Hey guys! I'm back. One of the animes I'd like to talk to you about is called "Akatsuki no Yona" or "Yona of the Dawn" or " The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn", a manga series by Mizuho Kusanagi. It's full of comedy, action, drama, twists and turns, fantasy and a little romance. The story revolves around a 16 year old princess who lives the luxurious life with fancy clothes, food, ceremonies and parties, and of course, lives in a castle. She is an only child that knows the pain of losing her mother at a very young age. All she has, is her father, her cousin Soo-Won whom she has a crush on, and her childhood friend, Hak. All is well, until her father is unexpectedly murdered on the night of her birthday before her very eyes! The castle is being taken over and she escapes with the help of a servant and Hak, who is also a very strong warrior known as the "Blue Beast" (because he is considered to be as fast as lighting). The story takes place in what seems to be a fictional ancient China or something. I don't want to give too much detail because it will spoil everything. But this show/manga is one that demonstrates great character growth for our heroine, Yona as well as for other characters that get to know her.
*Note: If you don't want any spoilers, you should not read the paragraph below. But feel free to skip to the links and small paragraph in between if this manga/anime interests you.
What was once a week, naive, little girl who knew nothing of the world outside the castle, slowly and realistically becomes a strong, independent and mature woman. She becomes more aware of the people living in her country and as well as those outside of it. She observes of the corruption in surrounding countries as well as within her own, and experiences what it's like to be poor, hungry and to sleep outside on the ground. She becomes a great role model for women, doing her best to serve her country incognito, while fighting off bandits, freeing women from trafficking, and trying to stop a drug deal that's been going on in a neighbouring country, but that still affects her own. One of my favourite things about this show/manga is that she learns how to do archery, swordsmanship, how to ride a horse, and finally, some self taught martial arts! Can she get any cooler? It's no wonder every guy wants her. Tee-hee! ;)
A good site to read this manga is mangafox.me. Here's a link for your convenience: http://mangafox.me/manga/akatsuki_no_yona/
There are some episodes in dubbed, but personally, it's one of those animes that actually sound better in Japanese. However, there's only one season of 24 episodes. The story gets a whole lot more interesting if you continue to read through the manga, so please do read it if you get to the last episode. If you get that far you're probably so hooked, that you're dying to have more! So maybe you won't be needing my convincing after all.
Here's a link to the best playlist from YouTube. It has the best graphics, sound and subtitles available on that site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQCPv-GNCyc
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