YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master: Season 1
Episode Guide
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A Lady Out of Place
Apr 6, 2024 · 25 min
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 C
The Blockhead Second Son
Apr 13, 2024 · 25 min
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 househo
A True Golden Raven
Apr 20, 2024 · 25 min
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 inte
An Imperial Council
Apr 27, 2024 · 25 min
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
A Purge
May 4, 2024 · 25 min
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
A Tanabata Invitation
May 11, 2024 · 25 min
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 prov
Falling
May 18, 2024 · 25 min
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 bet
The Intruder
May 25, 2024 · 25 min
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
Lady Raven
Jun 1, 2024 · 25 min
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
Assassinating the Prince
Jun 8, 2024 · 25 min
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
The Loyal Retainer
Jun 15, 2024 · 25 min
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
To Choose a Consort
Jun 22, 2024 · 25 min
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
Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono
Jun 29, 2024 · 25 min
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
The Taboo Elixir
Jul 20, 2024 · 25 min
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 h
The Girl Who Lived
Aug 17, 2024 · 25 min
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 eve
Wisteria Arrows
Aug 24, 2024 · 25 min
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
King of the Underground
Aug 31, 2024 · 25 min
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
The World Outside
Sep 7, 2024 · 25 min
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 b
A Well Run Dry
Sep 14, 2024 · 25 min
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
The Golden Raven
Sep 21, 2024 · 25 min
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