1997 January 31 : Final Fantasy VII is released in Japan.

March 3 : Dismantled (Kaitai Shinsho) is released in Japan, with the hero, Cloud, on the cover of the book.

March 10 : Final Fantasy Tactics is released in Japan, Cloud meets a reincarnation of Aerith, and tells Ramza that he wants to find his Promised Land. ( )

All Throughout The Year : Pepsi and Square Enix join up to promote Final Fantasy VII's North American fall release, with Cloud and Aerith holding hands on a Pepsi cup.

September 7 : FFVII is released in North America. Cloud and Aerith are described as "A story of a love... that could never be" in the North American commercial. ( )

November 7 : Dismantled (Complete version) is released in Japan, with the heroine, Aerith, on the cover of the book.

November 17 : European commercial describes Final Fantasy VII as a game about a "Bitter war of love... and hate." While the narrator says "love" Cloud and Aerith scenes are shown, and when the narrator says "hate" it shows Sephiroth. ( )

November 17 : Square Enix releases a French commercial that described Cloud and Aerith as “Une histoire d'amour impossible” which translates as; “An Impossible Love Story.“ ( )

1998 March 29 : Parasite Eve (1) is released in Japan and contains the Yoshitaka Amano image of Cloud and Aerith titled "Tranquility" as an easter egg.

April 17 : SquareSoft and Coca-Cola team up to release Final Fantasy figurines. The first edition contained Cloud and Aerith with Squall and Rinoa. The description on the back says that FFVII is a "mysterious epic" about "love." ( )

1999 Unknown Month And Day : Square Enix (then SquareSoft) released their "Cold Cast" collection, which consisted of statues of Squall and Rinoa dancing and Cloud laying Aerith to rest. The exact date is unknown, but on the back of the statue it says it was released in 1999. ( )

December 16 : Parasite Eve II is released in Japan with another easter egg for Clerith. In a laboratory where Aya Brea tries to use a computer infected with a virus called "Fatekeeper", the anti-virus, "Cloud" is found inside the September issue of a magazine called "Aeris".

2000 Unknown Month And Day : Square releases another Coca-cola piece of merchandise with Cloud/Aerith and Squall/Rinoa on an official poster. ( )

July 7 : Final Fantasy IX is released in Japan, containing another Clerith easter egg in which a soldier (Pluto Knight VII) and a flower girl can be found right outside a church in Alexandria. The Knight says "To have the chance to meet a pretty flower like you in a destroyed city... Oh, I'm the luckiest guy in the world!" while the flower girl says "He's handsome, but he's not exactly Mr. Personality..." It should be noted that this cameo is not mentioned in any of the ultimanias but is a clear reference to Cloud and Aerith nonetheless. ( )



2001 July 18 : Rikki releases her album "Suteki da ne" (素敵だね, Isn't it Wonderful) for Final Fantasy X, a vocalized version of "Aerith's Theme" called "Pure Heart" was also included.

2002 March 28 : Kingdom Hearts 1 is released in Japan. In this story, Cloud is working with Hades to find someone that he considers to be his "light". And after 9 years of separation, Cloud finally reunites with Aerith during the credits of the game. ( )

June 13 : The first Kingdom Hearts Ultimania is released, in which Nomura is asked if "the person who Cloud is searching for is Aerith" which he responded by saying "Well, what do you think? If indeed it was Aeris, then the bit in the ending was the answer. You might say it was made so that you can take it that way." ( )

October : Nomura does another interview with PlayStation Magazine (pg. 139-140) where he said the following; "Yes, she died in Final Fantasy VII, but there's no real relation to where she was at or what role she played in FFVII. There's no relationship from FFVII to the Kingdom Hearts stories. I consider them separate stories. But if you play Kingdom Hearts, toward the end, some of the questions about the relationship between Cloud and Aerith in FFVII might be answered. It's sort of like a side story, and this was an extra bonus that I wanted to give to players." ( )

2003 October 24 : In an interview with Famitsu Magazine, Nomura said: "I believe for those who formerly traveled with her as comrades and for the viewers, each carries their own feelings and love for Aerith. In this story, Cloud also carries his own undying feeling for Aerith, even to this very day… It’s relation with the church scene is… Yup. I’ll leave this part to your imagination. (laughs)" ( )

2004 September 1 - 11 : During the "Special Edition" of Advent Children's 30 minute showing at the 61st Venice Film Festival, Tifa says to Cloud: "You think you'll meet her again this way? You think you would reach her by doing so? The way you die could be a good way, is that what you think?" Confirming that Cloud wanted to die to be with Aerith again. ( )

December 22 : Itadaki Street Special is released in Japan. Cloud and Aerith are seen walking together in the opening movie. ( )

2005 September 9 : Maiden of the Planet is released in the Final Fantasy VII: Ultimania Omega. Read the fan translation -> HERE.

September 14 : Advent Children is released. ( )

December 12 : Kingdom Hearts II is released in Japan.

2008 December 18 : Dissidia Final Fantasy is released in Japan. Cloud's story concludes with him returning to a place with his "favorite flower", Aerith's White Materia is Cloud's crystal, and Cloud tells Sephiroth"the one I truly want to meet is..."

May 25 : Square Enix releases figures for the "Static Arts" collection; the first of Sephiroth summoning Meteor and the second was Cloud standing in Aerith's church, surrounded by light and flowers. The official description is; "Cloud Strife bathed in the PROTECTING LIGHT of Aerith's church with flowers of remembrance at his feet. A never before seen SOFTER image of Cloud has been cast in this new Static Arts figure." ( )

2011 july 19 : Square Enix officially translates the On the Way to a Smile novel into the German language. Translating the previous "koibito" sentence as: “Cloud war ihr Freund, ihr Geliebter—er war ein Sinnbild fuer alles, was ihr wichtig war und es galt, ihn zu beschuetzen.” The German word "Geliebter" means "lover", thus (once again) confirming that Cloud and Aerith had been in a romantic relationship during Final Fantasy VII. ( )

2012 December 18 : The Final Fantasy VII: 25th Anniversary Ultimania is released in Japan. On page 021 of Cloud's profile section is the following quote: 少年時代のあこがれ、愛するものを奪った仇、そしてリユニオンの母体——セフィロス。 The Japanese clause 愛するものを奪った仇 translates as "the enemy that robbed him of his loved one." While the quote doesn't specifically say Aerith's name, readers can safely make that conclusion because Sephiroth did not kill any one else (that Cloud loved) during Final Fantasy VII other than Aerith. ( )

December 22 : The Square Enix ARTNIA CAFE opens in Japan. Cloud and Aerith have matching desserts; Cloud's, a chocolate and banana parfait, and Aerith's, a strawberry and vanilla parfait. The description says "Cloud's Buster Sword" and "Aerith's ribbon". ( ).

2013 March 3 : Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade releases Cloud and Aerith as a matching set for Hinamatsuri, with Cloud and Aerith being depicted as Emperor and Empress during their wedding. This spring-time celebration carries romantic connotations in Japan, and creators of manga/anime will often depict romantic pairings in Emeperor and Empress outfits for Hinamatsuri.

June 1 : In chapter 44 of the Kingdom Hearts II manga, Cloud senses Aerith is in danger and rushes to her rescue. Although the moment is short, it's very endearing and sweet to see Cloud acting as Aerith's bodyguard once more. ( )

2014 March 11 : Cloud and Aerith (along with Yuna) are released as DLC costumes for Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns. If you're wearing Cloud's DLC and speak to NPCs in Luxerion, they will say: “Are they looking for the promised land?” ( )

August 11 : Square Enix officially translates On the Way to a Smile into the French language, translating the Japanese "koibito" sentence as: "Cloud avait été son ami, et son amant. C'etait un symbole important, et une personne qu'elle se devait de protéger." The French word "amant" means "lover" in English, reaffirming for a third time that Cloud and Aerith were in a romantic relationship during Final Fantasy VII. ( )

November : PlayStation Magazine releases a special issue celebrating its 20th anniversary. In this issue, Cloud and Aerith are identified as a "tragic love" (悲恋). ( )

December 18 : Cloud and Aerith, as well as Tidus and Yuna, appear in the Final Fantasy Explorers (Collector’s Edition) Artbook, despite Tifa being in the game as well, she does not appear in the book. ( )

2015 February 14 : Final Fantasy Record Keeper celebrates Valentine's Day with Aerith, Yuna, and Ashe featured on a wallpaper. ( )

March 14 : FF Record Keeper celebrates White Day with Cloud, Tidus, and Balthier. ( )

June 15 : The Final Fantasy VII Remake is announced at E3.

June 15 : The official Final Fantasy 25th anniversary twitter account tweeted out this message on the day of the FF7R announcement: "Kupo, my fingertips are tingling! My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning, Kupo!! At last, the time has come for the reunion in the promised land!" ( )

June 16 : Kazushige Nojima posts a picture of Cloud and Aerith standing in front of Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" album on his instagram account, with the words "Here we go!" ( )

July 27 : Hidemi Matsuzuka tweets out (in Japanese and English) a few pieces of merchandise for the Final Fantasy VII Remake. The totebag has Cloud and Aerith's images center-stage, and the other piece of merchandise is an image of Lifestream swirling around Cloud's Buster Sword. ( )

August 1 : Jonne Valtonen (arranger of Final Symphony) said "Cloud, who is the hero, and Aerith, WHO IS THE LOVE INTEREST, goes on a date in an amusement park. Things get heated up a bit but it gets interrupted by fireworks" ( ) ( )

August 19 : Final Fantasy VII is released for the iOS. The Japanese version includes the Katakana spelling of "clerith", クラエア, is a keyword for the iOS port. No other ship name directs users to the iOS FFVII port, only "clerith" does. ( )

September 16 : A never before seen Nomura sketch is displayed at Artnia Cafe, very faintly, the remnants of Aerith can be seen sitting on the back of Cloud's motorcycle. ( )

September 30 : FF Record Keeper releases the event 「悔恨の孤狼-クラウディウルフ-」(The Lone Wolf's Lament—Cloudy Wolf) in which players can obtain Cloud's AC wardrobe. During the event, the description said Cloud ‘lost’ (失った) someone in a “big way” (大きく) that caused him to 'reject’ (拒絶) the others. ( )

November 12 : Cloud was announced as a DLC character for Super Smash Bros 4 during the Nintendo Direct presentation. In the reveal trailer, Nintendo paid homage to Cloud and Aerith's church meeting with Cloud and Zelda. ( )

December 4 : Cloud is added to Blizzard's "World of Warcraft" game as a NPC bodyguard named “Kuraud” that stands besides a flower vendor named "Aerith Primrose." While not Square Enix, it's very touching! ( )

December 5 : The PlayStation 4 port for Final Fantasy VII is released. The PS4 theme features Cloud from the FFVII Remake as the wallpaper and Aerith's theme as the menu song. ( )

December 5 : Final Fantasy VII Remake x Mobius Final Fantasy crossover event is released in Japan. In this story, Cloud is trying to get to his Promised Land and when he finally "leaves" for it, Aerith's theme begins to play. ( )

December 25 : Cloud and Aerith are released on a card together for KHUX. ( )

2016 February 6 : Just like they did in 1997 to advertise FFVII's release, Square Enix collaberated with the Sapporo Snow Festival to celebrate Final Fantasy VII's 20th anniversary. During this celebration, they created a tribute video in which Cloud and Aerith are heavily emphasized. ( )

February 14 : Final Fantasy Record Keeper releases a special Valentine's Day medley, in which Eyes on Me, Eiko’s Theme, Celes’ Theme, Theme of Love, and Aerith’s Theme are played on the home menu, with Aerith's theme being played the longest, clocking in at 1:29. ( )

February 23 : Final Fantasy Break the Seal releases an event titled 「守るべき存在」("Existence to Protect") ( )

April 29 : On day one of the very first #ClerithWeek celebration, KHUX celebrated springtime by attributing “Spring showers and blooming flowers” to Aerith, and also used a quote from when Cloud and Aerith met in the church. ( )

June 8 : Square Enix's EU products facebook page places Cloud's PAK figure in white flowers, similar to the many times Cloud and Aerith have been tied to flower fields. ( )

July 31 : In FF BRIGADE, Cloud and Aerith shared an event called “Summer vacation” ( サマーバケーション ), in which Cloud can be seen wearing Aerith's White Materia necklace. ( )

September 17 : Final Fantasy Record Keeper releases a commercial starring Narimiya Hiroki fanboying over Aerith. ( )

September 27 : FFRK's "X Records" dungeons includes a few clerith nods. Cloud's opening comment is 「あんたたちのことなんて 興味ないね。だが 、 行かなければ ならない場所がある … 協力しよう」 ("I'm not interested in any of you. But, there's a place I need to get to... so I'll work with you.") and when you win Cloud will say 「大切なもの……今度はなくさずにすんだ」 (“Winning doesn’t always mean losing someone important.”). Aerith's opening statement is 「一緒に飛空挺乗ろうって約束、守れそうだな」 ("We promised to ride the airship together, so I must protect it"). ( )

October 25 : World of Final Fantasy is released in North America, confirming Cloud's love for Aerith when Terra says to Cloud "So when you find him, what are you going to do? Will killing him bring back the woman that you lost? This isn't any way to honor her memory. To take your love for her and turn it into hate?" And in the Japanese version, Cloud specifically refers to Aerith as his "taisetsuna hito" ("most precious person"), and Terra says that Cloud can't turn his "aisuru/愛する" ("love") for Aerith into hate. This romantic confirmation was also translated into 6 other languages by Square Enix. ( )

October 27 : In the Final Fantasy XV "Omen" trailer, the Noctis and Luna scenes directly parallel Cloud and Aerith scenes from Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children. There's countless parallels in NoctLuna's love story, but the trailer is a good example. ( )



December 26 : Final Fantasy Record Keeper hosts an event for Final Fantasy VII titled "Awakening Cloud". During this event, the menu song changed to a new version of the FFVII boss battle track "Fight On!". From 1:50 - 2:22 listeners can hear Cloud's Theme (World Map Theme) and Aerith's Theme become a sweet heavy metal medley. ( )

January 12 : Kingdom Hearts 2.8 is released in Japan. The romantic portion of the credits shows 13 Disney couples, as well as Roxas/Namine, Sora/Kairi, and Cloud and Aerith. ( )



January 31 : The opening tribute video for the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Celebration Event in Tokyo, shows all the main couples as well as clerith. ( ) | ( ) | dualshockers.com

January 31 : For Final Fantasy VII's 20th anniversary, Square Enix released their first promotional concept art for the Final Fantasy VII Remake. During the same event, they also revealed that Aerith was coming to Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia. ( )

February 7 : The English release of Final Fantasy Mobius x FFVII Remake (Part 1) collaberation event is released Globally on Aerith's birthday. ( )

February 12 : On the Japanese server for FFRK, three FF females were given wallpapers alongside a quote for three days. Day 1 was Aerith/Rikku/Garnet: Day 2 was Lightning/Tifa/Ashe: Day 3 was Yuna/Beatrix/Selfie/Rinoa. Aerith's Valentine's Day wallpaper said 「 しっかり受け止めてね 」( "Hold me close.”). While the English version removed the quote and also didn't show multiple FF females, Aerith was day 1, Lightning was day 2, and Yuna was day 3. ( ) ( )

February 14 : The second part of the English version of FF Mobius x FFVIIR is released on Valentine's Day. There's a lot of information regarding this, so please read the post about it: ( )

March 1 : Cloud referenced his bodyguard deal with Aerith in the mobile game Opera Omnia! ( )

March 9 : In the official Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary commercial, lots of memorable romantic moments for the FF titles were shown, including a clerith scene. ( )

March 14 : For White Day, FFRK released the male counterpart for the Valentine celebration. Cloud's quote was 「これは、俺たちふたりにゆるされた さいごの時間かもしれないから……」(a quote only found in the high affection Highwind scene) however Cloud's image matches Aerith's, and both quotes for Aerith and Cloud is as though they go together. With Aerith saying "Hold me close" and Cloud saying "Yeah...okay. This is probably the last time we'll have together......". No other quotes for other characters seem to "complete" each other.

March 28 : The English version of the The X Records dungeons in FFRK is released globally. In this event, Cloud's opening statement is "I can't say I care about helping. But I have somewhere I have to be. And I'll fight to get there." and if you win the fight Cloud will say: "Winning doesn't always mean losing the people important to us." Aerith's opening statement is: "Maybe I'll get that airship ride after all" ( )

April 3 : The official World of Warcraft twitter account used “Kuraud” and “Aerith Primrose”, aka Cloud and Aerith, to celebrate Springtime! Attributing the quote “April showers bring May flowers” to Cloud and Aerith, too! Coincidentally, this quote was used for #ClerithWeek the prior year. ( )

April 28 : Famitsu.com reports that for the FFRK x FF30th huge celebration at Tokyo tower, images were displayed as “memories of FF” which included images of Cloud/Aerith, Squall/Rinoa, and Tidus/Yuna. ( )

April 29 : For The #FFRK_FF30th anniversary celebration, Square Enix created a special commercial starring Cloud’s voice actor, Takahiro Sakurai, and Aerith’s voice actress, Maaya Sakamoto! While the official commercial upload is no longer available, you can watch it on astoryofalove's youtube channel. and can also reblog it here: ( )

May 29 : FFRK's official website shows Clerith alongside other FF couples. ( )

June 1 : Cloud and Aerith are married in FF Airbourne Brigade for the June Bride event. While Tifa had a very sexy wedding dress, too. "Groom Cloud" is only obtainable with "Bride Aerith", and it was Cloud and Aerith that were on the banners together. ( ) ( )

June : The Hero (Cloud), Heroine (Aerith), and Villain (Sephiroth) of Final Fantasy VII are remembered on the cover for Game Informer’s June 2017 issue about “The Top 100 RPGs of All Time”. ( )

June 17 : FF Mobius releases another card for FFVII titled “星の命を救え” which is “Save the life of the Planet”. In the bottom left corner you can see Aerith's lilies. ( )

July 24 : Aerith is released in DFFOO. ( )

September 15 : Cloud losing Aerith is #3 on IGN’s "100 UNFORGETTABLE VIDEO GAME MOMENTS“ of all time. The article says Aerith is "instrumental in Cloud Strife’s growth as a person" and even says "In other words, she is a — if not in some way the — main character in Final Fantasy VII" ( )

September 15 : FFRK relic banners for the 3 year anniversary (JA server) chose all canon couples + Cloud and Aerith. ( ) ( )

September 25 : DeNA's 3rd anniversary video for FFRK included the following romantic moments: Cloud laying aerith to rest, Squall and Rinoa dancing, Zidane moving to stop Garnet from jumping, Tidus and Yuna kissing, Snow and Serah’s fireworks date. Cloud's quote is “What about us…… what are WE supposed to do? What about my pain?“ Aerith's quote was slightly altered to: 「 すべて終わったら、また、ね 」 which is "When it's all over, I'll see you again." Interesting enough, Tifa's quote was "Have we lost to a memory?", while Yuna's quote was “The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded…Never forget them.” ( )

September 26 : Nobuo Uematsu discusses Final Fantasy's main theme, footage selected from FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, and FFXII were scenes between canon couples. Each scene was used to represent each game. ( )

October 19 : Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest x Final Fantasy 30th is released in Japan. In the Museum Gallery, players can hear Cloud Strife say "When we were riding on the Gondola I'm sure Aerith was aware of the real me, whom I looked away from." ( )

October 22 : The global server of FFRK, held a "Renewel Relic Draw" event and (once again) chose Cloud and Aerith alongside other canon couples from Final Fantasy. ( )

December 7 : At the official FF30th exhibit (Gallery Nucleus in California) there were five guest artworks displayed at the gallery, one of which was an artpiece by a guest-Disney artist, Joey Chou, which can be seen below. ( ) ( )

December 15 : For Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary celebration, FFRK redid their entire website to commemorate FF's 30th anniversary. The summary for FFVII says: "The merciless mercenary Cloud, despite being hired by AVALANCHE, was originally indifferent to their cause. But meeting Aerith, the last survivor of the Ancients, and finding out about Sephiroth’s role in the Planet’s threat, Cloud gradually changes his mind." On top of this, there are images selected to represent each game, and romantic scenes for Cloud/Aerith, Squall/Rinoa, Tidus/Yuna, Zidane/Garnet, and Snow/Sarah were chosen. ( )

December 17 : To promote the Final Fantasy 30th anniversary album, Square Enix released a commercial in which moments for Final Fantasy couples were shown, with Aerith's death shown alongside Squall hugging Rinoa, Tidus and Yuna kissing, and Vaan and Penelo standing together. ( )

December 18 : FFRK releases their new "Prelude" dungeons, in which Cloud and Aerith's fateful December 9th meeting is given a special sprite-form recreation. The summary says そこでデシたちは、英雄同士の運命の出会いを目撃する。 ("Then the two witness the destined meeting of the hero and heroine.") ( )

December 22 : For the Christmas celebration, FFRK released 'ornaments' of the following canon FF couples: Cecil/Rosa, Locke/Celes, Cloud/Aerith, Squall/Rinoa, Zidane/Garnet, Tidus/Yuna, Vaan/Penelo, Snow/Serah, Wakka/Lulu, Balthier/Ashe, and Delita/Ovelia (as twisted as their love story was, it still counts). ( )

December 22 : To celebrate Final Fantasy's 30th anniversary, Square Enix and the Mori Arts Gallery collaborated to bring fans the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Exhibition. Square Enix's official youtube account published a commercial advertising the event, and in the video romantic moments for Tidus and Yuna, Squall and Rinoa, Zidane and Garnet, and Cloud and Aerith were shown (watch on youtube here). During this event special galleries were created for Final Fantasy XV and for the Final Fantasy VII: Remake. FFXV's gallery was themed to Noctis' wedding with Luna and to congratulate Noctis and Luna on their wedding, with Noctis' father, Regis Lucis Caelum, wishing them happiness. FF7R's gallery event was named 「エアリスの遺した言葉」 ("The words Aerith left behind") which is a direct quote of Cloud when he speaks to Bugenhagen after Aerith died (i.e. "「 エアリス の残した言葉……」/ "The words she left behind").

January 18 : Another commercial for FINAL FANTASY 30th Anniversary Tracks (1987-2017) is released on youtube (backup upload). In the commercial, significant romantic moments for other FF couples were shown alongside Cloud and Aerith saying goodbye to each other in the Forgotten Forest. ( ) | ( )

January 19 : Hironobu Sakaguchi tweets out images from the "Miniature Final Fantasy Calendar" series by Tatsuya Tanaka, including one specially made for Cloud and Aerith that had not ever been seen before. ( )

January 20 : Mr. Sakaguchi did an interview with Famitsu.com for the #FF30th anniversary exhibition and said that Aerith’s farewell was his favorite and most impressive farewell of them all. He spoke about how fans would always ask about her revival and then said: “Now that Kitase is making a remake of FFVII… I wonder what will happen? (laugh)" ( )

January 20 : In the book FF DOT: The Pixel Art of FINAL FANTASY Cloud and Aerith's sprites are placed just like other FF couples. ( )

February 7 : During a special meet-and-greet discussion about the Final Fantasy VII: Remake, with Hamaguchi, Kitase, and a surprise appearance from Nomura, the developers spoke about the current state of the remake. The popular clerith artist by the name of @krudears on twitter and tumblr was fortunate enough to go to the discussion and recieve an autograph from Kitase and Hamaguchi. When Krudears was getting her copy, she told Hamaguchi that Cloud and Aerith were her favorite characters, and Mr. Hamaguchi told her "I will give you a perfect answer." More fluently translated as "I'll give you the best representation of Cloud and Aerith". While some Cloti shippers will say this never happened, the rest of us are left speculating exactly what this means for Cloud and Aerith and their relationship. ( )

February 23 : Cloud's KH1 outfit is added to FFRK as a Light Armor with it being named "Light Seeker" (光探す剣士 - "Swordsman Searching for Light"). This is significant because it proves Cloud was searching for light and not Sephiroth in KH1. ( )

March 3 : The Japanese twitter user known as @pluvia_ca shared news that in the mobile game Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade, Cloud and Aerith were once again selected for the Hinamatsuri celebration. During this event, players got to witness Cloud and Aerith in traditional Japanese imperial wedding attire during their wedding ceremony. This is not a platonic cultural thing in Japan, it is very romantic and Hinamatsuri is often used for romantic couples. ( )

March 9 : Our friend @pluvia_ca tweeted out that Cloud and Aerith were spotted having a private moment together in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia. Although we don't know what Cloud and Aerith were saying, Serah and Zack can be seen watching Cloud and Aerith talk.

March 18 : For the Global celebration for Final Fantasy Record Keeper's 3 year anniversary, Cloud and Aerith were chosen to represent Final Fantasy VII, while Squall and Rinoa represented FFVIII, Zidane and Garnet represented FFIX, Tidus and Yuna represented FFX, and Vaan and Penelo represented FFXII. This was identical for the Japanese celebration from September 2017.

March 20 : Popular clerith artist @Krudears tweeted out that in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia, when Cait Sith meets up with Cloud and the others, Cait Sith is asked by Wol to make a prediction about whether or not their world and his friends will ever obtain peace. And after two attempts (and two nonsensical predictions) Cait Sith finally said: "……求めれば必ず叶います ただし 大切なものを失います" ("If you ask for it, it will certainly come true, but you will lose the most precious thing"). This could just be a reference to Aerith's death or it could foreshadow that Aerith may die in DFFOO, as well.

April 9 : Continuing the 3 year anniversary celebration, FFRK (Global) allowed players to create their own wallpapers using memorable moments. Among these moments were romantic scenes for Cloud/Aerith and other FF couples. The below wallpapers were created by astoryofalove using the images provided by DeNA. ( )

April 14 : Clerith twitter user, cetuslc9, reports that during the BRABRA FFVII concert, Yoshinori Kitase appeared and said that "Interrupted by Fireworks" was a song that played "during the date with Aerith". This same BRABRA concert's official pamphlet says that Aerith is the "heroine". ( ) Archived | Reblog

April 24 : Cloud & Aerith got an event in FFB called “A journey to Save the Planet” ( 星を救う旅 ). You can watch the cutscene at pluvia_ca's twitter page. ( )

April 26 : As they have in the past, the Japanese FFRK released more relic banners featuring all of the FF couples. ( )

May 12 : While doing a promotional tv broadcast BRABRA event for FFVII, Nobuo Uematsu said that "Words Drowned By Fireworks" is the "song that plays during the date scene between the hero and heroine.“, the video shown during this comment showed Cloud and Aerith's date. ( )

July 12 : The official Square Enix twitter account advertises their weekly discussion panel with an image of Cloud and Aerith beside one another, with Tifa shopped out. While this is less likely to be "real" evidence, it's worth mentioning. ( )

July 31 : Aerith is added to FF Brave Exvius, the end of her bio says that she takes care of Cloud. HEr black choker necklace is also said to symbolize her moving on from Zack, romantically. ( ) ( )

August 15 : A few of Cloud and Aerith's Amano artwork pictures were made into mugs and keychain merchandise at Amano Art exhibition. ( )

September 14 : Cloud and Aerith are presented alongside Squall and Rinoa, Zidane and Garnet, and Tidus and Yuna for FFRK's yearly celebration. ( )

October 18 : Continuing the FF30th celebrations, Square Enix brought their exhibit to Hirakata Park, in which Cloud and Aerith are presented beside Tidus and Yuna in ther advertsiements and official pamphlet (archived). ( ) ( )

October 26 : Shinji Hashimoto tweets out the retro PC guide for FFVII. The description says FFVII is "mysterious epic of friendship, love, and the battle between good and evil... while showing Cloud and Aerith on the cover. ( ) ( )

November 15 : In a Dissidia NT and “Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble” mobile game collab event, Cloud becomes an available character in which you can equip Aerith's Ribbon and grant Cloud Omnislash. Cloud's description says he becomes his strongest form because of Aerith's ribbon. ( ) ( )

November 19 : Square Enix twitter page releases image of merchandise that shows Cloud and Aerith in the same pattern as other FF couples. ( ) ( )

December 6 : Official PlayStation facebook and twitter advertises for the PlayStation Classic with FFVII, emphasizing Cloud, Aerith, and Sephiroth. ( ) ( )

December 7 : In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Cloud has a character portrait with Zelda that pays homage to Aerith's death. ( ) ( )

December 18 : Cloud's KH1 outfit was added to FFBE. His description said “He’s looking for someone and will lend his strength in order to find any clues." . ( ) ( )

December 31 : Aerith's outfit is added to KHUX. . ( )

2019 January 1 : FFRK event for FFVII titled 救星の戦史 (History of the Fight for the Planet) featured Cloud's theme on the home screen, and Cloud and Aerith were featured on the tweet advertisement. ( ) ( )

January 1 : Aerith is added to FF Mobius. ( )

February 25 : Cloud gets a USB in FFRK named "Cloudy Wolf" in which the attack's name is "Dark Petal Bloom" (see video here). ( )

March 9 : Aerith recalls her date with Cloud in Opera Omnia. . ( ) ( )

March 11 : Cloud and Aerith won a poll in Opera Omnia and players recieved a wallpaper with them on it together. ( )

March 25 : Cloud and Aerith minions released in FFXIV. Aerith's quote “When it’s all over, I’ll see you soon.” is included. ( )

March 26 : A commercial for FFVII on the Nintendo Switch featured Aerith's theme. The site also included Aerith's death scene in their gallery. ( ) ( )

April 9 : Planeta Cómic's Spanish translation of On The Way To A Smile translated "koibito" as "amante"; the Spanish word for "lover". ( )

April 19 : On the official Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack: Revival website Clerith moments were used as background images. ( )

April 20 : The Square Enix cafe twitter account published an image of Cloud and Aerith for Easter. ( )