Back in 2021, Square Enix announced an adaptation of Final Fantasy IX for the small screen. This animated series was to be produced by the Paris-based company Cyber Group Studios. Unfortunately, the company closed this year, leaving the future of the project uncertain.
Thanks to an announcement published in Écran Total magazine, we now know that the series is being developed by French company Euro Visual. It is a co-production with Chouette Compagnie, and it’s being directed by Charles Lefebvre, with artistic direction supervised by Sylvain Dos Santos.
It will apparently be a 2D animated series aimed at young viewers aged 6 to 13. It will consist of 13 episodes, each lasting 22 minutes. The Final Fantasy IX series is scheduled for release in 2028. Here’s the summary of the story that follows the announcement.
“Mel, Koln, Luciola, Théa, Fala, and Doc, children of the hero Bibi, are the last black mages of the four continents. Today, they live happily in the city of Alexandria, guarded by its rather friendly, though sometimes very curious, inhabitants. Unfortunately, this peaceful existence was not to last… One day, Koln discovers Mel, frozen like a statue, in the inn where he works. Could this be the tragic legacy of their father catching up with them?”
