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The Final Fantasy IX animated TV show for kids that first came up in June 2021 finally feels a little more real, due to studio Eurovisual sharing official details about a FFIX project known as Final Fantasy: Black Mages Legacy on its site. It noted a season of it is “in production,” offered details about its plot, and shared a first still from an episode. Square Enix didn’t comment yet. It will be the second project to focus on Vivi and Black Mages’ stories, with the first being the book Final Fantasy IX Picture Book: Vivi and Grandpa’s Memories for the Sky. [Thanks, RPG Site!]
The Final Fantasy: Black Mages Legacy animated TV show will take place after the events of FFIX, and it will star the additional, nameless Black Mages we saw that were considered Vivi Ornitier’s children. Eurovisual’s announcement refers to Vivi as Bibi, however, perhaps due to his name being written in Japanese as ビビ. It notes that everyone still lives in Alexandria as things begin, and suggests that Vivi did in fact die after the events of the original game. His children Doc, Fala, Imel/Mel, Koln, Luciola, and Thea succeeded him. When Imel/Mel is found frozen in a crystal, Koln begins investigating what’s going on.
The official description, in addition to that statement, noted that one season is confirmed. It will consist of 10 episodes. Each one of those will be 22 minutes long. There are no details about where they might air.
The Final Fantasy IX: Black Mages Legacy animated show is now in production, and FFIX is available on consoles and platforms like the Switch, PS1, PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices. Square Enix will release the picture book prequel to Vivi’s story outside Japan on May 19, 2026, following its Japanese debut.
