Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen - Episode 1 Discussion / Poll

[thundrakkon]

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Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

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Hmm... It's possible. There might be one that could be related, but the personality seems a little off for that.

As for Haku, I'm wondering if he is

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Spoiler for for Theory

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I guess it's time to bust out the old series' DVDs and watch it for a refresher. Also, for those who didn't know, my avatar that has been the same for many, many years is Benawi from the original Utawarerumono series, even though Aruru was my favorite character.

Actually, I really would love to see what has become of Aruru.

[MeanMachine]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

Actually, I really would love to see what has become of Aruru.

Actually, if this anime follows the second game even remotely faithfully, Aruru WILL makes some appearences, so will a handful of other characters from the first Utawarerumono

[HandofFate]

so do I need to watch the first Utawarerumono to get any idea?

[ReddyRedWolf]

Originally Posted by HandofFate

so do I need to watch the first Utawarerumono to get any idea?

I think you can wikipedia the backstory.

[Yan3242]

Sorry for butting in but, do i need to watch the previous one before this? I watch it and iam not quite sure about the setting

*EDIT: didnt see the post above me, sorry >_>

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Yan3242

Sorry for butting in but, do i need to watch the previous one before this? I watch it and iam not quite sure about the setting

*EDIT: didnt see the post above me, sorry >_>

Throwing in another point, I really don't think you need to. Obviously things will make some more sense, but no reason to believe the series itself won't tackle all that anyways. Looks to be a new cast just taking place in the same world.

[Green²]

Originally Posted by HandofFate

so do I need to watch the first Utawarerumono to get any idea?

It's not required for enjoying this first episode thus far.

[LROlsson]

The only thing I want to comment about watching the first series.

Do you like Kuon? Then watch the first series.
This isn't a stand alone series, this is the second part of the Utawarerumono trilogy.

[Chaos2Frozen]

I would appeal to a different side- Do you like feudal Japanese warfare with minimum magic used? Watch the first series.

[cyth]

I'm still wondering if "Umakeko" is something related to Haku's nature or just a very silly gag.

Other than that, the hook of this show seems to be a lazy protag that's not completely useless when it comes down to it. I enjoyed that part. We'll see how the next few episodes go.

The original show had compelling characters and consistently good animation. Which is to say comparisons may be a bit unfair because the original was just an above-average, almost masterpiece-level TV show, really.

But I like that they differentiated the protags. Hakuoro is as cool as a protag can get. It may just take a little while before Haku gets fleshed out.

[Jaden]

If I recall correctly, Utawarerumono ends with Hakuoro defeating the evil deity and re-sealing it along with himself.

Haku doesn't seem like him at all, aside from his physique...and reincarnations aren't really something that were ever referenced in the story.

When Hakuoro was possessed by the deity in ancient times, he was used for all kinds of genetic engineering stuff, so Haku could be like a clone of him that was put on ice for some reason. Though at the same time his intelligence and social skills are proof that he lived normally at some point in the past, memories or no. I'm sure that mystery will be gradually brought to light in this series.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by Nachtwandler

I repeat once more. This series takes place less than 20 years after the first one. They already announced 6 charas from S1 reappearing. And there's a big spoiler about Kuon. Although anime only viewers won't get it.

Kuon's words about Hakuoro being a long-time legend doesn't mean that couple of hundreds years passed. You just got it wrong.

Oh, I can already guess what the spoiler about Kuon is. I mean, the tail plus her prodigious strength are dead giveaways to anyone that was paying attention. Needless to say, I played the game.

I saw some spoiler material on other sites, but considering it's all in Japanese I can't tell what it even says, much less determine if they are true. Google translate helps a bit, but not much.

[Draco Spirit]

So I've gone into this blind and found the opening episode rather enjoyable (kinda reminds me of Spice and Wolf somewhat), but apparently there's a prequel to this? Should I hunt it down and marathon it before episode 2?

[Jaden]

Yeah go for it, the anime adaption is faithful and put together quite well.

[CatRules]

Originally Posted by Jaden

Yeah go for it, the anime adaption is faithful and put together quite well.

Beside Oboro scene after the ending

[Hiro Hayase]

I love Haku lol. This guy is the type of person who works hard just so he can be lazy. Kuon is really likable too and she reminds me of Horo from Spice and Wolf. I assume its 26 episodes as well? Great!

I'm putting my theory on Kuon in a spoiler (It could be wrong or right). I didn't view the VN and I only saw the first series anime, so guessing it is kind of fun. I could be completely off-the mark on this though.

Spoiler for Theory on Kuon's Lineage:

Since the producers said some of the cast from the first series will make debuts later as side characters most likely. The setting is supposedly no more than 20 years after the first series. So with that basis we can conclude that Kuon or the first anime series cast's children might make an appearance. Would be interesting if a number of the new characters are the kids of Hakuoro and his harem lol, except Haku.

Kuon physically resembles two characters that I can think of from the first series, which are namely Hakuoro and Karura. She might be their child. The tails, hair, hairstyle color, ears shape match. And that strength. The eyes might be from Hakuoro. Looking at the new character previews Kuon's clothes look like a mix of both Karura and Hakuoro's wardrobe. Kuon's free-spirited personality might be from Karura as well.

I also considered that she was Hakuoro and Yuzuha's kid, but Kuon's abnormal strength is probably inherited from Karura. If it is Yuzuha and Hakuoro's kid then she was probably trained by Karura. Kuon's clothes match Yuzuha's even more though, they are just a different color. Kuon also has a bell in her hair similar to Yuzuha's. At this point it could be either.

Edit: Interesting part is that Kuon has the same VA as Rory from Gate. Haha.

[FRS]

It was a nice start, it's nice too see the franchise back on the screen, i hope they will be able to keep the quality for all the whole serie.

[Draco Spirit]

Originally Posted by Jaden

Yeah go for it, the anime adaption is faithful and put together quite well.

On the original episode 2 already.

[James Rye]

That ear flick when she was unsure what name to write down for him! I'm so in for this anime! <3

I like how he is superlazy but gets his karma right away by Kuon who prevents him from slacking off. She's a bit perverted (or very curious?) though given she watched him "spin his thing" till the third swing mode! XD

I wonder if humans like Haku are a rare thing in this world? How did he come there anyway? He wears a hospital patient uniform, did he die or something like that?

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Hmm...I wonder what "monster" Haku & Kuon will face in the next ep. In the first series, they have to deal with a huge tiger (Mutikapa). I hope it's not the huge bird we see in the preview art .