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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – Episode 1
Yatagarasu’s focus on the women themselves grants them a little narrative autonomy even if the system itself reduces them to political pawns.


YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Episodes 1-13 Anime Review
YATAGARASU is a work of art. That's not just a statement on the careful details of the images and animation; it's an overall assessment of how the entire…


First Impression: YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
A kid runs through the forest, taking his sick younger sibling on a piggyback ride as he flees from strange lights. Suddenly, he loses his footing and falls.…


First Look: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
A bunch of ladies stand around and talk and stuff because they all want to be the one to marry a prince. Also there are supernatural creatures who…


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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – One Wild Prince
Blah blah blah, another show that I missed when it was airing. That is part of the problem of having too many shows that I am interested in.…


Shiny New Anime Prep – “Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master”
Title: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Episodes: 20 Streaming: Crunchyroll I’m trying something a little different this year – right now I’m prepping for an…


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 08
This is literal palace intrigue in every sense of the word.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 16
When an anime comes along that captures the best of what fantasy is, it's utterly uplifting.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 15
Skipping so many weeks certainly didn't do Yatagarasu any favors in terms of keeping its hard-won audience.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 06
Another five minute episode of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai in the books. Or so it felt like, anyway.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 13
There isn't an Olympic slalom course that has the twists and turns Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai has.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 03
Looking at the whole picture, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is probably the best series of the season to this point.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 17
One could say that Nige Jouzu and Karasu this week were a good demonstration of the different routes shounen and seinen take to greatness.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 11
The series Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai calls to mind - Seirei no Moribito, Akatsuki no Yona - reflect the elite company it keeps.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 05
There's literally no studio I would trust more with any work of this genre that I cared about.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 09
I continue to find Hamayuu the most interesting of the candidates, and her backstory reveal certainly does nothing to change that.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 07
Not to come over all X-Files, but with very few exceptions "trust no one" seems to be the order of the day.
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Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 14
The return of Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is certainly a lot like welcoming back an old friend.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 12
Wakamiya may just be entering magnificent bastard territory. Read more


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 10
Well, aren't I the blind squirrel who found the acorn.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 04
This is all, in a word, great. It's the clear best episode of the series despite the first three being excellent.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 19
The phrase "never a dull moment" could have been invented for Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai.


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If I had to pick the most underrated studio in anime, I'm pretty sure it would be Pierrot.


Anime Taste Testing: Black Butler Public School Arc and Yatagarasu – The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
And so endeth my first impressions for the spring 2024 anime season on a fairly lackluster note.


Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) – 20 (End) and Series Review
Series which thrill our imagination like this are why I was drawn to anime in the first place.


Birds of a Feather Conspire Together, but Also Separately: “Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master”
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This show deeply, desperately wants me to believe it's not going to get weird with the premise. The jury is still out.


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