Is there a Final Fantasy anime?

In the early days of the video game industry Square Enix Able to quickly establish itself in technological expertise Take pride in the prestigious game that was created. And much of it is based on the powerful internal tools available for CG production.



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Unfortunately, not every game that Square Enix makes is as beloved around the world as it is. with their outstanding franchises But they still can!

With such knowledge and tools They go beyond just games to create their own media. and licensed everything they had to build a media empire centered in Japan. So in case you've ever wondered how many shows and movies have been made based on Square's work, the answer is quite a few.

Due to the large size of Square Enix's publishing library, this article will focus only on properties-based shows and movies developed specifically by Square Enix.


How many shows and movies does Square Enix produce on its own?


While many of Square Enix's properties have been adapted into shows and movies, none have been developed in-house by Square Enix at this point. Square's in-house CG efforts Limited to short CG scenes within their games With the desire to bring impressive technology to use So they focused on the movie, and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was created.

If you know anything about that movie. You will know that it was not very successful and became It was somewhat detrimental to Square's later feature film endeavors.– You can see all their efforts below.

name

Release date

Final Fantasy: The Soul Within

11 July 2001

Final Fantasy 7: Child Rebirth

September 14, 2005

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy 15

9 July 2016


Yes, despite all the ambition and expertise. Square has only made three full-length films.And in the real world, Advent Children are the only ones who are highly regarded. Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain. This is because their CG department, Square Enix Image Studio, is still used for CG scenes in all of their games.

How many of Square Enix's creations have been created?

Now, when it comes to the games that Square Enix has created, that's a whole different ballpark. There are so many franchises to pull from.Square Enix has features that require constant modification.

Luckily, it's not just the biggest games that have been modded. But there are also small games. some games as well, while Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest are definitely disproportionately represented.They are not completely dominant.


Here is the complete list of An adaptation licensed and produced by Square Enix.

Many of Square's adaptations are small games and are often only available in Japan. Therefore, it is entirely possible that this list is only brief.

name

Release date

Show or movie?

Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystal

March 21, 1994

show

Final Fantasy: Unlimited

October 2, 2001

show

Last Order: Final Fantasy 7

September 14, 2005

movies

Brotherhood: Final Fantasy 15

March 30, 2016

show

Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel

December 2, 1989

show

Dragon Quest: Dai's Adventures (1991)

October 17, 1991

show

Dragon Quest: Dai's Adventure

October 3, 2020

show

Dragon Quest Saga – Symbol of Roto

April 20, 1996

movies

Dragon Quest: Your Story

August 2, 2019

movies

Star Ocean EX

April 3, 2001

show

Million Arthur (live action)

October 3, 2014

show

Million Arthur (Anime)

October 25, 2018

show

Legend of Mana: Teardrop Crystal

October 8, 2022

show

Lord of Chad: Crimson King

July 13, 2018

show

Living with a gamer girl (Live-Action)

January 7, 2019

show

The World Ends With You: The Animation

April 10, 2021

show

Near: Automata Version 1.1a

January 8, 2023

show



Rooming With A Gamer Gal is not created by Square Enix, but is a manga published by them. Since then
Revolving around playing Dragon Quest
However, it feels like the right combination.

Although the numbers will change slightly depending on what you want counted as property of Square Enix, it is by our own system that 17 Adaptations of Square's WorksMost of them are anime programs from having It started back in 1989 with Dragon Quest.That's a surprisingly low number than anyone could imagine.

How many pieces did Square Enix build?


Square Enix may not have the success they hoped for in producing feature-length films. This doesn't make them shy away from producing other versions of their work. Many with the help of others Even their biggest series… Let's take a look at everything they did below.

  • As for what Square Enix has created themselves, we have Three feature-length Final Fantasy movies
  • In terms of production and licensing we have 17 AdaptationThree of them are movies and 14 are shows.

Overall, that will give you good and has been adjusted up to 20 times– Although this number is much higher if you count the many manga adaptations that Square Enix has published, 20 is a respectable number for dubbing their own work.

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