Yona - Princess of the Dawn
| Akatsuki no Yona | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 暁 の ヨ ナ |
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| Logo of the series | |
| genre | Fantasy , adventure, romance |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Mizuho Kusanagi |
| publishing company | Hakusensha |
| magazine | Hana to Yume |
| First publication | August 5, 2009 - ... |
| expenditure | 27 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2014-2015 |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 ( list ) |
| Director | Kazuhiro Yoneda |
| music | Kunihiko Ryo |
| First broadcast | October 7, 2014 on Tokyo MX , AT-X |
Yona - Princess of the Dawn ( Japanese 暁 の ヨ ナ , Akatsuki no Yona , German "Yona of the Dawn") is a manga series by Mizuho Kusanagi that has been published in Japan since 2009. It falls into the genres of fantasy , adventure and romance and was adapted from 2014 to 2015 as an anime television series.
action
Yona is the princess of the land of Kōka, a small kingdom ruled by her father. On her 16th birthday, after a long time, she sees Prince Suwon again, her cousin with whom she has been in love since childhood. But that night he kills the king in order to take revenge on him for the murder of his father and to become king himself. Yona, who until then had only lived in the palace, flees with General Son Hak from the palace guard from the soldiers, who are also supposed to kill them.
First they flee to Son Hak's home, the city of the Wind Clan, and hide here. But the fire clan, who want Suwon as king, is putting pressure on the wind clan. In order not to risk a conflict, Yona and Hak flee again. The Wind Clan pretends not to know anything about their escape and agrees to Suwon's coronation. Hak's foster grandfather Son Mundok, the former leader of the Wind Clan, advises them to visit the priest Ik So. On the way through the mountains, where the priest lives far from any villages, they are ambushed by the fire clan. The prince of the clan wants to kill Yona as his wife and Hak. But in the fight, Hak and Yona fall down the cliff, so that the clan and Suwon believe they have died.
But Hak and Yona survive and are found and looked after by Ik So's assistant, Yun. Ik So advises the two of them to find the four legendary dragon warriors who once protected the country's first king. They carry the blood of four dragons who wanted to protect the king, who was also one of them at first. So they both go on a search and Yun joins them. He was taken in by Ik So as a child, is very intelligent and docile and is now supposed to help them and get to know the world. First they travel to the village of the White Dragon. There Yona with her red hair is recognized as a descendant of the first king. She is the one for whom the blood of the dragon and its power have been passed on and protected from generation to generation. Ki-Ja, who carries the power of the White Dragon, has been prepared for his role as protector of the king. Now he accompanies Yona and can track down the other dragon warriors.
In their search for the blue dragon, the four companions reach another village. But nobody here knows about the dragons. However, as they explore the caves below the village, they come across the warrior of the blue dragon who is hidden by the villagers. His dragon eyes, which allow a wide view and a gaze influencing the enemy, are seen by them as a curse. Each of the heirs of the Dragonborn lived lonely. The actually shy and friendly warrior of the Blue Dragon joins the group and makes friends for the first time. Yona gives him the name Shin-Ah. During this time, Suwon travels to the land of the Earth Clan, visits the country and organizes war games. When he leaves, the clan has made new trade contacts and is convinced that Suwon will become a better king. At the same time, the group around Princess Yona has to see again and again on their journey how the empire has become weaker under her father and the people suffer from arbitrariness and corruption.
This is also the case in the port city of Awa, where they are looking for the green kite. A governor of the fire clan rules here, who oppresses the inhabitants and practices human trafficking. Soon the group can find the warrior of the Green Dragon - Jae-Ha is one of the pirates who repeatedly attack the governor's ships. But he doesn't want to join Yona, he wants to keep his freedom. Yona decides to fight the governor together with her companions and the pirates, as the governor only came to his position and power through the bad government of her father. So that they can come to the aid of the abducted women during the attack on the governor's ships, Yona and Yun - disguised as women - allow themselves to be captured by the traffickers. When the battle breaks out at sea, they can use a flare to communicate their position to the others and despite great difficulties the pirates and Yona's companions defeat the governor's mercenaries together. In the end, it is Yona herself who kills the governor with an arrow.
Victory is celebrated in the city. But Yona surprisingly meets Suwon on a remote street, who has secretly traveled here because he has also learned about the human trafficking. Yona wants to kill him, but still has feelings for him and cannot bring himself to do so, and learns from Suwon that he still has some plans in the country. The next day the group leaves Awa, Yona and Yun have learned a lot from this adventure and have become more mature. Jae-Ha joins them after all, as he emphasizes from his free decision. Not long afterwards, the group surprisingly meets the fourth, the warrior of the yellow dragon: Zeno. The cheerful and open-minded hiker immediately joins them as they have no other goals or tasks. But like the other dragons, he is not particularly strong. Together, the group returns to Ik So. When Zeno asks what she wants to do after she has gathered all the dragon warriors, Yona decides not to attack the palace and kill Suwon, but to help the people in the country who are suffering as in Awa.
Characters
Yona
She is the protagonist of the series. She is the only princess of the Kouka kingdom and therefore very spoiled, dependent and naive. She lost her mother to insurgents when she was little. So she was raised by her father, Suwon and General Son Hak. Her father, King II, was murdered by Suwon on her sixteenth birthday. After Suwon's betrayal, Yona flees the castle with General Hak and is determined to fight to protect himself.
With the help and support of Son Hak, Yona learns how to handle the bow and sword. According to legends, she is said to be the descendant of King Hiryuu, who also had red hair. She goes on a search for the four dragons so that she can protect her kingdom.
Son Hak
Son Hak is Yona's best friend and bodyguard, as is the former general of the Wind Clan. He is the strongest soldier in the Kouka Kingdom and is therefore nicknamed 'Thunder Beast'. He was an orphan who was adopted by General Son Mundok. Mostly he's calm and casual, but he likes to tease Yona because he loves her. She is very important to him and he swears to protect Yona with his life.
In battle, Son Hak uses a Guan Dao . He has accompanied the princess since childhood and still hardly leaves her side, on the journey he is always a great support for her.
Yun
Yun was taken in by a priest as an orphan . He has taught himself to cook, sew and care for himself so that he can look after the clumsy priest Iksu. He is also very intelligent and inquisitive, he often calls himself a 'pretty genius'. He finds Yona and Hak badly wounded and takes care of them, but at first he is not convinced of the princess. But when Iksu wants him to join her and her bodyguard in search of the dragons, he gets to know and appreciate them better.
Suwon
Suwon is the cousin and also the first love of Yona. He comes across as friendly, nice and a bit clumsy so that nobody really notices how intelligent he is. After the death of Yona's mother, Suwon promised to always be by her side. However, according to Suwon's testimony, King II murdered Suwon's father, so he plans to kill him and thus take for himself the throne that he believes he would be entitled to. His childhood friends Hak and Yona are still very important to him. The murder forces Yona and Hak to flee, but Suwon refuses and wants to ensure that the persecutors are deceived and think that Yona and Hak have passed away.
Hakuryuu Kija
Kija is the Hakuryuu (German white dragon) and one of the four legendary dragons. His strength lies in his right arm, the arm of a dragon. Until he was 20 years old he led a sheltered life in his village, where he waited for his master to arrive. He was worshiped and loved there, especially by his grandmother. When Yona appeared in his village, he swore allegiance to her without hesitation. He greatly admires the princess and the sacred legacy of the dragons.
Seiryuu Shin-Ah
Shin-Ah is the Seiryuu (Eng. Blue dragon) and one of the four legendary dragons. His power is in his eyes, the eyes of a dragon. From an early age he grew up knowing that the power of the blue dragon was a curse. Therefore, he always wears a mask. Without friends and only with his master Ao, the previous Seiryuu, he lived isolated from his village, in which he was feared. But when one day Yona appeared, his dragon blood tied him to her and he opened himself to her. Together with Hak, Yun and Kija, he finally accompanies them on their search. He got his name Shin-Ah (dt. Moonlight) from Yona, because he didn't have one before and was simply called Seiryuu or 'blue dragon'.
Ryokuryuu Jae-Ha
Jae-Ha is the Ryokuryuu (dt. Green dragon) and one of the four legendary dragons. His power lies in his right leg, the leg of a dragon. After escaping from the prison of the green dragon, he loved his newfound freedom very much and lives with Awa as a pirate. He disliked the idea of a master having to obey only because of his dragon blood. But when Yona joined the pirates and fought a battle by his side, he was very impressed. Finally, he did join her.
Ouryuu Zeno
Zeno is the Ouryuu (German: yellow dragon) and one of the four legendary dragons. When his body heals, dragon scales form at this point. These places are then no longer vulnerable. Unlike the other dragons, he is immortal and belongs to the first generation. Before he met Yona, he was traveling aimlessly. He's a cheerful spirit and always has a smile on his face.
publication
The series appears since August 2009 in the magazine Hana to Yume from the publisher Hakusensha in Japan. The chapters have also appeared in 27 anthologies so far. In the first few weeks after its release, the last volume sold over 100,000 times.
From October 2016 the manga series will appear in this country on Tokyopop in 14 volumes. The first two volumes are being sold at a discounted entry-level price. Pika Édition publishes the manga in France and Tong Li in Taiwan.
List of manga volumes
Anime adaptation
In 2014, Studio Pierrot produced a 24-part anime television series based on the manga, directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda . Shinichi Inotsume wrote the script , Maho Yoshikawa created the character design and Michie Watanabe was the artistic director . The series was shown by Tokyo MX and AT-X in Japan from October 7, 2014 to March 24, 2015 . The online platform Crunchyroll has offered the episodes as a stream since it was first broadcast in Japan , including with German and English subtitles.
On January 20, 2016, the German publisher KSM Anime announced that they had secured the German rights to the anime. From November 2016 the series was released in full on DVD and BluRay. The German dubbed version has been available as a stream on Watchbox (since April 2019 TVNOW.de) since October 2018.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Yona | Khiva Saitō | Inken Baxmeier |
| Son Hak | Tomoaki Maeno | Jan Makino |
| Suwon | Yūsuke Kobayashi | Valentin Stilu |
| Zeno / Jeno | Hiro Shimono | Ricardo Richter |
| Jea-ha | Jun'ichi Suwabe | Marios Gavrilis |
| Yun | Junko Minagawa | Sebastian Fitzner |
| Son Mun-deok | Katsuhiko Sasaki | Reinhard Scheunemann |
| Han Joo-Doh | Kazuhiro Nakaya | Steven Merting |
| Kija / Giya | Masakazu Morita | Tino Mewes |
| Shin-ha / Sinha | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Konrad Bösherz |
music
The music in the series was composed by Kunihiko Ryo . The instrumental piece Akatsuki no Yona ( 暁 の ヨ ナ ) by Kunihiko Ryo or from episode 15 Akatsuki no Hana ( 暁 の 華 ) by Cyntia was used for the opening credits . The first credits were underlaid with the title Yoru ( 夜 ) by vistlip, the second with Akatsuki ( 暁 ) by Akiko Shikata. The song Lucky Star by Cyntia is used within the episodes.
Web links
- Manga by Hana to Yume (Japanese)
- Official website of the anime (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
- Akatsuki no Yona in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22-28. Anime News Network , January 5, 2015, accessed February 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Yona - Princess of the Dawn. Tokyopop, accessed August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ KSM Anime licensed Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn sumikai.com