NHK did a massive Final Fantasy Poll this year.

[Wolf Kanno]

Want to know where Japanese fans stand on the series (https://www.siliconera.com/japans-favorite-final-fantasy-game-according-to-nhks-grand-poll-is-final-fantasy-x/)?

Favorite Final Fantasy


Final Fantasy X (2001)
Final Fantasy VII(1997)
Final Fantasy VI(1994)
Final Fantasy IX(2000)
Final Fantasy XIV (2010~)
Final Fantasy V (1992)
Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
Final Fantasy IV (1991)
Final Fantasy XI (2002~)
Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
Final Fantasy III (1990)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
Final Fantasy XII (2006)
Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (2003)
Final Fantasy II (1988)
Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
Mobius Final Fantasy (2015~)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013)
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003)
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
Final Fantasy (1987)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007)
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011)
Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (2009)
Final Fantasy Record Keeper (2014~)


Favorite Characters



Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII
Yuna – Final Fantasy X
Aerith Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII
Vivi Ornitier – Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal – Final Fantasy IX
Emet-Selch – Final Fantasy XIV
Tidus – Final Fantasy X
Lightning – Final Fantasy XIII
Tifa Lockhart – Final Fantasy VII
Zack Fair – Final Fantasy VII
Sephiroth – Final Fantasy VII
Haurchefant Greystone – Final Fantasy XIV
Noctis Lucis Caelum – Final Fantasy XV
Squall Leonhart – Final Fantasy VIII
Auron – Final Fantasy X
Gilgamesh – Final Fantasy V
Terra Branford – Final Fantasy VI
Kain Highwind – Final Fantasy IV
Celes Chere – Final Fantasy VI
Crystal Exarch – Final Fantasy XIV
Locke Cole – Final Fantasy VI
Vincent Valentine – Final Fantasy VII
Edgar Roni Figaro – Final Fantasy VI
Shantotto – Final Fantasy XI
Bartz Klauser – Final Fantasy V


Favorite Music Piece



To Zanarkand – Final Fantasy X
Battle on the Big Bridge – Final Fantasy V
Eyes On Me – Final Fantasy VIII
Searching for Friends – Final Fantasy VI
Blinded by Light – Final Fantasy XIII
One-Winged Angel – Final Fantasy VII
Aerith’s Theme – Final Fantasy VII
Melodies of Life~Final Fantasy – Final Fantasy IX
Main Theme (Counted together) – Final Fantasy
Still More Fighting – Final Fantasy VII


Discuss

[Example]

I'm surprised at VI being more popular than both V and especially IV over there. Not at all surprised by X being number one with VII being second.

[Fynn]

VI so high up is surprising.

[Wolf Kanno]

Yeah, VI seems to have risen in standings, as it usually ranks lower in past polls in Japan. In fact it looks like it basically switched places with IV. I'm a bit disappointed as to where Tactics Advance ranked, and I most certainly disagree with how high Crisis Core ranked.

The other thing that strikes me as odd is how high Lightning and Noctis are on the character polls, while the majority of their game's cast tend to rank significantly lower. Japan also doesn't tend to like villains as much since only a handful cracked the list in general.

I think the only ranking I can really get behind here is the music track list. While not my ideal list, I can at least agree that most of the tracks are pretty top tier.

[Psychotic]

My gacha baby made the list :3:

Solid list, though I did think Japan held Lightning and the XIII trilogy in higher regard than that.

[Shauna]

Emet-Selch

What a lad

[Lord Golbez]

Not too bad a ranking. 10 is definitely overrated and 8 is underrated (5 above 8? even putting it above IV is laughable, though unsurprising)but mostly things look close to where I think they should belong. Having non-numbered entries that barely count in my estimation confuses some things for me, but at least most of those are also ranked pretty low (too low in the case.of Tactics, but probably pretty appropriate for the others)

[Aulayna]

It's good to see FFXIV rightfully in the top 5.

Personally I'd swap X and VII, but overall that top 5 is pretty much my own sentiment.

[Jessweeee♪]

Playing FFX for the first time is such a great memory. It's my 16th birthday and I got a bunch of candy and this new video game and I'm allowed to stay up as long as I want :excited: