TV anime "Tales of Zestiria the Cross" to start in summer 2016!　Director: Haruo Tonozaki and other staff and cast members announced.

The TV anime "Tales of Zestiria the Cross" will begin airing in the summer of 2016. The staff and cast were also announced.

Tales of Zestiria the Cross" is a TV animation work produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular RPG "Tales of" series. It will be produced by ufotable, which produced the opening animation for the game version of "Tales of Xillia" and the TV animation "Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Master" (1 episode).

The broadcast start date has been set for the summer of 2016. In addition, new information about the staff and cast was also announced. The original character designs are by Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto, the director is Haruo Tonozaki of "Tales of Symphonia the Animation" and "Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Conductor," the character design is by Akira Matsushima, and the script is by ufotable, The opening theme song will be sung by FLOW. The cast includes Ryohei Kimura as Suray, Ryota Osaka as Miklio, Ai Chino as Alisha, Mikako Komatsu as Rose, Noriko Shimoya as Lila, Misato Fukuen as Edna, Daisuke Ono as Desel, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Zabida.

TAKE (composer of the opening theme song) comments
--What is your impression of the "Tales of" series?
TAKE (FLOW) It is a magnificent RPG game that has been loved and played for a long time since we were teenagers, including the 20th anniversary of the series.
--What kind of meetings did you have when creating the music for "TOZ-X"?
TAKE (FLOW) Actually, we met with the director and other key staff members to hear their thoughts about the work and their ideas for the music before we began production. It was the first time for me to have such an intensive exchange of opinions with everyone on the production side.
--What did you pay special attention to when creating the music for "TOZ-X"?
TAKE (FLOW) I think the most important thing was to capture the fantasy and grandeur of the world of "TOZ-X" in the music.
--What were some of the challenges you faced while creating the music for "TOZ-X"?
TAKE (FLOW) We wrote several songs for this tag team, listened to them, and carefully shared our images with the production team.
--Please give a message to your fans.
TAKE (FLOW) I am very honored to have been able to work with the "Tales of" series on this milestone occasion and to be involved in the music. I hope that the fans will enjoy the music as much as I do, as we worked on the music in the FLOW style while respecting the world view of "Tales of" that has been nurtured over its long history.