Magazine Magazines are recurring items in the " Final Fantasy " series . In the vast majority of occurrences , the magazines are of pornographic nature and are only found as an Easter Egg and bear no relevance to the plot . In the North American releases , some magazines were either renamed due to censorship , or removed from the game completely . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Magazine ( GBA ) , also known as Playboy , Playboy Magazine , Smut ( PS ) , PornoMag , Penthouse , or Lustful Lali - Ho ( 3D ) , is an item heavily implied being pornographic in nature and the screen turns pink when the player reads it . It can only be obtained in the Developer ' s Office , which was not included in the initial American release , meaning the magazine could not be obtained . The magazine serves a purpose in the 3D version ; after getting a copy , placing it on a stool in the Developer ' s Room causes it to be confiscated , one of the requirements for getting the Reach Augment . There are , in fact , multiple pornographic magazines in the 3D version : the Lustful Lali - ho found in the Dwarven Castle , and the Ninja Sutra , several of which can be found in Eblan . The player can use it in battle , but it will not do anything . It is apparently Cecil ' s favorite magazine . Cecil is not the only character who can read the magazine ; since any character can be in the lead , any playable character ( except for Tellah ) can read it at any point . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The Lustful Lali - Ho works the same way as it did in the prequel , it is found inside the Developer ' s Office by defeating Game Designer . Many dirty magazine copies can be obtained . If the player fights the Game Designer in the Developer ' s Room after giving it a Lustful Lali - Ho , they will sometimes receive a Discovery Book , an item that increases a character ' s max MP by 50 . " Final Fantasy V " . In the library at Castle Surgate , if the player chooses the bookcase before the " A " file , Bartz will say " A . . . , as . . . , aha ! . . . Hey , this is about donkeys ! " Lenna will reply " Er . . . Bartz , what were you looking for ? " , and he will respond " uh ? Nothing , nothing at all ! " implying Bartz was looking for an adult book ( presumably he was searching for the word " Ass " ) . " Final Fantasy VI " . " Bushido in the Bedroom " ( also referred to as " Book of Secrets " ) is an item found at Mt . Zozo in the World of Ruin , when the party encounters Cyan . Along with guides for understanding and operating machinery , the player finds the book in Cyan ' s trunk . Before the release of " Final Fantasy VI Advance " the item was merely called " Book of Secrets " , and the game shed no light on the nature of its contents . With the release of the GBA version it is implied the " secrets " refers to advice on sex . In the original Japanese version , the party member calls it . " Final Fantasy VII " . Included with the International Version ' s special fourth disc is a large collection of various background items seen during the course of the game . " H - Books " is an adult magazine from Corel Prison , " Ecchi Manga " is an adult magazine from Junon , and what appears to be a gay theme magazine is from the Honey Bee Inn . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Weapons Monthly , Pet Pals , Combat King , and Occult Fan are series of magazines that give players information on remodeling weapons , teaching Limit Breaks to Rinoa and Zell , and hints to optional sidequest s respectively . Collecting all Weapons Monthly , Combat King , Pet Pals and Occult Fan magazines in the Steam version earns the achievement Magazine Addict . Laguna used to work as a journalist , and many of his articles were published in Timber Maniacs , a magazine that has since ceased publishing due to being viewed too controversial due to its openly political nature . Old issues are still found scattered around the world , and collecting them adds new entries to Selphie ' s Sir Laguna ' s Page . At Zell ' s house in Balamb , there is a magazine in a side room . Inspecting it prompts a message " An old issue of Timber Maniacs . . . NOT ! " Other magazines mentioned in name only are Battle Series , found scattered on the Timber Maniacs building ' s floor , to which Squall comments he has read them all ; and Anarchist Monthly , of which some paper clippings can be read on a notice board in the Forest Owls ' base . There is an item called The Girl Next Door that can be traded to Zone in exchange for either 25 , 000 gil or a Rename Card and Shiva ' s card . It is described in the menu as " A naughty magazine " and can be found in the Timber Maniacs building . If the player attempts to purchase one in Timber they get told they are not of age . Irvine also appears to have a stash of his own , as he leaves a magazine for Squall and Rinoa in the " secret spot " he has prepared for them in Fishermans Horizon . " Final Fantasy XV " . Scattered around Eos are various magazines the player can read by clicking on them , but they are not items that can be picked up . The " Cosmogony " books give exposition on the world ' s astral s . There is also a fishing magazine that gives hint on fishing spots and what fish can be caught there . There is a " Weapons Monthly " magazine in the item shop at Meldacio Hunter HQ . Weapons Monthly is a magazine from " Final Fantasy VIII " that gives recipes for remodeling weapons . The newspaper of Insomnia ' s fall enters the player ' s key items inventory after the scene where the party finds out about the invasion . Its dated for May 17 and at least one of the pictures on the front page is from a " Final Fantasy Versus XIII " trailer , showing imperial airships hovering over what appear to be apartment buildings . The Bonga Bugle is a monthly magazine run by two seeq , the Owner and the Head Editor . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . A magazine can be found by either the Warriors of Light or Warriors of Darkness . If used from the inventory , the player gets a different response from whichever character they have in the lead . A dirty magazine can also be found by looking under a bed , but a party member makes Sol put it back .