Starting from the early days of Super Nintnedo to the upcoming 2016 release of
Tales of Berseria on the Playstation 4, there will have been 16 games released in the
Tales franchise:
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Tales of Phantasia (1995)
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Tales of Destiny (1997)
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Tales of Eternia (2000)
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Tales of Destiny 2 (2002)
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Tales of Symphonia (2003)
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Tales of Rebirth (2004)
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Tales of Legendia (2005)
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Tales of the Abyss (2005)
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Tales of Innocence (2007)
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Tales of Vesperia (2008)
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Tales of Hearts (2008)
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Tales of Graces (2009)
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Tales of Xillia (2011)
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Tales of Xillia 2 (2012)
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Tales of Zestiria (2015)
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Tales of Berseria (2016)
Of these 16 games, ufotable has already delivered 5 anime series and 2 anime films. Next up is
Tales of Zestiria, which was released in 2015 and actually had an anime prequel that was bundled with the game. Haruo Sotozaki directed that prequel and returns to direct the new anime series. The anime will premiere on July 3 in Japan and will commiserate the 20th anniversary of the Tales franchise. An advanced screening will also occur in Japanese theaters beginning on June 25th. The first four episodes of the series will be shown to select ticket holders.
VIDEO TRANSLATES:
Text: A brand new work presented by ufotable
Text: Production on a TV animation green-lit
Text: The journey of the shepherd transcends Zestiria
Text: Tales of 20th Anniversary Animation
Text: Original Creator: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Text: Animation Production: ufotable