With the final game of the trilogy coming out in 2017, Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth was announced with an anime adaptation back in the fall of 2019. The series saw a July 2nd, 2022 premiere date and ran for twenty-eight episodes before wrapping up in December 2022. Now, Australian distributor Madman Entertainment previously scheduled plans for a complete Blu-ray release that will arrive on February 7th, 2024. It’ll be priced at $69.95 and be a bilingual four-disc release that contains the entire run.
Extras for the set include:
- Promo Videos
- Teaser
- Textless Opening & Ending Songs
The release now has a formal solicitation that has confirmed the dates and details and started taking preorders for it.
Crunchyroll handles the streaming of it in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Kenichi Kawamura directed it based on the scripts overseen by Itsuki Yokoyama. Masahiko Nakata is on board for the character designs with White Fox handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Kentarō Tone as Oshtor, Risa Taneda as Kuon, Chinatsu Akasaki as Anju, Inori Minase as Nekone, Yuko Gibu as Fumirul, Takuya Eguchi as Yakutowaruto, Misaki Kuno as Shinonon, Saori Hayami as Munechika, Ai Kakuma as Rurutie, Yumi Hara as Atui, Nozomi Yamamoto as Nosuri, Takahiro Sakurai as Ougi, Ayane Sakura as Uruuru and Saraana, Ayumu Murase as Kiuru, Ryotaro Okiayu as Raikou, Yuya Uchida as Mikazuchi, Yukitoshi Kikuchi as Woshizu, Ooki Sugiyama as Maroro, Marie Miyake as Shichiriya, Tsuguo Mogami as Soyankekur, Yoshihito Sasaki as Ozen, Madoka Shiga as Tokifusa, Toru Ohkawa as Dekopompo, Toshiharu Nakanishi as Pokoinante, Miyuki Sawashiro as Aruruu, Rie Kugimiya as Camyu, Sayaka Ohara as Ulthury, Atsuko Tanaka as Karulau, Kaya Miyake as Touka, Tsuyoshi Koyama as Kurou, Daisuke Namikawa as Benawi, Daisuke Kirii as Oboro, Akeno Watanabe as Dorry & Guraa, and Hiroshi Shirokuma as Munto.
The English dub has Jeremy Inman directing it with Dallas Reid assisting while Heather Walker has worked on the scripts for it. The English cast includes Anju voiced by Hillary Haag, Atuy voiced by Christina Kelly, Bokoinante voiced by Luis Galindo, Cocopo voiced by Monica Rial, Dekopompo voiced by James Belcher, Haku voiced by Kregg Dailey, Jachdwalt voiced by Houston Hayes, Kiwru voiced by Shannon Emerick, Kurarin voiced by Morgan Laure, Lord voiced by Jeff Plunk, Nekone voiced by Emily Neeves, Nosuri voiced by Chelsea McCurdy, Oshtor voiced by David Wald, Ougi voiced by Gabriel Regojo, Raiko voiced by Bryan Kaplun, Rulutieh voiced by Monica Rial, Saraana voiced by Katelyn Barr, Shinonon voiced by Luci Christian, and Uruuru voiced by Katelyn Barr.
The prior games saw anime adaptations with ADV Films picking up the original, which was then distributed by Funimation, while Sentai Filmworks released the second series in North America.
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Plot Concept: 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…
The last chapter in the Utawarerumono Series! All the mysteries are about to be revealed…
Previous promos and visuals:
