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In a lovely video Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano dishes on his distinctive art. Confessing a love for Western fantasy, he traces his creative evolution from anime to fine art and explains why inspiration is never in short supply. A truly serene watch, just long enough to enjoy with a cup of tea.

Terra and co. entering the coal mining town of Narshe for the first time. Orioto’s fan-art captures the moment from Final Fantasy VI’s intro perfectly and brings back some good memories. Read more

Final Fantasy VII’s Cosmo Canyon, the home of Red XIII and his tribe, has been redrawn beautifully by Tumblr user hot-fish. Here’s the full pic below, with Bugenhagen’s observatory on top of the staircase labyrinth looking at the moon in the distance. Read more

Artist Lap Pun Cheung created a speed painting series featuring Final Fantasy VII’s most memorable moments. It was a 6-month-long project and he only finished it recently with Cloud & Co. finally facing Sepiroth. You can check all 130 paintings here. It’s quite the ride. Read more

Square Enix has trademarked "Square Soft" and "Enix" in Japan. It's unclear if this is to prevent other companies from using them (highly likely!) or if Square Enix will use them for branding (perhaps!).

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