Series synopsis
Yona of the Dawn, also known as 暁のヨナ is a Japanese animation drama comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 7, 2014. It stars Chiwa Saito, Tomoaki Maeno, Yusuke Kobayashi and Junko Minagawa.
Currently, Hiryuu Palace has no one else next in line for the throne other than the fifteen year old princess, Yona, who had been raised with care. Finally, the night of her sixteenth birthday arrives. She expects it to be a wonderful day spent with her peace-loving father, her servant and friend Hak, and her cousin Soo-won, who she had feelings for... However... That night, Yona goes to visit her father to tell him how she really feels, because he opposes to her getting married to Soo-won. Howe ...
Premise
Currently, Hiryuu Palace has no one else next in line for the throne other than the fifteen year old princess, Yona, who had been raised with care. Finally, the night of her sixteenth birthday arrives. She expects it to be a wonderful day spent with her peace-loving father, her servant and friend Hak, and her cousin Soo-won, who she had feelings for... However... That night, Yona goes to visit her father to tell him how she really feels, because he opposes to her getting married to Soo-won. However, when she gets to her room, she encounters a shocking truth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiwa Saito as Yona (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno as Hak Son (voice)
- Yusuke Kobayashi as Su-Won (voice)
- Junko Minagawa as Yun (voice)
Guest cast
- Susumu Akagi as Il / Emperor Il (voice)
- Kazutomi Yamamoto as Min-Soo (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Kye-Sook / Keishuk (voice)
- Kazuhiro Nakaya as Han Joo-Doh (voice)
- Hisao Egawa as Yu-Hon (voice)
- Masakazu Morita as Kija / White Dragon (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Jae-Ha / Green Dragon (voice)
- Ayahi Takagaki as Hak Son (Childhood) (voice)
- Katsuhiko Sasaki as Son Mundok / Son Mun-Deok (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Shin-Ah / Blue Dragon (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Kan Tae-Jun (voice)
- KENN as Tae-Woo (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | September 18, 2015 | December 20, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 24 | October 7, 2014 | March 24, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
On That Back Yona and the gang head to a hot springs hotel, where they are greeting by the owner, an old women who always dozes off. Later on, Jae-Ha wonders why Kija has not entered the men's bath, discovering that Kija has a scar on his back shaped like claw marks and coming to the conclusion that the previous white dragon warrior scarred Kija's back. |
September 18, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Yellow Dragon's (Zeno's) Past, Part 1: The Starting Dragon This is the first of a two-part OVA surrounding Zeno's backstory which is not revealed in the main series. It starts out with the group having a drinking contest. Kija is quickly eliminated by Jae-ha as he wants to see who has the more powerful dragon limb. However, do to his low alcohol tolerance, he faints after having one drink. |
August 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Yellow Dragon's (Zeno's) Past, Part 2: The Red Star Rises A continuation of the second OVA. Zeno tracks down the presences of the four dragons after the originals die. He eventually finds the village of Hakuryuu and the new White Dragon. The villagers are alarmed and shoot him with an arrow. Zeno wakes up in a hut being tended to by a girl named Kaya. That night, Zeno realizes that Kaya has an extremely contagious disease and cannot live near people because of it. |
December 20, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Princess Yona Princess Yona of the Kingdom of Kouka, with her unusual red hair, has lived a comfortable life in Hiryuu Castle protected by her father King Il, who hates conflict, and her childhood friend and guard, the young general Hak. Yona is overjoyed when her cousin Soo-Won, whom she has loved since childhood, arrives for her sixteenth birthday banquet. |
October 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
Torn Bonds “We'll go anywhere as long as it means you'll live.” As Yona is dazed by the suddenly rebellion at the castle, Hak runs to her rescue. Also known as the “Thunder Beast of Kouka Kingdom”, Hak protects Yona, and with a single lightning-quick strike from his blade, he dispatches the mercenaries attacking them on after another. |
October 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Distant Sky Hak protects Princess Yona as they make their way through the mountains. Having lost her will, Yona is only able to follow behind Hak. Hak painfully watches Yona grow weaker |
October 21, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2014 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 23:00:00 |