On September 2, 2024, it’ll be the 30th anniversary of Live A Live. In order to celebrate that, Square Enix will hold a commemoration event on August 25, 2024 in the Katayanagi Arena.
Applications for advance tickets, which are chosen by lottery, are open until May 7, 2024. As for the event itself, it should run from 2:30pm to 5:30pm JST. The event will feature a guest concert, as well as a talk session with the creators and the voice actors. Tomohisa Hashizume (Oboromaru), Kenji Akabane (Akira), Shizuma Hodoshima (Streibough), and Tomokazu Sugita (random characters) will be the voice actor guests.
For artists, you’ll be able to see Hironobu Kageyama (who was part of JAM Project and sang songs like “Cha-La Head-Cha-La,” HIDExHIDE (a next-generation wagakki unit), and flutist Yoko. The producer (Takashi Tokita) and composer (Yoko Shimomura) will also be present in the event.
Live a Live originally came out in 1994 for the Super Famicom. It saw new life when the remake version came out in 2022 for the Nintendo Switch. It is a role-playing game in which you play as eight different protagonists through nine different scenarios, covering multiple eras in human history. At first glance, the stories don’t seem connected. However, the final chapter ties everything together.
Live a Live is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, and Nintendo Switch.
