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Tales of Arise Stage Play Announced; It’ll Be Broadcasted Online

Bandai Namco hosted the Tales of Festival 2021 at the Tokyo Garden Theater and announced a stage play inspired by its popular JRPG Tales of Arise.

Tales of Arise

Bandai Namco hosted the Tales of Festival 2021 at the Tokyo Garden Theater and announced a stage play inspired by its popular JRPG Tales of Arise.

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The play will be titled “Tales of Arise Online Theater: Liberators – Kibou o Takusa Reshi Kaihousha-tachi” which translates as “The Liberators Entrusted with Hope.”

As the name suggests, it’ll be aired online on Bandai Namco’s event portal Asobistage with four performances between March 26 and March 27, 2022.

We also hear that it’ll be broadcasted worldwide, which is definitely sweet news.

It’ll be “another story” focusing on the characters of the game, and the following members of the cast have been announced:

  • Shionne: Haruna Iikubo
  • Rinwell: Rino Wauchi
  • Law: Shunya Ohira
  • Kisara: Hikaru Yokota
  • Dohalim: Tetsuya Iwanaga
  • Vholran: Kaito Hori

Alphen is the only member of the cast for which an actor has not been announced yet.

You can check out a trailer below.

Tales of Arise is currently available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can already read our review. The game has already passed 1.5 million copies shipped.

If you want to take another look at the game, you can enjoy the launch trailer, one showcasing an overview of the gameone that revealed the theme songthe latest screenshotsthe previous trailerplenty of gameplay from a few days ago, and another batchmore recent gameplay, the trailer showcasing Shionneone focusing on Alphen, one introducing Law, one showing Rimwell, one starring Kisara, one focusing on Dohalim, a video introducing the battle systemlots of gameplay, the latest screenshotsa recent trailerthe previous trailers and screenshots, more gameplayanother reveal including details on editions and bonusesanother trailerone moreanother promotional video in Englishsome screenshots and artwork, the first batch of images, and the original announcement trailer.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can read an official description below.

“A world of nature drawn with the “Atmospheric Shader”:
We are introducing a new graphics shader, inspired by anime and watercolor painting. Characters with attractive designs travel among backgrounds filled with beautiful and delicate visuals.

Explore a world that feels alive:
Explore the world of Dahna, where a mix of unique, natural environments change in appearance based on the time of day. Climb over the rocky terrain, swim in rivers, gather around the campfire, cook food, head to the next town, defeat the master of an alien planet, and liberate the people!

Stylish action and battles:
Through the new system “Boost Strike”, you can now chain combos of powerful attacks together with your party members. Chain Artes, Boost Attacks, and Boost Strike combos to take down your enemies!

Experience the story of the divided Renan and Dahnan people:
The protagonists who will determine the fate of these two worlds are Alphen and Shionne. They will overcome hardships and grow together with their unique group of friends. Gorgeous animation by ufotable is inserted at key points in the story, adding more color to our protagonists’ journey.”

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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