Yatagarasu (novel series)

Yatagarasu
Second novel volume cover
八咫烏
GenreHistorical fantasy[1]
Novel series
Written byChisato Abe
Published byBungeishunjū
ImprintBunshun Bunko
Original runJune 26, 2012 – present
Volumes10 + 2 side stories
Manga
A Raven for All Seasons
Written byChisato Abe
Illustrated byNatsumi Matsuzaki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • US: Kodansha
MagazineComic Days
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 23, 2018April 11, 2020
Volumes4
Manga
Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai
Written byChisato Abe
Illustrated byNatsumi Matsuzaki
Published byKodansha
Magazine
  • Evening
  • (August 25, 2020 – October 2021)
  • Comic Days
  • (November 5, 2021 – present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2020 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Directed byYoshiaki Kyōgoku
Written byYukiko Yamamuro
Music byEishi Segawa
StudioPierrot
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNHK General TV
Original run April 6, 2024 – present
Episodes18
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Yatagarasu (八咫烏) is a Japanese novel series written by Chisato Abe. The series began publication by Bungeishunjū in June 2012, with ten main volumes and two side story volumes being released as of February 2024. A manga adaptation of the first novel, titled A Raven for All Seasons, was serialized on Kodansha's Comic Days manga website from June 2018 to April 2020. A manga adaptation of the second novel, titled Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai, began serialization in Kodansha's Evening magazine in August 2020, before being transferred to the Comic Days website in November 2021. An anime television series adaptation of the second novel produced by Pierrot premiered in April 2024.

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