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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

2024 · 1 season

A stately, intrigue-laden fantasy that unfolds through quiet conversations and shifting loyalties, rewarding patience with mounting unease.

Created by: Shigenori Kageyama, Toshiyuki Kato
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Mutsumi Tamura, Miyu Irino, Rina Honnizumi

Overview: 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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Created by: Shigenori Kageyama, Toshiyuki Kato
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Mutsumi Tamura, Miyu Irino, Rina Honnizumi

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
conspiracy
identity
class
betrayal
Places: fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Shigenori Kageyama, Toshiyuki Kato, Yoriyasu Kogawa, Kaoru Suzuki, Naoki Kotani, Shinya Kawatsura
Written by: Yukiko Yamamuro
Starring: Mutsumi Tamura, Miyu Irino, Rina Honnizumi, Hiroki Nanami, Ayaka Fukuhara, Rie Kugimiya, Eiji Takeuchi, Satoshi Hino
Music: Eishi Segawa
Cinematography: Shiho Imaizumi
Length: 1 seasons, 20 episodes, 25 min each
Network: NHK
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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