Still no JRPG remake, but the Final Fantasy 9 animated series is reportedly back from the dead and targeting a 2028 release

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The show is set to star the six children of Vivi

Vivi
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The Final Fantasy 9 animated series, thought to be dead, has seemingly been revived by another production company and is targeting a 2028 release date.

Back in 2021 it was announced that an animated series based on Final Fantasy 9 (what many would call the best Final Fantasy game) was being made at French production company Cyber Group Studios, who previously made a series based on IO Interactive's magnum opus: Mini Ninjas. However, Cyber Group Studios was closed earlier this year, presumably taking Final Fantasy 9 with it.

However, as reported by French magazine Écran Total (spotted by BlueSky user ensis) it looks like the animated series is back in production at Euro Visual. The magazine notes that it will be a 2D animated show with 13 22-minute episodes and that it's set to release in 2028. It also includes a synopsis that describes the series as following six Black Mages who are children of one of Final Fantasy 9's protagonists, Vivi.

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