Name: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Released: 2024-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mutsumi Tamura, Miyu Irino, Hiroki Nanami

TV Show · Anime

Yamauchi is inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions, each ruled by a noble family. One boy, Yukiya, must attend to the Imperial Prince in the face of murder, mystery, and an invasion.

2024 · 25m

Starring Mutsumi Tamura, Miyu Irino, Hiroki Nanami

Director Yoshiaki Kyogoku

EPISODE 1

A Lady Out of Place

The Yatagarasu race is led by the kin'u, also known as the Golden Raven; when his son, the future kin'u, is ready to take a bride, noblewomen from the Four Houses are sent to the Cherry Blossom Palace to compete for the honor of his hand in marriage.

24 min
EPISODE 2

The Blockhead Second Son

A clash with other young noblemen plucks 13-year-old Yukiya out of the backwater village of Taruhi and into royal service; the Northern House wants an agent in the Prince's household.

24 min
EPISODE 3

A True Golden Raven

The Prince immediately buries Yukiya under a mountain of chores; the blockhead has to keep up with a workload that crushed all his predecessors; the Prince seems so intent on avoiding his potential brides.

24 min
EPISODE 4

An Imperial Council

The lords of the land meet to reconsider the succession; the Prince crashes the council, but his brash approach may do more harm than good.

24 min
EPISODE 5

A Purge

The Prince loses a fortune at dice and leaves Yukiya as collateral; while working as a drudge in the criminal underworld, the boy witnesses a deadly meeting; the ladies of the Cherry Blossom Palace prepare for Tanabata.

24 min
EPISODE 6

A Tanabata Invitation

The ladies of Cherry Blossom Palace eagerly expect the prince for Tanabata, a celebration too important to miss; the Princess calls on Asebi to perform, giving her a chance to prove herself or add to her string of public embarrassments.

24 min