Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth... Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope. And so Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again. Note: The OVA received an early limited screening at a special event on September 8, 2005 at Virgin Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, as well as further limited screenings from September 10 to September 16, 2005 in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto. Outside these events, it was first publicly available on DVD on September 14, 2005. Note: On 16.04.2009 a "complete" director's cut version of Advent Children was released. Released on Blu-ray only, it includes approximately 26 min of extra video scenes that enhance and expand the story of the original film.