50 Fun Facts About Yona of the Dawn

On what occasion does Su-won kill Yona's father, the king, in Yona of the Dawn?

Her sixteenth birthday ends in a coup: Yona walks in on Su-won stabbing the king that rainy night. Hak then fights off the guards to get her out of the castle.

What does Yona slice off with Kan Tae-jun's sword to break free of his grip in Yona of the Dawn?

Her hair is what Tae-jun seizes to hold her still, so Yona cuts it off with his own blade. He later presents the severed locks to Su-won as proof that she died.

Which fearsome nickname does Hak, Yona's bodyguard and a former general, carry in Yona of the Dawn?

Thunder Beast is the name Hak earned for unmatched fighting skill, though he began as a war orphan adopted by a retired general.

Which dragon warrior strolls into Yona's camp uninvited, lured by the smell of cooking meat?

Zeno is the only dragon warrior who seeks Yona out himself, and at first he seems to have no special ability at all.

What kind of animal is Ao, the tiny pet that rides along with Shin-ah in Yona of the Dawn?

A squirrel, and a meat-eating one: Ao is named after the previous Blue Dragon and offers acorns to comfort friends who are hurt or sad.

Yona of the Dawn, a tale of war and exile, ran in a magazine for which manga audience?

Shōjo, the category aimed at teenage girls, was home to this sword-and-dragon epic for 16 years, from 2009 to 2025.

Which animation studio, also behind Naruto and Bleach, produced the Yona of the Dawn anime series?

Pierrot, founded in 1979 by former Tatsunoko animators, made the 24-episode series, which aired from October 2014 to March 2015.

In Yona of the Dawn, where on Kija's body is the White Dragon's power sealed?

His right hand is a powerful claw able to cut through anything, and Kija can also sense when another dragon warrior is nearby.

How is Su-won, Yona's first love and later her enemy, related to her in Yona of the Dawn?

Her cousin: their fathers were brothers, and Su-won, Yona and Hak grew up together as close childhood friends.

Which fighting skill does Hak start teaching Yona as they travel toward the White Dragon's village?

Archery is Yona's first weapon: she practises day and night, and to push her to shoot at a person, Hak tells her to picture him as Su-won.

Which legendary first king of Kouka, a red dragon god in human form, is Yona said to reincarnate?

Hiryuu founded the kingdom two thousand years ago and was defended by four warriors given dragon blood, whose heirs Yona sets out to find.

Which exiled priest, the guardian of Yoon, tells Yona to seek out the four dragon warriors?

Ik-soo is a clumsy oracle living in hiding beside a waterfall, and his prophecy turns Yona's flight into a quest for the dragons' heirs.

Which of Kouka's five tribes do Yona and her royal family belong to in Yona of the Dawn?

Sky is the royal tribe that holds the castle, while the Wind, Fire, Water and Earth tribes each answer to a general of their own.

Which principle guided the reign of Yona's father, the king Su-won condemned as weak?

Pacifism made the king forbid Yona to touch a weapon, and it left Kouka so exposed that Su-won believed only a coup could save it.

What happens to people who look into the Blue Dragon's eyes in Yona of the Dawn?

They are paralysed, a power so feared in his home village that he hides his eyes and prefers to fight with a sword.

What keepsake does Su-won give Yona shortly before betraying her in Yona of the Dawn?

A hairpin, which Hak later finds on the road and hides, hoping she will move on. He gives it back once he sees she cannot let go.

What reason does Su-won give Yona for murdering King Il on the night of the coup?

Avenging his father is the reason he gives: Su-won says the king killed Yu-hon years earlier, and the coup is his reply.

What happens to Yona and Hak that lets Kan Tae-jun report them dead to Su-won?

They fall from a cliff after a poisoned Hak is driven over the edge and Yona cannot haul him back up. A stranger then nurses them in a hut in the valley below.

Which power sets the Yellow Dragon apart from the other three dragon warriors of Yona of the Dawn?

Immortality: he is the very same warrior who served the first king two thousand years ago, and his wounds close almost at once.

Which manga artist from Kumamoto wrote and drew all of Yona of the Dawn's sixteen-year run?

Mizuho Kusanagi launched the series in 2009, the year her earlier series NG Life ended, and it became by far her longest work.

To which city, the capital of Hak's home tribe, do he and Yona first flee after the coup?

Fuuga shelters them only briefly: once a rival tribe starts squeezing the town, Hak cuts his ties with his own people and leaves so they are spared.

In which port town does Yona's party find the Green Dragon and take on a slave-trading lord?

Awa is policed by corrupt officers who terrorise its streets, and Yona joins a pirate crew there to stop captive women being shipped abroad.

Hak is described as a master of which bladed polearm, his signature weapon in Yona of the Dawn?

Guandao is the name of a Chinese polearm with a heavy blade; Hak also excels with swords and bare hands, but the big blade is his trademark.

What is Yoon's main job in Yona's travelling party after he leaves the priest's hut?

Medic, and cook too: Yoon patches up the fighters and feeds everyone, and though he never fights he knows how to make explosives.

What does Shin-ah, the name Yona gives the nameless Blue Dragon, mean?

Moonlight: until Yona chose it he had no name at all, having grown up shunned and alone in a village that feared him.

The Blue Dragon's home village in Yona of the Dawn is hidden inside a network of what?

Caves shelter the whole village, where many of the people wear masks and at first deny that any dragon lives among them.

How does the Fire Tribe put pressure on the Wind Tribe while Yona hides there in Yona of the Dawn?

Damming its river cuts off the town's water, and when merchants hauling in supplies are attacked as well, Hak decides he has to go.

What creatures fill the pit Hak pulls Yona out of while she hunts for a lost gift?

Snakes, one of which bites Hak during the rescue. He had hidden the gift himself, hoping Yona would forget the man who gave it.

In Yona of the Dawn, which retired Wind Tribe general raised the orphaned Hak as his grandson?

Mun-deok was once revered as one of the kingdom's strongest warriors, and he withholds his support when Su-won asks the generals to approve his crowning.

Which Earth Tribe general does Su-won win over with a mock battle festival in Yona of the Dawn?

Geun-tae dismisses the young king as a lightweight until the festival, where Su-won's hidden tactics win the team contest and revive the tribe's trade.

Which old woman captains the pirate crew that the Green Dragon sails with in Yona of the Dawn?

Gi-gan took Jae-ha in thirteen years earlier, and she agrees to let him leave with Yona only after one last mission together.

Which lord of a port town runs the human-trafficking ring that Yona helps a pirate crew destroy?

Yang Kum-ji also moves drugs through the port, and he is finally brought down by Yona herself as he tries to flee in a rowing boat.

What must Yona fetch from the wave-battered Mist-Shrouded Cape to earn a place among the pirates?

A rare herb called the cheonsu plant grows only there. A wave sweeps Yona off the rocks on her way back, and Jae-ha has to catch her.

What does Yona set off at sea to show the pirates which ship is carrying the captive women?

A firework brought aboard by Yoon does the job: Yona lights it from a lantern on deck, and the sharp-eyed Blue Dragon spots it from far off.

Where does Su-won hide Yona when General Joo-doh walks up during their chance meeting in the port?

Under his cloak, where Yona's hand closes on his sword. Su-won admits afterwards that he knew she wanted to kill him, but says he cannot die yet.

What did Kija's father, the previous White Dragon, leave on him as a newborn in Yona of the Dawn?

A scar on his back, shaped like claw marks, which Kija hides from his friends at a hot spring until a spider crawling down his robe gives him away.

Which palace servant dresses as a decoy so Yona and Hak can slip out of the castle?

Min-soo first distracts the guards so Hak can snatch the princess back, then puts on a robe to draw the pursuit after himself.

Which adviser to Su-won urges the castle guards to kill Yona on the night of the coup?

Kye-sook is the strategist behind the coup, yet later in the manga he comes to see Yona as a possible heir to the throne.

In Yona of the Dawn, what does a wandering priest trade his shoes for to feed the starving Yoon?

A potato was all the shoes would buy, and the gift came the morning after Yoon had attacked him over a rumour that he carried gold.

Which Water Tribe chief's daughter befriends Yona while fighting drug traffickers in the manga?

Riri begins by distrusting Yona's group, but once they save her from traffickers she becomes the bridge between Yona and Su-won's court.

Which American publisher licensed the Yona of the Dawn manga, announcing it at New York Comic Con?

Viz Media revealed the licence at its October 2015 convention panel and released the first English volume in August 2016.

Which American company licensed the Yona of the Dawn anime and streamed its English dub from 2015?

Funimation began its dub in the middle, at episode 13, a week before the series finished airing in Japan; the first half followed later.

Which voice actress, also Homura Akemi in Madoka Magica, plays Yona in the Japanese anime?

Chiwa Saitō is also the voice of Hitagi Senjougahara in Monogatari, and she returned to play Yona in the OVA episodes that followed the series.

Which voice actress, the later English voice of Bulma in Dragon Ball, plays Yona in the English dub?

Monica Rial grew up translating Spanish-dubbed cartoons for her younger brother on family visits to Spain, long before she voiced Yona.

Which actor, the English voice of Vegeta and All Might, plays Hak in the Yona of the Dawn dub?

Christopher Sabat is also the English voice of Piccolo in Dragon Ball and Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, and he works as a voice director too.

What kind of piece is the Yona of the Dawn anime's first opening theme, composed by Kunihiko Ryo?

An instrumental with no vocals at all opens the first half of the series; the all-female metal band Cyntia sings the second opening.

How were the three Yona of the Dawn OVA episodes first released in Japan?

With manga volumes: each OVA came bundled with a limited edition of the manga, and the last two adapt the Yellow Dragon's distant past.

Which younger adoptive brother of Hak serves Yona a hot meal when she shelters with the Wind Tribe?

Tae-yeon is another orphan raised by the same grandfather, and when traders bringing the remedy he depends on are waylaid, Hak resolves to act.

What does the Green Dragon's power, sealed in Jae-ha's right leg, give him in Yona of the Dawn?

Soaring leaps and superhuman kicks come from the dragon leg, yet Jae-ha prefers daggers in a fight. Flamboyant and teasing, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with Hak.

Which Japanese actor, also the voice of Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen, plays Jae-ha in Yona of the Dawn?

Junichi Suwabe is also the voice of Shōta Aizawa in My Hero Academia and of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in Bleach.