Manga Review: Yona of the Dawn, Volume 17, by Mizuho Kusanagi

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)

Release Date: April 2019

Volumes: 29+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 16. 18.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom… Now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona and her friends leave the Water Tribe lands and meet a boy named Karugan in an Earth Tribe town near the nation's border. When they cross the border to take him back home, one of the Dragon Warriors unexpectedly collapses!

Review:

Yona runs into a little boy who's exploring a bigger village from his tiny one, and of course she decides to help him get back. The villagers aren't very nice to these newcomers, but once they get there, the dragons start growing ill. It's worrisome, and they're not quite sure why. Of course, just after they arrive, a war breaks out.

There are a few surprising moments in this volume. We discover something about Zeno, and a few things about the dragons themselves. There's also a few select moments between Yona and Hak. And there's an extra chapter where we get to see how Jaeha grew up, which is sweet and sad.

Things are heating up between Yona and Hak, but it's also answering some questions about the dragons. I'm wondering where the main plot is going next.