Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike

Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike is a prequel to the game Tales of Vesperia; it is to be the first animated feature film in the Tales series. It will be released in Japan on October 3rd, 2009. While other Tales games have been adopted into other media, this will be the first Tales game made into a theatrical movie.

Development
The film will be distributed by Kadokawa Pictures, and produced by Production I.G. lead by animator Kanta Kamei.

Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike was officially announced on February 9, 2009. Four previous games in the Tales Series have been adopted into anime television series in Japan, with only Tales of Phantasia: The Animation being released in North America. This is the first time a Tales game has been adopted into an anime film.

Plot
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike takes place a few years after the end of the Great War before the events in Tales of Vesperia. The previous Emperor had just died and his position remains vacant with no heir appointed before his death, however the world seemingly remains in a state of peace. Utilizing the power of a powerful substance known as aer the people of the planet Terca Lumireis are in an age of discovery and prosperity. The crystallized form of aer which is known as Apatheia, is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life. In order to protect towns from attacks by monsters large amounts of Apatheia are being produced to create barriers around towns.

One day in a deep forest near the town of Shizontania, Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo, two knights who have just joined the Nylen Corps, together with two of their senior knights and fellow Corps members, Hisuka and Shastere, are sent on a mission to investigate an abnormal gushing of aer in the area.

Characters
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike will showcase a number of new characters who were not originally shown in the original game as well as returning ones. The film will showcase the main protagonist, Yuri Lowell, as an Imperial Knight; as well as a younger version of Flynn Scifo, Yuri's childhood friend and Imperial Knight. Many other characters from the original game will also be returning such as Repede when he was a puppy, Rita Mordio, Estelle", Raven and Imperial Commandant Alexei. New characters include a pair of orange-haired female Imperial Knights who are twins, many knights from the Nylen Corps who were not featured at all in the original game.

Nylen Corps

 * Yuri Lowell (ユーリ・ローウェル)
 * He is one of the main protagonists of the story, Yuri was born and raised in the Lower Quarter of the Imperial Capital, Zaphias. He joined the Imperial Knights due to his great admiration for their ideals in his heart.


 * Flynn Scifo (フレン・シーフォ)
 * He is also one of the main protagonists of the story, Flynn is a childhood friend of Yuri's, as well as a friend to Estelle. He joined the Imperial Knights in order to uphold the law and justice. The two were once childhood friends, brought up in the lower parts of the Empire. Several years later, the two meet once again by chance as they join the knights together.


 * Nylen Fedrock (ナイレン・フェドロック)
 * He is the commanding officer of the Nylen Corps. Although he has the aura of a commanding officer, he also exudes that of a friendly middle-aged man. Both Yuri and Flynn are under his command.


 * Hisuka Aiheap (ヒスカ・アイヒープ)
 * She is a female knight who belongs to the Nylen Corps, together with her twin sister, Shsatere. She is a knight senior to Yuri and Flynn and is the older of the twins. She was earlier seen in the first few character arts released for the movie.


 * Shastere Aiheap (シャスティル・アイヒープ)
 * She is also a female knight like her twin sister, Hisuka, in the Nylen Corps. Though she appears to be identical to her sister, her personality is completely different.


 * Galista Ruodo (ガリスタ・ルオドー)
 * He is the strategist of the Nylen Corps, he often showcases his wisdom in military affairs and especially excels those of others.


 * Jurgis (ユルギス)
 * He is the vice captain of the Nylen Corps, second in command to Nylen.


 * Lambert (ランバート)
 * He is the official wardog of the Nylen Corps, he is also Repede's father.


 * Repede (ラピード)
 * He is a puppy who acts as the mascot for the Nylen Corps, and is always carrying something in this mouth.

Voice Actors
Below is a list of characters whose voice actors have been confirmed, most existing characters from the game will retain their original voice actors.