Final Fantasy 10 is being brought to the stage

THE story of Final Fantasy 10 is being turned into a traditional Japanese play in the Kabuki style.

Kabuki is an extremely old type of Japanese theatre most similar in style to Western operas.

1

The dramas involve a lot of singing and dancing, as well as elaborate make-up and costumes.

These are designed to show emotions visually as well as through the dialogue and songs.

The story of Final Fantasy 10 features Tidus, a Blitzball player from a future metropolis, who is called on to save the world.

Blitzball is FF10’s fictional sport and fans are looking forward to seeing it recreated on stage.

More in Final Fantasy

CRYPTO FANTASY

Final Fantasy developer reportedly sold off Lara Croft to invest in crypto

CLOUD STONKS

Square Enix producer tells us why we need a PS5

Video games have often been adapted for the stage in Japan.

While there are some plays of video game stories, concerts based on the music are by far the most popular.

The Final Fantasy VII orchestra was successful enough to begin a world tour last year.

Nintendo franchises such as Mario and Zelda have also held successful concerts in Japan, America, and Europe.

Most read in Gaming

HOLIDAY DEALS

Epic Games holds advent calendar giveaway with a free game every day

GAME ON!

Gamers have hours left to claim a 'real masterpiece' title worth £35 for free

NINTEN-DO

Nintendo fans’ five favourite Switch games that launched in 2024

PS WOW

PS5 gamers have to play these top five console releases from 2024

However, it is unusual that a video game would be turned into such a traditional art form.

Using a new Twitter account specifically for the Kabuki show, the upcoming performance was .

Few details were given though the first performance will take place in Tokyo at the IHI Stage Around in Spring 2023.

The cast has been announced and includes many successful Japanese stage performers.

The show will include images projected a full 360 degrees around the theatre.

This announcement comes at the Final Fantasy series 35th anniversary, as part of the celebration.

FF10 was initially released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2.

In 2013, it was remastered along with its sequel for release on more modern consoles.

It has seen a number of ports over the years and most recently it launched for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in 2019.

According to , the tenth entry to the series has now sold over 20 million copies alone. 

It sold 14 million copies with its original release and almost 7 million copies of the various re-releases.

READ MORE SUN STORIES

WORK IT

Full list of UK companies working four day weeks with staff on FULL pay

SOAP SHOCK

Emmerdale star retiring after being axed by soap bosses in shock Xmas death plot

This makes it the second best-selling Final Fantasy entry of all time, losing out only to Final Fantasy 7.

Read More on The Sun

PACKED IN

We've got 21 kids - how we keep things running smoothly & manage our huge shops

RISK AWARE

I'm a doc - here's why you should never share a towel & when to be wary of pools

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of .

All the latest Gaming tips and tricks

Looking for tips and tricks across your favourite consoles and games? We have you covered...

• All the video game releases in 2022
• Can you play PS4 games on PS5?
• All of the Call of Duty games in order
• Every Assassin's Creed game in order
• All the GTA 5 mods and cheats
• What are the Pokemon Go Eevee Evolutions?
• Everything you need to know about Roblox
• Who created Fortnite?
• Most popular Roblox games
• How to get free Robux
• How many people play Fortnite?

Get all of the latest PS5, Xbox and other video game news here