Tales of Series Character Designer Mutsumi Inomata Has Died - News

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The official Twitter account for Mutsumi Inomata, who was the main character design on several Tales of series titles, announced she has died.

The Tales of games Inomata worked on includes Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Destiny 2, Tales of Rebirth, Tales of the Tempest, Tales of Innocence, Tales of Hearts, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Xillia 2, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Berseria, and Tales of Crestoria. 

Inomata also worked as a character designer on several anime, including Windaria, Plawres Sanshiro, Future GPX Cyber Formula, and Brain Powerd.

Thanks, Gematsu.

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Darashiva (on 18 March 2024)

That's unfortunate, I've always liked the look of the Tales series and its characters. I hope she at lead died peacefully, whatever the reason was.

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Hiku (on 18 March 2024)

What is going on this year... Key members of Suikoden, Dragonball and Tales, just in the past month. And none of them were old...
Her art was one of the reasons why I got into the series. R.I.P.

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hellobion2 (on 18 March 2024)

Too many great people are dying this year

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Leynos (on 18 March 2024)

Wow this year sucks for game creators/artists. So many deaths. RIP

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mjk45 Leynos (on 18 March 2024)

Mutsumi Inomata RIP and Leynos I agree with you and hellobion2 what a terrible start to the year.

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Garrus Leynos (on 18 March 2024)

well to be fair there are so many more famous gaming developers/artists than there are actors even, and they all got in to the industry in the 80s and 90s, so it might be more common from now on, nothing sad though, it shows how popular the medium is

RIP

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SanAndreasX (on 18 March 2024)

This year is sucking hard.

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method114 (on 18 March 2024)

Rip. Unfortunately only got to enjoy their work in Beseria and Zesteria.

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UnderwaterFunktown (on 18 March 2024)

Very sad to hear, she's done some amazing work. Countless great character designs in Tales.

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CaptainExplosion (on 18 March 2024)

This is just awful news. First Akira Toriyama and now Mutsumi Inomata. :(

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mjk45 CaptainExplosion (on 19 March 2024)

Lets not forget Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama who passed away on February 6th aged 55 .

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CaptainExplosion mjk45 (on 20 March 2024)

I forgot about him. :(

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