Final Fantasy VII Remake Doing Special “Shinra Promotion” For Golden Week In Japan

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Stick with us on this one, ok? We know it’s a bit niche and a bit nuts, but it’s too funny not to talk about. All sorts of collaborations happen within the video game space and the real world. Often, a company will use a video game to promote something in the real world or do its best to get certain people interested in a game by using it in the real world in various ways. In the case of Final Fantasy VII Remake, its impact has been legendary since it launched a few years back. But in Japan, they’re taking that love to a new level.

If you recall, the Final Fantasy VII Remake was merely the first part of the original legendary RPG. Specifically, it focused on the “Midgar Saga,” where Cloud Strife and his allies fought against the corrupt Shinra Organization to try and stop them from polluting the planet. Yes, Sephiroth was there too, but we’re not focusing on him this time.

Anyway, Shinra was evil, and fans can only imagine all of the heinous acts they did, including how they treated some of their “lesser” employees.

We bring this up because, in Japan, they’re about to do a special holiday week known as “Golden Week.” They celebrate numerous holidays within that week so that all kinds of citizens feel special.

To that end, they’re doing a special contest in reference to the RPG by having fans within Japan fill out a “Shinra Company Paid Leave Application Form.” Yes, this is real, and you can see it below:

FF7R has a hilarious campaign for Golden Week in Japan where you can fill out a "paid time off request form" from Shinra Company LOL.Here's my translation of how to fill out the form and the sample one they provided, written by Reno apparently lmao.You can upload this with… pic.twitter.com/5GBJerKBn2

How the contest