Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro

There's a lot of shows I've thought about reviewing and i didn't think my first one would be this, it is not my favorite series but when i looked at reviews or comments in some places it made me think and i feel like i need to share my thoughts on this. THIS SHOW IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE GAME!

BUT!

That is ok, this series will be dragged down by how it isnt as good as the game was and i dont disagree but i think more fans should look at the bigger picture, this series was pretty well animated, the voice acting was ... (at least as far as i could tell) good, the cgi was bad but when isnt it bad? the story covered things in the game in a way that if you did not play the game you could get the majority of the information and a good amount of the impact it was meant to have.

The fact that so much effort was put into this series is a blessing, it wasnt chopped apart into a 6 episode OVA, it was not rushed through into some 12 episode slop, it got as much of an adaptation as any series could ask for and honestly i loved every second of it, fans of the game should support every last bit of this series for what it represents, closure, we got a great series of games that meant a lot to us and an honest, well funded adaptation that brought that same series not only to fans like us but to so many people who may have never seen it and best of all it was a more in depth retelling then most series like this can ever dream of getting. I really enjoyed this series for what it is but even more so for what it represents, a chance for so many games like it to be given an anime series that shows passion for its source.

Great way to conclude this chapter.

This as it stands was a great watch as being mainly a fan of the original Utawarerumono from ages back which still remains my favourite due to its story telling and the way it introduces characters which you become connected to because of their individuality and how they served Hakuoro. This chapter with Haku didn't manage to hit just as hard but still pulled its punch in the climax of the anime. The reasons it didn't hit as hard is mainly because I didn't feel as connected to the supporting characters and how the plot was set out due to ... Haku's personality, which isn't a bad thing its just it seem more dragged out in comparison. Another reason is probably a fault that lies with me as it has been ages since Itsuwari no Kamen which ended in 2016 and because of that I don't remember it that well, but then again I remember the original very well so it could just come down to different directors and staff having their spin on it.

Apart from everything going on in the middle which wasn't bad but could've been set out alot better, it did do alot of things well like important plot pieces which involved supporting characters and the last climax of the chapter which I liked alot because of what they did (trying not to include major spoilers) which if they hadn't added those to the plot it would've changed my score from an 8 to a 7. So here's to wanting a continuation which has low chances due to what they could add at this point and leaving alot to the viewers imagination.

If by chance you're looking at watching this, make sure you don't do what I did and try top remember what happened previously as the supporting characters and everything referenced at points didn't connect sadly apart from stuff from the first Utawarerumono.
If anything I'll probably go and do a marathon at some point of the 3 animes and come back to edit this review.