Square announces The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy

[07.04.01] » Hefty limited edition box set to collect the Final Fantasy art of Yoshitaka Amano.

   Over the years, Square has released a great deal of Yoshitaka Amano's Final Fantasy artwork in various art books and collections, but there has never been an attempt to comprehensively document the famed illustrators work on the series, until now. Square recently revealed a new limited edition box set, titled The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy, that will attempt to do just that.

   Weighing in at 6 kilograms and comprising over 700 pages, the boxed collection will contain 3 full volumes covering the entirety of Amano's involvement with the Final Fantasy series. Design art, sketches, and paintings from all the games, including as-yet unreleased material from Final Fantasy X, will be included. A fourth volume will include a comprehensive biography, interviews, and a guided tour of Amano's New York and Tokyo studios. Two limited edition postcards and a small animated flip book round out the collection.

   The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy will be released in Japan on July 19 for 28,000 yen (about $225 US). As usual with this sort of merchandise, don't expect to see the collection show up on this side of the Atlantic.