Tales of Arise is out on nearly every platform, and it's the first Tales of game on consoles in five years - many fans are excited for the series big's comeback, as it also includes a gorgeous cast, both in the Japanese and English voiceovers. And with Tales of Arise being dual audio, you can enjoy both dubs with no worries.
Let's take a look at the JRPG's cast list. Keep in mind that some of the names of the characters below were not revealed before release and as such can be considered spoilers. We separated the cast list between the main playable characters and every other character that's a possible spoiler.
Moreover, you should note that only the Japanese cast of Tales of Arise was revealed before launch. The English dub cast was only partially announced right after release, and we'll know it all once players reach the credits or if the voice actors announce their roles on social media. So if you've seen cast lists before release day, don't take them at face value, they were all speculation based on the voices heard in trailers.
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Fun fact about the seiyuu in Tales of Arise
Before delving in, It's interesting to note that when it comes to the Japanese dub, all the playable characters in Tales of Arise were picked through auditions. As confirmed by producer Yusuke Tomizawa. There was no typecasting like in past Tales of games.
In other words, none of the playable characters were designed with a popular seiyuu already picked. This is pretty different from how the Tales of Series usually creates its protagonists. For example, Yuri in Tales of Vesperia was purposefully designed by Kousuke Fujishima with his seiyuu Kohsuke Toriumi in mind. This is also what miHoYo does with the characters in Genshin Impact, for example, picking a popular seiyuu directly rather than doing auditions.
On the other hand, if you're a longtime fan of the series, you'll notice all the antagonists in Tales of Arise were typecasted: they are voiced by seiyuu who voiced iconic past Tales of characters.
Playable characters of Tales of Arise and their voice actors
Alphen, the protagonist of Tales of Arise, is voiced by Takuya Satou in Japanese, and by Ray Chase in English. Fun fact: Ray Chase voiced Artorius in Berseria. He also voiced King Hootle.
Shionne, the Heroine of Tales of Arise, is voiced by Shino Shimoji in Japanese, and by Erica Lindbeck in English, who also voiced Magilou in Berseria.
Rinwell is voiced by Sayuri Hara in Japanese, and her English voice actress was not officially confirmed yet. We should know in a few hours. Update: Rinwell is voiced by Christine Marie Cabanos in English.
Law is voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Japanese, and by Bryce Papenbrook in the English dub. Matsuoka and Papenbrook are both the voice of Kirito in Sword Art Online.
Dohalim Il Qaras is voiced by Yazuyuki Kase in Japanese. His voice actor in English was not officially confirmed yet. Update: Dohalim is voiced by Griffin Puatu in English.
Kisara is voiced by Haruna Ikezawa in Japanese. Her English voice actress was not officially revealed. Update: Kisara is voiced by Katelyn Gault in English.
That's it for the main playable characters of Tales of Arise. Now for the side characters and antagonists. Beware of possible spoilers:
Tales of Arise antagonists and side characters cast list, voice actors
Balseph is voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki in Japanese. His English voice was not officially revealed yet. Fumihiko Tachiki also voiced Kratos in Tales of Symphonia. Update: Balseph's English voice actor is Jason Vande Brake.
Ganabelt Valkyris is voiced by Joji Nakata in Japanese and by Kyle McCarley in English. Joji Nakata also voiced Van in Tales of The Abyss.
Almeidrea Kaineris is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese. Her voice in English is Laura Post. Atsuko Tanaka also voiced Mathias in Tales of Innocence.
Vholran Igniseri is voiced by ShÅ Hayami in Japanese, his English voice is still unknown. ShÅ Hayami was Garr / Woodrow in Tales of Destiny 1 and 2. Update: Vholran Igniseri is voiced by Joe Zieja in English.
Zephyr is voiced by Jin Yamanoi in Japanese, and Patrick Seitz in English.
Hootle is voiced by Ai Nonaka in Japanese and by Megan Taylor Harvey in English.
Doc is voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji in Japanese, and Doug Stone in English.
That's it for the cast list. We'll be sure to update our list in a few hours once the English cast is fully revealed. Be sure to check out our additional guides for Tales of Arise.
Tales of Arise is available worldwide, on PC (Steam), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. You can always reach me on Twitter @A_iyane07 to discuss the Tales of series and other Japanese games.