Merchandise and Apparel - Final Fantasy
A number of Final Fantasy-themed merchandise and apparel has been released over the years that is all inspired by content from the world-renowned role-playing video game series developed and produced by Square Enix. A non-exhaustive list of some merchandise available on the Square Enix store, various other e-commerce sites and stores offer goods such as Final Fantasy Figures, Final Fantasy trading card games, Final Fantasy jewelry, Moogle plush dolls, Chocobo plush dolls, Funko Pop figures, artbooks like Final Fantasy Ultimania, Final Fantasy Nendoroid figures, and other Final Fantasy books like the Encyclopaedia Eorzea. Home DVD and Blu-ray releases of a number of Final Fantasy movies are also available for purchase, such as the popular CGI film Final Fantasy: Advent Children. The Final Fantasy franchise has spawned a plethora of merchandise, goods and apparel to the delight of the franchise’s fans.
Apparel
On Square Enix’s online store, a number of different shirts and other wearable merchandise can be found and purchased. One such example is a “Meat Mithkabob” shirt, a reference to the Mithra race from Final Fantasy XI. Those looking for something more cozy and warm can also find hooded blankets designed like a Moogle or a fat Chocobo. Several tie designs are also available for customers that want Final Fantasy apparel that is more formal. There was also a collaboration that was announced between Uniqlo and Final Fantasy XIV that had characters from the popular MMORPG give testimonials that were posted around several Uniqlo stores in Japan. This was done to advertise Uniqlo’s “Heattech” line, which brands itself as a stylish take on thermal clothing to keep customers warm during the colder parts of the year.
Figures
Various action figures, figurines, dolls, and other physical representations of characters and creatures are available for sale. Many of the game series’ most popular characters like Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart, Tidus, Noctis Lucis Caelum and many others have been recreated as figures. Many of these figures are available to purchase through various e-commerce websites and online figure shops worldwide. The Square Enix official website and other sites like Solaris Japan offer a variety of popular figures from the game series as well. The prices of the figures can vary widely depending on the style and quality. Figures on the higher end can cost around approximately $200 when purchased brand new, though there are some figures that go for much more than that. On the other hand, figures that are more simple in design or made with lower quality materials can range from $10 to around $50.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Two Final Fantasy trading card games have been developed by Square Enix and Hobby Japan and features a number of popular Final Fantasy characters. The card games have developed a popular following worldwide and there is even a global tournament circuit that has been established. The game requires each player to use a deck of 50 cards with no more than three copies of any given card. In order to play cards from their hand, players must spend what are called “Crystal Points”. Although there are several ways to determine the winner of a match, the most common winning condition of the game is to deal seven points of damage to one’s opponent. Each card has a variety of statistics, abilities, and requirements that allow a player to form plenty of strategies to defeat their opponent.
Final Fantasy Books
The Final Fantasy Ultimania is a series of books that represent a number of guidebooks and artbooks that cover the first twelve entries into the Final Fantasy series and Final Fantasy X-2. This series of role-playing video games is developed and produced by Square Enix. In Japan, the first edition of Ultimania was released for the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy I and was titled Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania. The guide books were released to mark the 20th anniversary of the series and were all released between January and June of 2008. They have since been published digitally. Studio BentStuff was responsible for the writing and editing of the books, while the project was supervised by Square Enix. Five years later, an updated trilogy of books was created and released in several parts of the world. About six years after the release of Final Fantasy XIV, the Encyclopaedia Eorzea was released, a book that covers the backstory and lore of Final Fantasy XIV. The Sky: Art of Final Fantasy volumes showcase illustrations and artwork from the first ten Final Fantasy role-playing games and include the work of the renowned artist Yoshikata Amano. Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy is another art book that compiles a number of sketches by Yoshikata Amano that span much of his work on the first four Final Fantasy games.