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GonzoMD1993
While it's not entirely fair to rate a form of storytelling based solely on whether or not it's a good adaptation of its source material, as someone who first experienced Utawarerumono through the visual novels and has no nostalgia for the anime I cannot help but evaluate it this way, and unfortunately I have to conclude that the Utawarerumono anime mostly fails to transform the masterpiece it's based on into a new medium while preserving its greatness. I think that I could just barely give this season a pass despite the numerous unnecessary changes it makes to the VN; I didn't like them but they're not completely awful. Unlike what the Mask of Deception does with Haku (which is to say, that they completely butcher his character), this season more than less preserves the most important par…
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This is one of those series I was interested in because it had a relatively popular pseudo-visual novel with strategy RPG gameplay. I attempted it multiple times over the last decade or two, but until I finally forced myself to watch it, I just could not get into it.
I kind of like it in theory. I am not super into the main character, Hakuoro, having amnesia at the start, but there is eventually a plot reason for it. His rise from helping a small village fight tyranny to gathering a group of allies is a cool, if typical, high-fantasy war story.
However, that kind of high-fantasy story generally only works for me if I care about a decent number of the characters, and I... just did not.
Now, do not get me wrong. At least among the recurring major characters who are not outright villains,…
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From someone who played the games.
Utawarerumono is one of my favorite stories. It has such a rich and exciting story, world building, lore, culture. A large fun and interesting cast of characters.
Music is top. Whatever Suara sings is great. Al OP and EDs are bangers. The original OST is equally incredible and very fitting for its themes and culture.
I enjoy the early 2000 animation so like the looks.
Its a Visual novel adaptation so it does have its problems. Theres harem which i never care much for. Its pacing can slow down to much. There are 3 40-50 hour games made into 3 anime seasons of around 26 episodes. Its an impossible task.
If possible id recommend the VN first but the adaptation is good enough Even one of the better although that doesnt say much.
First season is th…
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I watched this without knowing anything about the games and was ultimately disappointed. Someone who loves the games might love this show.
I expected 26 episodes to be epic but every arc felt the same, war. There are machinations and the theme of endless conflict does have it's purpose in the shows direction. However, I got board with every arc being about war and feel the show could have accomplished the same in fewer episodes. And, maybe that was the goal, to tire out the viewer in the way war would wear on those impacted by it. The show often feels like a fantasy period drama, with the action being from the endless war. However, there are reason it's labeled Sci-fi.
I watched this due to the high reviews and my interest in this series as a whole. However, I'm walking away from this…
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One of those animes which over the 26 episodes develops well and connects you to the characters you get introduced to along the way, eventhough it's very old the art style is decent and story is very in depth with alot of accomplishment. The characters and their different personalities bounce off eachother very well making for good comedy and development throughout the anime.
It's one of those that I personally like alot and really like the VA for the mc because his voice is a perfect fit personality wise and how it sounds.
So with that I'd say to definitely give it a watch.
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Utawarerumono was the progenitor to Kemono Friends; the plot for the famous mobile game franchise is actually near-identical to Leaf's iconic visual novel! The fantasy world is massive and is part of a regressive, post-apocalyptic premise. The character's have warring tribes, unique cultures/names, etc. Aquaplus delivered every ounce of writing prowess it could muster when creating this phenomenal story!
This review of Utawarerumono is spoiler free!
—Story/Characters
Synopsis: An injured man is found in the woods by a girl named Erurū, and everything about him is mysterious. Without knowledge of his past nor even his own name, he is welcomed to Erurū's home and is given the name Hakuoro by her grandmother, and younger sister, Arurū. While the inhabitants of the village have large ears…
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✪ Genre: action (swordplay), drama, high fantasy, military, seinen with elements of superpower
✔Positive Aspects✔
◧ Animation: distinct character designs and beautiful landscapes animated in colors of medium saturation and vibrancy. It isn't that bad even though it has a mid-'90s feel to it.
◧ Soundtrack: decent work, mostly comprised of new age, Japanese folk music, and the occasional orchestral, film score-like tracks, usually embellishing the action sequences. ✘Negative Aspects✘
◧ Concept: it's very rare for a high fantasy anime to be conceptually uninteresting, but this series somehow managed it. Usually, high fantasy series tend to gradually explain all aspects of their fictional worlds, natural and social, since they cannot share, by definition, any aspects of our non-fictional…
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I've heard how good the Utawarerumono VAs are, but that the first one wasn't ever translated into English (at least, not through legitimate outlets)--but no worries, there's an anime for that! It's not great to feel like you have to watch an anime just to get to the VAs--makes it feel like homework rather than fun series watching--but as far as homework goes, this went down pretty smoothly.
This is about 30% typical anime harem shit (something I have very little patience for these days), 50% political maneuvering (eg, strategy and battles), and 20% sci-f oddities. I'm not usually a politics/strategy kind of guy, but the pacing of Utawarerumono makes it more digestible than most series. It also helps the 26 episodes go by quicker than I would have anticipated. It's always churning out new…
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Utawarerumono is an enigmatic story simplified into the fantasy/adventure genres, before flashing nuances of science fiction themes, leaving more questions in the end than answers for the viewers, no matter how attentive or enthralled by the story they are.
Judging by this very critical synopsis, it may seem that I enjoyed the story more than I should have. But the truth is, at the end of the day, Utawarerumono could still be described as a tale of an amnesiac who would work to the ends of the world to protect his newfound family. Of course, the latter description by itself, sounds like something senseless and unexplained, which unfortunately, is one of the key flaws of Utawarerumono. However, in a very warped sense, it's as if the director/game developers (for the source material) themse…
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I have been watching anime for many years. For those of us with similar experience there comes a point where there are just too few anime that interest us anymore.
Most of the time it's because of a lack of story, art, characters or some other thing.
Or perhaps there's too much ecchi or we're sick of the guy constantly getting smacked around and being subordinate.
To be honest I only watched this show as a recommendation from the Overlord anime and I'm glad to say that it was not a waste of time.
This show is truly unique. It's true that its art style is somewhat dated to begin with but halfway through the show it seems to go Hi-def.
I watched it in dubbed and I immensely enjoyed the English version.
The story was it's most intriguing aspect as it starts of simple but slowly rise…
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I think I liked this show? I will explain my thoughts a bit, but there are slight spoilers so I'll put some spaces before I begin. *SPOILERS*
So the show starts off as a fairly average fantasy show and the main character drives technological and tactical development in a medieval world. It is nothing special, but enjoyable. However, halfway or more through, the show goes in a completely different direction. At first it seems like they've got gundams, but then you realize that they're more like the machines from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The plot suddenly gets very confusing and the show does a poor job explaining what happens. They touch on human experimentation, reincarnation, sateliite lases, and divinities.
The main character has gathered his allies, which include a few good characters…
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Studio OLM that brought the world Berserk and Pokemon in the late 90’s now brings an anime in 2006 that can best be described as anime-nerd-bait aka otaku bait. Together with new director Tomoki Kobayashi (Galaxy Angel Z) they attempted to adapt this eroge strategy game. At first, the product of Utawarerumono started off with an interesting high fantasy with semi-interesting characters and then takes a left-turn along the way.
The show begins with a cute wolf-type girl finding an injured man in the woods wearing a mask he cannot remove. She and her family nurse him back to health, but the man still does not have any memories of his past. Slowly, the audience learns the land, society, and the slow progression to war with strategic battle ensuing.
Mostly, Utawarerumono is formulaic in the…
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The One Being Sung tells the story of a man called Hakuoro who finds himself in a sword and sorcery world with no memory of who he is. Soon after being welcomed into the local village, the villagers rally behind Hakuoro against their emperor and the revolution begins.
Story 8/10
What I really like about the story for this anime is it isn't just action, but also delves into some of the politics and planning of war. For example, after their country is invaded Hakuoro has to make the decision do they retaliate by invading the enemy country or do they first secure their boarders and recover from the last battle. It's refreshing to see a protagonist like Hakuoro who stops to make a plan and just doesn't attack without thinking.
However, don't get the wrong idea, this anime isn't just talkin…
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I have no intentions of denying this series the spiel it gets, since it manages to do the one thing any ambitious anime should do well: characters. More that that, this series concentrates on its cast, looking closely into it, and tracking its experience of the ruthless times and situations they're thrown into.
And that is very good. Some may see what I'll say next as nitpicking, and I admit that this kind of anime is not my cup of tea, but here goes. Although the characters, or rather showing how they're influenced by the current tragedy is done very well, there certainly are flaws to this anime. The story itself at the beginning is not logical enough for anime that concentrates on times of war. There is a lot of brutality and blood, and most of the villains are lunatics doing their best…
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One day this mysterious man appeared inside of the village. Collapsed on the cold ground, a family decides to take him in. Certain events entail and he becomes the leader of the village after tragic events occur. Because of the main character's sound advise, people begin to trust him and follow in his reign. Warring occurs using normal swords and polearms, etc.
I am really enjoying this anime by now.
And then something happens. Supernaturally powerful characters appear who are attributed with devastating strength. Hmm that's odd, but okay I guess that acceptable ( since the folk here ride raptors instead of horses ), this isn't too far out of the ordinary. Then the story line begins to add new enemies into the plot without explaining their background. Furthermore, it appears like the ene…
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Now when I started watching Utawarerumono I was expecting an anime about some badass character taking over a country and then tries to save the world... Thats kinda what I got...
The anime starts out fairly calm and seems to be a fantasy slice-of-life anime but around ep 5 the anime flips, now I am trying not to spoil anything but its hard to talk about everything without spoilers... Anyways the anime suprisingly takes its turn into a war anime wich it perfectly fits, the characters have been build up so it makes sence with their relations and it makes sence for them to akt the way they do.
The moments in this anime are real... There are a couple of sad moments and I almost found myself crying to one of the scenes wich says a lot since I stood through Clannad without crying once. Sadly t…
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Well been putting it off for quite a while, but now i have finally seen it and let me give you my opinion on it.
Series Name: Utawarerumono
Story: The story is rather interesting, for the most part while it has elements of science fiction and fantasy, the majority of the series seems to focus a amenisaic man who becomes an emepror and must defend his nation and people against those who wish to do harm to it so it focuses mostly on war and fighting, at the same time there is background story that focuses on the history of the main lead and the truth of his origin and his relation with the history of the world.
Review: I actually enjoyed this series as i watched it, I would not say that is one of the best anime or has one of the best storied but it is an interesting one and has plenty of…
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Warning this review may contain spoilers.
First impression, so my first impressions where along the lines of ok so this is about some guy with amnesia who gets involved in the civil war to overthrow the current emperor so this going to be some sort of war epic sounds promising enough.
Story, 6/10.
So the premise of Utawarerumomo.
starts off pretty simple With the protagonist haku who is found badly injured by a local village girl and is taken in by the local villagers while he recovers from his injuries and also amnesia. While under the care of the local villagers a local "noble" causes some big trouble for the villages which in turn though a series of events helps kick start a massive rebellion against the local emperor with the main character leading this rebellion and eventually he…
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Utawerurumono. Where do i start.
1. The story is of a mysterious man who awakens with no memories of who he is or where he is, and he has the unique feature of a mask he cannot remove from his face. The story follows the MC on his journey to discover who he truly is and overcome the obstacles that are thrown at this man as he meets new allies and faces his past.
2. The character are all lovely and great, they each bring something to the table with their own quirks and personalities. Even the antagonists are well done for the time era that the world is in.
3. The art is brilliant, for being an anime made so long ago, it doesn't bother you at all, it doesn't feel dated in the slightest and manages to make you appreciate everything about it. It does dabble with CG though at some points but i…
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Alright well I will keep this short and sweet. This is probably one of my favorite animes that I have seen to date. I have just started on the second season and it is also phenomenal. The character development is a little slow in my opinion, and some of the episodes might seem disconnected, but I assure you that it is not the case. Solider through the 26 episodes and you will not regret it. I know this isn't a fantastic review but I don't want to put too many details in. Just pick up the show and enjoy. Best wishes!
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