Akatsuki no Yona
Yona of the Dawn
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Akatsuki no Yona

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn
Japanese: 暁のヨナ
English: Yona of the Dawn
German: Yona - Prinzessin der Morgendämmerung
Spanish: Yona, princesa del amanecer
French: Yona, Princesse de l'Aube
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Aug 5, 2009 to ?
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Hana to Yume
Authors: Kusanagi, Mizuho (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.821 (scored by 4963949,639 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #322
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #89
Members: 140,064
Favorites: 14,507

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Synopsis

Once upon a time, the kingdom of Kouka was ruled by a red dragon in human form. By his side, four warriors imbued with dragon blood helped him lead the kingdom to prosperity. Time passed, and this tale became a legend to tell children.

As the sole princess of Kouka, Yona lives a life of lavish ease. In love with her cousin, Su-won, and protected by her bodyguard, Son Hak, she wants for nothing and remains sheltered from the harrowing reality outside the castle walls. Contrary to this peaceful illusion, Kouka is about to undergo a political upheaval. After her beloved Su-won stages a bloody coup and murders her father, Yona is forced to flee with only Hak by her side.

Though surrounded by enemies on all sides, the banished princess still yearns to save her kingdom. Her solution comes from an exiled priest, who tells her that her only hope is to find the four legendary dragon warriors. Guided by this seemingly fictitious myth, Yona sets out to find these warriors, determined to restore her kingdom.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Akatsuki no Yona has been published in English as Yona of the Dawn by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint since August 2, 2016. It has been licensed in Spanish by Norma Editorial.

Characters

Son, Hak
Main
Yona
Main
Shin-ah
Main
Zeno
Main
Jae-ha
Main
Ki-ja
Main
Su-won
Main
Yun
Main
Ao
Supporting
Ao
Supporting

Reviews

Feb 20, 2015
Preliminary (70/? eps)
first review :) *minor spoilers but isn't that important*

Story:
- Though the introduction & plot of the story seems kind of boring and almost generic, as you read further into the manga you won't even consider it boring. It starts out with a weak princess, Yona, and while others won't even bother touching a manga with this type of female protagonist, surrounded by many other men of her own harem, Yona actually puts up a name for herself. Yona gets stronger overtime because of her own determination and will to, which I really give respects to her for. As the story progresses, the story introduces ...
May 13, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (219/? eps)
Everyone is like, “for a shoujo, what did you expect”? But why does a manga have to be wasted potential just because it's a shoujo?

World-building and mythology (6/10)

Reminiscent of Avatar: the last Airbender, but half-assed. It makes readers like me really angry since I know those secrets will only be revealed in another 200 chapters. Cheap. Don't waste your time, at least till this manga ends.

Plot (6/10)

Similar to many Korean historical dramas. While the politics takes a front seat, the way the author executes it, especially chapter 180 and onwards (the castle arc) is quite nonsensical and controversial. More research was ...
Apr 3, 2019
Preliminary (24/? eps)
Akatsuki no Yona is beautiful, diligent and even realistic but it is shallow and very generic. 24 long long chapter filled with insipid feeling, identical males and zero progress - that was my limit. You may tell me, “It’s a shoujo, what did you expect?”. Well, I don’t know, I guess I expected some pleasant surprise. Shoujo authors tend to write genuine, down-to-earth pieces but here it evolves into nothing but the Nadeko level story about poor little girl surrounded by noble handsome boys. What even worse is that backbone of the narration is not the thrill of adventure in form of elaborate substories but ...

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