{"id":56476,"date":"2026-02-05T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=56476"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:03:09","slug":"japanese-grandma-who-played-final-fantasy-11-for-20-years-passes-away-developers-extend-condolences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-grandma-who-played-final-fantasy-11-for-20-years-passes-away-developers-extend-condolences\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese grandma who played Final Fantasy 11 for 20 years passes away. Developers extend condolences\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 91-year-old Japanese\u00a0gamer\u00a0grandmother passed away on February 3. On top of her\u00a0impressive\u00a0age, she\u00a0was an avid\u00a0<strong>Final Fantasy XI<\/strong>\u00a0player for\u00a0nearly 20\u00a0years, according to\u00a0her grandson.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u3054\u5831\u544a\u3011<br><br>2\u67083\u65e5(\u706b)\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u611b\u3059\u308b\u304a\u3070\u3042\u3061\u3083\u3093\u304c91\u6b73\u3067\u5929\u56fd\u306b\u65c5\u7acb\u3061\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u304a\u3070\u3042\u3061\u3083\u3093\u306f\u4f53\u8abf\u304c\u60aa\u304f\u306a\u308b\u524d\u307e\u3067\u306fFF11\u306e20\u5e74\u8fd1\u3044\u53e4\u53c2\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u03b2\u7248\u304b\u3089\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3082\u305a\u3063\u3068\u898b\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u4eca\u306f\u30df\u30df\u3068\u30f4\u30a1\u30ca\u30fb\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u3092\u5192\u967a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF11<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalFantasyXI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FinalFantasyXI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MS8OKtznrI\">pic.twitter.com\/MS8OKtznrI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u677e\u3051\u3093 (@Makken_Dance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Makken_Dance\/status\/2018875283038957868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>On Tuesday, February\u00a03, my beloved grandmother passed away at the age of 91.\u00a0Up until her\u00a0health declined, she was a veteran player of FFXI for\u00a0nearly 20\u00a0years.\u00a0She watched me play since the beta version.\u00a0I bet she\u2019s\u00a0adventuring through the world of\u00a0Vana&#8217;diel\u00a0with Mimi\u00a0<\/em>(her\u00a0dog)\u00a0right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her grandson\u2019s post quickly gained\u00a0traction\u00a0on X, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arajio009\/status\/2019039896309244342?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Fantasy XI fans<\/a>\u00a0offering condolences and reminiscing about their time with the game.\u00a0The story reached so far, in fact, that FFXI\u00a0game designer Kensuke Shimoda and\u00a0composer Kumi Tanioka took the time to respond,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3054\u51a5\u798f\u3092\u304a\u7948\u308a\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5143\u958b\u767a\u30e1\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u306e1\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3054\u751f\u524d\u306b\u904a\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u5fc3\u3088\u308a\u3054\u611f\u8b1d\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u4e0b\u7530\u8ce2\u4f51(First Mammal) (@kensukeShimoda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kensukeShimoda\/status\/2019032758526619650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;May\u00a0she rest in peace. As one of the original development team members,\u00a0I\u00a0sincerely thank\u00a0you\u00a0from the bottom of my heart\u00a0for playing.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">20\u5e74\u8fd1\u304f\u3082\u306e\u9593\u3001\u30f4\u30a1\u30ca\u30fb\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u65c5\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u3066\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u5929\u56fd\u3067\u3082\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3059\u697d\u3057\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3044\u306a\u3041\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u3082\u3057\u3082\u30f4\u30a1\u30ca\u30fb\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u8ee2\u751f\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3001\u98a8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u97f3\u697d\u3082\u6642\u6298\u8074\u3053\u3048\u305f\u308a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3001\u662f\u975e\u6559\u3048\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u263a\ufe0f<br>\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u3054\u51a5\u798f\u3092\u304a\u7948\u308a\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aaQH9rrbbK\">https:\/\/t.co\/aaQH9rrbbK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u8c37\u5ca1\u4e45\u7f8e\uff202\/14\u306fTGMS EXTRA\uff01 (@tanikumi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tanikumi\/status\/2019176806537130032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Thank you for journeying through\u00a0Vana&#8217;diel\u00a0for\u00a0nearly twenty\u00a0years. I do hope you are enjoying yourself in heaven. If you have been reborn in\u00a0Vana&#8217;diel, I should love to know if you occasionally hear music being carried on the wind. May you rest in\u00a0peace.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tanioka\u2019s reply, the grandson explained&nbsp;that several of his family members are fans of Final Fantasy XI\u2019s soundtrack, with his grandmother loving the theme of&nbsp;Gustaberg&nbsp;in particular.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tanikumi\/status\/2019231084152778917?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tanioka replied once more<\/a>, saying she was honored to compose the game\u2019s many pieces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gustaberg\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ISSVI8JW2w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Fantasy XI&nbsp;was&nbsp;first released on the PlayStation 2&nbsp;on&nbsp;May 16, 2002, before being ported to PC, Xbox 360, and Steam. Its PS2 and Xbox 360 servers&nbsp;were&nbsp;shut down&nbsp;worldwide&nbsp;on March 31, 2016. 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