Final Fantasy VII was the first in the franchise that I ever played and on PC so it will always have a special place in my heart. I was a teenager when I played and wasn't aware of everything needed to do to beat the game let alone didn't know that walkthroughs were a thing at the time, so I never beat it. It wasn't until years later I downloaded the game for the Nintendo Switch to replayed and finally beat the game. Gold Chocobo glitch and all! Aerith was immediately my favorite character and when I started collecting I only planned on getting merchandise from the 90s. Gradually, I ended up going after anything I was nostalgic for and it became a lot bigger than the Aerith shrine.

This is the original shrine shelf that had only Aerith until it grew.

Banpresto UFO Catcher Prize (1997)

UFO claw machine prizes of released of the main characters. Myfigurecollection catalog shows that Cloud, Barrett, Aerith, Red XIII and the smaller chocobo were released in 1996. Then Tifa, Sephiroth, Yuffie, Vincent, Cid, Cait Sith, and Cloud with his Hardedge sword in 1997. I wish material would last as they're all in terrible condition with fabric deteriation and some of the glue coming off. They're over 25 years old and have seen better days.

Banpresto UFO Catcher Prize Chocobos (1997)

UFO claw machine prizes of released of different color chocobos. I am guessing they use to stand up but the legs have given out over the decade.

Final Fantasy VII Extra Knight Figures

Figures with accessories of Tifa, Cloud, Sephiroth, Vincent, Aerith, Barrett, and Red XIII. Still on the hunt for Barrett.

ARTFX Cold Cast Model Series Cold Cast Forgotten City
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Static Arts

From Final Fantasy Remake series. Sephiroth was part of a collector's edition preorder bundle.

A tin cookie tin I purchased from Universal Studios Japan Osaka when the Final Fantasy VR ride was running back in 2018. I'll never forget getting on the ride and just expecting to watch a movie when it was a roller coaster and scared the hell out of me.

Final Fantasy X was the first I beat of the franchise. I have found memories of coming home after school to play and was absolutely captivated by the visuals and voice acting. Yuna was my favorite out of this series and similar to Aerith, I mainly had merchandise of Yuna and branched off a little with other characters.

Wedding Yuna Cold Cast

My prized possession. I'm unsure of the release date but I remember seeing a photo of this years ago on a blog around 2003 and read it was limited to 1,000 pieces. Throughout the years I have only saw a handful of listings way out of price range and usually cracked or broken. I finally managed to find one while in Japan but not lucky enough to get her without some pieces broken.

ArtFX Figures

Play Arts Figures

I don't have a lot of information on this. I did see a listing mentioning you could order this from SquareSoft online back in the day. It's an inflatable shaped like the famous blitzball!

Misc.