Final Fantasy Lost Stranger

Final Fantasy Lost Stranger is a manga announced January 31, 2017 during Square Enix's Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary event.^[1] It is serialized in Gekkan Shōnen Gangan starting in its July 2017 issue and published in English online by Crunchyroll. The story follows a Square Enix employee who dies and is reborn into a Final Fantasy world.^[2]

The manga was published in volumes in Japanese by Gangan Comics starting November 22, 2017, in French tankobon paperback by Mana Books starting April 5, 2018, in English paperback by Yen Press starting August 21, 2018 (electronic version was released a week later), in Italian by J-Pop starting September 27, 2018, in German by Carlsen Verlag starting July 2, 2019, and in Spanish by Norma Editorial starting May 24, 2019.

Synopsis[]

Scoring a job at Square Enix, Sasaki Shogo's dream of producing a Final Fantasy game finally seems within his grasp! But after he starts, he quickly discovers that the work has nothing to do with his favorite franchise at all... Disillusioned, his enthusiasm for FF begins waning despite his sister / co-worker Yuko's attempts to lift his spirits. Their conversation is cut short, though, when a runaway truck suddenly careens toward the two of them...!

When Shogo comes to, the first thing he sees is...a Moogle?! Wait, was that a Cure spell? And chocobos...?! Hurled into a Final Fantasy world unbound to any particular installment, how will an uber-fan like Shogo survive?!

Characters[]

Shogo Sasaki (佐々木正吾, Sasaki Shōgo?): The main protagonist, an employee of Square Enix who wished to work on a Final Fantasy installment. He is transported into a Final Fantasy world himself.
Yuko Sasaki (佐々木夕子, Sasaki Yūko?): Shogo's sister and co-worker.
Sharuru Linkingfeather (シャルル・リンキンフェザー, Sharuru Rinkinfezā?): Nicknamed "Sharu", a white mage and the leader of the party. She loves healing injured people.
Rei Hagakure (レイ・ハガクレ, Rei Hagakure?): A female axe-wielding warrior. She's not too kind with Shogo who came from another world but always listen to Sharu.
Duston Volta (ダストン・ヴォルタ, Dasuton Voruta?): A blackmage. A moodmaker of the party who always tries his hardest to stop Shogo and Rei from fighting each other.

Story[]

List of chapters[]

Volume	Chapter	Release	Japanese title	English title
1	1	July 14, 2017	Prelude-Rebirth	Prelude Rebirth
	2	August 14, 2017	運命への反逆 (Unmei e no Hangyaku)	Defying Fate(original Chapter release)/Defiers of Fate(Volume release)
	3	September 19, 2017	挑戦 (Chōsen)	Challenge
2	4	November 13, 2017	試練を超える力 (Shiren o Koeru Chikara)	Calamity Unbound
	5	December 12, 2017	不撓の決意 (Futō no Ketsui)	Decision on the Dock
	6	January 12, 2018	独りじゃない (Hitori ja nai)	You're Not Alone
	7	February 12, 2018	光を求めて (Hikari o Motomete)	In Search of Light
	8	March 12, 2018	欲望の足音 (Yokubō no Ashioto)	Devil's Ambition
3	9	April 12, 2018	深淵の果てに (Shin'en no Hate ni)	Beyond the Darkness
	10	May 21, 2018	破滅への使者 (Hametsu e no Shisha)	The Darkness of Eternity
	11	July 12, 2018	萌動 (Hōdō)	Movement in Green
	12	August 13, 2018	いつの日かきっと (Itsunohika kitto)	The Day Will Come
	13	October 12, 2018	踊る人形 (Odoruningyō)	Dancing Calcabrina
4	14	November 12, 2018	いつか終わる夢 (Itsuka Owaru Yume)	A Fleeting Dream
	15	December 19, 2018	虚空への前奏曲(プレリュード) (Kokū he no Pureryūdo)	The Prelude of Empty Skies
	16	January 14, 2019	継ぎゆく意志 (Tsugiyuku Ishi)	Setting You Free
	17		天より降りし力 (Ten yori Orishi Chikara)	Torn from the Heavens
	18		夢も希望もありません (Yume mo Kibō mo Arimasen)	Out of the Frying Pan
5	19		永遠の誓い (Eien no Chikai)	Promised Eternity
	20		その扉の向こうに (Sono Tobira no Mukō ni)	Behind the Door
	21		心の奥に燃ゆるもの (Kokoro no Oku ni Moyuru Mono)	Something Burns in the Heart
	22		いつか帰るところ (Itsuka Kaeru Tokoro)	A Place to Call Home
	23		心開けば (Kokoro Hirakeba)	Open Your Heart
6	24		求めし力 (Motomeshi Chikara)	Seeking Power
	25		レクイエム (Rekuiemu)	Requiem
	26		生命の流れ Seimei no Nagare	Lifestream
	27		泡沫 Utakata	Utakata
	28		罪深き希望 (Tsumibukaki Kibō)	Sinful Hope
7	29		砕けぬ思い (Kudakenu Omoi)	Invincible
	30		とけた魔法と心 (Toketa Mahō to Kokoro)	Broken Spell, Healed Hearts
	31		目覚め (Mezame)	Awakening
	32		ビブリオフォビア (Biburiofobia)	Bibliophobia
	33		千の悲鳴 (Sen no Himei)	A Thousand Screams
	34		彷徨の炎 (Hōkō no Honō)	Wandering
	35		紅き焔の熱に (Akaki Honō no Netsu ni)	Conflagration
	36		繋がりし者たち (Tsunagarishi Mono-tachi)	No Sound, No Scutter

Volume publication history[]

Volume	Gangan (ja)	Yen Press (en)	Mana (fr)	J-Pop (it)	Carlsen (de)	Norma (es)
1	November 22, 2017^[3] ISBN 978-4-7575-5520-4	August 21, 2018 ISBN 978-1-9753-8090-8	April 5, 2018^[4] ISBN 979-1-0355-0027-6	September 27, 2018^[5] ISBN 978-8-83275-437-7	July 2, 2019^[6] ISBN 978-3-551-76286-3	May 24, 2019^[7] ISBN 978-8-46793-664-3
2	May 22, 2018^[8] ISBN 978-4-7575-5719-2	March 5, 2019^[9] ISBN 978-1-9753-0307-5	July 5, 2018^[10] ISBN 979-1-0355-0042-9	November 29, 2018^[11] ISBN 978-8-83275-602-9	November 26, 2019^[12] ISBN 978-3-551-76287-0	July 26, 2019^[13] ISBN 978-8-46793-665-0
3	January 22, 2019^[14] ISBN 978-4-7575-5975-2	September 3, 2019^[15] ISBN 978-1-9753-8498-2	February 7, 2019^[16] ISBN 979-1-0355-0088-7	April 17, 2019^[17] ISBN 978-8-83275-776-7	May 26, 2020^[18] ISBN 978-3-551-76288-7	March 6, 2020^[19] ISBN 978-8-46793-666-7
4	June 12, 2019^[20] ISBN 978-4-7575-6155-7	January 28, 2020^[21] ISBN 978-1-9753-3293-8	September 5, 2019^[22] ISBN 979-1-0355-0131-0	September 18, 2019^[23] ISBN 978-8-83490-010-9	—	—
5	January 11, 2020^[24] ISBN 978-4-7575-6463-3	October 20, 2020^[25] ISBN 978-1-9753-1679-2	June 4, 2020^[26] ISBN 979-1-0355-0169-3	—	—