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Final Fantasy super fan recreates the Buster Sword in a single pencil lead to salute FFVII Remake

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 14, 2020
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Big love for Cloud’s giant sword comes in a small package.

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• Japan
• (art • awesome • Buster Sword • COK • cool • fan art • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • pencil • video games)

Visual kei band Golden Bomber puts fans to sleep for White Day 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 16, 2020

Like dozing off with Cloud at the campfire on a Final Fantasy adventure.

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• Japan
• (ASMR • bonfire • cloud • Final Fantasy • fire • Golden Bomber • Japanese bands • music • relaxing • videos • visual kei • YouTube)

Final Fantasy VII Remake cafe opens in Tokyo, and we stop by for Cloud and Sephiroth mocktails!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 12, 2020

Edible Buster Swords, Materia dumplings, and Moogle desserts are all on offer at Square Enix’s rebooted Akihabara eatery.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • awesome • COK • cool • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • food • restaurants • SNO • Square Enix • Square Enix Cafe • themed restaurants • Tokyo • video games)

And now, without further ado, here’s Final Fantsy VII Remake’s Cloud in a dress【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 31, 2020

Extra-long trailer for Square Enix’s hotly anticipated title also shows off Red XIII and other key characters for the first time.

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• Japan
• (Brotherhood Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Nobuo Uematsu • Square Enix • video • video games)

Final Fantasy VII cafes are opening in Tokyo and Osaka to celebrate legendary game’s remake

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 25, 2020

Cloud and Sephiroth get their own Buster Sword and Masamune-garnished mixed drinks.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • food • Osaka • Square Enix • Square Enix Cafe • themed restaurants • video games)

Final Fantasy VII remake gets delayed, but bad news comes with a promise

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 15, 2020

Square Enix pushes back the release date for what might be its most highly anticipated game ever.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • video games)

Election to determine the best Final Fantasy, game, character, boss, and music underway

• Master Blaster
  Dec 22, 2019

And what has your public broadcaster done for you lately?

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• Japan
• (best game • characters • Final Fantasy • music • NHK • poll • ranking • survey • video games)

Final Fantasy for dinner! Taste-testing Japan’s Moogle steamed buns and fried chicken【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 26, 2019

Family Mart and Final Fantasy team up with the cutest nikuman we’ve seen in a long time.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Family mart • Final Fantasy • food • Moogle • nikuman • SNO • taste test • video games)

There’s a Final Fantasy live-action stage musical coming to Tokyo!

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2019

Square-Enix’s video game franchise makes the leap from TV screen to theater stage.

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• Japan
• (COK • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy Brave Exvius • Live action • Square Enix • video games)

Using Final Fantasy’s Buster Sword to cut your wedding cake is the best way to start married life

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 11, 2019

Cosplayer’s wedding video has Final Fantasy VII weaponry and music, feels like a romantic RPG cutscene.

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• Europe, Japan
• (awesome • Buster Sword • cake • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • swords • video • video games • weddings)

Final Fantasy fried chicken and Moogle Steamed buns set to become Japan’s newest snack hits

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 28, 2019

We’ll soon be able to taste the video game series’ Kupo Nut for ourselves.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • cool • cute • Family mart • Final Fantasy • food • fried chicken • Moogle • Square Enix • steamed buns • video games)

New Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer shows off biggest scene stealer, brothel owner【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 12, 2019

The Turks arrive and immediately yank the spotlight away from designated protagonist Cloud, as does Aerith’s beautiful dress.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • video • video games)

Here they are: The absolute best Final Fantasy X cosplay photos anyone’s ever taken【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2019

Seven friends go on a journey and achieve something incredible.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy X • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy VII ditches CDs and goes vinyl for two-record music collection

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2019

Both original version and upcoming remake are featured in musical salute to the definitive CD-based RPG video game.

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• Japan, USA
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • music • records • video games • vinyl)

“They will bounce” promises Final Fantasy director as Tifa joins fighting game cast

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2019

Final Fantasy’s bustiest character makes her Dissidia NT debut.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy Dissidia • Final Fantasy Dissidia NT • Final Fantasy VII • Square Enix • Tifa • video • video games)

Final Fantasy VII Remake director discusses Tifa’s visibly smaller breats

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2019

Ethics department and intense action scenes among reasons for change.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • Tetsuya Nomura • Tifa • video games)

Real-world Final Fantasy wedding plan reservations start in Japan, and it looks amazing【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2019

Perfectly recreated bride’s dress, Moogle desserts, and wedding Chocobo are all part of the package.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Chocobo • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)

New Final Fantasy VII remake trailer shows off Aerith and Sephiroth【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2019

Legendary symbols of light and dark return in Square Enix’s hugely ambitious project.

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Square Enix • video • video games)

Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano paints awesome portrait of Japan’s prime minister

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2019

One of these dashing samurai is actually Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • Final Fantasy • government • Liberal Democratic Party • politics • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano illustrates exclusive Japan-only Magic: The Gathering card

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 24, 2019

Reimagined Liliana is one of 36 Japan-exclusive cards from 28 Japanese artists.

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• Japan
• (art • collectible card games • cool • Final Fantasy • illustration • Magic the Gathering • Yoshitaka Amano)

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