Final Fantasy: Unlimited

Years ago, the opening of an interdimensional portal released two beasts into the skies over the Sea of Japan, visible to all the countries along the coast. After destroying the naval patrol sent to investigate the disturbance, the two beasts then turned against each other.

Witnessing the fight from Japan, scientists Joe and Marie Hayakawa were sucked into the rift. Upon returning to Earth, they compiled and published the academic findings from their voyage in a legendary book titled ''Day of Succession''. Attempting a second expedition to that other dimension twelve years later, the couple have not returned.

Twins Ai and Yu Hayakawa decide to set forth in search of their parents and the mysterious Wonderland they studied. In the ruins of an abandoned subway station, the two wait for a train to take them to the world beyond. On board they meet Lisa Pacifist, who quickly decides to aid the two in the search for their missing family. Can the three of them manage to find Joe and Marie?

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Kuroki, Kaze Main

Canna, Nobutoshi Japanese

Shiroi, Kumo Main

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Pacifist, Lisa Main

Hikami, Kyouko Japanese

Hayakawa, Yu Main

Imai, Yuka Japanese

Hayakawa, Ai Main

Momoi, Haruko Japanese

Chobi Supporting

Uechi, Aki Japanese

Kupo Supporting

Hanba, Tomoe Japanese

Madoushi Supporting

Tanaka, Hideyuki Japanese

Fungus Supporting

Gouri, Daisuke Japanese

Lupus, Lou Supporting

Kawana, Midori Japanese

Campbell, Charles Producer

Sumitomo, Eiji Producer

Nakashima, Shinji Producer

Maeda, Mahiro Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Character Design

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May 22, 2016

kelif

Recommended

This was a very different kind of Final Fantasy I'm used to, but coming from a Final Fantasy fan since over a decade now, I didn't expect it to be just another sword hack-and-slash anime trying to copy the games. I enjoyed it very much, even rewatched and shared with my friends.

It's much darker and creepier than I imagined it would be. The story was pretty great and original, and the characters were likable. The character's did, however, seem to come right from a children's book, which, at least to me, added to the effect.

I recommend the subtitles though, because the english dub for ... Ai and Yu are hard to listen to; they sound like they are just reading the script. The summoning scenes is easily noticeable redundancy in the show. I found it hilarious really. I even find myself memorizing the entire summoning.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 11, 2022

CloudyBrains

Mixed Feelings

The best way to explain FF:U's situation is this; it's not as bad as it may be made out to look, in fact a good story *is* there, but it does suffer from a lot of outside issues that hurt its production. See how the anime stops at 25 episodes? It was originally supposed to be about 50, with the ending actually being just about the halfway point, but had to be cut due to multiple budget cuts. There are published versions of the rest in the form of light novels, but none have been officially translated. That, and it's an FF anime in the ... way other FF games are tied together - recurring creatures, a mechanic named Cid, a few notable pieces of music, and a couple other misc features. Do not go into the series under the thought process that it's just like the games, because it's a completely separate medium.

If one can look past these things, and without going into story details, it's more or less remnants of a project that probably would have done a lot better if the creators of it were given the means to do so. The music has a unique feel to it, and while the animation can be rough (especially early on) in some parts, there are others later that look quite nice. Things are really rushed in the last few episodes due to the mentioned budget cuts forcing them to find a half-decent stopping point, but it's a fairly simple series to pick up and put down whenever since the first half is more episodic while the latter half is more serialized like a typical anime. It's fairly dark for what you might think as an FF anime, but subtly so. A lot of it comes from reading in between the lines and might not be apparent immediately.

You'll probably be able to enjoy it for what it is if none of the circumstances surrounding its creation bothers you and you go in without expecting it to be like an FF game. Personally, I love it with flaws and all, but not everyone will. Give it a shot, enjoy it if you want to and move on if you don't. It has some problems, but they're more a result of unfortunate circumstances than they are anything else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 15, 2024

gunaivi

Not Recommended

"When I watched it as a kid, it seemed wow, but rewatching it in 2024 feels meh"

Final Fantasy has an anime series I've been searching for over the past two years. I only remembered a character who used various bullets and had incredible powers, and that was a memory from my childhood.

So I searched and found out the anime is called Final Fantasy: Unlimited. When I rewatched it in 2024, it turned out to be very boring. The storyline is similar to Inuyasha, Digimon, and other 90s anime. The characters are chased by enemies, fight, and then it's over, and the same formula repeats in ... every episode until episode 24.

In my opinion, the only exciting episodes are 1-2 and 24-25; that's it. The rest of the episodes always put me to sleep, and it even took me 5 days to finish just one episode. Oh, and the ending is pretty much just as expected, nothing special, and felt rushed.

However, for kids, this kind of storyline might still be okay, but as an adult, I wouldn't recommend it."

(in bahasa)

Saat menonton di masa kecil, anime ini terlihat luar biasa, tetapi ketika saya menontonnya kembali di tahun 2024, rasanya biasa saja.

Final Fantasy memiliki serial anime yang sudah saya cari selama dua tahun terakhir. Saya hanya ingat ada seorang tokoh yang menggunakan berbagai macam peluru dan memiliki kekuatan yang luar biasa—itu adalah ingatan masa kecil saya.

Setelah mencari-cari, saya akhirnya menemukan bahwa anime itu bernama Final Fantasy: Unlimited. Ketika saya menontonnya ulang di tahun 2024, ternyata anime ini sangat membosankan. Alur ceritanya mirip dengan Inuyasha, Digimon, dan anime-anime 90-an lainnya, di mana tokoh-tokohnya dikejar musuh, bertarung, lalu selesai. Episode berikutnya pun mengulang resep cerita yang sama hingga episode ke-24.

Menurut saya, yang menarik hanya episode 1-2 dan 24-25. Selebihnya, saya selalu tertidur, bahkan butuh lima hari untuk menyelesaikan satu episode. Oh, dan akhirnya pun tidak ada yang spesial, terkesan terburu-buru.

Namun, mungkin untuk tontonan anak-anak, alur cerita seperti ini masih terlihat menarik. Tapi, ketika kita sudah dewasa, saya tidak merekomendasikannya.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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