The interview for this chapter is with Tetsuya Nomura, the character designer. Shinra Commander ( 神羅隊長, Shinra Taichō ?)Ĭhocobo Sage ( チョコボせんにん, Chocobo Sennin ?) Shinra Soldier ( 神羅警備兵, Shinra Keibihei ?) Man in the Black Cape ( 黒マントの男, Kuro Manto no Otoko ?) The final page of the section is for other appearing characters ( そのほかの登場キャラクターFILE, Sono hoka no tōjō kyarakutā Fairu ?), which features a table of all the characters where they are found, and a sentence about them. Then there's two pages for the "Sub Characters", ( Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, Elmyra, Marlene, Don Corneo, Godo, and Zangan. There's two pages for Shinra Electric Power Company which lists its members and their position, and lists the Turks. Other characters get a paragraph dedicated to them. The Analaects sections feature quotes from the characters and an analysis of their character from their dialogue. Aerith's profile does include her hometown as Icicle Inn, but Sephiroth's does not include Nibelheim for his. The profile includes age, height, blood type, birthday, hometown, and weapon. Another common one is one for name origin ( ネーミングの由来, Nēmingu no Yurai ?), where Aerith's establishes an origin in "Earth", and Sephiroth says it comes from "Shefiroth". The boxes feature commentary about the character, and common segments include one for attire ( 服装, Fukusō ?) for the alternate outfits they appear in (with images), one for their initial equipment ( 初期設備, Shoki Setsubi ?). The annotated concept art has boxes around it that point to the design, although some do not point to anything particular. Their English names are the ones used in other Japanese media at this time, and therefore use the variations "Aerith", "Barett", and "Lockhart". These feature their main concept art (annotated), portrait art, and promo art, their name in Japanese and English, a profile with a paragraph biogaphy, and an "analects" ( 語録, goroku ?) section.
The "Revised Edition" ( 改訂版, Kaiteiban ?) of the book was green with Aerith's portrait, and was published by ASCII Corporation in November 21, 1997, and later republished by Enterbrain (following Famitsu being sold) in June 22, 2000. The first edition of the book is blue with Cloud's portrait, and was published by ASCII Corporation in March 24, 1997, with a second printing on April 15, 1997. The covers are in a single color, featuring an orb and a character's portrait over the top. The book has two version with different covers. The book was a precursor to the Ultimanias, being edited by Studio BentStuff but being released prior to the first Ultimania (the Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania).
Kadokawa Final Fantasy VII Kaitai Shinsho The Complete, sometimes referred to by English fans as Final Fantasy VII Dismantled or Final Fantasy VII True Script Dissection The Complete, is a Famitsu book for Final Fantasy VII.