In 2021, the now-defunct Parisian animation company Cyber Group Studios announced a Final Fantasy 9 series, but its future was left up in the air after the studio closed earlier this year.
However, 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, the children of the hero Bibi, are the last black mages of the four continents,” the description reads. “Today, they live happily in the city of Alexandria, guarded by its rather friendly, if sometimes very curious, inhabitants. Unfortunately, this peaceful existence was not to last… One day, Kolm discovers Mel, frozen as a statue, in the inn where he works. Could this be their father's tragic legacy that has caught up with them?”
The show will reportedly consist of 13 episodes, each lasting 22 minutes, and is aimed 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'Écran Total ! The project is donc toujours en vie malgré la fin de Cybergroup (best now chez Euro Visual) and information correspondent from the escape from Mars. — Gershwin Impact (@ensis.bsky.social) 2025-12-22T10:56:34.248Z
Some speculate that the remake (first leaked in the Nvidia GeForce Now breach) was delayed to coincide with the launch, but that's incredibly unlikely. Game development is already long and demanding without arbitrary deadlines like anniversaries or multimedia events, not to mention that Square Enix seems to have an incredibly limited role in producing the show.
The parade was also greenlit in 2021; Square Enix's plans may have changed since then, as some have speculated that this happened with the explosion of Final Fantasy 9 merchandise. The real hype among the leakers is that the remake is on ice and may even be canceled.
Fortunately, the original is playable on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility as well as on mobile, so there are plenty of ways to try it out today. For someone who only got into it a few years ago, it holds up remarkably well.
- Released
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July 7, 2000
- ESRB
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T for Teens: Violence, mild language
- Engine
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Unity
- Multiplayer
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Local multiplayer
