The Tales universe, known as the Tales of universe (テイルズ オブ, Teiruzu Obu) in Japan, refers to the Super Smash Flash series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from Namco's series of console role-playing games. Similar to many Japanese role-playing games in a series, most games or media of the series are unrelated to each other beyond certain elements. Widely known for its heavy influence by anime and Japanese culture, the series often makes use of popular manga artists or illustrators, and animated cutscenes produced by Production I.G. The series popularity in the west is attributed to the release of Tales of Symphonia, given this, the game represents the Tales series in the Super Smash Flash series. Its symbol is based on the stone compass that can be seen on the b