In this issue of The Journal, I finally catch up with one of Japan’s longest running anime series–again–as the arc reaches its conclusion. Chattanooga is getting a new anime convention this Fall, and the sequel (or prequel) to the first Final Fantasy fighting game series is released in Japan. Bleach: All Good Things Must Continue [...]

Missing out on AWA wasn’t so bad after all: there’s a new Dissidia: Final Fantasy game on the way for the PSP with 3 new characters! During the weekend that would have been, I found a classic (but on 5 years old) anime series that I can add on my “watched” anime list. Finally, I [...]

The soundtrack for the next installment of the (numbered) Final Fantasy series is around the corner…for those who import from Japan, anyway. However, you could still own the soundtrack 5 months in advance before the North American and Europe release. Retailers are currently taking pre-orders on the Limited Edition of the Final Fantasy XIII OST. [...]

The folks over at OverClocked ReMix recently released a tribute remix album dedicated to Final Fantasy IV. Created by fans, for fans, it contains 3 discs (46 tracks) and 200+ hours worth of awesome remixes composed by the OCRemix community from Nobuo Uematsu’s masterpiece. It’s available for free on the FFIV OCRemix page via BitTorrent. [...]

Female Korean Pop Star Ivy‘s “Temptation of Sonata” is quite the topic not just around K-Pop communities, but around Final Fantasy fansites as well… The Music Video for the song looks suspiciously similar to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. That’s because it is based on Advent Children—used without permission. Of course, Square-Enix filed a lawsuit [...]