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Utawarerumono

2006–2022 · 3 seasons

A slow-building fantasy saga that blends gentle village warmth with mounting political intrigue and battle, anchored by a masked amnesiac's search for who he was.

Overview: Hakuoro has lost his memory after succumbing to serious injuries. But thanks to an elderly woman and her granddaughter Eruruu, he is nursed back to health. His face is covered by a strange irremovable mask and he occasionally sees beastly visions. Eruruu now cares for him as he becomes accustomed to the village and its inhabitants, who all bear strange ears (the women also have tails). Though these people venerate the forces of nature, desecration of an altar forces them to take drastic measures to preserve their lives from the wrath of Mutikapa-sama, guardian of the forest.

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
war
found family
power
Places: fantasy world
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	1
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Mamiko Sekiya, Masahiko Watanabe, Shuji Miyahara, Toshiyuki Sone, Motoki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Written by: Makoto Uezu, Itsuki Yokoyama, Yoshifumi Fukushima
Starring: Tsuyoshi Koyama, Atsuko Tanaka, Ryoka Yuzuki, Satsuki Yukino, Rikiya Koyama, Daisuke Kirii, Akeno Watanabe, Daisuke Namikawa
Music: Hijiri Anze, myu
Cinematography: Tsubasa Yokoyama
Length: 3 seasons, 79 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TOKYO MX
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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