughly translates to "Labyrinth of Nightmare". * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-04-410604-1}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy | release1=December 30, 1989 | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Unauthorized manga adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'' written and illustrated by Yuu Kaimeiji.}}

{{Video game table item | title=Yūkyū no Kaze Densetsu Final Fantasy III | release1=September 1992<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:悠久の風伝説 ファイナルファンタジー3より 3 |url=http://books.yahoo.co.jp/book_detail/AAG17288/ |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |language=ja |access-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812132641/http://books.yahoo.co.jp/book_detail/AAG17288/ |archive-date=2011-08-12}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Manga adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' by Yū Kinutani (art) and [[Kenji Terada]] (story). * Roughly translates to "Eternal Legend of the Wind". * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-04-926037-3}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | release1={{n/a|none}} | release2=June 26, 2001<ref>{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Mass Market Paperback) |isbn=0743424190 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780743424196 |last1=Smith |first1=Dean Wesley |year=2001|publisher=Pocket Books/Star Trek }}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Novelization of ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' by [[John Vornholt]] (YA version) and [[Dean Wesley Smith]]. * (NA) {{ISBN|978-0-7434-2419-6}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Sō no Kizuna | release1=March 2002<ref>{{cite book |script-title=ja:ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッド―双の絆 |language=ja |isbn=9784044277017|author1=片桐笙 |date=April 2002|publisher=角川書店 }}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * A [[side story]] to ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]''. * Roughly translates to "The Bonds of Two". * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-04-427701-7}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy: Unlimited After | release1=May 2002<ref>{{cite book |script-title=ja:ファイナルファンタジー:アンリミテッドアフター~外界の章~ |language=ja |isbn=4887870353|date=2002-05-16|publisher=デジキューブ }}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * A series of web novels published on the official Japanese ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]'' website, which continue the story of the anime. * Later published in a single anthology by [[DigiCube]]. * (JP) {{ISBN|4-88787-035-3}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XI ~The Out of Orders~ | release1=April 19, 2003<ref>{{cite book |script-title=ja:ファイナルファンタジー11―星の誓い (文庫) |language=ja |isbn=4757714246|author1=はせがわみやび |date=April 2003|publisher=エンターブレイン }}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * [[Manhwa]] set in the ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' continuity, by Kim Byung Jin (art) and Kim Sungjae (story). * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7577-1424-3}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XI | release1=May 2003<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ファイナルファンタジー11 星の誓い |url=http://books.yahoo.co.jp/book_detail/AAO05348/ |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |language=ja |access-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812132623/http://books.yahoo.co.jp/book_detail/AAO05348/ |archive-date=2011-08-12}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Series of novels set in the ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' continuity, written by Miyabi Hasegawa. * Released in Japanese, German,<ref>{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XI: Das Lied des Sturms, Bd 1 |language=de |isbn=3833214554|last1=Hasegawa |first1=Miyabi |year=2006|publisher=Panini-Verlag-GmbH }}</ref> and French.<ref>{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy XI on line, Tome 1: Le Chant de la tempête |language=fr |isbn=978-2265085596|last1=Hasegawa |first1=Miyabi |last2=Kaneda |first2=Eiji |date=28 June 2007|publisher=Fleuve Noir }}</ref> * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7577-1424-3}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ~Hatenaki Sora no Mukō ni~ | release1=January 10, 2004<ref>{{cite web |date=December 18, 2003 |title=FF Crystal Chronicles Goes Comic |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/446/446676p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=2007-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810173037/http://cube.ign.com/articles/446/446676p1.html |archive-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Manga adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]'' by Ryunosuke Ichikawa (three volumes). * Roughly translates to "Beyond the Endless Sky". * (JP) {{ISBN|4-7575-1455-7}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=[[On the Way to a Smile]] | release1=September 14, 2005<ref>{{cite book |title=Final fantasy VII advent children prologue (Shueisha V-Jump) (単行本) |year=2005 |publisher=集英社 |language=ja |isbn=4087793397}}</ref> | release2=February 20, 2007<ref name="lastorder"/> | release3=February 20, 2007<ref name="lastorder"/> | notes= * Collection of two novellas, "Case of Denzel" and "Case of Tifa", set in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'''s continuity, written by [[Kazushige Nojima]] and published in the book ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Prologue''. * Released in English in the ''Advent Children Limited Edition Collector's Set'' along with "Case of Barret" written specifically for that release. * Four more stories, "Case of Yuffie", "Case of Red XIII", "Case of Shinra", and "Case of the Lifestream", and the previous three were published in a single anthology in Japan by Square Enix, on April 16, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=On the Way to a Smile Final Fantasy VII |url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/7_on_the_way/index.html |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |access-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011185805/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/7_on_the_way/index.html |archive-date=2012-10-11}}</ref> * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2462-0}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XII | release1=December 22, 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/lineup-book/janrubetu/gangano_c.html |title=ガンガンコミックスOnline 一覧 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825170233/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/lineup-book/janrubetu/gangano_c.html |archive-date=2010-08-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Manga adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' by Gin Amou. * Five volumes published from 2006 to 2009. * (JP) {{ISBN|4-7575-1830-7}} (Vol. 1), {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2082-0}} (Vol. 2), {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2263-3}} (Vol. 3), {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2442-2}} (Vol. 4), {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2650-1}} (Vol. 5)}}

{{Video game table item | title=Adventure Log | release1={{n/a|none}} | release2=March 20, 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://na.square-enix.com/ffxi/newsletter/18/index.html |date=2007-03-08 |title=Final Fantasy XI Newsletter Issue 18 |publisher=[[PlayOnline]] |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629112453/http://na.square-enix.com/ffxi/newsletter/18/index.html |archive-date=2009-06-29}}</ref> | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Official ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' webcomic. * Written and drawn by [[VG Cats|Scott Ramsoomair]].}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates 4 Komaansoroji Komikku | release1=March 1, 2008<ref>{{cite book |script-title=ja:ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル リング・オブ・フェイト 4コマアンソロジーコミック |language=ja |isbn=978-4757741034|date=March 2008|publisher=エンターブレイン }}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Manga adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates]]'' (2 volumes). * Translates to "Ring of Fates 4-Panel Anthology Comic". * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7577-4103-4}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy IV | release1=December 25, 2008<ref>{{cite book |title=小説 ファイナルファンタジーIV 上 (Game Novels) (新書) |language=ja |isbn=978-4757524583|author1=手塚一郎 |date=15 January 2009|publisher=スクウェア・エニックス }}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Two-volume novelization of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. * (JP) {{ISBN|4-7575-2458-7}} (Vol. 1) {{ISBN|4-7575-2459-5}} (Vol. 2)}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy IV: The After | release1=March 26, 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=Square Enix Game Books Online |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/4_the_after/index.html |language=ja |access-date=2010-07-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011145633/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/4_the_after/index.html |archive-date=2012-10-11}}</ref> | release2={{n/a|none}} | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Novelization of ''[[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]]''. * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2536-8}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero: Promise | release1=September 28, 2009<ref>{{cite web |author=Neal |date=2009-09-28 |title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise- (Encounter) released |url=http://finalfantasyversusxiii.net/2009/09/28/final-fantasy-xiii-episode-zero-promise-encounter-released.html |publisher=finalfantasy-xiii.net |access-date=2010-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303202732/http://finalfantasyversusxiii.net/2009/09/28/final-fantasy-xiii-episode-zero-promise-encounter-released.html |archive-date=2012-03-03}}</ref> | release2=April 30, 2019 | release3=February 15, 2011 | notes= * Series of web novels written by Jun Eishima and first published on the official Japanese ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' website, depicting the thirteen days leading up to the events of the game. * Later published in a single anthology by Square Enix on December 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise- |url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/13_novel/index.html |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |access-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706030846/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/13_novel/index.html |archive-date=2013-07-06}}</ref> * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7575-2770-6}}}}

{{Video game table item | title=Final Fantasy: Memory of Heroes | release1=October 31, 2012<ref name="ff123book">{{cite web |title=小説FINAL FANTASYI・II・III Memory of Heroes 公式ページ |url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/ff123_novel_moh/ |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |language=ja |access-date=2016-03-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093601/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gamebooks/ff/ff123_novel_moh/ |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> | release2=August 18, 2020 | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Novel containing three short stories, each covering the story of ''Final Fantasy I'', ''II'', or ''III'', written by Umemura Takashi.<ref name="ff123book"/> * (JP) {{ISBN|978-4-7575-3775-0}} }}

{{Video game table item | title=[[Final Fantasy Lost Stranger]] | release1=July 12, 2017 | release2=August 28, 2018 | release3={{n/a|none}} | notes= * Manga series set in a ''Final Fantasy'' style world; not an adaptation of any existing game * 13 volumes published from 2017 to present }} }}

==See also== * [[List of Kingdom Hearts media|List of ''Kingdom Hearts'' media]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Final Fantasy series}} {{featured list}}

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