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Episodes: 13
(will be a split-core 13+12 eps),
<2nd cour winter 2017 adding Berseria content>
Aired: Jul 10, 2016 to ?
Broadcast: Sundays at 23:00 (JST) (10:30am EST)
Simulcast: FUNimation/Daisuki (NA/EU)
Producers: Bandai Visual, Lantis, Bandai Entertainment, Anime Consortium Japan
Licensors: FUNimation Entertainment
Studio: ufotable
Source: Game
Genres: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Website: http://toz-thex-anime.tales-ch.jp/
Staff:
Studio: ufotable
Director: Haruo Sotozaki (Tales of Zestiria: Dōshi no Yoake, Tales of Symphonia the Animation)
Character Designs: Akira Matsushima (Tales of Symphonia the Animation, Tales of Zestiria: Dōshi no Yoake) is adapting the character designs from Mutsumi Inomata
Animation: Kousuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba and Gō Shiina
FLOW will perform the opening theme
fhána will perform the ending theme
VA Cast:
Sorey: Ryohei Kimura
Mikleo: Ryota Ohsaka
Alisha: Ai Kayano
Rose: Mikako Komatsu
Edna: Misato Fukuen
Dezel: Daisuke Ono
Zaveid: Kenjiro Tsuda
Lailah: Noriko Shitaya
*Reminder, Miyu Matsuki, Lailah's original VA passed away in November from illness... R.I.P.
Story Synopsis:
Sorey is a human youth who grew up among the seraphim, spiritual beings not visible to humans. Sorey believes in the folklore that says "long ago, every human was able to see the seraphim" and dreams of unraveling the ancient mystery to make the world a place where people and seraphim can live together in peace.
One day, Sorey visits the human capital for the very first time. He becomes embroiled in an incident during which he pulls out a holy sword embedded in a rock and ends up becoming a Shepherd, one who casts away calamity from the world. He begins to realize the gravity of his mission, and his dream of coexistence between mankind and the seraphim becomes more intense—
And thus, the Shepherd embarks on an amazing journey with his companions.
Important Note:
Anime! initially reported that the anime is an adaptation of Tales of Zestiria, but it updated its article so that it only states that it is an adaptation of the Tales of "franchise" (Berseria). Bandai Namco Entertainment also characterizes the anime as a Tales of project, and not an adaptation of Tales of Zestiria specifically.
MAL Info:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/30911/Tales_of_Zestiria_the_X
Promotional Videos:
PV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0wkfRiQKRQ
PV2: s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WDW9MMxpcE
Tales of Zestiria game OT:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125098
Tales Community Thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=607511
Reviews of first episode:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/summer/tales-of-zestiria-the-x/.103927