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Final Fantasy Unlimited

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 5:54 pm
by Straylight
Anyone seen this? it's an anime series based on Final Fantasy, containing all the basic FF elements.

I've just got hold of a really nice import 4 dvd set with english subtitles. Having watched the first episode I've gotta say I'm liking what i'm seeing so far! If you've seen this what were your opinions on it?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 6:03 pm
by Technomancer
What's the story line? (I've never played any of the final fantasy games)

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 7:26 pm
by Anison Twilight
I have a music video using scenes from it to a cool song...
The basic elements of a FF game are chocobos, magic, summons, airships, and the main character always uses a sword or gun or combination of the 2(FF8).

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 7:28 pm
by Straylight
This is like the original Final Fantasy anime. It came out before "the spirits within"

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 7:30 pm
by Technomancer
Well, I'd meant the anime. I know the games are all FRPGs and have different storylines. Hopefully this show has nothing to do with the movie..

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 8:55 pm
by HeavensTek
i've seen the first episode ...looks really cool so far...

i will eventually catch the rest of the series once i clean out and reformat my poor suffering hard drive.....

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:12 pm
by Retten
where did you see the episodes at?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 10:22 pm
by kriz182
yeah i've watched several eps of FF Unlimited and the graphics are awesome! i don't like the way the animators draw the kids' face (kindda oldies style-like old macross style) ^^
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it's surely more FinalFantasy than "The Spirits Within" (i hate FF Spirits Within, it's not a FF based story-it's just merely an American scifi film! no swords, magic nor summon creatures, how can you call that Final Fantasy? Hollywood ruined everything!)

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:33 am
by Straylight
yes SW is very american-like
I'm liking this one anyway. It's very Final Fantasy :D

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:35 am
by uc pseudonym
Who is Cid? I know there is one, but I was just curious about who he was. Has he even been introduced yet?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:50 am
by kaibrightwing
final fantasy: the spirit within was made by the creater of the final fantasy series it was a FF Movie and it was great do you know the meaning behind the movie and if you don't you learned nothing from the FF series every game has a meaning, but small minds can't see the true so that tales you alot about people, but of course people only watch thing for meaning they want to see, this there a reason behind this or that, is there a christan thing to learn from this or not? In life you search for a reason and something to hold on to and in the end there is nothing but a small bit of light called hope but the real question is is it hope?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:34 pm
by Owl
Do they sell the episodes on DVD somewhere, or do you have to import it?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 1:01 pm
by Stephen
Hey Noz where did you get that set? Animniacs has only Japanese audio on theres....

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:05 pm
by Izumi San
SW really was bad. The plot & language were both bad ><" I've never seen FFU, can u buy it in the U.S. ?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:10 pm
by Christianotaku
Its not licensed and never will be probably you can only get it on hkdvd........

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:13 pm
by Izumi San
Oooh stinkers ><" Guess I'll have to stick w/ the 3 ff movies then...what's hk ?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:24 pm
by Christianotaku
if your really an otaku youd know

and what 3 ff movies theres only one I know of

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:26 pm
by MasterDias
Hmmmmm.
I think there was an older Final Fantasy anime as well called "Legend of the Crystals". It was loosely based on FF5. Don't know how good it was though.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:29 pm
by Izumi San
I've never actaully seen it, but it's a 2 part movie. Either that or it's 2 different movies about the same thing XD

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:00 pm
by BrianC
I'm actually interested in seeing Final Fantasy Unlimited. I heard that it's alot of lighthearted fun with a summon gun and all of the typical Final Fantasy elements. I'm hoping that it will get a good dub from ADV, but I heard they are using the Monster Island studio and I was not impressed with their dub of Kenshin Trust/Betrayal.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 9:44 pm
by Owl
*sigh* C'est la vie. :sniffle:

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 4:25 am
by MillyFan
Christianotaku wrote:if your really an otaku youd know

and what 3 ff movies theres only one I know of


For everyone's information, "hk" is shorthand for pirated Hong Kong anime dubs/subs that are almost uniformly miserably done (I mean, the translation is often as bad or worse than the similarly ethically questionable fansubs, from what I hear), that exist because of someone's act of theft, and that are entirely worthless for official collection.

There were 2 FF movies: The first one was called "Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals," it was anime set like 20 years after FF5, and pretty much roundly drubbed. Although there was rather little in objectionable content from what I hear (aside from some mild violence, some clothes that were a bit skimpy, and a VERY *odd* form of clothes-on fanservice-if you want to know what I'm talking about, look up the Anime Cafe's review) there was also very little in plot, character development, or anything else of note.

The second was "The Spirits Within" which was yet another stain on the idea of a Final Fantasy movie or anime.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:09 pm
by Izumi San
There's another FF movie that I know of, though I forgot what it's called >< I'll post the next time I go to rent something ^^

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:30 pm
by Straylight
Izumi San wrote:There's another FF movie that I know of, though I forgot what it's called >< I'll post the next time I go to rent something ^^


I have no idea about the origins of my dvd set really. I bought them of a friend... might ask her where she got them from.
Here are some scans of the first box if that helps:

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 7:51 pm
by Christianotaku
the truth is that hkdvds are rarely horribly done . they were in the 90s but the standards have gone up. neither are they illegal priates they use loopholes in hcinese hong kong legal system so essentially it is legal.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 7:51 pm
by Christianotaku
plus those other ones arent movies there ovas

PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:21 am
by uc pseudonym
Apparently my question was buried. Who's our Cid in Final Fantasy Unlimited?

PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:28 am
by Straylight
Cid does in fact appear... as a kid :)

PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:09 am
by Izumi San
Wow, really? I need to watch it then ^^

PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:00 am
by Stephen
I just heard that Suncoast has dubbed versions of this...*squealing tires are heard going towards Suncoast*