It appears that Yahoo Japan has accidentally leaked the release date for Tales of Graces, which was set for a vague Winter 2009 release date in Japan.

According to the leak (which has been taken down from Yahoo's servers), the game will be released on December 10th, 2009 for 7329 Yen. The bonuses for the game will be a "Special DVD" (a placeholder Namco Bandai uses before they reveal the true name of the DVD) and some sort of downloadable costume title (no word on who it is for or what it is).

This release date is a week before Final Fantasy XIII's release in Japan, so Namco Bandai is likely trying to preempt it to gain more sales.

UPDATE (10:09 AM EST): A new scan has been released which confirms the leaked release date, as well as showing that the bonus costume is a Yuri Lowell-themed costume for Asbel Lhant.

It also appears that Asbel and Hubert will be playable in the beginning of the game as children (the other characters are not shown as playable in the scan). Oddly enough, Sophie looks to be the same age as she is when Asbel is older. Child versions of Richard and Cheria can also be seen in the scan.

UPDATE (6:37 AM EST): A new scan has been released which shows that Cheria Barnes will be getting a Rita Mordio costume, and Sophie will be getting a Patty Fleur costume.