{"id":1529852,"date":"2026-03-18T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-animated-series-back-in-production"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:03:21","slug":"the-long-in-the-works-final-fantasy-9-animated-series-is-back-in-production-and-it-seems-to-be-focusing-on-black-mages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-long-in-the-works-final-fantasy-9-animated-series-is-back-in-production-and-it-seems-to-be-focusing-on-black-mages\/","title":{"rendered":"The long-in-the-works Final Fantasy 9 animated series is back in production, and it seems to be focusing on black mages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-long-in-the-works-final-fantasy-9-animated-series-is-back-in-production-and-it-seems-to-be-focusing-on-black-mages.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Rumours and official news of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-animated-series-will-reportedly-be-shown-this-week\">an animated Final Fantasy 9 series<\/a> have been a thing for years now, but the project simply vanished at some point, with rumblings pointing to it being binned altogether. In late 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpgsite.net\/news\/19263-final-fantasy-ix-animated-serieseemingly-back-in-production-at-new-french-studio-with-2028-release-target\">new information<\/a> suggested it was back on track. Now, its comeback has been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-animated-series-back-in-production\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-9-animated-series-back-in-production\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rumours and official news of an animated Final Fantasy 9 series have been a thing for years now, but the project simply vanished at some point, with rumblings pointing to it being binned altogether. In late 2025, new information suggested it was back on track. Now, its comeback has been officially confirmed. 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