To celebrate the Tales of Series' 30th Anniversary, Ufotable, together with Production I.G, will be releasing new illustrations about the Tales of Series games.
Initially teased in ufotable's promotional video of upcoming projects, a short trailer revealed today showed exactly what they're working on.
As per the announcement, ufotable, together with Production I.G, will be releasing a total of 188 new illustrations featuring both standard sized and chibi-style/SD style characters from all the Tales of Series mothership titles. Heading the illustrations are animators Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake. Here are some shots from the announcement trailer:
The first illustrations to be unveiled will feature Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Xillia, and will be revealed at the upcoming Machi Asobi vol. 30 on May 16-17, 2026. You can view the official X account of the collaboration here.
In addition, a Tales of 30th Anniversary Special Talk will be held on May 17th during day 2 of Machi Asobi. It will be held 3:00-4:00 PM JST.
Lastly, a Machi Asobi Premium Stage event will be held on May 17th, showcasing a live concert for Tales of Zestiria the X featuring Go Shiina, FLOW, Minami Kuribayashi and fhana.
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Tales of Phantasia is the first and founding title for the Tales of Series, first released back in 1995. At present, it is the title with the most number of ports and/or remakes and also has an anime OVA adaptation. The game features heavy influences of time travel and a bit of Norse mythology. It is confirmed as a distant sequel to Tales of Symphonia.
Tales of Xillia is the thirteenth mothership title of the series released for the PlayStation 3 and is considered as the Tales of Series 15th anniversary title. The game features two “main” protagonists, Jude and Milla, whose routes, though with few differences, you choose prior to starting the game. Xillia also features character designs by Mutsumi Inomata and Kosuke Fujishima, as well as animated scenes by ufotable.
