Final Fantasy is a Japanese anthology scientific research fantasy media franchise produced by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and possessed by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise business facilities on a collection of fantasy and also science fantasy role-playing computer game. The very first game in the collection was launched in 1987, with 15 numbered major access having been released to day as well as an upcoming 16th installation revealed in 2020. The franchise has considering that branched right into various other video clip game genres such as tactical role-playing, action role-playing, enormously multiplayer online role-playing, auto racing, third-person shooter, battling, and also rhythm, in addition to branching into various other media, consisting of CGI movies, anime, manga, and books. Final Fantasy installments are usually stand-alone tales or duty playing video games, each with various settings, plots and also major characters, however the franchise business i