Tales of series character designer Mutsumi Inomata dies at age 63

Mutsumi Inomata, an illustrator who served as the main character designer on a number of mainline Tales of series titles, passed away on March 10 at age 63, her official Twitter account announced. A cause of death was not shared.

Inomata’s past works include 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. She also worked as a character designer on several anime, including Windaria, Plawres Sanshiro, Future GPX Cyber Formula, and Brain Powerd.