A great number of Japanese guide books about Final Fantasy VII have been published by Square, but none of these — with the exception of the Reunion Files — include an English translation or have been published in English. Because the books act as an encyclopedic resource to the history of the FFVII franchise and its canon, getting these translated is one of TheLifestream’s highest priorities.

Many translators have worked hard to provide the FFVII community with what would otherwise have been Japanese-exclusive info. We are extremely grateful for their contributions, and the complete list of translators can be found at the bottom of this page.

If you are a new reader who desires a starting point, we recommend the Complete Timeline of the Compilation, which was compiled from information in both the FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania and the Crisis Core Ultimania.

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FFVII Ultimania Omega (2005)

– Pre-Game Timeline: Page 9

Early Material File
A look into scrapped and alternate concepts, scenes and character arcs.
– Character Files: Page 518
– Character Files: Page 519-520
– Character Files: Page 520-523
– Worldview & Terminology: Page 523-525
– Scenarios & Scripts: Page 525-526
– Scenarios & Scripts: Page 527-528
– Scenarios & Scripts: Page 528-529
– Scenarios & Scripts: Page 528-529 (Part 2)

Dirge of Cerberus: FFVII – Official Complete Guide (2006)

– Interview: The Creation of DoC p. 288-295
– Term List p. 318

FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania (2007)/
FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition (2009)

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After the creators’ discussion segment, the page count becomes displaced from the original release to the revised edition. The page numbers given below become shifted with +2 — so, for example, the Series Terms and Definitions are on pages 35-37 in the revised release rather than on pages 33-35.

– Creators’ Discussion p. 8-13. Present figures: Kazushige Nojima, Yoshinori Kitase, Tetsuya Nomura
– The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII Locations p. 29
– Final Fantasy VII Series Timeline p. 30 (information used in the construction of TheLifestream’s Complete Timeline of the Compilation)
– Final Fantasy VII Series Terms and Definitions p. 33-35
– Cloud Strife Character Profile p. 36-41
– Tifa Lockhart Character Profile p. 42-47
– Aerith Gainsborough Character Profile p. 48-51
– Barret Wallace Character Profile p. 52-55
– Red XIII Character Profile p. 56-59
– Cait Sith Character Profile p. 60-63
– Yuffie Kisaragi Character Profile p. 64-67
– Vincent Valentine Character Profile p. 68-71
– Cid Highwind Character Profile p. 72-75
– Sephiroth Character Profile p. 76-81
– Zack Fair Character Profile p. 82-85
– Reeve Tuesti Character Profile p. 88
– Character Profiles for the Tsviets and Shalua p. 100-101
– New Before Crisis Player Turks Character Profiles p. 103

Exclusive to Revised Edition:
– Interview with Takahiro Sakurai from the Revised FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania p. 181-183

Crisis Core: FFVII Ultimania (2007)

– Crisis Core Ultimania Timeline (information used in the construction of TheLifestream’s Complete Timeline of the Compilation)
– Tifa Lockhart Character Profile from the Crisis Core Ultimania
– Crisis Core Ultimania Scenario Q&A
– Lazard Character Profile from the Crisis Core Ultimania
– Genesis Rhapsodos Character Profile from the Crisis Core Ultimania

Crisis Core: FFVII – The Complete Guide (2007)

Keyword collection from page 274 to 298.

– Crisis Core Complete Guide Keyword Collection
– The Goddess Minerva- Information from the Keyword Collection p.296

Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 2: Scenario (2007)

– Sources of Power in FF
– For the One I Love
– Impressive Scenes

Final Fantasy 25th Memorial Ultimania Vol. 2 (2012)

– Selected FFVII artwork and translations
– Memories of FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX

Visit the Non-FFVII Translations page to see our other translations from the book for FFVIII and FFIX.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Ultimania (2009)

– Link to the Original: Final Fantasy VII p. 530
– Material Art Gallery p. 666-675

Visit the Dissidia Ultimania Translations page to also see our translations from the book that are unrelated to FFVII.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Ultimania – RPG Side (2011)

– Title Screen Voices Mechanic, p. 570

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TRANSLATORS(in alphabetical order)

Defade:
FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania (Revised Edition)
– Interview with Takahiro Sakurai, Cloud’s JP voice actor

hitoshura:
FFVII Ultimania Omega
– Early Material File
FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
– Creators’ Discussion
Dissidia Ultimania
– Link to the Original: Final Fantasy VII

Quexinos:
FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
– Cait Sith Character Profile

Ryushikaze:
FFVII Ultimania Omega
– Various segments

Souya:
DoC: FFVII – Official Complete Guide
– Interview: The Creation of DoC

Squall_of_SeeD:
FFVII Ultimania Omega
– Pre-Game Timeline
DoC: FFVII – Official Complete Guide
– Term List
FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
– Final Fantasy VII Series Timeline
Crisis Core Ultimania
– Crisis Core Ultimania Timeline
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania File 2: Scenario
– Sources of Power in FF
– For the One I Love
– Impressive Scenes
Final Fantasy 25th Memorial Ultimania Vol. 2
– Selected artwork and translations
– Memories of FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Ultimania – RPG Side
– Title Screen Voices Mechanic

 

FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Project & Crisis Core Complete Guide translators:
Schala-Kitty, hitoshura, Suzaku, Chrislea, Draziert, Xxx, Defade, Potato, Pazuzu, Chocolinx, Yahriel, Serenity813 & lydia_aerithlove.
Project idea, coordination and scans : Makoeyes987