Tales of Arise Shares Upcoming Artbook Illustration Depicting Alphen & Shionne

Bandai Namco has announced that they will be releasing a Tales of 25-year anniversary artbook, celebrating the franchise. Famitsu and the official Tales of Japan Twitter account have shared an illustration from the book, drawn by Minoru Iwamoto, depicting a married Alphen and Shionne.

You can view the tweet initially sharing this illustration below, and more information on the artbook can be viewed via Famitsu.

『テイルズ オブ』シリーズ25年の歴史をビジュアルで楽しむ書籍集が発売！　総計1000ページ超の大ボリュームだ！

今回は収録イラストから『アライズ』のあの場面の描き下ろしを特別公開！

https://t.co/bAGRNWM1e0 pic.twitter.com/kQlV1okO70

— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) February 10, 2022

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