Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia has announced the release of a theme song trailer for the “Beyond the Dawn” expansion DLC for Tales of Arise.

The trailer features the upcoming expansion’s official theme song, “We Still”, by the group KANKAKU PIERO. This song was written and performed by KANKAKU PIERO, who also performed “HIBANA”, the opening theme song for the Tales of Arise main game, and was created specifically for the story in Beyond the Dawn and its new character Nazamil.

Here’s KANKAKU PIERO’s message about the song:

We made the song “HIBANA” for the previous game, Tales of Arise, but we never expected to be asked to work on this new expansion as well, so we are extremely grateful for the opportunity. I feel that the setting and worldview found in Arise are much more profound than just a story in a video game.

The act of your personal sense of justice causing you to clash with others who have differing opinions, but then talking with them and getting to know them better, and ultimately working together hand in hand… I feel that this game speaks to players in a way that goes beyond the mere confines of a game.

As Arise’s story approaches its grand finale, each character must trust their own thoughts and emotions while also pursuing the path that they have set out on.

Therefore, we wanted to create a positive song that takes that into account and lets them know that everything will be okay.

In preparation for the launch of the DLC on November 9, an original novel called Prelude will be released to connect the main stories of Tales of Arise and Beyond the Dawn! Starting on November 3 at 11 AM SGT, the novel will be released in installments for free on the official portal site for the Tales series: Tales Channel+.

The content also features a BGM feature, so you can listen to some background music by Motoi Sakuraba made especially for the novel while reading the story.

Release Schedule:

Wednesday, November 3 at 11:00 AM SGT             Rinwell & Law: Two Who Remain the Same

Sunday, November 5 at 11:00 AM SGT                      Kisara & Dohalim: Two Open to Change

Wednesday, November 8 at 11:00 AM SGT             Alphen & Shionne: Two Who Want to Change

Tales of Arise “Beyond the Dawn” DLC is launching on November 9, 2023, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.