Title : Akatsuki No Yona / Yona of the Dawn
Author(s) : Kusanagi Mizuho
Genre(s) : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Status : Ongoing (currently Cp209)
Summary :
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.
My Comments (contain spoilers) :
I'm really in love and immerse into this manga. Akatsuki No Yona is the first manga that I've read and it's the starting point of me trying to read other manga as well.
Well, first of all, I start reading this manga after I watch Akatsuki No Yona anime (I really recommend you guys to watch it cuz it's so good and worthy for season 2). This manga is so hilarious and I laughed to the point of tears when reading this manga.
This manga tells story about Yona's adventure with his bodyguard (Hak), the four dragons (Jae Ha, Kija, Shin Ah, Zeno) and Yoon.
You can skip this part because this is pure spoilers about the characters. I just want to describe and comment regarding what I love about the characters.
Yona - She is a princess with the heart of a Queen she is. Even though she is the one who always being protected by others, she has the desires and will to protect the others too so she picks up weapon and fight. I love her determination. She won't let anyone stops her from achieving her goals (keeping her kingdom in harmony and protecting her people). Others tend to stop her because they afraid that she will be in danger, but nothing will stop her determination even her own fear.
Hak - He is the black-haired bodyguard and a really protective guy. He is always by Yona's side even though Yona is at the lowest point of her life (when both of them being betrayed by the person they trust the most). His character really hits differently and he's also known as the darkness dragon (this suppose to be a joke 😂 but he really worth that title).
Yoon - He is a pretty boy who has knowledge about medicines and really clever. He's practically the mom of the group cuz he can do various things a mom can do such as cooking, do laundry and sewing. Lots of respect for him. It's always a funny moment when he shouts at his little crackheads because they always do something stupid.
Kija - The white dragon who is afraid of bugs and again, a pretty boy and the most gentleman. He's really loyal towards Yona and willing to do anything for her. He's kinda pure, innocent and so clumsy. That makes him so funny and hilarious.
Shin Ah - The blue-haired baby. So cute, quiet and innocent but really good at using sword. He's so shy around people and I love that his comrades help him to socialize more with people. He has the most beautiful pair of eyes and he is also the most precious among all. And not to forget, his cute little squirrel, Ao.
Jae Ha - He's such a playboy but really gentleman. He can flirt with girls every 24/7. He's the big brother of the group and dayuummnn... he is so attractive! He loves to tease others and he is the 2nd person who will be the most logical among all the crackheads in the group (after Yoon). He always saves the other members' ass, mostly Kija, because he is so clumsy.
Zeno - A yellow dragon. 17-year-old man but he is the most knowledgeable among all and a wise man. He seems like he has no power at all but he's actually an overpowered character. All of them had a sad past but Zeno's past touched my heart the most. He is so precious and we must protect!
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I love this story because it emphasizes about strong female character, Yona who won't stop protecting her kingdom and people even though there are others who try to drag her down. Not gonna lie, Akatsuki No Yona is so humorous and full of adventures and super powers.
The male characters in this story is also very handsome. Yes, it is harem of handsome men but somehow this manga is different from typical harem so you won't feel any uncomfortable feeling reading this manga (sometimes I feel uncomfortable reading or watching harem anime cuz they fight over the fl too much but it's different with ANY).
Here I include some pictures of male characters that I find really attractive in this manga. Actually there's many more characters that attract me but I can't combine it all in one picture.
Do leave some comments if you guys have read about this manga and what is your comment about it.
UPDATE: The author said that this manga is 70% complete.
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