Mutsumi Inomata
"Tales of Eternia" was first announced in a September 1999 press conference by representatives of Namco as the third game in the "Tales" series, and was later shown in non-playable form at the Tokyo Game Show in March 2000. Character design was handled by artist Mutsumi Inomata, who had previously worked on the game's predecessor "Tales of Destiny", and features animated cutscenes by anime studio Production I.G.. Namco released a limited special edition of the game in Japan alongside its standard release known as the , which included character figurines, an art book, and a clock shaped like the character Quickie. Players who preordered the game in participating Sofmap electronics stores also received an alarm clock featuring official artwork of the main cast.