Want to become further immersed in the world or creative processes of your favourite Square Enix games? Square Enix Manga & Books, the company’s publishing imprint, has confirmed and opened pre-orders for seven new novels, artbooks and manga for both their intellectual properties and some new manga from Japan (all localised into English where possible).
Scroll down to see if your next favourite published work is on the list, although be warned, you may be waiting a while for some.
1FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE: Traces of Two Pasts
Follow the two tales of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE’s heroines, Tifa and Aerith, as they tell the stories of their lives leading up to the events of the game.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE: Traces of Two Pasts (English translated edition) is scheduled for release on November 8, 2022.
2FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE: Material Ultimania Plus
Go behind the scenes of the development of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, including exclusive scripts, character and enemy designs, storyboards, artwork and more.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE: Material Ultimania Plus (English translated edition) is scheduled for release on December 13, 2022.
3FINAL FANTASY XIV: Chronicles of Light
A collection of 25 short stories expanding upon the rich lore of FINAL FANTASY XIV and featuring exclusive illustrations by acclaimed FINAL FANTASY artist Toshiyuki Itahana.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Chronicles of Light (Reprint edition) is scheduled to be republished on October 18, 2022.
4NieR Art – Kazuma Koda Art Collection
The characters of the NieR video game series come to life in page after page of stunning illustrations, backgrounds and promotional art drawn by Kazuma Koda.
NieR Art – Kazuma Koda Art Collection (English translated edition) is scheduled to be published October 25, 2022.
5YoRHa – Pearl Harbor Descent Record: A NieR:Automata Story
This manga series recounts the events of the 14th Machine War, following the plight of the group of YoRHa® soldiers tasked with invading Mt. Ka’ala to destroy the enemy server.
Vol. 1 of YoRHa – Pearl Harbor Descent Record – A NieR:Automata Story (Manga adaptation) is scheduled to be published December 13, 2022.
6Tokyo Aliens Vol. 1
Follow the story of Gunji Akira, a high school student in search of his father’s ghost as he follows in his dad’s footsteps to become a police officer, in this sci-fi fantasy manga.
Vol. 1 of Tokyo Aliens is scheduled to be published November 8, 2022.
7The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Vol. 1
Middle school student Komura falls head-over-heels for his classmate with terrible eyesight in this charming romance manga.
Vol. 1 of The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses is scheduled to be published December 13, 2022.
