Latest 'Utawarerumono' Series Title 'Utawarerumono: Monochro no Michishirube' New Information Revealed! New Character 'Shunrai (CV: Yuuki Kuwahara)' and New Elements like Combat System Unveiled!

Aquaplus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter Aquaplus) will simultaneously release the latest title in the "Utawarerumono" series, "Utawarerumono: Monochro no Michishirube", on Nintendo Switch™2, PlayStation®5, and Steam® on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Today, April 2, 2026 (Thursday), new information including new characters appearing in this title and details on the combat system were released on the official website.

This title is the latest work that inherits the story and world view that the "Utawarerumono" series has woven so far, while depicting a new story.

It is a work packed with Aquaplus' unique commitment in all aspects of story, characters, music, and direction, enjoyable for long-time fans who have supported the series, as well as those experiencing "Utawarerumono" for the first time.

In addition to PlayStation®5 and Steam®, this title will also be released as Aquaplus' first Nintendo Switch™2 title. Furthermore, for Nintendo Switch™2, to further enhance enjoyment of this title, the simultaneous release of "Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten", one of the series' works, has also been decided.

Please look forward to future updates, which will be announced sequentially.

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●New Characters for 'Utawarerumono: Monochro no Michishirube' Revealed!

On the official website's "Characters" page, information on newly appearing characters such as "Shunrai (CV: Yuuki Kuwahara)", as well as returning characters from previous works like "Raikou (CV: Ryotaro Okiayu)", "Ashta (CV: Miho Okasaki)", and "Nava (CV: Maki Hanakiri)" has been released.

○Shunrai (CV: Yuuki Kuwahara)

Raikou and Mirai's biological mother, and Mikazuchi's stepmother.

She looks so youthful that it's hard to believe she has adult sons.

○Raikou (CV: Ryotaro Okiayu)

Mikazuchi's elder brother and one of the Eight Pillar Generals of Yamato, known by the epithet "Sage".

He is a cold and broad-minded strategist, contrasting with his younger brother Mikazuchi in many ways.

○Ashta (CV: Miho Okasaki)

A girl from Arva-Shuran.

She is smaller than her sister but strong-willed and dependable.

She remains in the land of Yamato under a secret mission from Shantura.

○Nava (CV: Maki Hanakiri)

A girl from Arva-Shuran and Ashta's younger sister.

She is larger than her sister and appears more mature, but her personality is childlike.

She remains in the land of Yamato under a secret mission from Shantura.

●New Elements of 'Utawarerumono: Monochro no Michishirube' Game System Revealed!

On the official website's "System" page, information on new elements of the game system has been released. "Symbol Encounter", "Uma (Woputal)", and "Fast Travel" have been further improved for convenience compared to the previous title.

○Symbol Encounter

Monsters (Kemono) roam the field, and contact with them initiates combat.

In the previous title, combat could be started in a favorable state for your army by successfully landing a field attack, but in this title, simply making contact from behind a monster allows you to start combat in a favorable state for your army.

○Uma (Woputal)

By riding an Uma (Woputal), you can move across the field at a faster speed. Furthermore, in this title, if conditions are met, it is now possible to simply trample monsters.

○Fast Travel

In the previous title, fast travel was possible by touching "Shrines of Remembrance" scattered across various locations, but in this title, fast travel is possible from any location.

You can instantly move to any visited location, even while exploring vast fields or deep within dungeons.

○Area Domination System

This is one of the new elements added to this title.

The field is divided into several areas, and domination is completed by defeating a specified number of monsters. In some fields, powerful enemies called "Area Lords" appear, and defeating them completes the domination.

Within a dominated field, all enemy symbols can be eliminated without engaging in combat by simply slashing them.

From eliminated enemy symbols, you can obtain all experience points, gold, and dropped items that would be gained from actual combat, allowing for efficient leveling up and material gathering.

○Renkan

The "diagram representing action order" displayed in the upper left of the screen during combat is called "Renkan". Characters move clockwise on the triple ring, and when they reach a designated spot, they can act.

The speed of movement on the ring is determined by the character's "Agility", and the inner the ring, the shorter the distance of one lap, meaning the interval until the next action turn comes around is faster.

Moving inward is possible by causing enemies to "lose fighting spirit" or by using the special command "Renkan Ascent" available during spirit liberation.

○Haru

Haru can be summoned by consuming EP.

When summoned, Haru fights alone in place of party members.

On the screen, a shield representing health and EP required for actions are displayed. Haru possesses high combat power, and even if the shield reaches 0 and is destroyed, it does not result in defeat.

However, once destroyed, it enters an ECCS (cooling down) state, and cannot be summoned again until the shield is fully recovered.

Haru levels up by providing materials at the "Yorozuya" in the Imperial Capital.

Not only do its abilities increase, but new combat techniques may also be acquired, or existing ones enhanced.

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