Final Fantasy: Unlimited

Final Fantasy: Unlimited is the second anime based on the popular video game series, Final Fantasy.
==Background==
Originally scheduled for 52 weekly episodes (two seasons), due to box office failure of The Spirits Within, the aired series was halved, leaving a large amount of information omitted and the plot becoming rushed in the final stages. The Japanese DVDs used the subtitle . As money became available, the series continued, first with the Final Fantasy: Unlimited After book (subtitled ) which featured an 120-page script and 32-page manga.
==Home release==
On January 30, 2002, the Final Fantasy: Unlimited Prologue DVD (Phase.0) released which featured a story breakdown, development pieces, and interviews. The series was released in Japan on DVD and VHS in nine parts (referred to as "Phases") featuring two to three episodes. ADV Films released the anime on seven DVDs in North America and the United Kingdom, featuring production sketches, key animation backgrounds, preliminary illustrations, reversible covers, style guides, textless opening and closing animations, English voice actor commentary, character booklets, and an "FF:U Style Guide". A Final Fantasy: Unlimited Complete Collection was released on with the the episodes split between five DVDs.
# 	Japanese DVDs	English DVDs	English Boxset
1 	Phase.1 	Phase 1 	Disc 1
2 	Phase.1 	Phase 1 	Disc 1
3 	Phase.2 	Phase 1 	Disc 1
4 	Phase.2 	Phase 1 	Disc 1
5 	Phase.2 	Phase 2 	Disc 1
6 	Phase.3 	Phase 2 	Disc 2
7 	Phase.3 	Phase 2 	Disc 2
8 	Phase.3 	Phase 2 	Disc 2
9 	Phase.4 	Phase 3 	Disc 2
10	Phase.4 	Phase 3 	Disc 2
11	Phase.4 	Phase 3 	Disc 3
12	Phase.5 	Phase 3 	Disc 3
13	Phase.5 	Phase 4 	Disc 3
14	Phase.5 	Phase 4 	Disc 3
15	Phase.6 	Phase 4 	Disc 3
16	Phase.6 	Phase 4 	Disc 4
17	Phase.6 	Phase 5 	Disc 4
18	Phase.7 	Phase 5 	Disc 4
19	Phase.7 	Phase 5 	Disc 4
20	Phase.7 	Phase 6 	Disc 4
21	Phase.8 	Phase 6 	Disc 5
22	Phase.8 	Phase 6 	Disc 5
23	Phase.8 	Phase 7 	Disc 5
24	Phase.9 	Phase 7 	Disc 5
25	Phase.9 	Phase 7 	Disc 5
==Story==
The original Final Fantasy: Unlimited follows the story of Ai and Yu Hayakawa, two twelve year-old twins who travel into Wonderland, a mysterious parallel dimension, in search of their missing parents. Along the way they meet Lisa Pacifist, a member of the C2 Organization, Kaze, a being of incredible power, and a variety of other characters.
The series is divided into two major sections, defined by the protagonists' main mode of transport. In the first half, the group uses the Interdimensional Train to reach new worlds; in each episode, they emerge to view a new world, confront its inherent dangers, and stave off the latest assault by either the Gaudium Lords or the being known as Omega.
Meanwhile, Earl Tyrant's discussion with his lords reveals the story from the antagonists' perspective: Earl, the embodiment of Chaos, seeks the children, spawned of Chaos also, and the pieces of Omega, the ultimate destructive force, its powers only rivaled by those of the Unlimiteds, immortal beings of immense power. Should he collect these and absorb them into himself, he will be able to rule Wonderland unchallenged.
In the second half, the protagonists join up with the rebel faction, the Comodeen, and board the submarine, Jane, bound for Telos, the only place in Wonderland with a natural deposit of gravity-defying flight water, so they may use the airship Silvia to reach the Earl's flying fortress.
The series climaxes when the Earl himself makes a move on the Comodeen, destroying Jane and capturing the protagonists. Confronted with Chaos himself, Kaze and Makenshi, the only two surviving Unlimiteds, join forces and destroy it, thus ending its reign of terror over Wonderland.
==Characters==
The series follows the story of Ai and Yu Hayakawa, who journey through Wonderland acompanied by Lisa Pacifist and Chobi searching for their parents, Mary and Joe Hayakawa, as they are hounded by the Gaudium Lords. The lords consist of Fungus, Herba, Oscha, Pist Shaz XI and, partially, Makenshi.
Other characters of note are: the Unlimiteds, Kaze and Makenshi; the leaders of the Comodeen, Knave, Miles, and Cid, and the homeless wanderers Lou Lupus, Fungo and Moogle.
==Continuation of Final Fantasy: Unlimited==
The story of Final Fantasy: Unlimited, left incomplete by the television series, was continued in several other media and released only in Japan.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited Sō no Kizuna (双の絆) (literally "Twin Bonds") is a novel that explores a side-story that is set somewhere before episode 12 of the series.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before covers the deaths of Windaria and Misteria, and Kaze and Makenshi's first battle with Chaos.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited After is a book consisting of a manga and a script section, describing the events taking place after the main series, with the Hayakawas and Lisa returning home to Earth. The story explores the C2 Organization Lisa works for, and their goals and purposes.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited After Spiral is a series of web novels. The books cover Makenshi's past and the events surrounding Ai and Yu's return to their home.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2 is a radio drama. It deals with Comodeen's final attack on Gaudium and brings a conclusion to the conflict between Lisa and Soljashy.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited with U is a cellphone RPG based on the series.
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited on PC Adventure - Labyrinth is a video game set in the Final Fantasy: Unlimited universe.
==Music==
The music for Final Fantasy: Unlimited was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Shirō Hamaguchi and Akifumi Tada and released in two volumes-- Final Fantasy: Unlimited - Music Adventure Verse 1 and Final Fantasy: Unlimited - Music Adventure Verse 2.
==Gallery==
===JP VHS and DVD artwork===
The English ADV DVDs have reversible covers that feature the JP artwork. Since there are fewer ADV DVDs not all are used.
Final Fantasy Unlimited Prologue DVD cover.jpg|Prologue DVD (Phase.0) cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 1 cover art.jpg|Phase.1 & EN Phase 1 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 2 cover art.jpg|Phase.2 & EN Phase 2 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 3 cover art.jpg|Phase.3 & EN Phase 3 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 4 cover art.jpg|Phase.4 artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 5 cover art.jpg|Phase.5 artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 6 cover art.jpg|Phase.6 & EN Phase 4 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 7 cover art.jpg|Phase.7 & EN Phase 5 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 8 cover art.jpg|Phase.8 & EN Phase 6 reverse artwork
Final Fantasy Unlimited JP Phase 9 cover art.jpg|Phase.9 & EN Phase 7 reverse artwork
===ADV DVD covers===
The Complete Collection uses the same artwork as the single DVDs, but since there are fewer DVDs not all are used.
FFU DVD 01.png|Phase 1 & CC Disc 1 cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited US Phase 2 cover.jpg|Phase 2 cover
FFU DVD 03.png|Phase 3 & CC Disc 2 cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited US Phase 4 cover.jpg|Phase 4 & CC Disc 3 cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited US Phase 5 cover.jpg|Phase 5 & CC Disc 4 cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited US Phase 6 cover.jpg|Phase 6 & CC Disc 5 cover
Final Fantasy Unlimited US Phase 7 cover.jpg|Phase 7 cover
===Miscellaneous===
Final Fantasy Unlimited Collector's Edition box cover.jpg|Collector's Edition boxart
Final Fantasy Unlimited Complete Collection box cover.JPG|Complete Collection boxart
FFU DVD 02.png|ADV promotional poster
==External links==
*Final Fantasy: Unlimited - MyAnimeList.net
*Japanese Wikipedia Page for Final Fantasy: Unlimited
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