#yona title pages

[tinysnailtales]

[ratherhavehopewithyou]

The friend who doesn't call our name... even Ao isn't smiling now 😭

[neixins]

[ID: a compilation of panels from “yona of the dawn”, focused on parallels between hak and yona (left column), and gija and jaeha (right column). descriptions of each panel are included in alt text. end ID.]

ch. 75 & 204; 63; 108 & 107; 134 & 105.1; 107 & 95; 137 & 130; 226 & vol 19 title page; 254 & 133

-> part 1

[sarnai4]

New Families

I read the latest Yona chapter and began thinking about Mundok. I have so many questions surrounding this man and the Wind Tribe in general. According to the wiki page, he had two sons and a wife who died. Their names were Sor-On, Tan-Seh, and Kikuri. I've never heard them mentioned in the show or seen their names in the manga, but it adds to a headcanon of mine.

What if after Mundok's family died, he went into this really dark, deep depression? He stopped fighting with the same spunk and vigor he used to have. This is when he gets that scar over his right eye, but he still doesn't even care because it's not like he can use his eyes to see his loved ones anymore. Then...just as Mundok is almost ready to give up on everything and just let himself be killed so that a new general of the tribe can be selected, he finds an orphaned toddler? Despite being so small, this boy has a fierce look in his eyes that tells Mundok of his strength. He hadn't seen a look like that since his family died. It does something to him.

Suddenly, Mundok has someone to fight for again. He has someone else who has gone through the pain of losing family and even though the child is so young, the man can tell that he feels it. The general takes out the enemies who killed the child's parents. As he does, it's like he's avenging both of their families. When he's done, he comes to a realization. He knows the boy has no one, so he brings him back and raises him as his own. Hak's now the grandson that Mundok never was able to have since his sons died too soon. The title that he was never able to pass down can now be given to someone just as worthy as the rightful heir would have been.

Hak can fill the hole in the man's broken heart. He can make Mundok happy enough to share this with another orphan. It seems like Hak can do it all. The only thing he cannot do is die, which is why Mundok cultivated Hak's natural skills so much. He could not lose anyone else. He needed to create someone who could not be killed. He needed a Lightning Beast.

[animehouse-moe]

The Iceberg of Online Manga - A Reading List and Print Wishlist

We get a lot of manga in English, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. We get a hell of a lot of fan translated manga, but even that doesn't cover the whole thing. Separated by language and culture, the "untapped" potential of manga is foreign to a lot of readers, myself included really. But it's because of that deficiency that I decided to start taking a look at interesting fan translated titles to find series to recommend to publishers (and potentially read), so this is a sneak peek into my ever-growing list.

It's also an open request for people to share their favorites from the online manga sphere! As a single person it's impossible to find all the hidden gems, so being able to share titles between one another can really help widen horizons.

Sui and Neri of the Twilight Planet / Tasogare-Boshi No Sui To Neri

In a way, it reminds me of Girls Last Tour, a sunsetting planet that explores the oddity of a du in their life. Not quite as bittersweet or contemplative through what I've seen so far, but still very pretty and detailed. Lots and lots of hand drawn background art, and some really good layouts and paneling.

Poison Poison Forest Forest /Doku Doku Mori Mori

Mushroom on Mushroom violence, with a healthy side of grim visuals. It's got all the punch you could expect, and has a pretty novel approach to what you could consider a revenge story. Still early on so not a mountain of stuff to go off of, but at the very least what there is is good.

Captain Momo's Secret Base / Momo Kanchou No Himitsu Kichi

Tsuruta Kenji, the mastermind behind the art of Emanon (and other series), need I really say more? Regardless, with Tsuruta's art behind a lighthearted and curious series of a woman travelling through space alone with a cat, it's an undeniably enjoyable ride. Though do be warned, there is quite a bit of nudity featured as Momo prefers going commando to wearing clothes.

Every Every Night / Yona Yona Yona

An incredibly strikingly designed robin hood-esque story, Yona and her crew go on nightly missions to try and steal back art that was originally stolen by a corrupt police force. Creative, expressive, fun, and impressively detailed and unique, it's got quite a bit of potential!

The Feared Witch of Tasihou / Taishou Kitan Majo

Mixing the Western practices of Witchcraft with a Taishou-era Japan setting? A cultural combination that I'm truthfully surprised we haven't really seen yet. Add onto that the incredibly unique and sketch-like art style (and the wonderful color pages) and it's just a super easy pickup.

Welcome to Hotel Metsäpeura / Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso

A little hard to explain succinctly, but this is the story of a trio, two men and a teenager who they find standing outside their hotel in the Finnish wilderness in the middle of Winter. Characters with... interesting pasts, it's a story about providing not just a house, but a home to this young boy on his own.

The Ends of A Dream / Yume no Hashibashi

This is one that I'm really quite desperate to get in print. It's an emotional story of a pair as they retrace their forbidden romance through the years that have evaded them as they reach the end of their lives. A painfully beautiful concept that I really hope to see licensed someday.

Will You Clean This For Me? / Kirei Ni Shitemoraemasuka

Alright, something a little more light and fun! A story of a laundry (though it's really sorta general cleaning) shop as they go about their daily life, even offering a few tips and tricks to better cleaning things. Simple idea that has some pretty clear care put into it, and is just the right thing to relax with.

Amber Days and Golden Nights / Kohaku no Yume de Yoimashou

Let's keep the good vibes rolling! Another specific interest series, this time about craft beer. Kenzaki Nana's a burnt out employee at a Kyoto advertising firm, but happens to stumble across the Shirokuma bar. With just one night she ends up pulled into the world of craft beer, and our story begins! Very fun and light, and a really cool area to see explored by manga.

The Dragon, The Hero, and The Courier / Ryuu to Yuusha to Haitatsunin

Nothing like some good old comedy at the expense of someone else. Yoshida, a half elf, is a mail carrier for the Imperial City of Idazig that will deliver mail to anyone, anywhere. With the breadth of fantasy and middle-ages history expressed early on, there's a lot of creative potential for humor alongside the really wonderfully scratchy and sharp art.

Deep Sea Aquarium Magmell / Magmell Shinkai Suizokukan

My friend Phantom would kill me if this wasn't on the list. Anyways, it's a series about a deep sea aquarium employee in Tokyo. Very cool, very informal, and incredibly beautiful. I love how much they work with blacks and darkness in the art.

A Coffee Shop in the Unwaking Town / Samenai Machi no Kissaten

I love stories that are incredibly odd and quiet, and this is no exception. Suzume one day finds herself unable to wake up, stuck in the unwaking town Lutetia. It's in this town that she works at the coffee shop known as 'Quatre'. From the moment I laid eyes on it I knew I'd enjoy it, a unique concept paired with standout art, it has such a comfortable feeling to its experience (as well as offering a few recipes).

Living In an Antiquarian Bookstore of The Karakida Family / Karakida-ke no Kosho Gurashi

A simple story about three girls inheriting their grandfather's shop in the heart of the largest collection of used bookstores, Kanda-Jinbouchou. A very calm and borderline mundane story that is supplemented with some truly beautiful art.

And that's all this list has in it for now! Of course I've got more I can chat about, but I thought these to be the most promising in my perusing of the internet. Best of all though? All of these are available (to some degree) on MangaDex! If you want to give them a shot they're there. And really, do feel free to add to this list with your own online finds, I'd love to find all sorts of unique and creative manga that we don't get to hear about in the English sphere!

[apparently-artless]

for the animangaask, have you read the latest chapter of akatsuki no yona? if so, what are your thoughts?

Yep, I did this morning. WARNING: AKATSUKI NO YONA CHAPTER 243 SPOILERS AHEAD!! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!!

First, I salute Hak for trying his best not to punch Su-won right then. XD Hak already said it all. He spoke for all the readers who support Yona. Su-won didn't think at the beginning that Yona is capable of being the next ruler of Kouka Kingdom. But Hak, who was always by Yona's, knew how hard-working she is and that she has potential. Hak already mentioned it before. He decided to follow Yona not just because King Il told him to, but because he was captivated by Yona's determination. Su-won failed to see this before. And now that he's seeing Yona's true capability, he wants Yona to be the next ruler. Hak has every right to be angry. Su-won drove Yona away from her own kingdom and even tried to have her killed. Hak, who was always by Yona's side, knew everything. Every time Yona suffers, he suffers with her together. So Su-won trampling on Yona's feelings makes Hak hurt even more.

The last 3 pages were very painful to read. Because I think, that was already the time that Hak already stopped thinking of Su-won as his friend. Su-won, even when on the brink of death, has no intentions of changing his ways and thinking. Hak also thinks differently. So the image where the two of them are going on different paths suggests that Hak already found his resolve to forget everything between them. I felt so sorry for Hak and Yona. It's a good thing that Yona wasn't there because honestly, I don't know how she would react. Without ever knowing, Su-won trampled on Hak's resolve. At the very beginning, Hak was already resolved to be by Yona and Su-won's side as they both rule the kingdom. He's willing to put aside his feelings for Yona and support Su-won as her "rightful" husband. That's the future that Hak was hoping for.

This really broke my heart. At some point, I was still hoping that they would reconcile but that might be impossible now. Hak felt betrayed too many times and there's a limit to how much he can handle. Look at the faces Hak was making while talking to Su-won. He's so full of despair, it's really heart-breaking. T_T

At the end of the day, no matter how much you treasure that person, and no matter how much you wanted to stay by that person's side, if you have such great differences in principles and values, it's really best to part ways. Damn, the title of the chapter is so fucking perfect. o(TヘTo) I mean, if I was also in Hak's position, I would probably do the same. Su-won, was undeniably, a good ruler in the face of other people. In the end, maybe I also failed to understand Su-won's character. Did he ever consider Yona and Hak as his precious friends? He said that he was being selfish, but it seems to me that he did not regret any of those actions that he's done. I also wonder what were the last words he told Hak. Anyway, I'd probably contemplate some more as I wait for the next chapter.

[tsukiyon]

Smh I am really sick of whenever people ask for shoujosei recommendations that are not focusing on romance and everyone including huge fan pages keeps recommending/talking about the same ones and of course the person who asked already has seen it. Like absolutely no, series like Akayona, Furuba, Natsume aren't underrated but pretty popular instead. You can even check anime websites for their popularities and scores too if you aren't aware of that but these are some of the most popular shoujosei for the last 10 years at least. It is completely okay to promote huge series to get more attention to the demographic so we can get more adaptations too. But what I don't get is that if you have seen shoujosei animanga other than romance genre and want people to appreciate the demographic more, you should be aware that those series already pretty popular enough and some of the classics are overlooked or directly unknown. I have said this once somewhere and people naturally came at me aggressively but my point still stands. Why Sailor Moon Cosmos doesn't get the hype it deserves despite it being the grand final of one of the most iconic and great shoujo series that also paved the way for others and have every genre inside of it from action to romance? Just because the series' name itself is well known doesn't mean it is actually popular, the popularity on anime websites are pretty low actually and people who claims to see the series usually remember it from their age of 4-5s or smth. Or why I barely heard anyone talking about such meaningful and great anime/manga as Niehime To Kemono No Ou, Children of the Whales, Saiunkoku Monogatari, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne? Although none of them prioritize romance and have more precious purposes to their stories. Wouldn't these series be great to promote the demographic as well? I do think that trends and popularity overall does have huge impact of people's positive ideas of some series or genres, demographics etc. If you keep mentioning the same series' names over and over, people will obviously think the demographic don't have anything good other than them although there is even better series than them. I love Akatsuki No Yona, it is one of the series that is personal to me. But Saiunkoku does the political drama better and Basara handles writing the angsty political adventure perfectly. I want more people to see these unknown masterpieces and appreciate them as much as currently popular ones. Talking about a few titles all the time won't help anyone.

[shoujo-josei-anime-poll]

Tournament Bracket (Round 2)

Hey shoujosei fans, I've just completed the match ups for round 2. Here is what the upcoming polls will look like for round 2 of voting:

Okay you know what. More people voted for Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun than Natsume's Book of Friends. But I am getting conflicting info about Nozaki's demographic. The wiki page says shoujo. The magazine it was published in does have some male-targeted titles, but it's also in the same magazine as My Happy Marriage...But I've seen more than one person say it's shounen.

TLDR: I'm keeping Nozaki in but throwing Natsume in for another chance, too (since at least Natsume's Book of Friends is 100% shoujo)

Maria Watches Over Us VS Sugar Sugar Rune

Skip Beat! VS Servamp

Only Yesterday VS Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun VS Natsume's Book of Friends

D.N.Angel VS Karneval

Glass Mask VS Ghost Hunt VS Full Moon

Snow White With The Red Hair VS Requiem of the Rose King

The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons VS Diabolik Lovers

Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits VS Fushigi Yuugi

Banana Fish VS Wotakoi: Love is Hard For Otaku

Kase-san and Morning Glories VS My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom!

Whisper of the Heart VS Play It Cool, Guys

My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 VS Life Lessons With Uramichi Oniisan

Ouran High School Host Club VS Paradise Kiss

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague VS Hotarubi no Mori e

Tokyo Mew Mew VS Pretty Cure

Ore Monogatari!! VS Maid Sama!

Nana VS Princess Tutu

Shugo Chara! VS Kageki Shoujo!!

Lovely Complex VS Honey and Clover

Princess Jellyfish VS Sasaki and Miyano

Kimi Ni Todoke VS The Rose of Versailles

Revolutionary Girl Utena VS Yona of the Dawn

Chihayafuru VS Fruits Basket

Cardcaptor Sakura VS Sailor Moon

[neixins]

[ID: scans of the “yona of the dawn” 2022-2023 schedule book. each spread features a monthly calendar in a different pastel color, with a chibi illustration of one or more of the characters alongside an animal and some kind of confection in the corner of the page. ao the squirrel is also featured on each spread. image 1: the cover; it’s pink with lighter pink polka dots; above the title is a white circle featuring ao lounging on her back, surrounded by yellow baby chicks. image 2: the spread for april 2022; it features yona leaning on a large sakura mochi inside of which lies a white cat. image 3: the spread for may 2022; it features hak holding a large kashiwa mochi; a tiger is snuggling up to him. image 4: the spread for june 2022; it features ju-do and keishuk standing around an alligator; ju-do is holding the leaf of an elephant plant over keishuk, who’s holding a cup of tea; the alligator has a taiyaki in its mouth. image 5: the spread for july 2022; it features hyeong-dae and tae-u leaning on a stack of pancakes, atop which a dog is sleeping. image 6: the spread for august 2022; it features sinha, ao, and a seal floating inside a glass containing a blue beverage. image 7: the spread for september 2022; it features ayura, riri, and tetra alongside a raccoon; there’s a table with a stack of odango in front of them, and ayura is holding a teapot while tetra is holding a tray filled with teacups. image 8: the spread for october 2022; it features su-won wearing horns atop his head and bat wings on his back; beside him is a hedgehog holding a donut. image 9: the spread for november 2022; it features gija holding a large mont blanc aux marrons cupcake, surrounded by a duck and ducklings. image 10: the spread for december 2022; it features yun and a bear sitting around a bûche de noël. image 11: the spread for january 2023; it features zeno and what is either a squirrel or a fox eating oshiruko. image 12: the spread for february 2023; it features jaeha and a flamingo leaning against each other; there are chocolate pralines around them. image 13: the spread for march 2023; it features tae-jun, heuk-chi, and a capybara holding cookies. end ID.]

Akatsuki no Yona Schedule Book 22-23

After a lot of fails I finally managed to scan it properly w

This was the freebie with Hana to Yume Issue 7/2022

[hisazuki]

Title page for Akatsuki no Yona chapter 158 by Mizuho Kusanagi, from Hana to Yume issue 12/2018 - print and digital versions.

[cherriedawn]

i’m legit crying while reading Akatsuki no Yona if you guys wanna read some GUD SHIT please invest your time in reading this masterpiece

[tinysnailtales]

[gemini-writes]

Title: Dragon King

Fandom: Haikyuu!!

Character: Bokuto Koutarou

Reader Pronouns: She/Her

Plot: Royal AU! where reader (y/n) is a beautiful princess who has to face tragedies such as not being allowed out of the castle and looking for a future husband to become king one day.

A/N: Hey guys! I haven't posted in a while but I have had this idea ever since I watched Snow White With the Red Hair and Yona of the Dawn back to back! I've been on a Royal AU kick for a while now so I thought I'd make my own series that I hope more than just I can enjoy!

A/N p2: I do not own any of the characters included in this series except for y/n. I do own the actions of said characters within this AU. I also do not own any pictures (unless other stated) used for aesthetic purposes, they all come from pinterest!

Taglist: @ceo-of-daichi @harley-michaels @daninaninani

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Dragon King Masterlist

Info Page

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

More to come...

***all posts will be tagged with #GW Dragon King and/or #gw dragon king

[neixins]

[ID: the title page of volume 26 of “yona of the dawn”, cropped to include only the illustration, which is surrounded by a black border with decorative details in the corners. the image features gija, drawn in profile; he’s cradling a cat in his arms and looking up at the sky. he’s wearing a shawl over a wide-sleeved robe, and his dragon hand is partially wrapped in gauze. his breath is visible in the cold air. end ID.]

[iluvluvnutella]

Yona 197 Title ふるえる文字

Trembling Letter (alphabet)

Shivering Writing

(dunno how will LMS translate it tho)

I believe this just half of the full spread color page? Anyway, if it is, then the other half are Kija and Zeno! Dragons!!! Tysm Kusa! Shin-Ah! 💙💙💙

#YonaSpoilers

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Hi! Since you seem to be into a lot of different stuff can you share anime recommendations? If you have any. Have a lovely day!! You seem like such a sweet person

What 🥺🥺🥺 a-awww, thank you so much anon!! That’s so kind of you to say... I’m just a nut crying feels into the void over my obscure faves over here, without a consistent one fandom anymore a;lksfklkfg though I guess now it’s just egg, but thank you! ❤️ I have a lot of anime recommendations I can give, but I don’t know what exactly you’re into, or if you’re looking for anything in particular...? But I can definitely list some!

The big popular ones you probably already know about are My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan, I’ll get those out of the way first. I have my gripes with MHA and it has a lot of flaws that can’t be ignored, but overall it’s a really fun and high-energy and uplifting shounen series that has some really beautiful messages and moments, with a wonderful and touching main duo of main characters, and amazing animation and music; it’s as popular as it is for a reason, it’s just such a feel-good show and I’d always recommend it, even if I do complain about it sometimes haha. Attack on Titan on the other hand, I know hyperbole like this is like ugh really, but I really do mean it when I say it is an absolute masterpiece in the making; the first season feels very run-of-the-mill, typical shounen, which I wasn’t a big fan of like everyone else was at the peak of its initial hype years ago, but the show changes and evolves so much, beyond what you could ever imagine, honestly, and now by this point, when it’s almost at its end (the manga is literally ending a week from today), I can almost definitively say it’s one of the best anime out there. Everything in it is foreshadowed from the very first episode, the puzzle and mysteries unfold so masterfully and it all ties together so well, the story’s themes and the characters are all amazing, the music is GODLY and so is the animation, it’s just perfect, please please everyone watch AoT.

Bungou Stray Dogs is also pretty popular, and is one of my personal favorite animanga of all time; it’s a mystery/supernatural action semi-steampunk series with a huge focus on the characters and some AMAZING found family dynamics, seriously if you want found family for the love of god watch BSD, I love all these characters and their relationships so so much. Season 3 isn’t as good an adaptation of the manga, sadly, but the first two seasons and especially season 2 are absolutely amazing, and I would recommend the manga in a heartbeat as well. Noragami I adore for much of the same reasons, with the besttt found family dynamics and a really great balance between comedy and drama, though with Noragami in particular I would for sure stress to read the manga afterward, because the anime falls short near the end of season 2 and leaves so much unfinished, and the manga is absolutely phenomenal, one that like the rest of these will probably always remain in my top ten manga.

If you like shoujo, Akatsuki no Yona is my favorite shoujo of all time, with - once - again, wonderful found familyyy in a historical setting, really lovely slow progression of character development, and some fantastic action and music. The anime leaves so much unanswered and unfinished so the manga is an absolute must here, but I still just have to mention it because the anime is just so damn good in adapting what it covers, especially combined with the OVAs still waiting for that season 2 *cries*.

Assassination Classroom is a comedy/drama(??) shounen that ended a few years ago; it’s VERY funny and entertaining to watch, with an almost seamless transition into high emotional beats that left me speechless at how invested in and attached I suddenly was, and the ending, I’m not exaggerating, made me cry harder than literally anything else I have ever watched in my life, it is that devastating. Highly highly recommend AssClass yes that’s the nickname, I love it so so much, but be prepared to have your feels hit by a truck.

Free! is a really good sports anime with really great characters, and yes I am saying this completely unironically, I highly recommend Free’s first two seasons; just please for the love of god pretend season 3 does not exist. Run With the Wind is my other favorite sports anime that is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, it’s so motivational and uplifting and all the characters are so damn nice and endearing, and it has a fantastic score by the same composer as MHA and Haikyuu’s osts; EVERYONE WATCH RWTW IT IS SO SO GOOD.

Made in Abyss is another anime that is likely to never fully conclude the manga’s story, but the one season and movie that we do have is an absolute animated masterpiece in every imaginable way, so I would be remiss if I didn’t recommend it; it’s haunting and beautiful and very hard to watch at times, but so so worth it. Princess Tutu is, to me, the best magical girl anime of all time, dark beautiful fantasy with a wonderful four main characters and one of my favorite “villain” redemption arcs ever, not to mention one of the best enemies-to-lovers story arc I’ve ever seen. Of course my other favorite magical girl anime is the much-loved Puella Magi Madoka Magica, that is also dark but not without a purpose, twelve tightly-written episodes that wrap up perfectly by the end, with not a single minute wasted.

Poco’s Udon World is my favorite fluffy slice of life show; it’s also criminally underrated and SO sweet, it makes me cry every time I watch it with how goddamn precious it is, and I so wish more people knew about it. No.6 is a great short bl romance/sci-fi anime, and Romeo x Juliet is one of my favorite older romance anime, based on... well, the title is self-explanatory.

Mystery is my favorite genre in any media, so I have a lot of these haha. Gankutsuou is a supernatural mystery/drama/suspense/thriller based off the famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo, and it still remains one of my favorite anime of all time; the tension builds so WELL with each and every episode, the story is so gripping and so so tragic, and it always makes me cry by the last few episodes; a very underrated gem (also it has one of the most unique animation styles I’ve ever seen). Gosick is another mystery anime I adore, though it’s more of a slow-burn romance with some episodic mysteries before diving into an overarching plot; it’s actually what I tell people is my #1 favorite anime, just because the Victorian aesthetic is so me, but it’s so unknown that I never really get a chance to talk about it, haha. Mawaru Penguindrum is a mystery/drama/comedy anime that is extremely bizarre and philosophical, it’s honestly impossible to explain without just seeing it yourself alkfglalksdk, but it has a lot of family feels and is extremely touching and satisfying by the end despite all the weirdness, at least to me, so I always try to recommend it, though it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. Erased is another fantastic short mystery/drama/suspense thriller, with some really moving moments and wonderful atmosphere and tension; the ending falls a little flat, but that doesn’t ruin how amazing the rest of it is (and I’d also recommend the live-action Netflix version, which has the proper ending from the manga). And I guess I’ll throw in Moriarty the Patriot too when it comes to mystery/crime thriller anime, which I’m still currently watching and is still ongoing, but I absolutely LOVE it so far, more people should be watching and reading it.

I have a lot more I could list too, to be honest 😅 I just pulled some of my favorites from the list on my About page ahaha, and a range of popular known ones to more obscure underrated ones. But I hope some of these suit your fancy, anon, sorry I tend to ramble ALKSDFKLFLSKDF I just wanted to be thorough since I didn’t know if you were after a particular genre or not! I hope you have a lovely day too! ❤️