YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

E01

Episode 1

★ 7.0

A Lady Out of Place

2024-04-06 · 25m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.3

The Blockhead Second Son

2024-04-13 · 25m

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?

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.3

A True Golden Raven

2024-04-20 · 25m

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?

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

An Imperial Council

2024-04-27 · 25m

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?

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.3

A Purge

2024-05-04 · 25m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.7

A Tanabata Invitation

2024-05-11 · 25m

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.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 7.7

Falling

2024-05-18 · 25m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.5

The Intruder

2024-05-25 · 25m

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.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 7.5

Lady Raven

2024-06-01 · 25m

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?

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E10

Episode 10

★ 7.0

Assassinating the Prince

2024-06-08 · 25m

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.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 7.5

The Loyal Retainer

2024-06-15 · 25m

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.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 7.0

To Choose a Consort

2024-06-22 · 25m

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?

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E13

Episode 13

★ 6.5

Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

2024-06-29 · 25m

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?

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E14

Episode 14

★ 6.5

The Taboo Elixir

2024-07-20 · 25m

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.

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E15

Episode 15

★ 6.5

The Girl Who Lived

2024-08-17 · 25m

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.

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E16

Episode 16

★ 6.5

Wisteria Arrows

2024-08-24 · 25m

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?

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E17

Episode 17

★ 7.5

King of the Underground

2024-08-31 · 25m

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.

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E18

Episode 18

★ 7.0

The World Outside

2024-09-07 · 25m

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.

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E19

Episode 19

★ 7.0

A Well Run Dry

2024-09-14 · 25m

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.

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E20

Episode 20

★ 6.0

The Golden Raven

2024-09-21 · 25m

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?

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