According to reports, Square Enix is developing an animated series based on Final Fantasy 9, the beloved psone entrance in the series.
According to a recent KidScreen report, the project is being developed with co-developed with the French animation studies Cyber Group, which will also direct distribution, license and marketing) and will begin production this year.
Final Fantasy 9 (stylized as Final Fantasy IX) was released for the original PlayStation in 2000, and changed the series of its models of realistic characters (at that time) towards a more caricature aesthetic. Follow, then, that the show is aimed at children between the ages of eight and 13 years.
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The game centers around a thief, tribal zidane, who hires himself to kidnap a princess to which, ultimately, he is associated to save his kingdom from the evil forces. Since its launch, it has sold more than five million copies around the world, and grew up to become one of the most popular entries in the series.
The Final Fantasy Franchise has been adapted for television before, but not directly based on the history of a game, and this new series will be oriented to both fans and newcomers, according to CEO of Cyber Group Studios, Pierre Sissmann.
Since then, the news has been corroborated by Square Enix Social Media Manager, Sunil Godhania, in a recent tweet, so we trust that this is the real business.
As for what else can we deduct from the report, the count and duration of the episode have not yet been finalized, and supposedly Cyber Group’s studies are preparing to launch the spectacle to the stations.
The study based in Paris is a developer and dealer of television for children, and has previous experience that adapts video games in the animated series thanks to its work in mini ninjas (you get a gold star if you can remember that game). It has also produced television adaptations of Tom Sawyer and Zorro.
Final Fantasy fever
The news arrives in the midst of something of a Renaissance for the series of games of 30 years.
At E3 2021, Square Enix announced its plans for Remaster all the first six fantasy final games, that is all the titles of the main line of the NES era through the SNES, presenting them in a faithful classic visual style to the Originals
The study has also confirmed that the last expansion to a newer game in the series, Final Fantasy 14, is directed to Windows, Steam, PS4 and PS5 on November 23. Called in the grain, the DLC will lead the Light Warriors to Mysticy New NEW, including the Moon.
And as for a completely new fee in the franchise, we know that Final Fantasy 16 is in development and comes to PS5, but that is about all the details that we have so far, beyond a vague information of character, Square Enix shared next to the game. And only trailer. Then, of course, there is the next action game of action PS5 in the series, Alien del Paraíso.
