Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Select Its Grasp stands out as an anime that deftly combines totally different genres collectively to make a sensible, compelling adaptation of the novel sequence.
Yamauchi, the world of Yatagarasu, resembles Heian-era Japan, however all of the folks have the power to show into giant three-legged ravens—as a result of they really are ravens. Yukiya, the son of a frontrunner from the North (one among 4 areas alongside the West, East, and South), will get into bother that winds up with him working for the Imperial Prince. However regardless of its pristine outer picture, the imperial court docket is heart stage for the totally different factions to jockey for energy, and clandestine actions aren’t unusual.
The sequence is a mixture of fantasy, court docket intrigue, character drama, and detective fiction, the place the Prince is the first investigator and Yukiya is his considerably reluctant assistant. With all these totally different components at play, it could be very simple to have the work disintegrate, however Yatagarasu efficiently weaves all of it collectively. The world-building is constantly intriguing, the mysteries are elaborate and well-structured, and the twists and revelations are genuinely shocking whereas nonetheless connecting logically. Even the seemingly arbitrary choices concerning the setting play into the higher story. The higher solid is nice as nicely, whether or not it’s potential brides for the Prince exhibiting that they’re greater than passive damsels or enemies with unseen sides.
The anime will get by its preliminary main story and ends in the course of the subsequent one, so it doesn’t wrap up neatly. Nonetheless, I believe it’s an excellent sequence that may draw viewers deep into its world if they’ll deal with the court docket complexities.
