Final Fantasy's been adapted to anime a number of times since the '90s - by my count, there are nine different adaptations out there. And in my infinite wisdom, I thought it would be a fun time to run through them all. It wasn't. It turns out most Final Fantasy anime is TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE.

I'm breaking this video up into two parts - this part covers Legend of the Crystals, The Spirits Within, and Unlimited.

Works Cited:

Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Edition

Nintendo Game Zone, "Big in Japan," https://archive.org/details/nintendo-...

Famicom Tsushin, "Famicom Journal Weekly Top 30 and Others: Count Down Hot 100',” https://archive.org/details/famitsu-i...

Kotaku, "Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals is a Lot Worse Than I Remember," https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-lege...

The Making of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within,    • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - C...  

Matt McMuscles, Final Fantasy The Spirits Within - What Happened?,    • Final Fantasy The Spirits Within - Wh...  

Imagine Publishing, Classic Video Game Hardware Genius Guide

00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - Interlude #1 - Video Game Anime of the ‘80s and ‘90s
05:02 - Adaptation #1 - Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
13:08 - Interlude #2 - The Runaway Success of Final Fantasy VII
15:00 - Adaptation #2 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
20:45 - Adaptation #3 - Final Fantasy: Unlimited