Editing Final Fantasy (section)

====Film and television====
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|title = ''Final Fantasy'' in film and television
|1994 = ''[[Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals]]''
|2001a = ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]''
|2001b = ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]''
|2005a = ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''
|2005b = ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]''
|2016a = ''[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV]]''
|2016b = ''[[Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV]]''
|2017a = ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light]]''
|2019a = ''Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn – Prologue''
}}
Square Enix has expanded the ''Final Fantasy'' series into various media. Multiple anime and [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) films have been produced that are based either on individual ''Final Fantasy'' games or on the series as a whole. The first was an [[original video animation]] (OVA), ''[[Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals]]'', a sequel to ''Final Fantasy V''. The story was set in the same world as the game, although 200 years in the future. It was released as four 30-minute episodes, first in Japan in 1994 and later in the United States by [[Urban Vision]] in 1998. In 2001, [[Square Pictures]] released its first feature film, ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]''. The film is set on a future [[Earth]] invaded by [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] life forms.<ref name="MC-Spirits">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-fantasy-the-spirits-within |title=Overview over ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' reviews |access-date=August 3, 2011 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828161005/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/final-fantasy-the-spirits-within |archive-date=August 28, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Spirits Within'' was the first animated feature to seriously attempt to portray photorealistic CGI humans, but was considered a [[box office bomb]] and garnered mixed reviews.<ref name="MC-Spirits"/><ref name="Edge177">{{Cite magazine|date=June 25, 2007 |title=Final Frontiers |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=177 |pages=72–79 |access-date=August 3, 2011 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/squares-final-frontier?page=0%25252C2.0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706145547/http://www.next-gen.biz/news/squares-final-frontier?page=0%2C2.0 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="FFMovie-RPGamer">{{cite web|last=Long |first=Andrew |year=2003 |publisher=RPGamer |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2003/042503e.html |title=Square-Enix Gives Chrono Break Trademark Some Playmates |access-date=August 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817150918/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q2-2003/042503e.html |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A 25-episode anime television series, ''[[Final Fantasy: Unlimited]]'', was released in 2001 based on the common elements of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. It was broadcast in Japan by [[TV Tokyo]] and released in North America by [[ADV Films]].

In 2005, ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', a feature length [[Direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD]] CGI film, and ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]'', a non-canon OVA,<ref name="twentyulti">{{Cite book | year=2008 | editor=Studio BentStuff | title=Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 2: Scenario | language=ja | publisher=Square Enix | isbn=978-4-7575-2251-0 | page=226}}</ref> were released as part of the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''. ''Advent Children'' was animated by Visual Works, which helped the company create CG sequences for the games.<ref name="Hist of FF7">{{cite web|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/870/870770p1.html |title=IGN Presents: The History of Final Fantasy VII |website=IGN |first=Rus |last=McLaughlin |date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=September 14, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074604/http://retro.ign.com/articles/870/870770p1.html |archive-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref> The film, unlike ''The Spirits Within'', became a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children |title=Anime News Network: Final Fantasy VII Advent Children review |work=[[Anime News Network]] |author=Santos, Carlo |date=April 28, 2006 |access-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808071847/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children |archive-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3143876&did=1 |title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children review |website=[[1UP.com]] |author=Mielke, James |date=September 16, 2005 |access-date=February 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323050744/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3143876&did=1 |archive-date=March 23, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff7ac/reviews/ff7acstrev1.html |title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children – Staff Review |publisher=RPGamer |author=Beckett, Michael |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113040145/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff7ac/reviews/ff7acstrev1.html |archive-date=November 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://release.square-enix.com/na/2009/05/12.html |title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete |date=May 12, 2009 |publisher=Square Enix |access-date=February 19, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216033500/http://release.square-enix.com/na/2009/05/12.html |archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> ''Last Order'', on the other hand, was released in Japan in a special DVD bundle package with ''Advent Children''. ''Last Order'' sold out quickly<ref name="fringe">{{cite web|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/12/feature/01-3.php |title=The Legacy of Final Fantasy VII |first1=Janet |last1=Crocker |first2=Lesley |last2=Smith |first3=Tim |last3=Henderson |first4=Adam |last4=Arnold |publisher=AnimeFringe |access-date=August 5, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529062038/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2005/12/feature/01-3.php |archive-date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> and was positively received by Western critics,<ref name="talkie">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26907/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-limited-edition/ |date=March 7, 2007 |title=Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children: Limited Edition |work=[[DVD Talk]] |first=Todd Jr. |last=Douglass |access-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323224741/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26907/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-limited-edition/ |archive-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name="acrelease">{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/765/765583p1.html |date=February 16, 2007 |title=Double Dip Digest: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) |first=Chris |last=Carle |website=IGN |access-date=August 5, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707221136/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/765/765583p1.html |archive-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref> though fan reaction was mixed over changes to established story scenes.<ref name="change">{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/869/869858p1.html |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII UK Interview |work=IGN |first=Dave |last=McCarthy |access-date=March 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221203131/http://psp.ign.com/articles/869/869858p1.html |archive-date=February 21, 2009}}</ref>

Two animated tie-ins for ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' were released as part of a larger multimedia project dubbed the ''Final Fantasy XV'' Universe. ''[[Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV|Brotherhood]]'' is a series of five 10-to-20-minute-long episodes developed by [[A-1 Pictures]] and Square Enix detailing the backstories of the main cast. ''[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV|Kingsglaive]]'', a CGI film released prior to the game in Summer 2016, is set during the game's opening and follows new and secondary characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/30/kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-revealed-advent-children-style-cgi-film/|title=Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Revealed As An Advent Children-Style CGI Film|author=Sato|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331145520/http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/30/kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-revealed-advent-children-style-cgi-film/|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/31/kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-directed-advent-children-director/|title=Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Is Being Directed By Advent Children Director|author=Sato|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 31, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331150113/http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/31/kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-directed-advent-children-director/|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/30/brotherhood-final-fantasy-xv-follows-noctis-childhood-adulthood/|title=Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV Follows Noctis From Childhood To Adulthood|last=Lada|first=Jenni|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331151825/http://www.siliconera.com/2016/03/30/brotherhood-final-fantasy-xv-follows-noctis-childhood-adulthood/|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.famitsu.com/matome/ff15/2016_04_01_repo.html|script-title=ja:『FFXV』の期待値を最大限に高めるプロジェクト"FINAL FANTASY XV UNIVERSE"――"UNCOVERED FINAL FANTASY XV"詳細リポ|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|date=April 1, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401130412/http://www.famitsu.com/matome/ff15/2016_04_01_repo.html|archive-date=April 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Square Enix released a short anime, produced by [[Satelight|Satelight Inc]], called ''Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn – Prologue'' on their YouTube channel which acts as the background story for the final piece of DLC for ''Final Fantasy XV'' giving insight into Ardyn's past.

Square Enix also released ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light]]'' in 2017, an 8-episode Japanese soap opera based, featuring a mix of live-action scenes and ''Final Fantasy XIV'' gameplay footage.

As of June 2019, [[Sony Pictures Television]] is working on a live-action adaptation of the series with Hivemind and Square Enix. Jason F. Brown, Sean Daniel and Dinesh Shamdasani for Hivemind are the producers while Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton were attached as writers and executive producers for the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/live-action-final-fantasy-series-sony-pictures-tv-1203253669/|title='Final Fantasy' Live-Action Series in the Works at Sony Pictures Television|website=Variety|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627165658/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/live-action-final-fantasy-series-sony-pictures-tv-1203253669/|archive-date=June 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>