Akatsuki no Yona

I swear I'm not gay, but the boys are just so wonderful.

This technically qualifies as a reverse harem anime, but it is a good one. Yona is easy to relate to, yet strong, and serves as a great vessel for an idealized version of the viewer. The main supporting cast is full of wonderful boys. They will make the viewer think "why can't all men be like these guys?" they have a very diverse set of personalities, and the writers did a great job of making them all different from each other, without making any of them a person the viewer would want to avoid. Furthermore, their devotion to Yona makes perfect sense, given how wonderful she is. Of course she is no Mary Sue, and has plenty of flaws, internal conflict, and character growth.

The narrative is driven by characters, setting, and conflict, as a good narrative should be in my opinion. There are plenty of minor supporting characters, as well as the main ones, and the conflict is ever present. Conflict can come out of anything from multiple characters who want to do the right thing, but having conflicting information from one another, to the occasional malevalent villain.

The biggest problem with the show, however: it only shows the early parts of the story. The full story exists in a comic that the show was adapted from, but no one knows if the rest of the comic will be adapted. PLEASE WATCH THE SHOW! The more popular this story gets, the more likely we are to see an adaptation of the whole thing.

If you like historical fantasy animes with legends, kings, kingdoms, armies, dragons, very good action scenes and the handsomest! Boys this one is for you. Its sweet, its funny, but it is serious and its heartbreaking. Just the right amount of romance, adventure, humour, tragedy, fights, politics, love, and of course badass dragon warriors. The animation is beautiful. Yona has one of the best character developments I've come across in this type of anime. And other characters are so well written overall, they all have their own backstories and motives, no one is shallow or overlooked. Its a well crafted universe. The plot is coming together slowly but beautifully. Nicely done reverse harem where the heroine is not stupid,naive or overly dependent on others around her but instead she can decide for herself and in fact (well, spoiler!) is "the brain of the operation". She is noble, she is smart, she is courageous. We stan Yona.

I dont understand who in their right mind would not continue with the second season, especially while the manga is still coming out and there is enough content for at least another 2 seasons ( anime follows the first 47 chapters and right now there are 208). The story was so good and the first season was left with the cliffhanger so i HAD to continue reading the manga and oh boy what a good read it was. (Again, a lil spoiler) At the end of the season we are introduced to the yellow dragon Zeno and that is the point where the dragon warriors are finally gathered and ready to go rain down hell on Yonas enemies (symbolically speaking). And thats where they decided to stop. Just when things were going to get even more better. Such a shame, the later seasons would definitely be better than the first one. I hope someone will see the potential and set things right. MEANWHILE if you want to continue the journey I highly suggest you read the manga. It's really, reeeaalllyyy good.

P. S. If you plan on reading the manga later, dont watch OVAs because they will spoil the 104-107 (i think so but im not 100% sure) chapters for you. I recommend first reading it and then watching it.

Do not underestimate this show like I did. Its amazing to see Yona go from a naive, innocent, sheltered girl to a courageous and fearless soul for the sake of her friends. After losing everything and having a taste of the bitter reality of the situation in the Kingdom, Yona finds meaning in the turn of events. From being protected, to proactive. Willing to learn and change to protect her friends and her Kingdom. At first I thought it would be a cute, bubbly show. By the end of episode 1, the plot made a full turn and I enjoyed every minute of it. The soundtrack was soooo BEAUTIFUL !!! Also so much detail in the story (continues in the manga). A fantasy, adventure, with a handful of comic moments, sided with lots of feels. Love the relationship between Hak and Yona, and how they cherish other. Truly, this story is so dear to my heart. I read the manga and was thrilled to find they made an anime of it, they might even make season 2 (hopefully😭 even though I know whats gonna happen lol). Im looking forward to it! Please!!! // BTW // There's also an extra 3 episodes that you shouldn't miss!! (Akatsuki No Yona: sono se niwa or OVA)

I need season 2! This show stops around the equivalent of volume 8 or 9 in the manga. The manga is still being written. If you like mythology, strong characters, lots of emotions, and hilarious banter, you may enjoy this anime.

I need season two!

SEASON 2

SEASON 2

She turns you off at first but you just wait for it... SHE comes back with a sucker punch and becomes one of your favorite characters.