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Back at the start of July 2025, Square Enix announced a Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary Fan Art Project and put out a call for people’s work. When it did, it suggested it would start sharing some of those pieces online under various circumstances. Now that August 2025 started, the first round appeared online.
The first batch is available on Square Enix’s official Final Fantasy website. 65 works of fan art are part of this first Final Fantasy IX 25th Anniversary batch. While most of them are traditional hand-drawn or digitally painted pieces, there are a few unusual additions. One is a Vivi Ornitier figure from PascalL, and シータ団長 created perler bead sprites of Vivi, Zidane Tribal, Freya Crescent, Amarant Coral, Quina Quen, Eiko Carol, and a moogle. The general selection includes pieces from artists in every region.
As part of this announcement, Square Enix also confirmed that the submission process is still open. People can submit pieces of art until October 31, 2025. Folks will need to be from certain countries and over 13 in order to fill out the form. Also, the company noted that submitting the images for free is granting them a license to use it for promotional purposes.
This is one of many means of the company celebrating Final Fantasy IX. Merchandise is another. A Play Arts Shin Zidane figure is among the latest reveals, as is a kuji lottery of prizes that include a chiptune version of the soundtrack.
Final Fantasy IX is available on the PlayStation, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices, and people can submit projects to the 25th Anniversary Fan Art Project until October 31, 2025.
Published: Aug 8, 2025 04:00 pm