Magazine

The Magazine, also known as Playboy, Smut, or Lustful Lali-Ho, is an item in Final Fantasy IV. While never actually said, it is heavily implied that it is pornographic in nature, since the screen turns pink when Cecil reads it. It can only be obtained in the Developer's Office, and since this was not in the initial American release, the magazine could not be obtained.

The magazine actually serves a purpose in the Nintendo DS version. After getting a copy, placing it on a stool in the Developer's Room causes it to be confiscated, one of the requirements for getting the Reach Augment. There are in fact multiple pornographic magazines in this version: the Lustful Lali-ho, being found in the Dwarven Castle, and the Ninja Sutra, several of which can be found in Eblan. On an interesting note, you can use it in battle, but it will not do anything. It is apparently Cecil's favorite magazine.

It should be interesting to note that Cecil is not the only character that can read the magazine. Since any character can be in the lead, then any playable character (except for Tellah and Edward) can read it at any point in the game.

In The After Years, many copies can be obtained. If the player fights the Game Designer in the Developer's Room after giving it a Lustful Lali-Ho, they will sometimes receive a Discovery Book, an item that increases a character's max MP by 50.