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Suwon:
Zeno:
They both know the final arc of Yona is on its way and they are both excited.
Suwon is the true Akayona enthusiast. Can you believe this nerd was just about to kick the bucket, then he postponed his own death for the primary reason that he needs to know how the story ends?
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Akatsuki no Yona's greatest yet most underrated strength: foreshadowing
I don't see anyone discussing this, but Akatsuki no Yona has insanely good foreshadowing, like on par with Attack on Titan levels. You only realize after a re-read. The hidden easter eggs, unopened pandora's boxes, lines of dialogue or actions that were Chekhov's guns...
It's like reading a mystery novel with the prophecy, Zeno's underlying insanity, Suwon's intentions and leadership, the political intrigues, Yona and Suwon being foils, Hak and Suwon's broken brotherhood, the commentaries about King Il's leadership, religion vs atheism, Yona's future-seeing powers, debates of free will vs fate, violence vs pacifism, moral dilemmas, personal wishes vs greater good, etc. etc. it's so rich and meticulously put together.
There were signs that Suwon was terminally ill and blood-related to Hiryuu (his appearance, his love for people, his dialogues about rushing his coronation and being willing to die later). There were signs that Zeno was going to betray the group ("i didn't approach her at first because i was testing her. i admit it wasn't very nice.", or "I will have my wish granted at the end of my journey, even if it goes against the gods") It goes right under your nose. Yet you can see that potential in their characters, their dialogues, their actions. It makes sense.
Even now there are great scenes will only make complete sense after they are recontextualized.
It's not why I heard the manga was good, but it's why I continued to read. You could really tell that the author had an idea of where she wanted to take the way and knows how it would end.
We just don't know it yet.
#but the foreshadowing is 10/10#give it season 2#season 3 season 4 etc#akatsuki no yona#yona of the dawn#yona#kusanagi mizuho
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I still think Zeno is going to attempt to kill Hak or Yona in the future chapters.
IS ZENO THE ENDGAME VILLAIN OF YONA OF THE DAWN?
New Yona chapter is giving me the same vibe.
THIS FACE. Look at it. This is the same face of the Su-Won that was willing TO KILL YONA AND HAK THAT NIGHT. Cold, unempathetic, merciless. He has found a way to die, and he is willing sacrifice the people he cares about to achieve it.
#same split personality implied#zeno is seriously giving some AOT reiner shit vibes#akatsuki no yona#yona of the dawn#zeno#yona#zeno has basically become the new soowon
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prediction
I think Zeno will attempt to kill Yona, so Hak will rush in to protect her and get stabbed and collapse.
Yona will fly into an anguished rage, and stab Zeno. Zeno reveals that the plan was to make Yona stab him this whole time/or kill her (it was his only two options left), because he has to be killed by the Crimson Dragon King in order to die finally.
King Hiryuu pointing the sword at him is the foreshadowing for this. It all aligns. Yona will wield that sword at some point to protect "the king".
My guess right now: the king is Hak, isn't it? The man that Il said Yona would marry (in the first chapter) would become this country's king. It was always going to be Hak.
Everything that came to pass was needed in order for the dragon cycle to end -- maybe Yona killing Zeno to protect Hak. The ultimate symbol of her protection of Hak like she always wanted.
We're finally gonna know what the prophecy meant.
Suwon not giving up on himself and giving the reins to Yona as a queen just yet is a sign that he might stay as the king? I'm very curious to see who will be on the throne by the end of all this.
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Caught up with Yona after a break, and saw this
It's the same sword that Yona holds in the first chapter preview. So this picture is confirmed to be set in the future.
Yona has a sword and long hair, Suwon is alive (and smiling for some reason?), and Hak is there too. Suwon isn't dying anytime soon confirmed.
When i look at this picture, it really does make me feel like Suwon is being protected by Yona and Hak on both sides. Is he the king? What's going on?
Still yet to know.
I always knew that the sword she held was the sword from the prophecy. With the dragon hilt and jewel in the center. Glad to see that was finally confirmed.
It all went as I expected. I fully expected Zeno's chalice to be like a shield as well. I knew they weren't talking about people, but actual weapons/objects.
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IS ZENO THE ENDGAME VILLAIN OF YONA OF THE DAWN?
New Yona chapter is giving me the same vibe.
THIS FACE. Look at it. This is the same face of the Su-Won that was willing TO KILL YONA AND HAK THAT NIGHT. Cold, unempathetic, merciless. He has found a way to die, and he is willing sacrifice the people he cares about to achieve it.
#zeno is seriously giving some AOT reiner shit vibes#same split personality implied#akatsuki no yona#yona of the dawn#yona#zeno#zeno has basically become the new soowon
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Seems Zeno's villain arc has started...
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theory about Su-Won’s last words to Hak:
“if you’re going to search for mr. Zeno and the others, do it at dawn. Leave this place before anyone sees you. Take Yona with you…
And don’t return.”
Yes I don’t think he said farewell. I initially did but reasons:
When Hak tells Yona “they should find the dragons and return the next chapter, he thinks about Soo-won’s hidden words (PROBABLY TELLING HIM TO NOT RETURN)
if Su-Won told him to not return, it would further show how the two split and parted ways which is the title of the chapter, which Hak is thinking of “that dream, which he will no longer remember” because Su-Won literally ended it
Su-Won for some weird reason told Minsu that Yona would probably “come back anymore” after she left, although he had told Hak that he intended to make Yona the ruler and thus SHOULD want her to come back and be the successor and he is SHOCKED when he learns Yun is still around. Minsu says “you thought Yona would not come back?”
Now as for why I think he would say “don’t come back/return” to Hak right after saying that he wants them to go look for Zeno, is because he is conflicted. A part of Su-Won knows how selfish he is being, and he desperately wants to avoid that impulse. He wants to not make his friends suffer any further, although he has these selfish thoughts. He is trying to fight that side of him simultaneously. So he is basically trying to give Hak and Yona an out from the hopeless situation he has put the trio in. He knows it is only logical to use them for his goals but he is no longer quite able to do that.
and I think that is ultimately what may have shocked Hak most of all. That deep down, although Su-Won might have just a moment ago said he wants to use Yona to succeed him, he contradicts himself completely. Maybe Su-Won genuinely wants his friends to escape from himself.
imagine Hak’s reaction to hearing then that su-won died.
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her hair is growing!!!!!
Newly drawn key visual by Kusanagi Mizuho for Akatsuki no Yona Art Exhibition to mark her 20th anniversary as a manga artist.
Date: December 22, 2023 (Friday) - January 9, 2024 (Tuesday) *Closed on January 1, 2024 (Monday)
Venue: Ikebukuro/Sunshine City Exhibition Hall D
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By the end of this manga, Hak is totally going to be calling Yona as "Yona", and it's going to be so weird but amazing haha.
I can't imagine it but that's certainly a show of how much development their relationship has yet to go through!
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I do not think he will die (I think he deserves it though), but I think he will get a near-death scene/sort of death. Great post!
About Soowon...
Personally, I really think that he is going to die and there’s nothing to do with it. Kusanagi sensei will make his passing be very dramatic, and I’m looking forward to it. I hope he can finally speak for himself and expresses his true point of view about his feelings and how he suffered with the family dilemma. What we've seen of him so far is basically other people's visions and desires, which were implanted in him as an obligation, a revenge that I don't feel he really buys it but sells because he feels trapped and without options after everything that's happened. I really think he loves/loved Yona and Hak, but the choices were made and even though he was confused and didn't know how to react, if he didn't do what he was trained to there would be consequences. They made the boy grow up with the weight of Kouka on his shoulders, and he was forced to choose between 2 people and the whole kingdom. To server the bonds of friendship with Hak and Yona must have hurt him emotionally as well.
The old Soowon is still there suppressed by all the adulthood drama, but we haven't seen that fully vulnerable emotional side of Sowoon yet. So Kusanagi sensei, please, make my cry when the time comes!
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Hak's desperation, trying to protect all the people he can...
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EXACTLY.
Even Yona, Lili’s bestie, was coddling Lili and thinking she couldn’t do much, and Su-Won is literally the only person going, “she’s very capable” from the very start, and he was never sugarcoating it.
This trust and respect in her abilities that Su-Won has sets their dynamic apart from Hak and Yona's dynamic -- Hak may admire Yona now, but even he was initially coddling Yona and conflicted about her growth.
Yona might have inspired Lili, but it was not Yona who respected her abilities, that was Su-Won.
Expanding on this, it's not that Su-Won disregards Lili's safety entirely. Rather, his attitude is more like, "oh it's dangerous? you think she doesn't know what's good for her? oh not a chance, she's well aware of the risks, and she's one brave soul."
It's actually a lot nicer to see that versus Hak going all "I want to tie you down sometimes" to Yona, that really made me go ick.
Sure you can argue that Su-Won isn't overprotective because he's not in love with Lili but idk if that's the case because it's not like Yona was in love with Lili, and she still coddled her along with the others.
I love the first time Soo-Won supports Lili.
It feels like an overreaction to burst into tears over, essentially, "Go for it," but makes sense when you realize no one takes her seriously.
Her father, Tetora, and even Yona view her as someone in need of protection. They coddle her.
And then here comes Soo-Won, telling her she's capable of making a difference.
That she did make a difference. He acknowledges her strength and believes in her with ease while people closer to her struggle to accept that she's useful.
#akatsuki no yona#yona of the dawn#it's actually very ironic because this is the exact opposite of his dynamic with Yona#everyone at this point acknowledges Yona and Su-won is always the last person to think Yona can do anything and coddling her#but with Lili Su-won's always the first one to see her potential and even beats Yona to it. he never coddles lili#i really do wonder if su-won x lili will become a thing by the end of this manga#still have mixed feelings about it but yeah#su-won#lili#i just wonder if there's a reason for him believing in lili so much#is it some foreshadowing that she will be saving him from some ill fate in the future?
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Unrelated but Kimi ni Todoke, a shoujo anime whose 2nd season ended 14 years ago, is finally getting a 3rd season.
14 years. I am a big fan of Kimi ni Todoke and a couple days ago, I was thinking about how it all ended in 2011 and there was zero chance a third season would get adapted and I had accepted the bitter truth years ago...
...then I just found out now about the news today and I am shook.
Where is Yona's second season then? Omg.
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Hi. It's an old topic but I see a lot of people saying Soowon didn't have to kill King Il. They basically mean that Soowon had more options. Like I saw some fans on Reddit saying "He never any peaceful methods" "he could talk to hak or yona about everything" stuff like that. Now my question is that was there really a peaceful method or more options to dethrone Il? Personally I think what Soowon did necessary for Yona's character development. I see people saying he didn't have to kill Il buy i don't see how the "other options" they speak of would give Yona a character development. I'm sorry I can't phase it beautifully hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
Hi anon! Thanks for stopping by.
I think there is no clear answer. Both sides, no matter how unfair or nonsensical are valid. I believe chapter 243, Hak and Su-Won's talk was framed around this.
I think Su-Won could have talked to Yona and Hak about his trauma, especially Hak who trusted him deeply and was loyal. So honestly, I think if anyone was in Hak's place, the anger is understandable.
Sadly, because Hak's character has mostly revolved around Yona, he was not telling Su-Won that he was mad that Su-Won didn't trust him and broke his trust. That is one flaw in their conversation.
And it's true that Su-Won did not see Yona's potential. But it's also probable that even if Yona of the castle period underwent training, her ditzy nature wouldn't have allowed her to develop to the extent that she has now. I don't think even Hak would have imagined that she would become the way she currently is.
Hak's argument is that Yona could have grown the exact same way she did without the trauma. Su-Won thinks otherwise, but recognizes how twisted and selfish and morally unjustifiable it is for him to think that.
Personally, I think all the royal family killings and Yona almost being murdered herself and losing Hak were all just fated to happen, but because of bad writing and the moral ground being skewed to Yona's favor these days, I don't find some of the royals' motivations very believable.
Keep in mind that Su-Won did mention to his mom there being a route where Il was forced to step down:
Now he doesn't exactly elaborate why killing is the best choice, but yeah it's combination of revenge and efficiency.
#akatsuki no yona#yona#su-won#hak#ask#thoughts#discussion#yona of the dawn#the writing of this series went downhill during the castle arc and Yon-hi's memoir#since all the royals are poorly written i think that affects the believability of characters like su-won and his motivations too
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Basically my opinion on Jaeha's "death"
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It is truly the weirdest thing to see Hak call Jae-ha by his name with “big bro” instead of Droopy eyes as usual.
“If you turn violent, I will stop you. I will protect you.
“Just come back to us”
They love him so much and I am in agony
#akatsuki no yona#akayona#yona of the dawn#On one hand I’m happy but on the other hand like#dude this was so overdue why are you saying this on his basically deathbed#like Hak why 💀
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