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jdbolick Mar 18, 2026 +87

Vivi's story was my favorite part of that game, so I am looking forward to this.

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happy_oblivion Mar 18, 2026 +26

Vivi’s story is such an intimate exploration of the bigger existential themes of the series. I don’t think they’ve ever managed to condense it to such a singular experience. I’m optimistic for this series… For Vivi.

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Guydelot Mar 18, 2026 -6

Is it weird that Vivi's obnoxious MTG card has made me dislike him? And Kuja being more fun and less OP has endeared the character to me as well.

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MelissaMiranti Mar 18, 2026 +14

Yes it's weird. It's not his fault.

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Guydelot Mar 18, 2026 -6

I mean nothing is his fault because he's not a real person.

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Cross55 Mar 19, 2026 +6

>Is it weird that Vivi's obnoxious MTG card has made me dislike him? Yes, he has the best storyline in the game, and one of the best in the whole franchise

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happy_oblivion Mar 19, 2026 +2

Eh, anything can turn one off. I kind of just took it as one artists interpretation.

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Joshawott27 Mar 18, 2026 +53

A sequel rather than an adaptation of the game's story is certainly a surprise. I guess you'd need multiple seasons to tell the story well.

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res30stupid Mar 18, 2026 +12

If this leads to a game adaptation where, based on the description of the show, it's a coop adventure game with the madness of Overcooked, I am down.

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tfhermobwoayway Mar 18, 2026 +4

\>release game franchise \>adapt into show \>adapt show into game again \>adapt game into movie?

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Rastaba Mar 18, 2026 +3

I mean, long as they’re all enjoyable in their own ways I’d be down for it.

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tfhermobwoayway Mar 18, 2026 +1

It feels like a lot of games are finishing off their story arcs with TV shows. Fallout, FFIX, Baldur’s Gate, probably some more I’ve forgotten. I don’t know if that’s because TV is a more versatile medium, or for some other reason. But I bet that’s going to be a lot more common in future.

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Jealous-Try-2554 Mar 20, 2026 +1

FFIX finished its story arc in the game. This would be a sequel.

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res30stupid Mar 18, 2026 +39

He's short, he's cute. He's a f****** nuke.

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Imaginary_Try_1408 Mar 18, 2026 +18

Roy Kent! Roy Kent!

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TheTresStateArea Mar 18, 2026 +5

Princess is life. - Steiner

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Optonimous Mar 19, 2026 +2

It’s why he was banned in Standard.

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Solid-Luck-6943 Mar 18, 2026 +8

Omfg do not play with me! This is real??

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osterlay Mar 18, 2026 +19

> The series is a licensed affair, approved by Square Enix but without the game maker's direct involvement. > It has previously been described as being aimed at children aged between six and thirteen years old, > Takes place after the events of the game, following a group of Black Mages Yea I’m keeping my expectations to non-existent. Will check this out though but the fact it’s aimed at children doesn’t sit right with me considering the heavy mature themes the game explored, especially in its handling of the black mages.

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Kusarix Mar 18, 2026 +5

That checks out to me, the original game seemed to be targeting roughly the same age group.

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chiree Mar 18, 2026 +3

My eight year old loves the story of Vivi, and the darker aspects of the story invite a lot of conversation of topics that normally she wouldn't be exposed to through your standard kids fare. Can't wait to see what comes out of this.

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ITividar Mar 18, 2026 +5

Europeans generally let their kids handle more mentally tough subjects than Americans do.

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raiansar Mar 18, 2026 +18

Making a kids show about beings who were built to die young and spend their entire existence wondering if they're really alive is certainly a choice for the six-to-thirteen demographic.

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VanguardN7 Mar 18, 2026 +13

I played FFIX when I was around 10-12. Children can take a lot, just not trauma. Mature themes can and should be presented in a healthy way, not just kept away from their sheltered minds.

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LeeroyTC Mar 18, 2026 +9

I mean the themes of FFIX resonated well with 10-year-olds back in 1999. I don't see why the current batch of kids would struggle to appreciate content with the same themes.

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Pentax25 Mar 18, 2026 +2

I just hope it’s not played down too dumb to reach that target. Kids are a lot smarter than most people think and can understand a lot

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Fyrefawx Mar 18, 2026 +6

Did you never watch the never ending story growing up? That was dark as hell.

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SoSDan88 Mar 19, 2026 +2

Famously, only adults played FF9. And nobody grew up with it.

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Couldnotbehelpd Mar 19, 2026 +2

I don’t remember this being particularly traumatic when I played this as a kid.

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360walkaway Mar 18, 2026 +3

Vivi had better randomly fall down at least once every couple of episodes.

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VanguardN7 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Its going to be difficult to show Vivi beyond flashbacks..

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LaughR01331 Mar 18, 2026 +2

Finally some good news this year

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madame_eclose Mar 18, 2026 +2

don't do that. don't give me hope.

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aether72323 Mar 18, 2026 +2

I hope this does well so we can get an Arcadion anime

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Xagzan Mar 18, 2026 +2

I hope we get some good cameos, like Zidane's new lil sister. And I've needed more Beatrix in my life for the last quarter century.

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CZJayG Mar 18, 2026 +2

I need an animated adaption of FFIV. You could easily get at least three seasons and there's a lot of emotional moments. Tellah, the lead up to the final battle, Edward and Anna. Make it so.

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i36g87 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Spoony

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muffman81 Mar 18, 2026 +1

Hopefully this will be amazing

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Crouton_Sharp_Major Mar 18, 2026 +1

Can we do an animated series for 4 & 6 instead?

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drizzly_plague Mar 18, 2026 +1

Why does it have to be instead? Making those as well would be good.

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TheseusOPL Mar 18, 2026 +1

I read Black Mages Legacy, and now I want an animated version of 8-bit Theater.

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jono9898 Mar 18, 2026 +1

FF9 is my all time favorite game

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PetraByte Mar 19, 2026 +2

It doesn't get enough love!

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Legal-Statement-6475 Mar 18, 2026 +1

He was a really beautiful character

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ErasmosOrolo Mar 18, 2026 +1

Will this come out with the next FF MTG set?

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Edmfuse Mar 18, 2026 +2

I mean, I welcome this, but… who asked for this? Where did it come out of?

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Drakengard Mar 18, 2026 +4

There have been rumors about a FFIX remake for years since the Nvidia leak. And most of the unannounced stuff that leaked from it did end up true and releasing over the years. However, it sounds like FFIX's remake either ended up scrapped or restarted. They probably intended for the game remake to release before or close to this anime sequel to drum up interest. The fact that this anime is still happening makes me think they still intend to put the game out at some point, but it's certainly not a requirement.

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Influence_X Mar 18, 2026

The last good FF game lol

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betweenthebam Mar 18, 2026 +1

This sounds awesome, but just found this bit funny in the article: > and it will feature 10 episodes of 22 minutes each - a slight reduction from the previously-reported 13-episode count 23% hardly qualifies as slight... If you were making $50k a year and then received a *slight* reduction to $38.5k, you'd probably not be thrilled 😄.

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Maldib Mar 18, 2026 -13

Who cares? Just release the remastered game duuuh

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ChaserNeverRests Mar 18, 2026 +3

Sir, this is ~~a Wendy's~~ /r/television. It's a television show, it belongs here. News of a remastered game would not.

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tfhermobwoayway Mar 18, 2026 +1

But why not make original shows?

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ChaserNeverRests Mar 18, 2026 +1

Both can be done, it's not an either/or situation. Most shows are originals (or not based on a game) and then the rare one based on a game for those fans.

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TemurTron Mar 18, 2026 +1

This is an original show.

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DownUp-LeftRight Mar 18, 2026 -4

No idea why this is a downvoted comment. Only bit is that it cant be remastered really because the original code was lost or something. SquareEnix absolutely has the ability to completely rebuild the game now tho and unsure why they dont. Literally the best title in the entire franchise. Yep, better than FF7.

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ChaserNeverRests Mar 18, 2026 +6

Probably because this is /r/television and not /r/videogames. :)

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DownUp-LeftRight Mar 18, 2026 +2

Good point

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Jakesummers1 Mar 18, 2026

Good game, surely not better Also, playonline magazine

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CurbYourThusiasm Mar 18, 2026 -1

I'd rather they do a live action adaptation of FFX.

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Final Fantasy IX animated series officially in production at EuroVisual, titled Black Mages Legacy

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