The Bizarre Final Fantasy Sequel No One Remembers | State of the Arc Podcast
About this episode
This episode explores the unusual production history and artistic approach of the Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals anime OVA.
Final Fantasy V got a sequel, but it's not the kind you'd expect. Released as a four-part anime OVA in 1994, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals takes place 200 years after the SNES game and follows a new cast of heroes trying to protect the elemental crystals. Despite its connection to Final Fantasy V, this OVA looks, sounds, and often feels detached from the game that inspired it. In this episode, we explore the anime’s unusual production history, Hironobu Sakaguchi’s limited involvement, director Rintaro’s radically different artistic approach, the bizarre English localization, and whether this forgotten sequel captures any of the spirit of Final Fantasy at all. Have you seen Legend of the Crystals? And does it deserve to be remembered—or was it forgotten for a reason? V Jump Article Scans: https://animarchive.tumblr.com/post/176156122473/final-fantasy-legend-of-the-crystals-ova-4-page?ref=cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io
People in this episode
Host: Resonant Arc
Topics covered
- Final Fantasy
- anime
- OVA
- production history
- localization
- sequel
Keywords
- Final Fantasy
- Legend of the Crystals
- anime
- OVA
- Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Rintaro
- localization
- sequel
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
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