Etrian Odyssey V’s promotion is certainly accelerating as of the last couple of months. To start, we have an official subtitle to accompany Etrian Odyssey V- “長き神話の果て”, which is generally being translated as The End of the Long Myth. We can see it in the new logo being used as this article’s featured image.

The new world of Etrian Odyssey V is called Arcadia. And in this new world, Etrian Odyssey V will be deviating slightly from franchise conventions. Characters will be one of four races: Aslan are humans; Lunar are elves; Brani are dwarves; Cerian are beastkin. While character classes are an Etrian Odyssey mainstay, in this particular game certain classes will be exclusive to certain races. So far, the known classes for each race are as follows:

• Aslan: Fencer, Dragoon, Cestus, Reaper
• Lunar: Necromancer, Warlock
• Brani: Herbalist, Shaman
• Cerian: Warrior, Hound

There is probably some sort of consistency to the types of classes that each race will have access to (whether or not they are support-oriented, or magic offense-oriented, etc.) but we’ll know more later. However, it does appear that there will be skills specific to each race – adding further to the complexity of character options. Director Shigeo Komori, in an excerpt from Famitsuu, mentioned that it will be more difficult to synthesize teams that work together, as units are going to be created with heavily specialized skill sets in mind. When this week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu is fully published, more access to artwork and information will be available.

Character customization will be give more depth in Etrian Odyssey V. The game is designed to give players a greater sense of freedom in character design, even down to more coloring options (specific note was made of giving characters differing eye colors.) Hair and skin colors are also adjustable.

Players will be assigning voices to the characters they create, from a large trove of voice talent. For those who were following our 7th Dragon III Code: VFD coverage, this is the same idea. A list of the seiyuu who have recorded lines for the game can be found below:

Shouta Aoi (hey, it’s the PSO2 anime protagonist!)
Satomi Arai
Akira Ishida
Touru Oukawa
Ayaka Ohashi
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Misaki Kuno
Mitsuki Saiga
Takuya Satou
Asami Seto
Atsuko Tanaka
Kousuke Toriumi
Jouji Nakata
Kaori Nazuka
Natsuki Hanae
Saori Hayami
Megumi Han
Youko Hikasa
Rina Hidaka
Yui Horie
Ayumu Murase
Tsubasa Yonaga

Some of these names are probably familiar to those who are regular anime watchers or fans of other JRPGs!

Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth is due for release in japan on August 4th of this year, priced at ¥6,480. There will be a limited edition (priced at ¥10,778) that includes an art book, official soundtrack CD, and downloadable content. And it’s still for the Nintendo 3DS!

Development for the game is currently marked at 60%. On March 5th, 9 PM (JST), there will be a Niconico broadcast dedicated to Etrian Odyssey V featuring some of the voice talent for the game alongside premiere of its first promotional trailer.

Credit to this Gematsu article and to this NeoGAF thread for the information.