YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East, and West—each ruled by a noble family. Yukiya, the son of a leader in the North, is shocked by a call to attend to the Imperial Prince. Murder, mysteries, and an invasion from an unexpected enemy await in this epic fantasy.

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20 Episodes

E01 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.

April 6, 2024

E02 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, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?

April 13, 2024

E03 A True Golden Raven

The Prince immediately buries Yukiya under a mountain of chores. Can the "blockhead" keep up with a workload that crushed all his predecessors? And why does the Prince seem so intent on avoiding his potential brides?

April 20, 2024

E04 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. How does Yukiya fit into his plan, if he even has one?

April 27, 2024

E05 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. Meanwhile, the ladies of the Cherry Blossom Palace prepare for Tanabata.

May 4, 2024

E06 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.

May 11, 2024

E07 Falling

The Prince unexpectedly calls in at the Southern House's palace and finds his brother there. Meanwhile, Lady Shiratama puts a proposal to Lady Hamayu about an alliance of sorts between the Northern House and the Southern House.

May 18, 2024

E08 The Intruder

Samomo's death rocks Cherry Blossom Palace. Suspicions and accusations fly, even before a midnight intruder adds fuel to the fire. And while the bodies pile up, the Prince makes a journey incognito.

May 25, 2024

E09 Lady Raven

In the wake of a bloody disturbance, Shiratama's breakdown exposes Hamayu's past. How will the other ladies receive their rival's story? And do any of them truly have a say in the events unfolding around them?

June 1, 2024

E10 Assassinating the Prince

A wounded Atsufusa calls for the Prince, offering vital intelligence. But what could be worth risking another ambush to hear? When the Prince ignores Sumio's advice, Yukiya's wits become his only lifeline.

June 8, 2024

E11 The Loyal Retainer

Yukiya is shocked to discover that the Prince always knew about his noble heritage. As recriminations fly, Rokon takes the boy to meet a man who tests his understanding of loyalty and what it means to serve.

June 15, 2024

E12 To Choose a Consort

At long last, the Prince arrives in Cherry Blossom Palace. Announcing that the time has come to choose his consort, he calls on the ladies one by one. But is his goal as simple as he claims?

June 22, 2024

E13 Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

The Prince confronts Asebi with her correspondence and unravels the last mysteries of Cherry Blossom Palace. But did she act with malice, or merely naivety? And with no other would-be consorts left, does it even matter?

June 29, 2024

E14 The Taboo Elixir

Yukiya savors lazy days with his family in Taruhi until a maddened raven interrupts the harvest. A strange new drug is depriving yatagarasu of their senses, and the power to take human form.

July 20, 2024

E15 The Girl Who Lived

Yukiya and the Prince find a remote farming village devastated by vicious monkeys. A lone girl survives the attack, but is she the innocent victim she seems? Yukiya suspects an even darker side to this unprecedented disaster.

August 17, 2024

E16 Wisteria Arrows

Yukiya flies Koume to her home in the Center, but finds a group of toughs waiting to grab her. What does their mysterious leader know, and does the Prince dare to cross him in the midst of a crisis?

August 24, 2024

E17 King of the Underground

Yukiya agrees to accompany Natsuka to the underworld. The negotiation threatens to fall apart when Sakuō appears and offers Yukiya a chance to learn more about the monkeys. However, to do so, he must take a great risk.

August 31, 2024

E18 The World Outside

Yukiya must find the way out of the tunnels with Wakamiya, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. However, he finally learns the truth about Yamauchi - and the world beyond its borders.

September 7, 2024

E19 A Well Run Dry

The missing water merchant is found at last—as a mutilated corpse bearing a written confession. The Prince rushes to investigate the dry well at the root of his strange story, but Yukiya isn't ready to clear Koume of suspicion just yet.

September 14, 2024

E20 The Golden Raven

Koume confronts her mother and learns the truth about the monkeys' yatagarasu collaborators. Yukiya and the Prince race to the scene, but can they undo the damage done by Yukiya's rash judgment?

September 21, 2024

YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

E01 A Lady Out of Place

E02 The Blockhead Second Son

E03 A True Golden Raven

E04 An Imperial Council

E05 A Purge

E06 A Tanabata Invitation

E07 Falling

E08 The Intruder

E09 Lady Raven

E10 Assassinating the Prince

E11 The Loyal Retainer

E12 To Choose a Consort

E13 Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

E14 The Taboo Elixir

E15 The Girl Who Lived

E16 Wisteria Arrows

E17 King of the Underground

E18 The World Outside

E19 A Well Run Dry

E20 The Golden Raven

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E01 A Lady Out of Place

E02 The Blockhead Second Son

E03 A True Golden Raven

E04 An Imperial Council

E05 A Purge

E06 A Tanabata Invitation

E07 Falling

E08 The Intruder

E09 Lady Raven

E10 Assassinating the Prince

E11 The Loyal Retainer

E12 To Choose a Consort

E13 Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

E14 The Taboo Elixir

E15 The Girl Who Lived

E16 Wisteria Arrows

E17 King of the Underground

E18 The World Outside

E19 A Well Run Dry

E20 The Golden Raven