It’s been a while since I finished a 26-episode series, but Utawarerumono more than exceeded my expectations. At first it seems like some kind of bizarre Gundam-Harem RPG silliness with a title that’s hard to remember, but the series actually gets fairly deep. Moreover, the harem never truly develops as Hakuoro keeps everyone [...]
In the battle between Dii and Hakuoro, a flashback finally tells the whole story. Iceman managed to start up a pretty decent life with Mikoto and their baby (who is given that ring key), but one day soldiers in life support suits come and capture the family. Iceman is taken for experiments because [...]
After hearing that Kamyu posses some kind of ancestral Onkamiyamukai essence, Hakuoro comes to terms with being the yang to Dii’s yin. Hakuoro decides to go all in, and after watching Oboro almost spar evenly with Benawi (sorta), Hakuoro decides that Oboro has enough mojo and fighting skills to be his successor. Now [...]
Urutorii gathers up allies, and the combined armies finally take my advice and pin down the Avu Kamuu. A few arrows in the fleshy bits, and the Avu Kamuu are taken down easily. Not even the strange zombies that Dii created and outfitted with Hakuoro masks can slow down the allied advance. [...]
Dii starts talking a lot this episode, and it’s clear that he is very powerful and mysterious. Genjimaru can’t follow Dii’s shunpo, and decides to take Sakuya and defect over to the side where all the hot babes are. Genjimaru even shows Kurou how real men fight, as the Evinkuruga takes out two [...]
Hauenkua wants the harem for himself, and tries to take out all the boys. With only Benawi and Hakuoro left and the evacuation still not complete, Hakuoro orders everyone to escape while he single-handedly implements his Plan of Pwn. Unfortunately, Hakuoro is lying about having a plan, and when he kites Hauenkua to [...]
Kuuya is such a naive emperor, and while Genjimaru is out and about, her advisors Hien and Hauenkua keep suggesting she unite all the lands under her rule. Hien is idealistic, and Hauenkua just wants to pwn n00bs, but eventually Kuuya relents. Her misguided rage at being attacked (as everyone fears her power) [...]
Genjimaru is taking some paid time off, so Kuuya has Genjimaru’s granddaughter Sakuya fetch Hakuoro. Of course Eruru suspects that Hakuoro’s trying to get some more concubines, but she gets caught eavesdropping. In an unexpected twist, this conversation gets cut short and we have a strange interlude about Kamyu going vampiric on Aruru [...]
We get a quickie flashback of Karura, Derihourai, and Katumau escaping from their castle. As the soldiers advance on them, Karura forces Katumau to take Derihourai to the waiting escape ship, while she remains in the blazing castle.
Back in the present, Hakuoro’s gang has a successful raid. They then decide to send in [...]
Off in the land of Natunk, we see some slavers ambushed by a group of rebels. The rebels are called the Karurauwaturei, and their leader is a brash young man named Derihourai. Derihourai frees the Kenams, but he is just a pawn in a complex scheme to lure Karura back to the country.
When [...]
Feeling lazy, but here’s a piece of fanart for you Touka fanboys.
Silly palace life goes on, as Touka continues to be paranoid and trail Hakuoro 24/7, and Karura gets her pre-party on before it’s even lunchtime. Everyone’s feeling a little frisky, from Oboro having a hot drunken threesome with the archer twins, to Karura rubbing up against Hakuoro, to Eruru grinding hard for the emperor [...]
It’s been a month since the war ended, and everyone is doing their best to rebuild. Hakuoro feels rather emotional about the whole thing, but Eruru is kind and unwavering in her support. The one thing that really bothers Hakuoro, however, is what to do with all the Shikeripetim refugees. While Hakuoro [...]
