YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

In a world of shapeshifting ravens, Yukiya, a Northern leaders son, is summoned by the Imperial Prince as murder, mysteries and an invasion from an unknown enemy threaten the four noble regions.

2024 HD 24min TV-14 Japan Japanese

Miyu Irino Mutsumi Tamura Rina Honnizumi Hiroki Nanami Rie Kugimiya Ayaka Fukuhara Eiji Takeuchi Satoshi Hino Hiroshi Shirokuma Kengo Kawanishi

Animation Drama

based on novel or book anime

S1E1 - A Lady Out of Place 2024-04-06

The yatagarasu race is led by the kinu, also known as the Golden Raven. When his son, the future kinu, 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.

S1E2 - The Blockhead Second Son 2024-04-13

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 Princes household, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?

S1E3 - A True Golden Raven 2024-04-20

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?

S1E4 - An Imperial Council 2024-04-27

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?

S1E5 - A Purge 2024-05-04

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.

S1E6 - A Tanabata Invitation 2024-05-11

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.

S1E7 - Falling 2024-05-18

The Prince unexpectedly calls in at the Southern Houses 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.

S1E8 - The Intruder 2024-05-25

Samomos 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.

S1E9 - Lady Raven 2024-06-01

In the wake of a bloody disturbance, Shiratamas breakdown exposes Hamayus past. How will the other ladies receive their rivals story? And do any of them truly have a say in the events unfolding around them?

S1E10 - Assassinating the Prince 2024-06-08

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

S1E11 - The Loyal Retainer 2024-06-15

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.

S1E12 - To Choose a Consort 2024-06-22

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?

S1E13 - Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono 2024-06-29

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?

S1E14 - The Taboo Elixir 2024-07-20

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.

S1E15 - The Girl Who Lived 2024-08-17

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.

S1E16 - Wisteria Arrows 2024-08-24

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?

S1E17 - King of the Underground 2024-08-31

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.

S1E20 - The Golden Raven 2024-09-21

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 Yukiyas rash judgment?

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