The following is a gallery of concept art for the original Final Fantasy. All versions included.
Logo and cover art[]
The original logo was simply stylized text on a black background, but for later versions Yoshitaka Amano artworks were used.
Cover art for the Japanese release version.
Alternate version.
Sketch for the Japanese cover art.
The cover art design for American releases with Amano's Floating Castle art in a crystal ball.
Logo art for the 20th Anniversary version.
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Logo art for the 20th Anniversary version.
Logo art for the 20th Anniversary version.
Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III logo sketches.
Characters[]
Original release[]
The original character artworks were drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, but other artists did work for the localized versions and guide books, e.g. see Nintendo Power artworks.
Light Warriors Promotional Artwork.
Princess Sara.
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Chaos.
Chaos.
Astos.
Kraken.
Lich.
Marilith.
Tiamat.
WonderSwan Color[]
Black Mage (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
Monk (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
Red Mage (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
Thief (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
Warrior (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
White Mage (from V-Jump Strategy Guide for the Wonderswan Color).
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls[]
Artwork for the Dawn of Souls edition of Final Fantasy was drawn by Gen Kobayashi.
Warrior and Firion with Chaos and Emperor.
Final Fantasy party with Final Fantasy II party.
The party and Chaos.
Barbariccia.
Black Mage.
Cagnazzo.
Garland.
Gilgamesh.
Kraken.
Lich.
Marilith.
Monk.
Red Mage.
Rubicante.
Princess Sara.
Scarmiglione.
Shinryu.
Thief.
Tiamat.
Typhon.
Ultros.
Warrior.
White Mage.
Items and equipment[]
Items[]
Adamantite.
Antidote.
Canoe.
Cottage.
Crown.
Crystal Eye.
Gold Needle.
Jolt Tonic.
Levistone.
Lute.
Mystic Key.
Nitro Powder.
Rosetta Stone.
Sleeping Bag.
Star Ruby.
Tent.
Weapons[]
Battle Axe.
Coral Sword.
Crosier.
Dagger.
Defender.
Dragon Sword (from the original North American manual).
Earth Rod.
Excalibur.
Falchion.
Flame Sword.
Great Axe.
Great Sword.
Hammer.
Healing Staff.
Ice Brand.
Iron Nunchaku.
Knife.
Light Axe.
Longsword.
Mage's Staff.
Masamune.
Mythril Axe.
Mythril Hammer.
Mythril Knife.
Mythril Sword.
Nunchaku.
Power Staff.
Rapier.
Razer.
Rune Blade.
Saber.
Sasuke's Blade.
Scimitar.
Staff.
Sun Blade.
Thor's Hammer.
Vorpal Sword.
Werebuster.
Wizard's Staff.
Wyrmkiller.
Armor[]
Aegis Shield.
Black Robe.
Bronze Gloves.
Buckler.
Chain Mail.
Clothes.
Copper Armlet.
Diamond Armlet.
Diamond Armor.
Diamond Gloves.
Diamond Helm.
Diamond Shield.
Dragon Mail.
Flame Mail.
Flame Shield.
Gauntlets.
Giant's Gloves.
Great Helm.
Healing Helm.
Helm.
Ice Armor.
Ice Shield.
Iron Armor.
Iron Shield.
Knight's Armor.
Leather Armor.
Leather Cap.
Leather Gloves.
Leather Shield.
Mythril Gloves.
Mythril Helm.
Mythril Mail.
Mythril Shield.
Protect Cloak.
Protect Ring.
Ribbon.
Silver Armlet.
Steel Gloves.
White Robe.
Enemies[]
The original enemy artworks were done by Yoshitaka Amano.
Anaconda.
Baretta.
Basilisk.
Black Knight.
Black Widow.
Chimera.
Clay Golem.
Cockatrice.
Crawler.
Crazy Horse.
Crocodile.
Dragon.
Evil Eye.
Gargoyle.
Ghost.
Gigas.
Goblin.
Green Slime.
Guardian.
Hellhound.
Hydra.
Manticore.
Medusa.
Mindflayer.
Minotaur.
Mummy.
Naga.
Ochu.
Phoenix (unused).
Sabertooth.
Sahagin.
Shark.
Scorpion.
Skeleton.
Troll.
Tyrannosaur.
Weretiger.
Wyvern.
Zombie.
Nintendo Power artworks[]
Artwork found in the Nintendo Power gaming magazine for the original Final Fantasy.
Nintendo Power Strategy Guide.
Back cover.
Chapter 1.
Chapter 2.
Chapter 3.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 5.
Chapter 6.
Chapter 7.
Chapter 8.
Adamantite.
Airship.
Astos.
Bahamut.
Bat.
Bell.
Bottle.
Cabin.
Canoe.
Circle of Sages.
Crown.
Crown.
Crystal Eye.
Crystal Orb.
Crystal Orb.
Dwarves.
Earth Rod.
Fairy.
Garland battle.
Heal Potion.
Herb/Jolt Tonic.
House.
Ice Cave.
Job classes.
King of Cornelia.
Kraken.
Levistone.
Lute.
Marilith.
Marsh Cave.
Matoya.
Mount Gulg.
Mystic Key.
Mystic Key.
Nitro Powder.
North Bridge.
Oxyale.
Pirate.
Pirate Ship.
Pirate Ship.
Prince of Elfheim.
Pure Potion.
Purple Worm.
Rat's Tail.
Red Mage and Warrior.
Rosetta Stone.
Ruby.
Sailing the canal.
Tiamat.
Titan.
Warp Cube.
Miscellaneous[]
World Map.
Comic Version
Yoshitaka Amano artworks[]
For the original release[]
"Battling the Behemoth".
"Battling the Dragon".
"Battling the Kraken".
"Battling the Ochu".
"Chaos Enthroned".
"The Cloudsea Djinn".
"The Levistone".
"Oath at Dawn". Despite being drawn for the original Final Fantasy, it was used for Firion's alternate outfit in Dissidia.
"Uncharted Lands".
For the 20th anniversary release[]
"Cloudsea Djinn".