Final Fantasy VII Recognized as “Final Fantasy VII Day” For January 31 In Japan

Ever since the introduction of Final Fantasy VII on January 31, 1997, the legendary JRPG masterpiece from Square Enix (Square Soft at the time), would not only be regarded as one of the greatest Video Games of all time, but defined a generation of gamers left and right. Almost every gamer from the old to the new, knows and has Final Fantasy VII (including I) *Jijiji*. In fact, this game is SO legendary, that the news you are about to hear today, may surprise you.

Japan Anniversary Society, a business in Japan known for looking up and making declarations of anniversaries in Japan, has declared that January 31, 1997, will be known as “Final Fantasy VII Day”, to commemorate the anniversary of the launch of the original game.

The producer of Final Fantasy VII remake project, Yoshinori Kitase, was presented a plaque, alongside a special message from him.

One thing is for sure, from now on, I will certainly be celebrating January 31. *Jijijiji*

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Goes On A Two Week Hiatus Due To Health Issues

Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of the modern manga hit My Hero Academia, continues the tradition of mangaka suffering hiatus phases. According to his official Twitter account, he is not “feeling well”, so the manga will not appear in the next two issues of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

This is not the first time that this has happened for Horikoshi; in December, he took a week off due to the same reasons mentioned before. The next chapter of My Hero Academia is set to be published in this year’s 20th issue, which will go on sale on February 20 in Japan.

Let’s all hope for a speedy recovery for Horikoshi!

Sources: Otaku USA