http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encycloped...ime.php?id=5720

http://ova-tos.com/

You can find trailers for the OVA on YouTube or BitTorrent. You can check out KuroNeko for promo 1-2 of the OVA.

Not sure how far off the OVA would be from being released. While Symphonia did every cliche possible, I did enjoy the game and can't wait to watch the OVA. Since I didn't play the game in Japanese, this would be the first time I would hear the characters using their original voice, at least I assume the seiyu from the game and OVA would be the same.

I will admit this news has me excited. I played ToS last summer right at the beginning of summer vacation, and I loved every second of it. The OVA is definitely something I'd want to see.

I just finished the game not to long ago.. i loved the story line, loved the cut scenes (too few), and i heard about this ova.. and i thought it was already out.. and i tried looking for it for a few days.. then realizing it hadn't been released yet haha

so i for one am definitely looking forward to this OVA ^ _ ^

Wow! I'm surprised there was a topic made for this! XD

I've been excited for the OVA since I saw the trailer on, I believe, the official site, but it was much smaller and lesser quality.

Yeah, the story was so dang cliche, but I'm really excited to see all the characters in animation. Kratos and Zelos~~~ <3

I saw the trailer a few days ago. I'm looking forward to it even though I haven't played ToS. Maybe if things go well they'll make a TotA anime too.

Cool. Though I thought this was out ages ago! >_>

One of the trailers had Colletes japanese voice. So suited her.

I watched the first episode of OVA a week or two ago. There's slight altercation, but nothing too noticeable. I enjoyed the OVA quite a bit. I never heard the Japanese voices of the cast. So, that took some getting use to, but I enjoyed quite a few of voices over the English. Especially Colette! I can't stand how much I prefer her Japanese voice over her English voice.

I can't wait for the next episode. I can't wait until Zelos introduced!

Yeah the first episode was quite good. The change works well but I still prefer the original story. I wonder how they're gonna include Marble later now? (Or if they will include her)

I guess this method does speeding things up a little. >_>

For the time being Raine seems less strict and crazy.

Er...who was Marble? I don't remember her from the game...Or is she/he something added in exclusively for the OVA?

Marble was the old woman at the Iselia Human Ranch that Genis would frequently visit and give her the food he saved from lunch. Lloyd and Genis got caught when they saved her from being punished by one of the Desians and thus caused them to attack the village in search for them. They removed Marble's Keycrest-less Exsphere from her and turned her into a monster (The first boss battle in the game).

Genis's Exsphere was originally Marble's, he kept it in memory of her as he thought of her as a grandmother.

I saw the first episode a while back and I liked it, aside from the the changes of the original story. Mainly with the events at the Temple of Martel, the Desians and the Renegades, and Forcystus' appearance and his death. o.o; Hopefully they don't do the same for the rest of the Grand Cardinals. ...except Kvar, he needs to be mauled.

I also like how they showed a little more about Lloyd's mom compared to the game, where she was just mentioned. Hopefully we finally get to see what she looks like!

Actually, after watching the characters with their japanese voices changed some of my opinions on them. I used to not really like Colette all that much when I played the game and she grew on me throughout the story, but she was far from my favourite. After seeing her in the OVA, she's so much cuter with her japanese voice. <3

I'm a little sad that they didn't put any clumsy jokes, but hopefully they do it later on. Lloyd is pretty dorky, but I expected that of him. ;p Genis gets a lot of my love, but I adored him even when I played the game. Same for Raine. Kratos got all my helpless flailing as soon as he showed up.

Looking forward for the next episode, but, mostly, waiting for Zelos. Zelosssss~ ;D *melts*

Oh that’s right! It’s been a while since I played that it seems...Alrighty, thanks Alazuli!

Finally got round to watching it today and it was really quite good. Yeah the changes to the main story are many but i think to include everything from the game would be a little too much, it would have been nice to see the Marble storyline pan out but it'd require too much back story to explain in the first episode though they're going to have to introduce the mutations and the ranches sometime.
But even with all these changes i'm still struggling to see how they're gonna fit the bare minimum of the storyline in only four episodes.


Yeah I felt the same - but as long as they do the scene where Collette throws Zelos across the square in Meltokio right then all will be forgiven.

Since it only has 4 episodes scheduled it'll be rushed like the Tales of Phantasia the Animation and most of the story won't be told. But, its still fun to see the game characters become fully animated, even if the story will be drastically reduced and details will cease to exist.

Definitely. I'd love to see that in animation. XD
Heck, I'm just looking forward to Zelos's appearance! That'll just be icing on the cake.

What i don't really understand here is that they've done ToP and ToS in only 4 episodes yet Tales of Eternia got 13, haven't got round to watching it myself so don't know the details but it seems a shame that they wont give ToS the same chance as the story of the game was ever bit as strong/stronger than ToE



Why do i get the feeling that there's some definite drooling going on here?

You, sir, are imagining things. I squeal, not drool. ;]
But I can assure you, when that fateful part comes on, my video will be paused and I'll probably be hyperventilating for like 10 min.

I apoligise most sincerely, i'll make sure to get it right next time. You must be of more refined bakground than my current female companions, last time they saw, how did they put it... 'a pretty man' on screen it resulted in me sliding across the floor, nearly breaking my neck going A over T and the 'Hazard Wet Floor' sign coming out. And to add insult to injury guess who had to clean up after them!

Oh and make sure you've got a brown paper bag lying around somewhere before the 10th of August then - you know just in case.

I'll consider that advice. Can't scare any bystanders, now shall we?

Wait, part two is coming out on the 10th?
Aside from Zelos, I do hope they give Kratos more time to shine in the episode. They have to! ;o; He only got one line in episode one!

Yeah according to AnimeNewsNetwork episode 2 is out on Aug 10, ep 3 Oct 24 and the final eppisode on Dec 21, whether these are accurate or not is another question but i'd be on the look out for them sometime around then.

I'm more interested in seeing what they do with the summon spirits, but i'm guessing it probably wont be until the third episode till they get brought into it unless they follow a different route than the game, releasing the spirits with the seals in Sylvarent - it'd definitely save on time though that's require bringing Sheena into it earlier. What i'm really looking forward to though is the firing of the Mana Cannon, by far my favourite cut scene from the game, want to see how good a job they make of it.

Just wondering if any other person got a chance to watch episode two yet?

I watched during the weekend. Animation top notch, as expected of a OVA. Zelos and Sheena were introduced during episode two. Obviously, Zelos didn't interact with the main group yet, but you see him talking to Sheena during a scene. Kratos defeated Sheena without much trouble. Oh, Kratos and Lloyd pulled how that X-Slash. I forgot the name of that duel technique. Overall, enjoyable episode.

I'm about to watch episode 1.. sadly that's all I can find, but what evsies

I've only seen screens of episode 2, so far. I wanted to watch it when it first came out, but I fell incredibly far behind in almost all the series I'm following so I was gonna wait until I caught up. D;

Doesn't Zelos show up, though? It sounds like they cover quite a bit of ground with this episode.

I managed to catch this one a couple of days after it came out, and its just as good as the first if not better.
Dont get your hopes up with Zelos - its a bit part at best, and tbh they've still not covered enough ground especially cosidering we're already half way through the proposed series and it's only covered the first two seals (complete with battle sequences), Raine in full ruin mania mode and the first confrontation with Sheena though the latter while only short was still pretty damn good. The only problem being watching all this has seriously got me hankering for a reply of the game

Its the first time i've heard Sheena's japanese voice over and i have to admit its an improvement on the english, which surprised me considering i thought Sheenas was one of the better ones of ours. Though i definitely prefer the english Kratos and possibly lloyd (though not the lloyd from ToW)

Well another good episode. I was a bit dubious about this being made into an anime at first - but i can't fault it. Sure there have been bits cut out but the plot and the characters haven't suffered for it. Some nicely done action scenes building on what was seen in the previous episodes but not over done leaving plenty of room for the development of the story. The scene about Lloyd's exsphere and subsequent plot points being a prime example of the latter - though i think they may have given a bit too much away too soon with the flash back.

Have to admit so far i'm liking Sheena a lot more in the anime than i did in the game, and i really dont remember Raine being so cold hearted towards Sheena and the victims in Luin (?) in the game but its been a while since i've played it so can't be certain.

Rumours are floating around about episodes 5 to 8 being announced, which would make sense considering the current progress of the story, having only just introduced Rodyle and Pronyma giving us 4 episodes of Sylvarent and 4 for Tethe'alla. Of course these rumours are from Wiki and dont come with any references so it could be a complete load of bull but i'll keep my fingers crossed regardless.

I’ve just started watching this now, and while I’m only 3/4 done with episode 1, I can safely say that I’m glad they did make this into an anime. It’s nicely done so far and there isn’t much I can complain about being left out or anything. I dunno. Being a fan of the game, I just like watching this anyway, haha. I’m not too far in it, like I said, but from what I’ve been reading, I can’t wait until they introduce Sheena. She’s my favorite character for the game, so I suppose it’s only natural I’d want to see her in the OVA. But yeah, it’s good so far.

^ I finally got hold of the subbed version of the fourth episode yesterday and I can safely say you will not be disappointed with any of them. Sure there are a few changes here and there, as the people at wikipedia have been kind enough to document, but the additions all work and the story flows nicely.
As for Sheena - you've got some good stuff coming up.

And with a further set of episodes all but officially confirmed - with the audio commentary on the last disc and the ending sequence of that episode - there's more to look forward to in 2008.

Yes, I loved her entrance in the anime. I was almost looking forward to her entrance as in the games, but this was good too because it gave her more of that “assassin feel” (if that makes sense). I’m also liking Zelos, regardless of how little time he was in this particular episode. Surprisingly he didn’t make any jokes on particular subjects, if you follow me, haha...Good stuff though. I’m moving on to episode three now.

As a side-note, I quite enjoy the music the anime has. I usually don’t pay much attention to anime music (though I have heard other stuff that I like, but then again I don't watch much anime to begin with), but the music for this one is good. Something I'd try to "obtain" in some fashion for further enjoyment in the future, haha...

I’ll be looking forward to the new stuff that should come out this year as well. I’d love to have more to watch =).

The introduction of Sheena was pretty sweet - though there are some highlights in ep 3.

As a whole episode though episode 4 is the best for me by quite a way - if you've liked what you've seen so far then i think you'll appreciate it as well.

Tbh i'm fairly new to anime myself but from what i've seen so far the music from this does rate pretty highly - but that's just down to personal preferences so dont read too much into that - ALMATERIA being one of my favourite opening sequences - one they utilize really well in the closing sequence of the fourth episode.

Got my fingers crossed hoping for a subbed version to be released like they did with Tales of Phantasia. The way i look at it if they end up having to get the cast together for ToS: KoR then i dont see why they'd have any difficulties in doing it, so it's all down to whether they have the inclination to do so or not. Of course we wont get the extras like in the japanese release but aslong as we get something i'd be happy.

Which reminds me, if you like production artwork and original sketches, check out this link for scans from the artbook that accompanied the collector's edition release of the OVAs.
Abyssal Chronicles

Yes, I watched Episode 3 yesterday =). Introducing more of her klutzy nature, especially in such an important situation as infiltrating the Desian base, haha (not sure if that really was spoiler worthy, but just in case >.o). I had almost forgotten about that one Shikigami (I think that’s what it was called?) that she can summon though, so it was a slight surprise when it popped up in the anime. It was in the first boss fight against her in the game, the skeletal-type demon thing. I’d forgotten all about it. Guess that means I need to play the game again, haha =).

What shames me most though, is that I had forgotten about Corrine >.> I knew he was there, but since he dies in the game it had never occurred to me he’d pop up in the anime, haha...In other words, to see him alive again was a surprise, even though it makes perfect sense for him to be there...Lame of me, to be honest, as I liked him in the game as well >.o. Oh well.

I’ve been trying to find a subbed version of Ep. 4 though. I started watching one that wasn’t, but I decided it was pointless since I didn’t know what they were saying. Do you know where I could find a subbed version of it on the internet? Unfortunately my sources have been limited to YouTube just because I don’t really know of anywhere else, haha...yeah...


The artwork is really nice as well, from the link. Pretty interesting to look through all of it and see what they’ve got =). Oh, and I have one last question (that somebody may have said earlier, not sure), but how many episodes long is this anime so far? Is it just four?

Dont worry there is a subbed episode - and i'm limited to you tube as well atm - it took longer to be completed this time round due to the christmas break - usually only takes about 2-3 days from the japanese release for the subs to turn up, this time it took about 10.
Heres the links for a subbed episode 4:
Part One
Part Two
Part Four
Part Four

This is the one i watched, it was the first one released - found it in a matter of hours of it being released - and i know there's no skipping in-between parts and everything is there so i'd recommend that one.

Yeah, its only four up until now - but everyones expecting a further 4 to be announced sometime soon.

Thanks a bunch for the links =). I just watched it right now and it was great. I’ll be joining the ranks of those who are waiting for the other four to be released, that’s for sure, haha. It was just starting to get to the good stuff from the game, which has me excited for the rest. Though as a whole I thought all four episodes were good. Thanks again for the links, I probably never would have found them otherwise, being myself =).

Ahh yes i am content now that i have seen the fourth....now if only i could download it somewhere...legally

cant wait for the last four

Wow, an anime series based on TOS??? Sweetness!!! I liked the game (liked Abyss a little better though...) and I would think it would make a great series. How many episodes are out???

@Theferrell: Four episodes are already out, with four more expected to be announced =).

So do you think I could torrent it??? or is there a site that I can get them from like Bleach episodes from Bleachportal.net???

I just went to YouTube as I don't watch much anime as it is, so that site was sufficient for my needs...Also, if you do watch it now, once you get to Ep. 4 and find you need a subbed version (I couldn't find one to save my life), look on the previous page of this thread and you'll find PAL RPGamer provided links to a subbed version of it. So yeah, I would definitely recommend watching this OVA =).

Hmmm, I've been dying to watch this, but I want to wait until there's more episodes, so I can go on a marathon XD I haven't seen any of the other animes, are they good? I'll definetely watch this at some point though ^^

I just watched the first four episodes. I LOVE IT!!!! Kinda like the way they speed through the first few areas that kinda dragged on.

Things were mentioned that there's only going to be 4 more episodes. An 8 episode anime series??? that's kinda short.... Any other word on it??

The sequel is coming!!!
The Tethe'alla chapter has now been confirmed - no details but i'd expect another 4 episodes sometime after the completion of the TotA anime

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork

Hallelujah! At least they’ll have Abyss plotted in between. Gives us something to look forward to after (and less of a general Tales drought to come).

Though, I wonder what else they announced at the Tales Festival/Convention/thingamujig...

Just in case you've not found these already...
Tales of Festival 1
Tales of Festival 2

You've got to hand it to them, it looks like they really know how to put on a show - its times like this that I wish I was more linguistically minded so I could actually watch/listen to things like this - that skit sounds like it would have been a laugh. Anyway make sure to follow the image links for some real nice shots of the TotA anime and ToH cutscenes.

Haha, that skit sounds like madness.



xD.

Sounds like this one went over very well, so I wonder if they’ll do another next year?

Anywho, thanks for the links, PAL. ^^