Manga Review: Yona of the Dawn, Volume 21, by Mizuho Kusanagi

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)

Release Date: December 2019

Volumes: 31+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 20. 22.

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!

When Su-won hears of Riri’s abduction, he launches surprise attacks on Sei fortresses in an attempt to save her. Meanwhile, Riri leaves Yona in a forest in order to lure Sei troops away from her. Will Riri escape capture and execution?

Review:

The dragons are still searching for Yona, only everyone is separated, and there's a lot of fighting going on. Hak has run into his home tribe, and Su-Won, but they're all fighting to get rid of the slave operation. Zeno and Jaeha are flying around searching more directly for Yona. And now Riri is in serious danger, and her own father is on the way.

Things get downright bloody and dangerous here, in several ways. The fighting is bad and intense, and Yona and Riri are in the middle of it, but there's also the protocol pressures with Su-Won joining the fight.

There's a chapter of sweet downtime for Yona and Hak at the end, which is very nice and definitely needed after everything that's been going on.

This series has definitely gotten more intense as it keeps going, and I'm really loving it. Always ready for the next one.

 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!