| Hard to say currently. It takes place years after the first series, the leads are new characters and it takes place in a different location. However there are 6 old characters confirmed to return(at least in the game), and this season is based on a unreleased second game and a third game is already being planned to be released 1,5-2 years after Itsuwari. If you can, it wouldn't hurt to watch the previous series, it will at least teach you more about the world the series is set it. |
| I recomended if you watch the previous utawarumono because a few character will appeared again |
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| Does Touka return in this? |
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ryanstrike said: Does Touka return in this? Yes. Karura, Touka, Benawi, Kurou, Aruru and Kamyu is in Itsuwari according to the official website for the game. |
zedar89 said: ryanstrike said: Does Touka return in this? Yes. Karura, Touka, Benawi, Kurou, Aruru and Kamyu is in Itsuwari according to the official website for the game. Cool! Thanks for that info. |
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| I think it's a sequel. ALSO the first is A GREAT anime! |
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| As others have said, definitely check out the first series you're interested in this new one. It'll immerse you more into the characters, setting and history of the world. ryanstrike said: Does Touka return in this? Asking the important questions. ;) |
| I wanna see this anime but have no time to watch old one. What am i gonna do? |
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itsmypurgatory said: I wanna see this anime but have no time to watch old one. What am i gonna do? I'd say watch this one anyways, worst case you can rewatch the old one much later look back and go Ohhhhhhhhh On another note SOOOO hyped the original was sooo good i can't wait for this!!! |
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| Oh damn, original is 2006, didnt even realise. Its Alternative setting so no, its not needed to watch it. But i do recommend it since its good. Well, ending was kinda meh but show in general was really good. |
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| Holy crap it's back. *fangasm* |
| Additionally, one of the new characters looks related to the event that happened at the end of the last series. Hopefully this is going to be as good as the original. Played both the Visual Novel and watched the anime. |
| It's hard to say without seeing ep 1. I would err on the side of yes to watching the first series due to a few reasons. There are returning characters and they look older and the title translates to "False Mask". Not wanting to speculate but the main character may not be who Hakuoro was in the first series. |
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| Yea, but its not spin off nor sequel. Its alternative setting. I dont think it will be necessary to watch original for this one. But like i said, you dont want to miss that one for other reasons. |
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D-Joe said: no its not a sequel NaCro said: Yea, but its not spin off nor sequel. Its alternative setting. I dont think it will be necessary to watch original for this one. But like i said, you dont want to miss that one for other reasons. It's sequel, MAL's "alternative setting" is wrong. there already confirmed news on it stop spouting lies smh |
| What exactly is it that makes this being considered an alternative setting and not a sequel? Is it only because it takes place in the country Yamato instead of Tuskuru? |
| Well, it can be both. I didnt read VN but some sites say it sequel and some say its just in same universe. So, who knows. We will see for sure when it come out. Few more days. |
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| Really there hasn't been all that much information released about this series as of yet so I think we'll have to watch the first episode to find out Well personally though I played the VN a while back so I'm fine either way |
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D-Joe said: moodie said: no its not a sequel there already confirmed news on it stop spouting lies smh No it's sequel, go ask anyone who played the game since it's released. Yeah it is a 100% sequel. Not a side story, not an alternate story. A sequel. moodie said: D-Joe said: no its not a sequel It's sequel, MAL's "alternative setting" is wrong. there already confirmed news on it stop spouting lies smh It is most certainly a sequel. A very direct one. If you played the game without the previous one you would be confused as all fuck. Well more like the first part of a sequel since the story is clearly going to continue/be-finished in next game after this. its more of a mid-game(like mass effect 2) HaXXspetten said: Really there hasn't been all that much information released about this series as of yet so I think we'll have to watch the first episode to find out Well personally though I played the VN a while back so I'm fine either way The game has already been released. It is a 100% sequel. Won't spoil more. |
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| How many years later is this set after the first season/VN? |
Tokoya said: How many years later is this set after the first season/VN? No exact year have been given, but around 16-18 years after. If you wonder why the old cast doesn't look that much older, it's because the people in the utawarerumono world can live up to 200 years, so they probably stay in their prime for a longer time. |
zedar89 said: Oh, that's pretty cool =o Tokoya said: How many years later is this set after the first season/VN? No exact year have been given, but around 16-18 years after. If you wonder why the old cast doesn't look that much older, it's because the people in the utawarerumono world can live up to 200 years, so they probably stay in their prime for a longer time. I wonder if anyone has kids at this time |
| so different MC and heroines? |
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| Duh, I for example going to re-watch Utawarerumono again to enjoy more. Hahaha! Sigh I miss those reaction on their tail and the similar pissed off attitude of Eruru... Such Rejuvenating feEeEeEeeling!! |
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| Came here to find out the same thing - and I will definitely not be watching the previous version lol. Ain't nobody got time for that :P |
Pyon2WarpKun said: I'm doing this as we speak, High five :DDuh, I for example going to re-watch Utawarerumono again to enjoy more.! |
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| Go watch the original, i'm rewatching it. Guilty pleasure, it is actually a pretty decent series. |
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| The best way to find out if a show is good is to just watch it, so that's what I'm gonna do. But seriously, if I'm just basing it on the comments here, I won't watch the 1st season. |
| "Why do I always realize it... when I've already lost it..." -Guts, Berserk "Some things are beautiful because they cannot be obtained." -Gilgamesh, Fate/stay night "We are constantly living in a peaceful world that somebody else won for us. Even if it were only a day of peace, I will be grateful for its value." - Minashiro Tsubaki, FAFNER "Screw you, future me!" -Makise Kurisu, Steins;Gate "We used to show off by waging wars and whatnot." -Watashi, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita "Call me Moses. I'm going to part the sea of students before your eyes." -Moses?, Valvrave "Time is guilty." -Andō & Tomoyo, INOU-Battle |
| Whatever you need to watch that one or not, doesn't matter. Go watch it, it's a great series, with great characters and great story and the fact that it was made in 2006 doesn't change the fact that it is great. |
| Utawarerumono is one of my favorites.. even better if you've played the VN. Ranks in the same category as the Fate/stay Night and Full Metal Alchemist series IMO. If you havent seen the first series I would recommend it, even if you have to delay watching the new series for a few episodes.. |
moodie said: D-Joe said: no its not a sequel It's sequel, MAL's "alternative setting" is wrong. there already confirmed news on it stop spouting lies smh It was confirmed this is sequel - it takes place less than 20 years after 1st series. There's no really need to watch 1st season to understand last two parts of Utawarerumono trilogy, but... it was really good series so it's worth to do it. |
| You might as well watch the first one first just to be safe. I haven't read the VN (can't read Japanese >.<), but I'm guessing the 2nd MC's name (Haku) might be related to the first MC's name (Hakuoro), based on what Kuon said in the 1st episode. (Don't tell me if I'm wrong, I'll just find out later.) zedar89 said: Where does it say their lifespan is that long? 2nd VN? Or did I miss it somewhere in the 1st VN?Tokoya said: How many years later is this set after the first season/VN? No exact year have been given, but around 16-18 years after. If you wonder why the old cast doesn't look that much older, it's because the people in the utawarerumono world can live up to 200 years, so they probably stay in their prime for a longer time. |
Sacredus said: There's no really need to watch 1st season to understand last two parts of Utawarerumono trilogy, but... it was really good series so it's worth to do it. While you can understand the basic plot without it, if one has not watched the first season, they will be completely lost in the lore and what is going on, as well as a lot of meaning behind various events and scenes and character backstories and characters themselves. A lot of enjoyment from this comes from being able to connect the dots and solve the mystery and seeing how various things connect together. For example, the first five minutes of the show: Someone who has not watched the first show would go "Meh some random guy walks and gets attacked by monsters", while the things within first five minutes would hold far different meaning to the people who know the first show and would work as a perfect hook to want to find out the implications of what happened. |
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Takata said: You might as well watch the first one first just to be safe. I haven't read the VN (can't read Japanese >.<), but I'm guessing the 2nd MC's name (Haku) might be related to the first MC's name (Hakuoro), based on what Kuon said in the 1st episode. (Don't tell me if I'm wrong, I'll just find out later.) zedar89 said: Where does it say their lifespan is that long? 2nd VN? Or did I miss it somewhere in the 1st VN?No exact year have been given, but around 16-18 years after. If you wonder why the old cast doesn't look that much older, it's because the people in the utawarerumono world can live up to 200 years, so they probably stay in their prime for a longer time. Yeah, it's a small comment made in the second VN when they talk about the emperor. I don't know if it will be mentioned in the anime, and I don't consider it really a spoiler since it's more on the lore side. |
| I'm done watching the 1st season. Once again I've seen more proof that 2015 is shit and the other years were better. I was expecting some giant bugs for them to fight but nothing showed up though the jelly did. The food they ate in episode 1 didn't show up too, I was expecting it's their trademark food or something. MC has the same VA as and acts similar to Kiritsugu which is always a plus for me. |
ernstOct 6, 2015 9:32 PM
| "Why do I always realize it... when I've already lost it..." -Guts, Berserk "Some things are beautiful because they cannot be obtained." -Gilgamesh, Fate/stay night "We are constantly living in a peaceful world that somebody else won for us. Even if it were only a day of peace, I will be grateful for its value." - Minashiro Tsubaki, FAFNER "Screw you, future me!" -Makise Kurisu, Steins;Gate "We used to show off by waging wars and whatnot." -Watashi, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita "Call me Moses. I'm going to part the sea of students before your eyes." -Moses?, Valvrave "Time is guilty." -Andō & Tomoyo, INOU-Battle |
ernst said: I'm done watching the 1st season. Once again I've seen more proof that 2015 is shit and the other years were better. I was expecting some giant bugs for them to fight but nothing showed up though the jelly did. The food they ate in episode 1 didn't show up too, I was expecting it's their trademark food or something. MC has the same VA as and acts similar to Kiritsugu which is always a plus for me. I planned to watch the first season 1-2 episodes per day, finished all episodes in two days |
| hmmm i never finished the prequel, but i played the game. I didn't like the prequel but probably because I already knew what was going to happen. I recommend playing the game. It's pretty good if you like games like Final Fantasy Tactics. Though I'm not entirely sure how faithful the anime was to the game. |
souledge94 said: So not a sequle to the anime since in the anime that character is dead. It also wouldint make sense to plot even if that character was alive. It's still a sequel, why is people insisting on this to not be a sequel, just because the MC is not the same? FYI, the story is still going to be continued to Utawarerumono 3 and will tie up with characters from the 1st. The makers of the anime doesn't care if you haven't played the VN, this is the adaption of the game which is a direct sequel to the first one. The anime studio probably made that kind of ending because they are sure there is no continuation, but they're not LEAF/Aquaplus who's been known to release sequels that spans years between the prequel and the sequel in release date. From first release -> Sequel To Heart -> To Heart 2 = 7 Years White Album -> WA 2 = 13 Years Tears to Tiara -> TtT 2 = 8 Years Utawarerumono -> Ut2 = 13 Years |
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souledge94 said: Its not about the MC being different.Its just seems to come off as ether a VN only sequel or a alter sequel since again that certain plot point makes no sense in the anime. Blame the previous studio for being too SFW and biased to Eruruu and omitted a certain scene from the game. |
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souledge94 said: Then why not just roll with the anime outcome if your going to do a sequel to the anime. It just makes that plot point seem completely out of nowhere and makes it look like poor writing. I'm gonna keep saying this. They're adapting the 2nd game, they don't give a damn fuck to the 1st anime, who did a good job of telling the main story line while FAILING on other aspects. One of those aspects is Hakuoro's relationship with other girls, the last studio was too biased to Eruruu. Just simply think that this 2nd anime, retcons the incomplete ending of the 1st one. Please keep in mind that it's the original Studio's FAULT for this retcon. |
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kaimax said: Just simply think that this 2nd anime, retcons the incomplete ending of the 1st one. Please keep in mind that it's the original Studio's FAULT for this retcon. Nice to say this but the studio is in fact the same for both animes. But it's true that 1st game >>> 1st anime. Now, I see this as two separate series and I don't think it's needed to watch the first one prior to this, each tells its own story and I bet things will be explained on go when needed. |
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