<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anime and Manga portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Yona of the Dawn (Japanese: 暁 の ヨナ, Hepburn: Akatsuki no Yona) is a Japanese manga series by Mizuho Kusanagi, serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from August 2009 . It has been collected in twenty - five tankōbon volumes . An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired between October 7, 2014 and March 24, 2015, featuring the voice cast from the drama CD adaptation, along with new cast members . </P> <P> Set in a fictional place that draws inspiration from a mixture of Japanese, Korean and Chinese cultures, the story follows the redemption of Yona, the sole princess to the Kingdom of Kouka . Yona lives the carefree life of a princess in Hiryuu Castle, being sheltered by her pacifistic father, King Il, and protected by her bodyguard and childhood friend Son Hak . During a party being held for her sixteenth birthday, her other childhood friend and love interest Soo - Won comes to pay tribute to her . Intending to tell her father that she cannot forget her love for Soo - Won, she visits King Il's chambers and witnesses him being killed by Soo - Won, who reveals that he will now properly rule Kouka . Hak intervenes and saves Yona, and they escape from the castle to Hak's birthplace, the Village of Wind . Under the suggestion of Hak's grandfather Son Mundok, Yona and Hak search for an oracle named Ik - Soo, who then tells them the legend of the first king of Kouka, Hiryuu, and the Four Dragon Warriors who unified the kingdom . Yona and Hak, joined by Ik - Soo's assistant Yoon, begin a journey to find the descendants of the legendary Four Dragon Warriors in order to survive and save the Kingdom of Kouka . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Yona (ヨナ) </Dt> <Dd> Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Monica Rial (English) <Dl> <Dd> Yona is the sole princess of Kingdom of Kouka . Her mother was killed by insurgents when she was young, leaving her father, King Il to raise her . As a child living in the castle, she spent much time with Son Hak (who also lived there) and Soo - Won (who frequently visited). Being a princess, she was initially dependent, spoiled, and naive . After her father's death and Soo - Won's betrayal, she decided to be more independent and become strong enough to fight and protect herself . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

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