After Mutikapa, the tiger goddess who lived in the forest surrounding the village is killed, Aruruu finds her cub and raises it as her own, naming it Mukkuru. He becomes Aruruu's best friend and never leaves her side, even being her riding mount in battle.   After Aruruu begins raising Mukuru, he begins growing very fast, reaching adult size in only a few weeks. Mukuru is always hungry and eats a lot, though Aruruu's motherly guidance keeps him from over-eating. Even after growing up, Mukuru always maintains the mentality of a cub, acting like a oversized kitten than a ferocious tiger unless in battle. Like his birth mother Mutikapa, Mukuru has a hide that is impenetrable to any weapon, even the Avu-Kamuu.   (Source: Wikipedia) 

Everything about him is shrouded in mystery. The mask he can't remove. The past he can't unravel. And the very survival of the people who have chosen him as their leader. But what Hakuoro does know is this: he was gravely injured and left for dead in a forest. A kind young girl named Eluluu found him and nursed him back to health. He was welcomed into a barren land where strange creatures roam, an angry god seeks vengeance, an oppressive government slaughters the innocent, and a bloody war looms on the horizon. Will the masked hero liberate the people who saved him? Can he unlock the memories that elude him? Or will he remain a stranger even to himself? 
(Source: Funimation)

__Height:__ 185 cm

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Married to voice actress [Satomi Arai](https://anilist.co/staff/95124).

Also is a writer, producer and director for ADV Films and Robotboy Films.

A three part OVA of Utawarerumono. The animation work will be done by the same staff that did the opening of the game the show was based on. The story will cover parts that weren't shown in the anime series. 
(Source: Moon Phase)

DVD specials of comedic events that occurred during the story of Utawarerumono. The specials are included in the DVD box special disc.

Utawarerumono is a story centering around the masked protagonist, Hakuoro, who one day is found by a family of two girls and their grandmother in a nearby forest close to their village. He is badly injured and is soon found to have amnesia, so they take him to their home and treat him until he is well again. Hakuoro is soon accepted into their village where he stays and lives with them, but before long Hakuoro finds that life in this village is being oppressed by the greedy emperor who rules over the country their village resides in. Soon after, these negative actions taken towards their village result in him leading a rebellion against the emperor of the country which later lands him to become emperor of a vast new country which is named Tusukuru, after the well-respected woman who helped saved his life. 
After becoming emperor and things begin to calm down, Hakuoro soon finds out that peace is hard to maintain and finds himself constantly in battle in order to protect the peace of his country and his people. Eventually, he is led into many bloody battles in order to fight for the freedom of all those residing in Tusukuru. Along the way, Hakuoro meets several other strong warriors from several other countries and tribes who are fully accepted into Hakuoro's growing family. Many moments of hardship and laughter ensue as time continues but with Hakuoro leading the way, all others are confident in his ability to lead.