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The Best Episodes of YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

Every episode of YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master!

Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North,...
Genres:AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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Best Episodes Summary

"To Choose a Consort" is the best rated episode of "YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master". It scored 9.4/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Kaoru Suzuki and written by Yukiko Yamamuro, it aired on 6/22/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono".

  • To Choose a Consort
    9.4/1024 votes
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    #1 - To Choose a Consort

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2024

    At long last, the Prince arrives in Cherry Blossom Palace. Announcing that the time has come to choose his consort, he calls on the ladies one by one. But is his goal as simple as he claims?

    Director: Kaoru Suzuki

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono
    9.3/1023 votes
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    #2 - Ravens Shouldn't Wear Kimono

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2024

    The Prince confronts Asebi with her correspondence and unravels the last mysteries of Cherry Blossom Palace. But did she act with malice, or merely naivety? And with no other would-be consorts left, does it even matter?

    Director: Naoki Kotani

    Writer: N/A

  • The World Outside
    9.2/1014 votes
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    #3 - The World Outside

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/7/2024

    Yukiya must find the way out of the tunnels with Wakamiya, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. However, he finally learns the truth about Yamauchi - and the world beyond its borders.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Assassinating the Prince
    9.1/1021 votes
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    #4 - Assassinating the Prince

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2024

    A wounded Atsufusa calls for the Prince, offering vital intelligence. But what could be worth risking another ambush to hear? When the Prince ignores Sumio's advice, Yukiya's wits become his only lifeline.

    Director: Shigenori Kageyama

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • The Taboo Elixir
    9.0/1022 votes
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    #5 - The Taboo Elixir

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/20/2024

    Yukiya savors lazy days with his family in Taruhi until a maddened raven interrupts the harvest. A strange new drug is depriving yatagarasu of their senses, and the power to take human form.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Falling
    8.9/1021 votes
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    #6 - Falling

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2024

    The Prince unexpectedly calls in at the Southern House's palace and finds his brother there. Meanwhile, Lady Shiratama puts a proposal to Lady Hamayu about an alliance of sorts between the Northern House and the Southern House.

    Director: Toshiyuki Kato

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • The Loyal Retainer
    8.9/1019 votes
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    #7 - The Loyal Retainer

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2024

    Yukiya is shocked to discover that the Prince always knew about his noble heritage. As recriminations fly, Rokon takes the boy to meet a man who tests his understanding of loyalty and what it means to serve.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • Wisteria Arrows
    8.9/1014 votes
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    #8 - Wisteria Arrows

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/24/2024

    Yukiya flies Koume to her home in the Center, but finds a group of toughs waiting to grab her. What does their mysterious leader know, and does the Prince dare to cross him in the midst of a crisis?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Well Run Dry
    8.9/1016 votes
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    #9 - A Well Run Dry

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/14/2024

    The missing water merchant is found at last—as a mutilated corpse bearing a written confession. The Prince rushes to investigate the dry well at the root of his strange story, but Yukiya isn't ready to clear Koume of suspicion just yet.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Imperial Council
    8.8/1031 votes
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    #10 - An Imperial Council

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2024

    The lords of the land meet to reconsider the succession. The Prince crashes the council, but his brash approach may do more harm than good. How does Yukiya fit into his plan, if he even has one?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • A Purge
    8.8/1027 votes
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    #11 - A Purge

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2024

    The Prince loses a fortune at dice and leaves Yukiya as collateral. While working as a drudge in the criminal underworld, the boy witnesses a deadly meeting. Meanwhile, the ladies of the Cherry Blossom Palace prepare for Tanabata.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • The Girl Who Lived
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #12 - The Girl Who Lived

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/17/2024

    Yukiya and the Prince find a remote farming village devastated by vicious monkeys. A lone girl survives the attack, but is she the innocent victim she seems? Yukiya suspects an even darker side to this unprecedented disaster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • King of the Underground
    8.8/1014 votes
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    #13 - King of the Underground

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/31/2024

    Yukiya agrees to accompany Natsuka to the underworld. The negotiation threatens to fall apart when Sakuō appears and offers Yukiya a chance to learn more about the monkeys. However, to do so, he must take a great risk.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Golden Raven
    8.8/1013 votes
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    #14 - The Golden Raven

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/21/2024

    Koume confronts her mother and learns the truth about the monkeys' yatagarasu collaborators. Yukiya and the Prince race to the scene, but can they undo the damage done by Yukiya's rash judgment?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lady Raven
    8.7/1020 votes
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    #15 - Lady Raven

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2024

    In the wake of a bloody disturbance, Shiratama's breakdown exposes Hamayu's past. How will the other ladies receive their rival's story? And do any of them truly have a say in the events unfolding around them?

    Director: Kaoru Suzuki

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • A Tanabata Invitation
    8.6/1027 votes
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    #16 - A Tanabata Invitation

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2024

    The ladies of Cherry Blossom Palace eagerly expect the prince for Tanabata, a celebration too important to miss. The Princess calls on Asebi to perform, giving her a chance to prove herself—or add to her string of public embarrassments.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • The Intruder
    8.6/1020 votes
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    #17 - The Intruder

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2024

    Samomo's death rocks Cherry Blossom Palace. Suspicions and accusations fly, even before a midnight intruder adds fuel to the fire. And while the bodies pile up, the Prince makes a journey incognito.

    Director: Yoriyasu Kogawa

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • The Blockhead Second Son
    8.3/1028 votes
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    #18 - The Blockhead Second Son

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2024

    A clash with other young noblemen plucks 13-year-old Yukiya out of the backwater village of Taruhi and into royal service. The Northern House wants an agent in the Prince's household, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?

    Director: Naoki Kotani

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • A True Golden Raven
    8.2/1028 votes
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    #19 - A True Golden Raven

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2024

    The Prince immediately buries Yukiya under a mountain of chores. Can the "blockhead" keep up with a workload that crushed all his predecessors? And why does the Prince seem so intent on avoiding his potential brides?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro

  • A Lady Out of Place
    8.0/1029 votes
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    #20 - A Lady Out of Place

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2024

    The yatagarasu race is led by the kin'u, also known as the Golden Raven. When his son, the future kin'u, is ready to take a bride, noblewomen from the Four Houses are sent to the Cherry Blossom Palace to compete for the honor of his hand in marriage.

    Director: Yoshiaki Kyougoku

    Writer: Yukiko Yamamuro