Spirits Within wasn't bad, it just wasn't Final Fantasy. At best it was a decent film that could have used more polish and less trying to be part of the franchise. Anime has been kind of meh for a while with some gems here and there. The only Final Fantasy anime I ever saw was Legend of the Crystals. Woah-boy ; ; never got past the first tape. In some circles there existed a Dragon Quest anime of some form at some earlier mid point of the 90's (maybe). Given Square tried harder to be more than a game producer (with not that many original titles). Id like to see something in the future, if they can avoid repeating mistakes. Phantasy Star Online is rumored to have an anime in the works but. Apart from the Street fighter Alpha OVA's and recently watching most of Jojo. Most game based anime hasn't translated very well for some odd reason. (please don't mention .hack// , SAO rants will follow.) . Otherwise Advent Children was a very pleasant surprise.