NHK did a massive Final Fantasy Poll this year.

[Wolf Kanno]

Want to know where Japanese fans stand on the series?

Favorite Final Fantasy

1. Final Fantasy X (2001)
2. Final Fantasy VII(1997)
3. Final Fantasy VI(1994)
4. Final Fantasy IX(2000)
5. Final Fantasy XIV (2010~)
6. Final Fantasy V (1992)
7. Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
8. Final Fantasy IV (1991)
9. Final Fantasy XI (2002~)
10. Final Fantasy XV (2016)
11. Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
12. Final Fantasy III (1990)
13. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007)
14. Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
15. Final Fantasy XII (2006)
16. Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011)
17. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (2003)
18. Final Fantasy II (1988)
19. Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
20. Mobius Final Fantasy (2015~)
21. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013)
22. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003)
23. Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
24. Final Fantasy (1987)
25. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007)
26. Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011)
27. Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
28. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011)
29. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (2009)
30. Final Fantasy Record Keeper (2014~)

Favorite Characters

1. Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII
2. Yuna – Final Fantasy X
3. Aerith Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII
4. Vivi Ornitier – Final Fantasy IX
5. Zidane Tribal – Final Fantasy IX
6. Emet-Selch – Final Fantasy XIV
7. Tidus – Final Fantasy X
8. Lightning – Final Fantasy XIII
9. Tifa Lockhart – Final Fantasy VII
10. Zack Fair – Final Fantasy VII
11. Sephiroth – Final Fantasy VII
12. Haurchefant Greystone – Final Fantasy XIV
13. Noctis Lucis Caelum – Final Fantasy XV
14. Squall Leonhart – Final Fantasy VIII
15. Auron – Final Fantasy X
16. Gilgamesh – Final Fantasy V
17. Terra Branford – Final Fantasy VI
18. Kain Highwind – Final Fantasy IV
19. Celes Chere – Final Fantasy VI
20. Crystal Exarch – Final Fantasy XIV
21. Locke Cole – Final Fantasy VI
22. Vincent Valentine – Final Fantasy VII
23. Edgar Roni Figaro – Final Fantasy VI
24. Shantotto – Final Fantasy XI
25. Bartz Klauser – Final Fantasy V

Favorite Music Piece

1. To Zanarkand – Final Fantasy X
2. Battle on the Big Bridge – Final Fantasy V
3. Eyes On Me – Final Fantasy VIII
4. Searching for Friends – Final Fantasy VI
5. Blinded by Light – Final Fantasy XIII
6. One-Winged Angel – Final Fantasy VII
7. Aerith’s Theme – Final Fantasy VII
8. Melodies of Life~Final Fantasy – Final Fantasy IX
9. Main Theme (Counted together) – Final Fantasy
10. 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

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