Final Fantasy Lost Stranger
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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| name = Final Fantasy Lost Stranger
| image = Final Fantasy Lost Stranger volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First tankōbon volume cover
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| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{cite web |title=FINAL FANTASY Lost Stranger|url=https://global.manga-up.com/manga/156|website=Manga Up! Global|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025}}|Isekai{{cite web|script-title=ja:FF好きのスクエニ社員が異世界転生！シリーズ30周年記念、ガンガンで新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/240314|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=March 9, 2025|lang=ja}}|Sword and sorcery}}
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| type = manga
| author = Hazuki Minase
| illustrator = Itsuki Kameya
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Shōnen
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| magazine = Monthly Shōnen Gangan
| first = July 12, 2017
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| volumes = 12
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Final Fantasy Lost Stranger is a Japanese manga series written by Hazuki Minase and illustrated by Itsuki Kameya. It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in July 2017. The series features an original story set in the world of Final Fantasy.
Synopsis
The series focuses on Square Enix employee Shogo Sasaki, who has been a fan of Final Fantasy since his childhood and dreams of one day making his own game in the franchise. One day, he and his sister Yuko were killed in a collision with a truck. They later woke up in another world reminiscent of that of Final Fantasy.
Publication
Written by Hazuki Minase and illustrated by Itsuki Kameya, Final Fantasy Lost Stranger was first announced during the 30th anniversary event of the Final Fantasy franchise on January 31, 2017. The series was announced to be the first manga of the franchise to have an original story not connected to previous games.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Final Fantasy's 1st Original Manga Marks Franchise's 30th Anniversary (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-08/final-fantasy-1st-original-manga-marks-franchise-30th-anniversary/.111991|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 9, 2025|date=February 18, 2017}} It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan on July 12, 2017.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=New Final Fantasy Manga Follows Square Enix Employee Who Dies, is Reborn in Final Fantasy World|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-11/new-final-fantasy-manga-follows-square-enix-employee-who-dies-is-reborn-in-final-fantasy-world/.117331|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 9, 2025|date=June 11, 2017}} Its chapters have been compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes as of November 2024.
During Anime Expo 2017, Yen Press announced at their panel that they would begin simultaneously publishing its chapters in English.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Yen Press Licenses Silver Spoon, Kemono Friends Manga, A Sister's All You Need, Reborn as a Vending Machine Light Novels, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-01/yen-press-licenses-silver-spoon-kemono-friends-manga-a-sister-all-you-need-reborn-as-a-vending-/.118307|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 10, 2025|date=July 1, 2017}} Crunchyroll later announced at their panel that they would also begin simultaneously publishing its chapters in English.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Crunchyroll to Publish Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger, Knight's & Magic, Restaurant to Another World Manga Simultaneously With Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-02/crunchyroll-to-publish-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-knight-and-magic-restaurant-to-another-world-/.118340|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 10, 2025|date=July 2, 2017}}
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = North American
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = November 22, 2017{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 1|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757555204/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 9, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-5520-4
| LicensedRelDate = August 28, 2018{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 1|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975380908-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-1|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 9, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-8090-8
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = May 22, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 2|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757557192/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-5719-2
| LicensedRelDate = March 5, 2019{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 2|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975303075-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-2|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-0307-5
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = January 22, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 3|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757559752/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-5975-2
| LicensedRelDate = September 3, 2019{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 3|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975384982-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-3|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-8498-2
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| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = June 12, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 4|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757561557/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-6155-7
| LicensedRelDate = January 28, 2020{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 4|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975332938-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-4|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-3293-8
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| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = January 11, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 5|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757564633/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-6463-3
| LicensedRelDate = November 3, 2020{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 5|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975316792-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-5|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-1679-2
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = November 12, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 6|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757568914/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-6891-4
| LicensedRelDate = December 7, 2021{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 6|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975335755-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-6|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-3575-5
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| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalRelDate = May 12, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 7|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757571495/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-7149-5
| LicensedRelDate = May 24, 2022{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 7|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975344818-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-7|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-4481-8
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| VolumeNumber = 8
| OriginalRelDate = December 12, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 8|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757576247/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-7624-7
| LicensedRelDate = February 21, 2023{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 8|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975361259-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-8|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-6125-9
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| VolumeNumber = 9
| OriginalRelDate = July 12, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 9|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757580251/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-8025-1
| LicensedRelDate = July 18, 2023{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 9|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9781975371593-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-9|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-9753-7159-3
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| VolumeNumber = 10
| OriginalRelDate = March 10, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 10|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757584662/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-8466-2
| LicensedRelDate = October 15, 2024{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 10|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855402117-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-10|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 979-8-8554-0211-7
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| VolumeNumber = 11
| OriginalRelDate = January 12, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 11|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757590021/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-9002-1
| LicensedRelDate = December 24, 2024{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 11|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855402131-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-11|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=March 10, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 979-8-8554-0213-1
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| VolumeNumber = 12
| OriginalRelDate = November 12, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER 12|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757595101/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=March 10, 2025|lang=ja}}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7575-9510-1
| LicensedRelDate = September 23, 2025{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, Vol. 12|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855420494-final-fantasy-lost-stranger-vol-12|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=April 11, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 979-8-8554-2049-4
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See also
- C3, a light novel series also written by Hazuki Minase
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/gangan/introduction/ffls/|Official manga website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|manga|19824}}
{{Final Fantasy series}}
{{Monthly Shōnen Gangan}}
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