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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

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.

IMDb 7.720 episodes2024HDU/A 16+

Fantasy•Historical•Anime•Animation•Adult Interest

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S1 E1 - A Lady Out of Place

Apr 6, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E2 - The Blockhead Second Son

Apr 13, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E3 - A True Golden Raven

Apr 20, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E4 - An Imperial Council

Apr 27, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E5 - A Purge

May 4, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E6 - A Tanabata Invitation

May 11, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E7 - Falling

May 18, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E8 - The Intruder

May 25, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E9 - Lady Raven

Jun 1, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E10 - Assassinating the Prince

Jun 8, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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 adivce, Yukiya's wits become his only lifeline.

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S1 E11 - The Loyal Retainer

Jun 15, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E12 - To Choose a Consort

Jun 22, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E13 - Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

Jun 29, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E14 - The Taboo Elixir

Jul 20, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E15 - The Girl Who Lived

Jul 27, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E16 - Wisteria Arrows

Aug 3, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

Wisteria Arrows

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S1 E17 - King of the Underground

Aug 10, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E18 - 18 - "YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - S01"

Aug 17, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

18 - "YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - S01"

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S1 E19 - A Well Run Dry

Aug 24, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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S1 E20 - The Golden Raven

Aug 31, 2024 • 25m•U/A 16+

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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