Tales of Innocence (Japanese: テイルズオブイノセンス, Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Inosensu) is an action role-playing game, developed and released for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Vita.

Innocence is the ninth main installment in the Tales series, developed by Alfa System and published by Bandai Namco Games.

A remake for the Vita developed by 7th Chord, Tales of Innocence R (テイルズオブイノセンス アール, Teiruzu Obu Inosensu Āru), was released in January 2012.

Multiple elements are carried over from previous entries in the series, including the action-based Linear Motion Battle System.

Developed parallel to the DS spin-off title Tales of the Tempest, the goal was to include all the series' main gameplay and narrative elements despite the limited medium.

After release, it was decided to remake Innocence for the Vita, using platform-specific gameplay functions, redone voice work and music, and new characters.

[5] In addition to these standard and special attacks, each character can activate Mystic Artes, transforming into a form resembling their past selves to deal high amounts of damage.

[7] The dungeons are rebuilt, featuring new puzzle elements, switches and the need to push boulders to form pathways and unblock passages.

During their time as prisoners, Ruca develops a relationship with Chitose Cxarma, who is a reincarnation of Sakuya and retains her former self's deep love for Asura.

Ruca, Illia and Spada eventually escape, briefly encountering the mercenary Ricardo Soldato, who is a reincarnation of Hypnos.

Ruca then proceeds to use the Manifest to merge Devaloka and Naraka, nullifying the avatars' powers and lessening the chance of future conflicts.

Kongwai came to "save" two souls (Chitose and the antagonist Hasta Ekstermi, a reincarnation of the demonic spear Gaebolg), while QQ is an archeologist who comes to investigate the world of Innocence.

The team incorporated an updated version of the free-running ability from Tales of the Abyss so players could have maximum freedom in battle.

[22] As well as themes of coexistence common in the Tales series, the team incorporated aesthetics and motifs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[23] The characters were designed by regular Tales artist Mutsumi Inomata, who almost turned down the offer to work on the title due to scheduling conflicts.

[7] Innocence R was a ground-up remake, with the "R" in the title standing for "re-imagination", referring to the team's development wish for the gameplay and story.

[31] Innocence R was heavily promoted by the company, with one campaign involving playing out an animated skit using the outdoor monitors around Shibuya Station.

Dissatisfied with this approach, the developers wanted to have full voice acting for Innocence while keeping as many planned features in the game as possible.

According to Ōdate, approximately 70-80% percent of the main scenario was voiced, with the rest of the game's dialogue using text due to hardware limitations.

[18] The theme and lyrics of "Follow the Nightingale" tie in with the characters' status as people reincarnated in the game's present, focusing on the main protagonist Luca asking why they were reborn.

Unlike "Follow the Nightingale", "New Day, New Life" was written entirely in standard Japanese, as she wanted to fully convey Luca's feelings in the song, along with those of Kongwai.

[43] RPGFan's Patrick Gann called the album "solid", and noted several tracks that stood out including the battle and overworld themes.

[47] "Follow the Nightingale" was released on November 21, 2007, as a single alongside Innocence's ending song "say goodbye & good day".

[49] Prior to release, Innocence was reporting to be one of the most pre-ordered role-playing title at Amazon Japan alongside Xbox 360 exclusive Lost Odyssey.

[57] Ultimately, Innocence was considered a success by the company, selling approximately 246,000 copies and exceeding their sales forecasts for the title.

[55][58] Innocence R reached #3 in the Japanese sales charts in its opening week, coming behind Armored Core V and Resident Evil: Revelations and selling 54,853 copies.

General praise to the graphical upgrade over the original version, the rebuilt battle system and added voice acting and story content.

[51] Japanese website Game Impress Watch was highly positive, praising the extra characters, updated gameplay and graphics.

To promote the original title's release, the company created an "Adventure Voice DVD", featuring multiple characters from previous Tales games.

It was collected into a single volume and released on May 25, 2012, as Tales of Innocence R Comic Anthology (テイルズオブイノセンス R コミックアンソロジー, Teiruzu Obu Inosensu R Komikku Ansorojī).