Kadokawa

Kadokawa are a Japanese multimedia company. They own several brands and companies in the video games, manga, and light novel industries. Their beginnings in the industry were with the Kadokawa Shoten publishing company. Kadokawa Shoten had early interaction with the Final Fantasy series with its licensed manga and novelizations at a time where Square was more open with its property.

Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten are a publishing subsidiary of Kadokawa. They publish under several brands.

Comptiq
Comptiq is a Japanese computer game magazine. One Final Fantasy guide was published under the brand.

Kadokawa Bunko
The Kadokawa Bunko imprint was used for a translation of the  The Spirits Within novelization (with the subtitle "Full Length").

Sneaker Bunko
The Sneaker Bunko imprint was used for an abridged translation of the  The Spirits Within novelization (with the subtitle "Evolution") that was released in full on Kadokawa Bunko. They also published a novelization of Final Fantasy II and a side-story for Final Fantasy: Unlimited.

Dragon Comics
This imprint was used for manga works published in other Kadokawa Shoten magazines. The Final Fantasy III manga was published under it in three volumes.

Famitsu
Enterbrain is a subsidiary of Kadokawa, and Enterbrain purchased the Famitsu brand from in March 2007. The Famitsu brand is used for magazines and other game-related books including novels.

Dengeki
MediaWorks (now ASCII Media Works after merging wtih ASCII Corporation) is a subsidiary of Kadokawa and owner of the Dengeki brand. The Dengeki brand is used for magazines and other game-related books.

Media Factory
Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation in October 2011. Though Media Factory have previously worked with the Final Fantasy brand, they have not since Kadokawa's purchase.

Yen Press
In April 11, 2016, Yen Press became a joint venture of and Kadokawa, with Kadokawa owning the majority share. Yen Press publish English-translated manga and light novels to a western audience.