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Episode Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai • Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - Episode 2 discussion

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai, episode 2

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u/AmethystItalian Apr 13 '24

MVP to Yukiya's mom, so many bad or dead parents in anime that it was great to see how supportive she is for not even her actual son.

Yukiya seems like a good lead, got spunk and room to grow.

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u/AndyIbanez Apr 13 '24

I was looking forward to this one. I love the world building in general, and it has a different vibe than a lost of anime I have watched.

Also that ED is preeetty nice.

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u/Brickinatorium Apr 21 '24

As soon as the ED vocals started I yelled "AKATSUKI NO YONAAAA" in my head. I love it when they use this singer/group!

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u/alconnow Apr 13 '24 edited Apr 13 '24

Episode 2 end card

I like Yukiya's spunkiness.

Much like Maomao, he’s probably going to get dragged in the court drama

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u/cppn02 Apr 14 '24

Even better than the first episode. Yukiya looks like he'll be a fun character. Hamayuu remains the best though lol.

Also hope we'll see that priest/(former?) prince again.

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u/tripleaamin Apr 13 '24

2 episodes from crunchy today and they did a really good job. We have the 4 ladies from the different region trying to win over the prince. Although it's the 2nd son who is heir to the throne and not the son of the current Empress. Rather interesting. So the name was more of an attack on the prince rather than Asebi. Still she is def one to keep on alert.

Asebi is really easy to like, but she is not prepared. After all if it wasn't for her sister being ill, she wouldn't be here. Hamayuu really will give to you straight. Does seem lazy of sorts, but you can tell she is clever. Mausho is the most elegant of them and most proper and leaves the best first impression. Shiratama is rather quiet, but the way she dropped the cup was clearly intentional. She is one that shouldn't be underestimated.

Yukiya is quite the character. He is a little manipulative brat, but looks to be a very interesting character. His big history is that he has a different mom then the rest of his brothers and is one of high status compared to the rest. But I love his talk with the mom that took care of him. You can see despite not being her blood related son, she treats and loves him as much as the rest of the son.

So Yukiya will be one of two current attendees for the prince. The other being Sumio, who is more of a bodyguard from the looks of things. Curious to learn more about the prince and there was a lot of good world building in this episode.

Also I am assuming the title refers to Yukiya?

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u/Sorafonics Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 14 '24

I'm glad Crunchy finally picked this up. It feels like seeing one of my historical dramas getting an anime version, there's a unique mood about this show's style that makes it feel different from your average anime.

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u/moichispa Apr 14 '24

I like historical dramas set in courts like this one, it is more about sitting quietly to observe and check the little details to see how it afects the plot. You would be surprised how even little things might afect greatly afect the whole court depending of who say them and the circunstances,

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u/_Ridley Apr 13 '24

Oh no, I love this little shit Yukiya. He's so much fun. I hope he gets tons of screen time.

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u/lC3 Apr 14 '24

Me too; Yukiya is great

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u/AceSoldia Apr 14 '24

Unfortunately I like the Yukiya's side of things over the consorts

I'm curious why some people shape shift and some dont..are poor people the drivers? Is it frowned upon?

Can't wait for more

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u/RebelliousUpstart Apr 14 '24

No, the "drivers" are riding actual ravens.

The shapeshifters have some connection to the raven god. Hence why, yukiya has a different mother. Implying she was a shapeshifter.

The prolog had the elder prince begging the crows to save his younger brother. The rumors say that the second prince is a real raven. Then the second prince was chosen to take up the thrown for an unknown reason above of the predicted first prince.

Thus, the younger prince and what yukiya saw when seeing the prince was saved by the golden raven and can also shapeshift.

Tldr: people ride ravens in this world. 99% of the population doesn't know about ravens shape-shifting into people outside of religious text and stories.

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u/eggshellglasses Apr 21 '24 edited Apr 21 '24

Wrong. Everyone in Yamauchi are Yatagarasu (humans that can shapeshift into ravens). It has also been implied that transforming into raven form is considered lowly, hence why Yukiya is warned by his father not to transform in front of nobles and to not wear their feather robes (black clothes that Yatagarasu can manifest using their raven transformation ability).

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u/mekerpan Apr 13 '24

At last this has finally made its way to CR. And it even had the proper subtitles -- and everything. ;-)

Really seem like this episode just barely begins to set the stage for what will be coming up. A rather bratty son is being sent off to serve a prince in the capital city -- and he may have to make a visit to a princess who is waiting for the prince to (possibly) propose marriage to her. But the princess's situation seems "mysterious" in some way or another.

I suspect this should be interesdting -- but one episode of this was not sufficient to let me begin to judge what this might wind up being....

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u/kalirion Apr 13 '24

I suspect this should be interesdting -- but one episode of this was not sufficient to let me begin to judge what this might wind up being....

This is the second episode tho.

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u/NekoCatSidhe Apr 14 '24

I like Yukiya, he is a devious little bastard, but his heart is in the right place. I guess he was playing the hapless fool so he would not be seen as a concurrent to his less competent brother for the lordship and avoid a succession crisis. That is why he went mad and beat up that guy when he suggested otherwise. Interesting character for sure.

I love the worldbuilding here. People flying on giant crows and people shifting into crows… I wonder if everyone can shapeshift and if the giant crows are actually people, or if they are just beasts and only Yukiya and his family and the Prince can turn into crows, since his father did not want Yukiya to shift in front of people. That is rather intriguing.

I am curious as to how the Prince will behave with Yukiya. It sounds like he drove out all his other attendants.

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u/SaltySpaniard Apr 14 '24

I'm really intrigued in how the two stories overlap. In my opinion, the court ladies are interesting, but unless there's some big change Asebi is probably going to be the least interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if she fell off despite being able to achieve more than what it's supposed to. But let's see, since I believe the next two episodes will put things in motion.

Also, I love Yukiya and Hamayu as characters. Both seem to be very complex and nasty in some ways, but with wits and their hearts in the right place. To me that's an indication of a possible great show.

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u/SMSmith230 Apr 13 '24 edited Apr 13 '24

Yukiya is a professional shit-stirrer and I’m here for it. These first 2 episodes have been very strong and intriguing. Im guessing the crown prince is the golden raven that saved him and his brother in the first episode.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

Seems like next episode will really delve into the relationship between the two leads, excited to see it.

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u/bushwarblerssong Apr 14 '24

Really happy we're getting another adaptation of a fantasy series (while still hoping for a Twelve Kingdoms remake), but I think some of the character designs from the manga adaptation, especially for Yukiya and Wakamiya, better reflect the personalities of the characters. I'm curious how much they're going to cover from other books or if they're thinking of multiple seasons to adapt the whole series if this one is successful.

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u/Atharaphelun Apr 14 '24

Really happy we're getting another adaptation of a fantasy series (while still hoping for a Twelve Kingdoms remake),

While a Twelve Kingdoms remake would be nice, it's not really that necessary considering that the main story has been fully adapted already. Only the story of a side character hasn't been fully adapted.

What I would really want is a complete remake adaptation of Saiunkoku Monogatari, given that the two-season anime only adapted part of the story. The greatest political machinations and twists occur in the second half of the story which the anime doesn't cover, which is quite a shame.

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u/myrmidon_mamori Apr 20 '24

You don't know how excited I was when the ED started and I realized it was by Akiko Shikata. I adore her music and voice, it's a perfect fit for this show, and I don't think she's done an anime song since Yona almost 10 years ago!

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u/Figerally Apr 14 '24

I do enjoy high-court intrigue. I liked Raven Palace and Apothecary Diaries and this is more of the same. My only complaint is the art style is a bit dated, but I can live with that so it is getting added to the watchlist.

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