In 2021, now-defunct Parisian animation company Cyber Group Studios announced a Final Fantasy 9 series, but after the studio's closure earlier this year, its future was up in the air.
But according to French magazine Écran Total (via RPG Site ), the series has now been picked up by Euro Visual and is aiming for a 2028 release.
“Mel, Kolm, Luciola, Théa, Fala and Doc, children of the hero Bibi, are the last black magicians on the four continents,” reads the description. “Today they live happily in the city of Alexandria, guarded by its rather friendly, but sometimes very curious, inhabitants. Unfortunately, this peaceful existence would not last… One day, Kolm discovers Mel, frozen as a statue, in the inn where he works. Could this be the tragic legacy after their father caught up with them?”
The series will reportedly consist of 13 episodes, each 22 minutes long, and is aimed at children aged 6-13.
No, the cartoon doesn't mean the remake is coming
Des nouvelles de la serie animée Final Fantasy IX dans le dernier numéro d'Écran Total ! The project is therefore still alive despite the end of Cybergroup (it is now at Euro Visual), and the information corresponds to the leak of March last year. — Gershwin Impact (@ensis.bsky.social) 2025-12-22T10:56:34.248Z
Some are speculating that the remake (first leaked in the Nvidia GeForce Now breach) was delayed to coincide with the show, but that's incredibly unlikely. Game development is already long and challenging without having to face 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 happened with the outbreak of Final Fantasy 9 merchandise. The actual buzz among leakers is that the remake is on hold, and may even be canceled.
Fortunately, the original is playable on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, via backwards compatibility, as well as mobile, so there are plenty of ways to try it out today. From someone who got into it just a couple of 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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Unit
- Multiplayer
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Local multiplayer
