Fans of the original game and series Utawarerumono have a lot of reason to celebrate now as not long after the new game appears this fall, a new anime series for Utawarerumono: The False Mask will arrive. Planned for an October 2015 debut, the show will have a two cour run for it for a total of twenty-five episodes. The series will be directed by Keitaro Motonaga based on series composition by Takamitsu Kounu. Masahiko Nakada is handling the character design adaptation from the original designs by Tatsuki Amazuyu and Misato Mitsumu. Animation production is being done by White Fox.
Cast for the series includes Keiji Fujiawara as Haku, Risa Taneda as Kuon, Ai Kakuma as Rurutie, Inori Minase as Nekone and Kentarou Tone as Ukon, reprising their roles from the game.
The first series was done back in 2006, running for 26 episodes, and was produced by OLM. ADV Films originally licensed and dubbed it and it was last released by FUNimation. The Japanese Blu-ray release also included the English language materials. It’s a show I was a big fan of, even if I lovingly called it Underwater Ray Romano.
Plot concept: When I came to, I realized I was standing in the middle of a vast, snowy plain I knew nothing of. I didn’t know how I got there. And to add to that, I couldn’t remember anything, not even my name. I stood there, dumbfounded at my absurd situation. But then, as if to spite me further, a gigantic monster suddenly appeared, a insect-like creature that began to bear down on me. I tried desperately to run, but it cornered me into a hopeless situation. It was then that the girl appeared. Her name was Kuon. It was this beautiful girl, who bore an animal’s ears and tail, that saved my life.
[Additional sourcing: ANN]
disappointing i thought the characters will remain the same but its not oh well im not the creator of utawarerumono