mwauha Oct 17, 2015
Honest, intelligent news and reviews for manga romantics
We’re half way through the anime of Akatsuki no Yona, and I’m betting there are a lot of watchers out there that would love to pick up the manga books and continue reading this action-filled story by Mizuho Kusanagi. I think the anime has been great so far, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how Yona will achieve her goal. So I’m requesting the license of Akatsuki no Yona for our shoujo fans out there.
What’s it about? Yona is the sole princess of the kingdom, living the luxurious and carefree life as a princess should. She has it all: the finest clothes and cosmetics, the most divine sweets, a loving emperor as a father, and the hottest cousin crush, Soo-won, anyone could ever hope to have. Now, if only her bodyguard, Son Hak, wasn’t so annoying to her and her hair wasn’t so red.
But her nearly perfect world quickly shatters as the man she loves, Soo-won, murders her father and the path to his ascension to the throne is assured. Son Hak escapes with Yona, and they lead a life on the run from that point on. Along the way Yona recruits an eclectic group of bishies that have dragon powers. With the help of these individuals will Yona be able to reclaim her throne and birthright?
I really want Fruits Basket to be reprinted. It did very well here and I’m not keen on paying hundreds for the series on Ebay or wherever.
In Japan they are republishing the series in two bind up volumes if I’m not mistaken because of the spin off the author created for it so it’s likely they will license those to be published here.
The serie has been licensed in French. I’ve just bought the first two volumes in French. Being bilingual is really useful. I also watched the anime and felt in love with the story and I really love all the characters. I’m not into shoujo mangas generally but that one is really good, with lots of adventures and humor. I also like that the villains are not one dimensional.
http://www.pika.fr/catalogue/pika-shojo/yona-princesse-de-laube/yona-princesse-de-laube-t01-20861
Just finished the anime. I NEED A SECOND SEASON!!! As much as I want this licensed, it’s volume length is risky for publishers and I honestly enjoyed everything about the anime. I hope this series gets its rightful release because it truly is a gem among shoujo.
Looks like we’ve got our wish… Viz Media for Summer 2016