The manga launched in 2009, inspired by the 2014 television anime
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Manga creator Mizuho Kusanagi confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that her Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) Manga is in its final arc.
Kusanagi touched on the final part with the news that the manga won an award in the Best Seller Manga Division for the 2024 Rakuten Kobo eBook Awards.
Kusanagi — author of Mugen Spiral, Game June 20.
Viz Media licensed the manga and describes the first volume:
A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom… Now she must rise up and fight for her throne!
Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Loved by her father, the king, and protected by her loyal guard Hak, she cherishes her time with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!
Yona was stunned when she saw her relatives murdered and had to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading enemy forces. But where will this displaced princess go when every path ahead is uncertain?
Viz Media will release the 42nd volume in English on September 3.
The manga inspired a 24-episode anime television series in 2014 and three original anime DVDs in 2015 and 2016. Funimation released the television anime on home video.
The manga's first stage play took place in March 2016. Another stage play took place in November 2018 in Tokyo. A third stage play took place in Tokyo in November 2019. A musical stage play will take place in Tokyo in July.
Source: Mizuho Kusanagi's X/Twitter account
