FF Ultimania translation project (all of them)

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

The Great Explorer
Over the years, Square Enix has released dozens of Ultimania guides for the various Final Fantasy games. However, they are only published in Japanese and most of its precious content has never been translated into English, even by fans. Below this post are all the untranslated developer interviews I have managed to gather.

It would be great if people who know Japanese were willing to help translate these interviews. You obviously don't have to translate everything or even commit yourself to it. ANY contribution will help, be it small or big. Please support this project by talking about it in other Final Fantasy forums and communities! Thanks in advance!

Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega
*[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3808/564571.jpg FFVII Creator Interview]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um19/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega Staff Comments]
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Final Fantasy VIII

[/COLOR]Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania
*[http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5191/046047.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 1 – Graphics Team]
*[http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2594/074075.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 2 – Battle Team]
*[http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6131/184185.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 3 – Sound Team]
*[http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9917/304305.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 4 – Movie Team]
*[http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/5610/354355.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 5 – Event Team]
*[http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8630/464467.jpg FFVIII Creator Interview 6]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um01/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania Staff Comments]
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Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy IX Ultimania
*[http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1331/578582.jpg Hiroyuki Ito Interview]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um06/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy IX Online Ultimania Staff Comments]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um10/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy IX Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy IX Settei Gashuu V-Jump Special Edition
*[http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/254/138145.jpg Yoshitaka Amano & Hironobu Sakaguch Final Fantasy IX interview]
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Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X Battle Ultimania
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um08/conten_tx.htm Final Fantasy X Battle Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy X Scenario Ultimania
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um07/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy X Scenario Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega
*[http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6086/191193.jpg Interview Part 1]
*[http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5707/476481.jpg Creator's Salon - Scenario Part]
*[http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4015/482485.jpg Creator's Salon - Sound Part]
*[http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/5360/488497.jpg Creator's Salon - Movie Part]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um09/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega Staff Comments]
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Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um13/staff_tx.htm Final Fantays X-2 Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania Omega
*[http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5514/601611.jpg Soundtrack CD Songs Special Liner Notes]
*[http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1497/646657.jpg Voice Actor Roundtable Part 1], [http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3055/658667.jpg Part 2], [http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/9010/668675.jpg Part 3]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um14/conten_tx.htm Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania Omega Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission Ultimania
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um16/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission Ultimania Staff Comments]
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Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII Battle Ultimania
*[http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6150/78879396.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 1 – Character Section]
*[http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4202/18402126.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 2 – Program Section]
*[http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6209/72242996.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 3 – Battle Section]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um23/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy XII Battle Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania
*[http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6549/71773754.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 1 – Art Section]
*[http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2995/31456965.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 2 – Movie Section]
*[http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3461/83028074.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 3 – Sound Section]
*[http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7273/37526950.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 4 – Scenario Section]
*[http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8545/97390269.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 5 – Map System Section]
*[http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1528/46396662.jpg FFXII Development Staff Interview 6 – Directors]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um22/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania Staff Comments]

Final Fantasy XII Ultimania Omega
*[http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1530/29219744.jpg Creator Interview]
*[http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8868/67656595.jpg Special Column]
*[http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/9894/89093172.jpg Voice Actor Interview Part 1], [http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/284/532536.jpg Part 2], [http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5660/92665495.jpg Part 3], [http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5200/52656721.jpg Part 4], [http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9453/77624877.jpg Part 5]
*[http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1778/26416110.jpg Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview]
*[http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7272/33744485.jpg Movies Text Commentary]
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Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII Battle Ultimania
*[http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3804/132136.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 1 – Sound Section]
*[http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1152/214218.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 2 – Program Section]
*[http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4314/306310.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 3 – Map Section]
*[http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1079/528535.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 4 – Battle Section]

Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania
*[http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1566/050052.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 1 – Main Character Section]
*[http://img574.imageshack.us/img574/181/096100.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 2 – Art Section]
*[http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8117/148154.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 3 – Cutscene & Movie Section]
*[http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5950/388392.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 4 – Scenario Section]
*[http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9241/496501.jpg FFXIII Development Staff Interview 5 – Producer & Director]

Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega
*[http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4537/396403.jpg Voice Actor Interview Part 1], [http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8184/404409.jpg Part 2], [http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/603/410415.jpg Part 3], [http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2305/416417.jpg Part 4]
*[http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/4892/508511.jpg Producer & Director Interview Returns]
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Misc
Final Fantasy VI

Japan: Final Fantasy
*[http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4408/25229402.jpg Yoshitaka Amano & Hironobu Sakaguchi Final Fantasy VI Interview]
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles World Ultimania
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um15/staff_tx.htm Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles World Ultimania Staff Comments]
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy IX Settei Gashuu V-Jump Special Edition
*[http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4623/160161.jpg Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within blurb (red box)]
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Vagrant Story

Vagrant Story Ultimania
*[http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7571/30132456.jpg Creator Interview – Yasumi Matsuno]
*[http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8384/62592231.jpg Character Profiles] (see "From Character Designer" boxes)
*[http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4070/84797298.jpg Creator Interview 1 – Graphic Staff-1]
*[http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/350/86862096.jpg Creator Interview 2 – Sound Staff]
*[http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/8319/98092461.jpg Creator Interview 3 – Programmer]
*[http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8793/71041905.jpg Creator Interview 4 – Planning Staff]
*[http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7151/64748137.jpg Creator Interview 5 – Graphic Staff-2]
*[http://www.bent.co.jp/main/works/um05/staff_tx.htm Vagrant Story Ultimania Staff Commments]
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Strangelove

Strangelove

AI Researcher
AKA
hitoshura
I am looking through these for odd bits to do, but some of the images have been resized (probably by Imageshack automatically) to the point where they are unreadable.
 
Marco Polo

Marco Polo

The Great Explorer
Final Fantasy VI

Japan: Final Fantasy
*Yoshitaka Amano & Hironobu Sakaguchi Final Fantasy VI Interview
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Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega
*FFVII Creator Interview
*Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega Staff Comments
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Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania
*FFVIII Creator Interview 1 – Graphics Team
*FFVIII Creator Interview 2 – Battle Team
*FFVIII Creator Interview 3 – Sound Team
*FFVIII Creator Interview 4 – Movie Team
*FFVIII Creator Interview 5 – Event Team
*FFVIII Creator Interview 6
*Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania Staff Comments
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Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy IX Ultimania
*Hiroyuki Ito Interview
*Final Fantasy IX Online Ultimania Staff Comments
*Final Fantasy IX Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy IX Settei Gashuu V-Jump Special Edition
*Yoshitaka Amano & Hironobu Sakaguch Final Fantasy IX interview
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Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X Battle Ultimania
*Final Fantasy X Battle Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy X Scenario Ultimania
*Final Fantasy X Scenario Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega
*Interview Part 1
*Creator's Salon - Scenario Part
*Creator's Salon - Sound Part
*Creator's Salon - Movie Part
*Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega Staff Comments
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Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania
*Final Fantays X-2 Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania Omega
*Soundtrack CD Songs Special Liner Notes
*Voice Actor Roundtable Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
*Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania Omega Staff Comments

Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission Ultimania
*Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission Ultimania Staff Comments
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Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII Battle Ultimania
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 1 – Character Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 2 – Program Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 3 – Battle Section
*Final Fantasy XII Battle Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 1 – Art Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 2 – Movie Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 3 – Sound Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 4 – Scenario Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 5 – Map System Section
*FFXII Development Staff Interview 6 – Directors
*Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania Staff Comments

Final Fantasy XII Ultimania Omega
*Creator Interview
*Special Column
*Voice Actor Interview Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
*Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview
*Movies Text Commentary
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Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy XIII Battle Ultimania
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 1 – Sound Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 2 – Program Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 3 – Map Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 4 – Battle Section

Final Fantasy XIII Scenario Ultimania
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 1 – Main Character Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 2 – Art Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 3 – Cutscene & Movie Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 4 – Scenario Section
*FFXIII Development Staff Interview 5 – Producer & Director

Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega
*Voice Actor Interview Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
*Producer & Director Interview Returns
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Misc

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles World Ultimania
*Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles World Ultimania Staff Comments
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy IX Settei Gashuu V-Jump Special Edition
*Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within blurb (see rex box)
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Vagrant Story

Vagrant Story Ultimania
*Creator Interview – Yasumi Matsuno
*Character Profiles (see "From Character Designer" boxes)
*Creator Interview 1 – Graphic Staff-1
*Creator Interview 2 – Sound Staff
*Creator Interview 3 – Programmer
*Creator Interview 4 – Planning Staff
*Creator Interview 5 – Graphic Staff-2
*Vagrant Story Ultimania Staff Commments
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