{"rewrite":{"id":"r_638414cca2c2f7f957675ad7","clusterId":"c_ee10407d44c0dd1e9876b1ca","slug":"tales-of-series-30th-anniversary-cafe-to-open-july-28-with-188-new-illustrations","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tales of Series 30th Anniversary Cafe to Open July 28 With 188 New Illustrations","summary":"The first period of the Tales of series 30th anniversary collaboration cafe, produced by ufotable and Production I.G, will run from July 28 to August 23, 2026. The cafe will be held at three venues: Machi★Asobi CAFE TOKYO, ufotable Cafe / Machi★Asobi CAFE Kitakyushu, and ufotable Cafe TOKUSHIMA. A total of 188 newly drawn illustrations covering all mothership titles were created for the project, with Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake serving as main key animators. The illustrations were first announced in April 2026. Newly revealed artwork for Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, and Tales of Xillia has been posted on the special website, with additional illustrations scheduled to be added each month. The cafe will offer menus and goods themed around the illustrations, with details for the first period to be announced later. An online instant-win lottery using the illustrations, called ufotableWEBSHOP lottery, will also be held, with further information to follow.","whyItMatters":"The collaboration cafe is the first physical event to display the 188 illustrations produced by the two studios that animated the series, giving fans a combined exhibition of new art across all mainline titles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe cafe will feature menus and goods based on the newly drawn illustrations, though specific offerings for the first period have not yet been detailed. The illustrations were produced by ufotable and Production I.G, both of which have handled animation for the Tales of series. Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake are credited as main key animators for the set of 188 pieces, which cover every mothership title in the franchise. On the project\u0026#39;s special website, illustrations for Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, and Tales of Xillia have already been revealed, and the site will add new artwork each month. In addition to the cafe, an online instant-win lottery called ufotableWEBSHOP lottery will use the illustrations, with details to be announced later. The first period of the cafe runs from July 28 to August 23, 2026, at three locations: Machi★Asobi CAFE TOKYO, ufotable Cafe / Machi★Asobi CAFE Kitakyushu, and ufotable Cafe TOKUSHIMA.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Tales of series 30th anniversary cafe will display 188 new illustrations by ufotable and Production I.G, including newly revealed art for Tales of Phantasia, Destiny, Eternia, and Xillia.","twitterPost":"ufotable and Production I.G are collaborating on a Tales of series cafe with 188 original illustrations. The first period runs July 28 to August 23 at three locations.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Tales of series 30th anniversary collaboration cafe, featuring 188 newly drawn illustrations by ufotable and Production I.G, will open on July 28. The first period runs through August 23 at three venues, with themed menus and goods. An online lottery is also planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/016/G101609/20260714048/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Tales of\\\" Series 30th Anniversary: First Collaboration Cafe by ufotable and Production I.G to Run from July 28 to August 23, Using 188 Newly Drawn Illustrations\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2607143f\",\"title\":\"'Tales of' Series 30th Anniversary Collaboration Cafe First Period to Start July 28, Featuring 188 Newly Drawn Illustrations by ufotable and Production I.G\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5848,"outputTokens":2174,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784076214,"createdAt":"2026-07-15T00:32:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-15T00:37:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-15T00:32:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ee10407d44c0dd1e9876b1ca","canonicalTitle":"『テイルズ オブ』シリーズ30周年記念のコラボカフェ第1期が7月28日より開催決定。ufotableとProduction I.Gによる「188点」の描き下ろしイラストを使用","representativeArticleId":"a_7fd2ce6b4e2fdb201fb44468","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tales of\"],\"studios\":[\"ufotable\",\"Production I.G\"],\"people\":[\"Akira Matsushima\",\"Tokuyuki Matsutake\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-14T10:36:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-14T11:26:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-15T00:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/016/G101609/20260714048/","title":"「テイルズ オブ」シリーズ30周年，ufotableとProduction I.Gによるコラボカフェ第1弾を7月28日から8月23日まで開催。描き下ろしイラスト188点を使用"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2607143f","title":"『テイルズ オブ』シリーズ30周年記念のコラボカフェ第1期が7月28日より開催決定。ufotableとProduction I.Gによる「188点」の描き下ろしイラストを使用"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tales of"],"studios":["ufotable","Production I.G"],"people":["Akira Matsushima","Tokuyuki Matsutake"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The first period of the Tales of series 30th anniversary collaboration cafe runs from July 28 to August 23, 2026.","The cafe will be held at three venues: Machi★Asobi CAFE TOKYO, ufotable Cafe / Machi★Asobi CAFE Kitakyushu, and ufotable Cafe TOKUSHIMA.","A total of 188 newly drawn illustrations for all mothership titles were produced by ufotable and Production I.G.","Akira Matsushima and Tokuyuki Matsutake served as main key animators for the illustrations.","An online instant-win lottery called ufotableWEBSHOP lottery using the illustrations will also be held."]}