In 2021, the now-defunct Parisian animation company Cyber Group Studio announced a Final Fantasy 9 series, but after the studio closed earlier this year, its future was left up in the air.
However, according to French magazine Ecran Total (via the RPG site), the series has now been picked up by Euro Visual and is aiming for a 2028 release.
“Mel, Colm, Luciola, Thea, Fala and Doc, sons of Veer Bibi, are the last dark wizards of the four continents,” the description reads. “Today, they live happily in the city of Alexandria, protected by its rather friendly, though sometimes very curious, inhabitants. Unfortunately, this peaceful existence is not to last… One day, Colm finds Mel, frozen like a statue, in the inn where he worked. Could this be the tragic legacy that catches up with their father?”
The show will reportedly consist of 13 episodes, each lasting 22 minutes, and is targeted at children aged 6-13.
No, a cartoon doesn't mean a remake is coming
Des nouvelles de la série animée Final Fantasy IX dans le dernier numéro d'Ecran Total! The project is still alive despite the end of Cybergroup (it's now at Euro Visual), and the information corresponds to the leak from March last year. — Gershwin Impact (@ensis.bsky.social) 2025-12-22T10:56:34.248Z
Some speculate that the remake (first leaked in violation of Nvidia GeForce Now) was delayed to coincide with the show, but this is incredibly unlikely. Game development is already long and challenging without having to meet arbitrary deadlines like anniversaries or multimedia events, not to mention that Square Enix seems to have an incredibly limited role in the show's production.
The show was also greenlit in 2021; Square Enix's plans may have changed since then, as some have speculated that Final Fantasy 9 did with the business boom. The real hubbub among the leaks is that the remake is on ice, and may even be canceled.
Thankfully, the original is backwards compatible on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, as well as playable via mobile, so there are plenty of ways to try it out today. From someone who got into it a few years ago, it holds up remarkably well.
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July 7, 2000
- ESRB
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T for Teens: Violence, mild language
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unity
- Multiplayer
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Local multiplayer
