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*