Army of Tuskuru

The Empire of Tuskuru is a state in the anime Utawarerumono that was founded after a revolt overthrew emperor Inkara of Kenashikourupe, at which the point the nation was renamed to Tuskuru after a woman whose death sparked the revolution. The Tuskuru revolt was led by a mysterious man named Hakuoru, who constantly wore a mask he seemed unable to remove. After the revolt, Tuskuru was attacked by three different rival states, all of which are defeated and eventually absorbed into Tuskuru, leading to Tuskuru becoming a powerful empire under Hakuoru’s leadership.

Tuskuru appear for much of the series to be in a fantasy world inhabited by humanoid being with animal or elf-like ears, with a technology level and culture similar to feudal Japan. However, late in the series, it is revealed that Tuskuru actually exists on Earth, in what was once Japan, and that the humanoids are the creations of genetic engineering that inherited the Earth after humanity was practically eradicated by pollution and warfare, and finally finished off by the power of a mysterious god-like entity known as Witsurunemitea… an entity that is revealed to be tied inseparably to Hakuoru…