Final Fantasy Artist’s Masterpieces Set to Come Alive in Anime Adaptation, Fans Must Exercise Patience

Yoshitaka Amano is an artist who, despite having a fascinating body of artwork and a long career as an illustrator, is particularly known for being the creator of logos and character designs for Final Fantasy. Defining the personality of one of the world’s most famous RPG franchises, his name is intimately and eternally linked to the franchise. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have other equally fascinating works. For example, his anime called Deva Zan.

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While the project has been discussed since 2010, initially as a film, it has been at least ten years, since 2013, since we had any new information about the fate of Deva Zan. Until now. During Anime Expo 2023, which took place this weekend in California, it was announced that an anime series of Deva Zan will be released at some point after 2026. This means we will still have to wait for at least three more years to learn more about the project, with no specific date on the table yet.

While all of this may sound disappointing, we have to keep in mind that this project has been in an unknown state since 2010. And Amano himself has mentioned on several occasions that it was likely that we would learn more about it in a serialized format. Therefore, this change should not come as a surprise at all.

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Regarding Deva Zan, all we know is what Amano published in an illustrated novel released by Dark Horse Comics, spanning around 240 pages. In this novel, set in the 19th century, a samurai named Zan is transported to an alternate dimension to battle evil. With a story full of action, seamlessly blending fantasy and the aesthetics of samurais, it has the potential to result in a spectacular anime with Amano’s unique style.

In any case, we will still have to wait to see it. But as we have mentioned before, considering that this project has been announced since 2010, a release date after 2026 doesn’t sound too far away after all.

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