Aquaplus will release the turn-based JRPG Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube on May 28 in Japan for PC, PS5 and Switch 2. As the fifth mainline entry following the original Utawarerumono trilogy and 2022’s Monochrome Mobius, this title has been described as the series’ finale. Talking to Famitsu, Aquaplus COO, composer and producer Naoya Shimokawa recently shed some light on what this means for the franchise.
Asked whether Shiro e no Michishirube will simply be a conclusion to Utawarerumono’s story arc, or a complete end of the series, Shimokawa commented, “With this title, Suga (Aquaplus scenario Munemitsu Suga) will have told all the stories he wanted to tell, so it will truly be the last installment.” He confirms that aside from Utawarerumono: Lost Frag (the series’ ongoing Japan-only mobile RPG), Aquaplus has no other Utawarerumono-related projects in development behind the scenes.
“We don’t know what might happen to Utawarerumono in the distant future, but for now, we intend to bring things to a close, and focus our efforts on Jasmine and the development of new IPs going forward.” First announced in 2011, Jasmine is an upcoming visual novel by Aquaplus that was cancelled in 2015, only to be revived almost a decade later, in 2024. Not much is known about the game so far, but the development team includes novelist Yuichi Suzumoto (who wrote for Clannad and Air), and character designer Hisashi Kawata, who is credited on To Heart, White Album, and several Utawarerumono titles.
Going back to Shiro e no Michishirube, Shimokawa doesn’t reveal much about the series finale, but he feels confident that it will be a very satisfying conclusion for Utawarerumono fans, “packed with information people are likely very curious about.”
Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube launches May 28 in Japan for PC (Steam), PS5 and Switch 2.
