The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Opening Movie Released

NIS America released the opening movie to Nihon Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon western release next week. The latest title in the long-running series, it will release on January 15, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The video features original song “Shiroisekai” by Falcom Sound Team jdk with vocals from Megumi Sasaka.

Trails Beyond the Horizon sees Van Arkride, protagonist of Trails through Daybreak and Trails Through Daybreak II, return as one of three main protagonists alongside Trails from Cold Steel’s protagonist Rean Schwarzer and Trails in the Sky the 3rd’s Kevin Graham. Its events revolve around the Republic of Calvard’s launch of an Orbal rocket to explore space, while the protagonists are brought together through an invitation from Marduk to cooperate in a high-tech training exercise. Those looking to read more about The Legend of Heroes series can check out RPGamer’s Where to Start? feature, updated in 2025, while those looking to read about The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon can check out Ezra Kinnell’s review of its PlayStation 5 version.