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  "textContent": "Back in February 2026, Ufotable teased an announcement related to the _Tales of_ series and its 30th anniversary, however it turns out it is working with Production IG on 188 character illustrations rather than a new anime. The promised April 3, 2026 reveal involved a YouTube trailer confirming the new art and that the first series that will be depicted will be _Tales of Phantasia_ and _Tales of Xillia_. It didn’t note when those images will start to appear, and comments are turned off on the video. An official social media account is also open for this project.\n\nThe announcement did explain a few details about the 188 illustrations we’ll see referencing _Tales of_ games characters from entries like _Phantasia_ and _Xillia_. Two artists confirmed to be part of it are Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake. The former worked on both the anime adaptations of _Tales of Symphonia_ and _Tales of Zestiria_ , as well as _Maria Watches Over Us_ and _Demon Slayer_. The latter worked on the _Tales of Phantasia_ and _Vesperia_ anime, _Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie_ , _Psycho-Pass_ , and _Kingdom_. Ufotable and Production IG didn’t note if there will also be merchandise featuring the 188 illustrations.\n\nHere is the announcement trailer for the Ufotable and Production IG _Tales of_ character illustration project. At the end, we see Mint Adenade, Cress Albane, Milla Maxwell, and Jude Mathis from behind.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MMJDOt6Rm4\n\nIn terms of game news, the next release is a Switch 2 version of _Tales of Arise_. That port will launch on May 22, 2026. It will include the DLC expansion.\n\nThe Ufotable and Production IG _Tales of_ 30th anniversary character illustration project is underway and will start with art based on _Phantasia_ and _Xillia_.\n\nThe post Ufotable and Production IG Working on Tales of Character Illustrations appeared first on Siliconera.",
  "title": "Ufotable and Production IG Working on Tales of Character Illustrations"
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