In 2012 we celebrated 25 years of the Final Fantasy series. With the newly-announced Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy -The Celebration- Blu-ray, you’ll now be able to own a piece of the franchise’s musical history. Each numbered Final Fantasy is represented in the selections, along with a brand-new battle theme medley arranged by Distant Worlds conductor Arnie Roth and Eric Roth and featuring the Kangawa Phiharmonic Orchesta. The Blu-ray version will include a feature where you will be able to switch angles between the orchestra and the video presentation.

Square Enix has provided a listing for the Blu-ray on their official Japanese e-Store here, and on Amazon Japan here. For more info, including samples, check out the officia website here.

Square Enix has provided us a sneak preview of the Blu-ray per the video above. A release date for June 26th has been set in Japan, and will be priced at 6500 uen (roughly $66 USD). Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy will be performing in Atlanta, Georgia on June 7th, 2013 — be sure to snatch up tickets soon! More information here.

01 Final Fantasy Series — “Prelude”
02 Final Fantasy I-III Medely
03 Final Fantasy IV — “Battle with the Four Fiends”
04 Final Fantasy V — “Main Theme”
05 Final Fantasy VI — “The Phantom Forest”
06 Final Fantasy VII — “One-Winged Angel”
07 Final Fantasy VIII — “Don’t Be Afraid”
08 Final Fantasy IX — “You’re Not Alone”
09 Final Fantasy X — “To Zanarkand”
10 Final Fantasy Series — “Chocobo Medley 2012″
11 Final Fantasy XI — “Procession of Heroes ~ Vana’diel March Medley”
12 Final Fantasy XII — “Dalmasca Estersand”
13 Final Fantasy XIII — “Blinded by Light”
14 Final Fantasy XIV — “Answers”
15 Final Fantasy IV — “Theme of Love”
16 Final Fantasy VIII — “Eyes on Me”
17 Final Fantasy VI — “Opera: Maria and Draco”
18 Final Fantasy Series — “Battle Theme Medley & Victory Fanfare”
19 Final Fantasy Series — “Final Fantasy”

This year’s New York Comic-Con has come and gone, but it wasn’t without representation from Square Enix or Final Fantasy. While there weren’t any Final Fantasy games on display, Square Enix did tote along its extensive Play Arts brand figures, which include many from Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary posters were also for sale, as well as other miscellaneous products such as mugs and plushes. As always, NYCC brought out the Final Fantasy cosplayers, ranging the whole history of the series.

To view the many pictures from Square Enix’s booth and panels, head on over to the official Flickr.

Did you have a chance to visit a Square Enix event his year? Tell us, by leaving a comment below!

Revealed at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event at the end of August, the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box contains every main numbered Final Fantasy (save XIV’s forthcoming re-release) on a PlayStation platform.

The boxset includes a behind the scenes disc, a Crystal Artworks gallery with new art from Yoshitaka Amano, two CDs of series music selections, a FFXIV Mogu Mogu Earring voucher, and a statuette of Yoshitaka Amano’s 25th Anniversary logo.

Available September 30th in Japan only through the Square Enix e-Shop, it will retail for 35000 yen (USD $448).