Final Fantasy Unlimited
| Anime television series | |
|---|---|
| title | Final Fantasy Unlimited |
| Original title | フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ： ア ン リ ミ テ ッ ド |
| transcription | Fainaru Fantajī: Anrimiteddo |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2001 |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 25th |
| genre | Mecha , science fiction , action series |
| idea | Akitoshi Kawatsu |
| production | Makiko Iwata, Shinji Nakashima, Takeshi Sasamura, Yuma Sakata |
| music | Akifumi Tada, Shiroh Hamaguchi |
| First broadcast | October 2, 2001 - March 26, 2002 on TV Tokyo |
| German-language first broadcast |
May 3 - June 6, 2008 on Animax |
Final Fantasy: Unlimited ( Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ： ア ン リ ミ テ ッ ド , Fainaru Fantajī: Anrimiteddo ), often abbreviated as FF: U , is an anime series from Square from 2001.
action
On the so-called “day of conjunction” ( 界 列 の 日 , kairetsu no hi ) two scientists observed a large “pillar of darkness” ( 闇 の 柱 , yami no hashira ) on the sea, from which two monsters come out and fight each other shortly afterwards end in a flash of energy. The resulting explosion took the parents of the two twins into a strange world. Twelve years after this event, the twins Ai and Yū , children of the two scientists, decide to go to a strange world to look for their parents. They use a phantom subway that leads into this world. In this subway, the two children get to know Lisa , who, like them, is on her way to a strange world. She joins the two to protect them. Soon the three meet a man dressed in black who seems to have forgotten his identity and is called Kaze . However, he does not initially join the trio. In the strange world, called "wonderland" ( 異界 , ikai , literally: "strange world"), the three characters quickly encounter some monsters. In the case of a monster that Lisa cannot defeat either, the mysterious man comes to the rescue with his pistol, called "Magun". Other helpers are the Chocobo Chobi and the inventor Cid , both of which are trademarks of Final Fantasy .
Production and publication
The anime was produced in 2001 by the Gonzo studio and directed by Mahiro Maeda . The character design was created by Kazuto Nakazawa and the artistic direction was held by Young-il Park. Computer animation was often used. The series has 25 episodes, but was originally intended to be longer. The anime was broadcast on Japanese television from October 2, 2001 to March 26, 2002 by TV Tokyo .
The series aired in the US on The Anime Network and was released on DVD in the UK, Russia, Sweden and Australia. It was shown on television in France and the Philippines.
A German version was published by ADV Films in 2004 and 2005 .
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by Union Film Studios.
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Ai Hayakawa | Halko Momoi | Susanne Kaps |
| Lisa pacifist | Kyoko Hikami | Maria Koschny |
| Kaze | Nobutoshi Canna | David Nathan |
| Yu Hayakawa | Yuka Imai | Hannes Maurer |
music
The music for the series was composed by Akifumi Tada and Shiroh Hamaguchi. The opening titles used are Over the Fantasy by Kana Ueda, the end credits are Vivid by Fairy Fore and Romancing Train by Move.
Adaptations and sequels
The plot was partially continued with other publications:
- Sō no Kizuna ( 双 の 絆 ), a novel.
- Final Fantasy Unlimited: After , an artbook with a 32-page manga .
- After Spiral , a web novel published on the television series homepage.
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before and Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2 , two radio plays.
reception
According to the German specialist magazine MangasZene , Final Fantasy Unlimited is an “interesting anime” that could “keep the viewer happy” . The animations are fluid, the characters are simple.
The Funime writes of simple but functional drawings and music. The end of the series is quite confusing because of the sudden termination. The speakers of the German version played their roles well after the first episodes and the translation was successful, albeit quite free from the original.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Gonzo Official Website for the series (Japanese)
- Final Fantasy Unlimited in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network about the series
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited in the Final Fantasy Almanac