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An astonishing journey through the creation of the seminal role playing epic, officially available in English for the first time ever! This holy grail of Final Fantasy fandom is packed full of original concept art, process pieces, and notes from the original artists and designers chronicling the creation of these timeless games.

Dark Horse and Square Enix are thrilled to offer the first of three volumes celebrating the entrancing lore and exciting development of the initial six entries into the
Final Fantasy saga. Totaling over three-hundred pages and collected in a high-quality hard-cover binding, Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 remains faithful to its original Japanese source material while simultaneously offering unparalleled accessibility for Western readers. No Final Fantasy collection is complete without this beautiful tome of art, lore, and history.

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An astonishing journey through the creation of the seminal role-playing epic, officially available in English for the first time ever!

Dark Horse and Square Enix are thrilled to offer the first of three volumes celebrating the entrancing lore and exciting development of the initial six entries into the Final Fantasy saga.

Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive 1 - Art

This holy grail of Final Fantasy fandom is packed full of original concept art, process pieces, and notes from the original artists and designers chronicling the creation of these timeless games!

Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 - Maria

Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 - World

Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 1 - Development of Monster Designs

Totaling over three-hundred pages, and collected in a high-quality hardcover binding.

Faithful to the original Japanese source material, while simultaneously offering unparalleled accessibility for Western readers.

No Final Fantasy collection is complete without this beautiful tome of art, lore, and history!

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Packed full of original concept art, process pieces, and notes from the original artists and designers chronicling the creation of these timeless games. No Final Fantasy collection is complete without this beautiful tome of art, lore, and history! Collecting concept art, design notes, creator retrospectives, and more, Dark Horse's journey through the creation of the role-playing masterpiece continues. This compendium is a must-have for any Final Fantasy enthusiast! Collects art, commentary, and lore from a transformative era in the role-playing franchise. Foray into one of gaming's most iconic properties, exploring art and incisive commentary behind five of the most memorable entries in the Final Fantasy saga! A whimsical collection of iconic scenes from the Final Fantasy series, cheerfully realized by miniature photographer Tatsuya Tanaka. This joyous collaboration celebrates the Final Fantasy series from a wholly unique perspective! A hardcover volume showcasing the evolution of pixel art from the Final Fantasy series with sprite sheets, maps of highlighting tools and an interview with Kazuko Shibuya. FF Dot immerses readers into an iconic aspect of the Final Fantasy experience! Final Fantasy XV's world of Eos is filled with wonderous scenery, larger-than-life creatures, diverse cultures, and treacherous foes. This volume collects lore, commentary, data, and concept art, beautifully bound in this richly detailed hardcover!

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books; Illustrated edition (July 24, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506706444
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506706443
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.55 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.82 x 1.48 x 12.4 inches
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Customers find the craftsmanship decent and the pages colorful. They also appreciate the unique story details, great information, and synopsis of characters. Readers describe the book as an incredible coffee table book perfect for JRPG fans.

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31 customers mention "Art and photos"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the artwork appealing and fascinating. They also describe the book as an incredible coffee table book and perfect for JRPG fans. Readers also mention that the pages are fine.

"So glad I made the purchase for this. Beautiful photos the most informative information about the final fantasy games." Read more

"...Really nice. Overall this is a well done book by dark horse books, yet another fantastic release guys...." Read more

"...The hardback cover is very sturdy and the entire book is beautiful with interesting character facts throughout." Read more

"This is a very nice compliment for any Final Fantasy fan...." Read more

24 customers mention "Content"24 positive0 negative

Customers find the book has great information for fans of the first six Final Fantasy games. They also appreciate the creative process for the various development teams working on the games. Readers also mention the world section is pretty cool and a real gem for any FF fanatic.

"So glad I made the purchase for this. Beautiful photos the most informative information about the final fantasy games." Read more

"...Nice but overall just an OK section.The world section is pretty cool, showing the entire map of each game...." Read more

"...you'll find something to love in this book, there is just so much information and artwork contained within this tome...." Read more

"...The appealing artwork and the fascinating trivia are both attention grabbers as well which I will give a 5/5 any day...." Read more

14 customers mention "Craftsmanship"14 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the craftsmanship of the book. They mention that the pages are colorful and seem to be of decent quality.

"...The hardback cover is very sturdy and the entire book is beautiful with interesting character facts throughout." Read more

"...and overall story lines for each game, all wrapped up in a solid hardback cover with thick pages." Read more

"Arrived sealed and in perfect condition." Read more

"Super quality product ..... fast shipping .... A+++ ..... A must for any FF Fan" Read more

6 customers mention "Characters"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters in the book great.

"...is very sturdy and the entire book is beautiful with interesting character facts throughout." Read more

"...Covers character backstory and overall story lines for each game, all wrapped up in a solid hardback cover with thick pages." Read more

"...appealing, the book is overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an encyclopedia of items and monsters!..." Read more

"This is a beautiful book full of fantastic art and tidbits about characters and the game. This is a must have for any Final Fantasy lover." Read more

4 customers mention "Storyline"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline appealing, overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an anthology. They also love the artwork, the backstory, the world maps, and the back story.

"...Really cool stuff here.The story section is OK, doesn't really go indepth about it though...." Read more

"...Aside from being visually appealing, the book is overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an encyclopedia of items and..." Read more

"...Details on characters, locations, items and more fill this book with so much lore that it could be read for hours...." Read more

"...I love the artwork, the backstory, the world maps, as well as the character bios its a great book to own and fun read to boot!" Read more

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Customers find the book fantastic for long-time fans and perfect for JRPG fans.

"...books nothing more than an art book for you, then this is a great buy for super fans." Read more

"...Fantastic for all long time fans." Read more

"An incredible coffee table book. Perfect for all JRPG fans. Sadly, my copy arrived in less-than-stellar condition...." Read more

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Great book, fast but shoddy shipping
The book is exactly what I knew it would be: a translated version of the Ultimania books released for the first six Final Fantasy games. These books are heavy on artwork but also contain many factoids about the games. Don't expect the amount of info that was in the Zelda Encyclopedia or Hyrule Historia books from Dark Horse, but significantly more than what was in the Zelda Art and Artifacts book. Lots of art but also a decent amount of info on the first 6 titles in the Final Fantasy series.More distressing was the shipping method of the book. The book was shipped in a cardboard box, non-form fitting so it shook around a lot. Book was shipped by Amazon Warehouse and condition was listed as Very Good. It may have been Very Good when it left the warehouse, but it took a beating on its way here, as shown by the photos on this review. The book is still quite readable, and the damage is not so severe as the book is falling apart, but it definitely took a few hard hits on its way that would have been not nearly as damaging if it had either been shipped in bubble wrap or at least a form fitting box.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024
So glad I made the purchase for this. Beautiful photos the most informative information about the final fantasy games.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018
This is a quick review of the book from darkhorses latest production the Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive.

This book coves covers final fantasy 1-6 in various sections. The various sections for all the final fantasy games are listed as follows :
1. Art
2. Final Fantasy (Insert number here) Story
3. Characters
4. World
5. Monsters
6. Extra Content - goes into different sub catagories and varies from final fantasy to final fantasy.
7. Last section is - Final Fantasy (Insert number here) Memories.

I have to say I really like this book a lot, but then again It's a dark horse bool publication of course it's going to be good. The pages are THICKKK. When I thought they were glued together or something by accident but nope, these pages are just really that thick. The hardcover is nice, although best to keep it clean since it's mostly all white.

My favorite section is probably the character section. Not only does it list which character is conected to who in some way as well as the villians but also it shows Yoshitaka Amano complicated and beautiful artwork bellow each of the characters pixilated forms. It really gives you a perspective in how Amanos art work was translated into these sprites. Even though the section on art is nothing special seeing as I own "The Sky The Art Of Final Fantasy Slipcase Edition" which I recommend btw, It is still no less nice to see his work here too. I do think we get to see more of his monster desgins here though, but also the art covers for each variation of the game like from the Famicon to Android to PlayStation. It also shows the different logos that were in other platforms/handhelds or media devices. Really cool stuff here.

The story section is OK, doesn't really go indepth about it though. Nice but overall just an OK section.

The world section is pretty cool, showing the entire map of each game. The final fantasy 1 map is super basic, with some green here, dots of green for bushes, some yellow there, etc. Overall a neat little section.

The monster section does the same thing with the characters section in the sense that it shows you Yoshitaka Amano fantasic drawings along side the pixel forms they take in the games. Incredibly fascinating if I do say so myself.

The extra content section is were you see the technical side of what went to making into these games like the sprite data, the map, color list and so on and so forth. This section varies from final fantasy to final fantasy but it gets really technical about it, really cool.

The final section the memories section is just that, memories of the game with random images and quotes of the game.

Final Verdict - 10 out of 10 I did check in the back of the book for a final section called creators voices which are short interviews with the grand masters of the final fantasy series itself and how they feel about their work. Really nice. Overall this is a well done book by dark horse books, yet another fantastic release guys. I highly recommend buying this book regardless if your a collector or not.

My recommendations? Pre-order Volume 2 of The Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive, it comes out in december but still. As well as Pre-Order any of the upcomimg dark horse books, they are all really good regardless if you played the games or not.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
My brother in law has played many of the original Final Fantasy games and has always enjoyed the art style. My husband purchased this book for him as a birthday gift and my brother in law has thoroughly enjoyed flipping through this book. The hardback cover is very sturdy and the entire book is beautiful with interesting character facts throughout.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
This is a very nice compliment for any Final Fantasy fan. My personal favorite is FF6, which is also the largest section covered in this book for volume 1. Covers character backstory and overall story lines for each game, all wrapped up in a solid hardback cover with thick pages.
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
Arrived sealed and in perfect condition.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018
GeminiGeek's Honest Review!

If I had to review this Ultimania Volume 1 with a single word, I'd simply say: "FANTASTIC!". This first volume of the Final Fantasy Ultimania books covers the first six Final Fantasy games, and has an enormous amount of details and content. Each game has it own individual section, complete with images of each character's classic sprites, and even their official Yoshitaka Amano art work as well. Aside from being visually appealing, the book is overflowing with unique story details, character bios, and even an encyclopedia of items and monsters! This volume of the Ultimania series is thick, it is huge, but not to the point of being a pain to carry around or hold. If you enjoy any of the six Final Fantasy games that this volume covers, you'll find something to love in this book, there is just so much information and artwork contained within this tome.

This is a must-have for anyone who enjoys the Final Fantasy series, I can't recommend it enough. As a long-time Final Fantasy fan myself, I love this book, and I can't wait for Volume 2 to come out this fall.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
I'll be up front and admit that I only read this once.
The books true purpose is to draw attention and be enjoyably skimmed through while waiting.
The appealing artwork and the fascinating trivia are both attention grabbers as well which I will give a 5/5 any day. Fans of Final Fantasy must own at least one of the Ultimanias. Choose the one that includes your favorite game!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
Tanto los diseños como la calidad del material es ALUCINANTE. Recomendado 100%. Lástima que no esté traducido al castellano...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo produto
Reviewed in Brazil on June 26, 2023
Produto de excelente qualidade, uma obra importantíssima para os fãs da série.
Erik Guzmán
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on April 14, 2022
Está increíble, la calidad de todo el producto se nota que las personas involucradas le tienen un respeto a la saga, definitivamente es un must para todo fan de FF. Me sorprendió el tamaño del libro, aún no le encuentro espacio para acomodarlo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gran calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on April 14, 2022
Está increíble, la calidad de todo el producto se nota que las personas involucradas le tienen un respeto a la saga, definitivamente es un must para todo fan de FF. Me sorprendió el tamaño del libro, aún no le encuentro espacio para acomodarlo.
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Race2rome
2.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Reviewed in Sweden on August 13, 2023
Love final fantasy and thought that this book could give some new insight about the games. There was nothing ”new” in this book if you have played the games. No developer stories or surprises.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse
Reviewed in Germany on June 4, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amano
Reviewed in Italy on April 1, 2023
Se adorate le illustrazioni di Amano questo artbook è perfetto