Tales of the Abyss: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tales of the Abyss takes place on Auldrant, a planet composed of elementary particles called Fonons. For much of Auldrant's history, only six fonons were known to exist, representing the elements of Shadow, Earth, Wind, Water, Fire and Light; but eventually a seventh fonon, controlling Sound, is discovered. Its discovery brings great chaos: using this newest Seventh Fonon allows one to read the future. One such Seventh Fonist, Yulia Jue, puts in place a future for the world for thousands of years to come, with the promise of unlimited prosperity at its end. This prophecy of the future's set path becomes known as the "Score" and is documented on "Fonstones" scattered throughout the world. The nations of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear and Malkuth have fought over the fragments of these tablets for generations, each uncovering them and hoping to discover the future before the other. Meanwhile, a holy...

Series details

• Title: Tales of the Abyss
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2008-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12676
• IMDb ID: tt1278280
• TVDB ID: 83335

Cast and credited roles

• Yukana — Tear Grants
• Halko Momoi — Anise Tatlin
• Takehito Koyasu — Jade Curtis
• Yasunori Matsumoto — Guy Cecil
• Michiko Neya — Natalia Luzu Kimlasca Lanvaldear
• Yumiko Kobayashi — Ion
• Chihiro Suzuki — Luke Fone Fabre / Asch the Bloody

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-03; final listed air date 2009-03-27; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tales of the Abyss on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.