Final Fantasy has been around for a long time, and seen many types of adaptations. Novels, toys, manga, and even a few movies and a TV show or two. However, it always comes back to the games. Final Fantasy has proven to be an extremely game-driven franchise, with tons of new entries in the works often. It’s impressive how many spin-offs Square Enix can give to its star franchise, ranging from mobile titles like Brave Exvius and Opera Omnia, to higher budget console games like World of Final Fantasy and the recent Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

However, while games and merchandise are all well and good, Square Enix always had a propensity for animation. Square Enix recently commissioned a new Final Fantasy television show, the first in quite a while, from the Paris-based animation company Cyber Group Studios. Square Enix is set to adapt Final Fantasy 9 as an animated series for children, according to a report from Kidscreen. This surprise news has had the side effect of making fans wonder about how other Final Fantasy games would serve with show adaptations, and it's certainly possible they would do quite well.

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Final Fantasy 7

The obvious choice is the most popular game in the franchise: Final Fantasy 7. Now that multiple different types of remakes and add-ons to the famous entry are coming out, it’s the perfect time to announce a FF7 anime. Or, more specifically, another FF7 anime.

One of the biggest reasons to say that FF7 is fit for an anime adaptation is that it already had one in Last Order: Final Fantasy 7. This 25-minute OVA is focused on depicting important scenes that were shown in FF7, but only as cinematic flashbacks. Although the changes this OVA made to the source events drew fan ire, Square can deftly sidestep this problem nowadays by keeping things either more faithful, or simply by framing events like their FF7 Remake versions.

Final Fantasy 15

On the topic of Final Fantasy games that already got anime adaptations, Final Fantasy 15 could benefit a lot from another. The good parts of the Brotherhood anime involving giving character backstories and motivations could be kept, though a lot of other things would need to be changed. Besides, Final Fantasy 15 is an ideal setup for a 26-episode show. Noctis and friends are traveling the world, so there can justifiably be episodes devoted to downtime. Most importantly, an FF15 show would represent one final chance for the old team to tell the story that it wanted to through 15's cancelled DLC.

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Final Fantasy 5

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Final Fantasy 15 isn’t the only road trip with a lot of downtime. The potential for a combination of that anime style, with the light-hearted high fantasy adventure Final Fantasy 9's adaptation is likely to be, Final Fantasy 5 could be the best of both worlds. Already somewhat cartoonish, this show would follow Bartz and his party around the two worlds it takes place in on a quest to save the crystals from the vile Exdeath. It would conform very well to a monster-of-the-week format, with breaks for extended dramatic sequences and more focused arcs. All in all, it would be nice to see this SNES gem get some more love in modern times.

Final Fantasy 10

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The more romantic Final Fantasy 10 could certainly spread some love with an animated show. Tidus, Yuna, and their fellow Guardians have a linear journey that’s perfect for an adaptation. With a big recurring side cast, character arcs that run for the whole game, and a whole lot of stops along the way that could work as one or two episode stories, Final Fantasy 10 just works as a television show in ways that the other entries might struggle. The prospect of another journey across Spira would be exciting for Final Fantasy 10 fans, a chance be around those iconic characters one more time.

Final Fantasy 14

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When a Final Fantasy fan thinks of personal adventure stories, these days their thoughts might go straight to Final Fantasy 14. This wildly popular MMO has been spoken of as one of the best written Final Fantasy titles by fans, and adapting even a longer arc from this game to a show format would make sense. Square Enix seemed to think so back in 2019, which is why it partnered with Sony Pictures Television and Hivemind to give Final Fantasy its first live-action adaptation.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and probably also the usual problems video game adaptations run into, this show has gone silent, but that frees up space for an animated show to take its place. Animating Final Fantasy 14’s many fantastical sights and races would probably be more visually impressive.

Final Fantasy 6

Finally, a show that would get a huge pop from some long-time players is a Final Fantasy 6 adaptation. This game sits in the same vein as Final Fantasy 9 does, being one of the more popular entries in the franchise, but not getting much love in the modern era. It features a huge cast of characters for fans to spend time with. There’s even a built-in narrative point where the first season can stop and make room for a second. Following Terra, Locke, and the rest on their epic quest would be an absolute joy, and hopefully Square Enix can give it and some of the other old Final Fantasy’s some love if the Final Fantasy 9 TV show takes off.

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