Utawarerumono
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, science fiction
Themes: beast, mecha, military, shapeshifting, war
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: An injured, amnesiac man with a mysterious mask is found abandoned in the forest. After he is nurtured back to health, he is given the name Hakuoro. After saving the village from a wrathful deity, he adopts the role of the village’s leader. Although wishing to live in peace, fate eventually forces him down the path of war and battle…
Number of episodes: 26
Vintage: 2006-04-03 to 2006-09-25
Utawarerumono: The False Faces / Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen
Genres: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: The nameless protagonist awakens to find himself standing in the middle of a vast, snowy plain he doesn’t recognize. Suffering from amnesia, he remembers nothing about himself. Suddenly, he’s attacked by an insect-like creature but is saved by a beautiful girl with animal ears and a tail named Kuon. She names him Haku.
Number of Episodes: 25
Vintage: 2015-10-03
Utawarerumono: The Mask of Truth
Plot Summary: Yamato descends into chaos following the death of the emperor. Oshutoru, the General of the Right, is a fugitive accused of poisoning Empress Anju. In a battle with his pursuers, he uses the full power of the Akuruka, fusing his body and soul with the world itself. Before he says goodbye, he entrusts Anju and Nekone’s future to his friend Haku. Taking up Oshutoru’s mask and identity, Haku abandons his old life. He tells everyone, except Nekone, who knows the truth, that he is Oshutoru. They escape to Ennakamui, where Anju begins to recover, and she rises up to reclaim her rightful place as Empress. But Raikou, one of the Eight Pillar Generals, attempts to take advantage of the chaos and put a false empress on the throne. Yamato’s armies soon march for Ennakamui to kill the true Empress. A war is about to begin that will engulf all of Yamato…
Number of episodes: 28
Vintage: 2022-07-02
Utawarerumono (OAV) Vintage: 2009-06-05
