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Jan 6, 2015 6:22 AM
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That was interesting. I like how they are able to unfold more the dragon clan people. And although most of the episode takes place in the caves, there's also a hint of hope.

The White Dragon with the mask can be so intimidating at times though. Still a good minded guy though.
Jan 6, 2015 6:23 AM
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Everyone's mad about that villager intending to get her away. The princess still goes back to see Seiryuu. Both childhood guy and Hakuryuu know that villagers are checking them. At first, Seiryuu is being cautious even when he felt her like Hakuryuu did.

Earthquake... Seems like the "Tensai Bishounen" is claustrophobic. Everyone's in fear because there's a wall of rocks blocking in result of the earthquake, and with Seiyuu coming out of his room and accidentally getting his mask off.

ED is still ED1. It seems like they are eventually saved and the journey continues with Seiryuu.
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Jan 6, 2015 8:43 AM
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Hak was as suave as always and I can't help but sympathize with the Blue Dragon. Poor soul. Can't wait for the next ep.
Jan 6, 2015 8:45 AM
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I want longer episodes!! Waiting a week is just cruel! :(
Jan 6, 2015 8:56 AM
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The quest to catch Blue one continues.

Damn I love that OP so much, glad they didnt change it.
Jan 6, 2015 10:04 AM
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This got me interested on how these villages first established after their first interactions with the initial dragons.

The Blue Dragon rejecting Yona on joining on her journey. An earthquake happening cutting off Hak from the others. Two dragons on one side equaling to 20 man's power. I did enjoy seeing more of what the villagers think.

Yona was also pretty cool to not waver from that sword.
Jan 6, 2015 10:10 AM
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Nice ep as usual :3
Dat VAing for Shin-Ah is really great. Depicting his character perfectly ^^

Lol'd at Yun pitying Hak for how dense Yona is when she said "She doesn't want to be annoyed" XD

Yona keeping those awesome determined eyes even after Shin-Ah almost sliced her was BA.

Gotta love how Yona can just make these dragons go Doki Doki XD

And Ao is so kawaii :3
Jan 6, 2015 10:20 AM
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Yona & Hak's connection is intense. The reunion will be great. <3
Also i caught myself thinking that Yona was TOO quiet when the Blue Dragon came at her. That was unrealistic, but they kinda fixed that when she got scared.
Jan 6, 2015 10:27 AM
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I just wanna put Shin-ah / Seiryuu in my pocket so badly
Jan 6, 2015 10:32 AM
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The main point of this episode seemed to be to show Yona that she can depend on people other that Hak. It was good to see Hak having some emotion/vulnerability showing that their is a human behind the Thunder Beast.
Yona looked badass standing her ground against the Blue dragons sword.
The blue dragons reaction to Yona was very interesting and of how differently he interpreted it compared the the White dragon.
Overall a good episode.
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Jan 6, 2015 10:37 AM

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jsigns said:
I want longer episodes!! Waiting a week is just cruel! :(


I know right!! :( When the ED started I was like 'NOOO, NOT YET!!!'
Jan 6, 2015 10:41 AM
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Hak's loyalty sure can't be matched alright. They handled his emotional state after the earthquake very well actually. It didn't feel forced nor out of place by any means. His determination really stood out when he started pulling out those sharp rocks, injuring his hands in the process. It looked very painful.

I'm surpsired how Yona didn't managed to bring in the Blue Dragon after that conversation. She looked very brave and was confident in her speech. Hopefully Seiryuu-san will join the crew in the next episode, once they manage to get out of that messy situation that is.

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jsigns said:
I want longer episodes!! Waiting a week is just cruel! :(


I know right!! :( When the ED started I was like 'NOOO, NOT YET!!!'

Same thing here.
Jan 6, 2015 11:16 AM

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I love the blue dragon <3
And I feel so sorry for him because the villagers despise him because of his curse...

Jan 6, 2015 11:22 AM
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Arrh, hate that cliffhanger!

I really love the blue dragon. Poor guy. I think I might like him better than the white dragon.
Jan 6, 2015 11:28 AM

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This show is really more suited for marathoning, it's really slow and some of the romantic relationships are such teases, jeez.

Also, is this going to be a reverse harem?
Jan 6, 2015 11:41 AM

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Also, is this going to be a reverse harem?


This is a reverse harem but it has a nice story and characters unlike others reverse harems.
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Jan 6, 2015 1:24 PM

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ShanaRen said:
robis798 said:
Also, is this going to be a reverse harem?


This is a reverse harem but it has a nice story and characters unlike others reverse harems.


Also the romance isn't really the main focus. Well until now where the manga has reached anyway :P
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Barion-Zara said:
ShanaRen said:


This is a reverse harem but it has a nice story and characters unlike others reverse harems.


Also the romance isn't really the main focus. Well until now where the manga has reached anyway :P

So there won't be any further romantic development between Hak and Yona?
Jan 6, 2015 1:35 PM

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robis798 said:
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Also the romance isn't really the main focus. Well until now where the manga has reached anyway :P

So there won't be any further romantic development between Hak and Yona?


Well so far in what the ENG scans have reached there are some cute moments which u could call romantic but nothing major from Yona's side XD Hak's gone on aggressive a few times though. I don't know about the other 40-50 chaps that r still raw though.
Jan 6, 2015 1:36 PM

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Finally I have anime again! Curse you Christmas and the New Year!
Jan 6, 2015 1:46 PM

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So glad they didn't change the OP song.

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Arrh, hate that cliffhanger!

I really love the blue dragon. Poor guy. I think I might like him better than the white dragon.


He's better than the white dragon imo. I wonder what's gonna make him accept Yona's request.
Jan 6, 2015 1:53 PM
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Spoiler I guess?


Loved the interaction between Yona and the seiryuu. So funny how he also thought Ao didn't fit the squirrel, but I like how he names the squirrel after Ao anyways. Ao was very important to him after all. I'm glad that for all these years, he's at least found a companion, even if it's only a tiny squirrel. It's also sad though when Yona asks seriyuu what is his name, and he says that he's just the blue dragon. They don't even give him a name? What? Or was that supposed to be Ao's job, but he just never decided to call his protege (that what it's called?) by a name? :(

They also portrayed Hak's anxiousness very well, Yona means almost everything to him, and this is the second time we've seen him so desperate to get to Yona. And once again, we also see Yona's dependence on Hak. When they were trapped by the earthquake, she immediately thought of Hak.

And yeeeah, seiryuu just strolling in. His eyes are really pretty, just like Yona said.
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Good to have this back ^^
The blue dragon's face, so cool.
I liked the developments on this episode.

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I want longer episodes!! Waiting a week is just cruel! :(

^this
Jan 6, 2015 2:27 PM

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Nice to have Yona of the Dawn back on my Tuesday mornings :D

I honestly hate the villagers right now. I'm not sure if we actually know the full truth about the history of the blue dragon but they're acting waay to hysterical on something they barely know. Humans eh?

Never really noticed, but Yona is building her own reverse harem :o
Jan 6, 2015 2:30 PM
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Too bad. Blue Dragon rejected Yona to join her on her journey.
Jan 6, 2015 3:13 PM

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robis798 said:
This show is really more suited for marathoning, it's really slow and some of the romantic relationships are such teases, jeez.

Also, is this going to be a reverse harem?


Really? Harem is the last thing I think about when I watch this. The romance is not the center focus either.

Coming off of Absolute Dio...this was wonderful to watch something legitimately good. Show continues to satisfy me every week. And I'll agree with Yona, 'dem eyes lol. Honestly this show draws some of the best "emotion" eyes.
Jan 6, 2015 3:13 PM

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Meh, it's starting to slow down a bit. I don't feel the sense of urgency to watch what happens next like the past episodes. Ah well, I'm sure it'll pick up.
Jan 6, 2015 3:22 PM

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I want longer episodes!
Can't wait to see more about the Blue dragon, he sure suffered a lot.

And poor Hak, always in the friendzone xD
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Jan 6, 2015 4:19 PM

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Blue Dragon... legit moe right there.

I really like how, no matter how much he sorta-kinda wants to join Yona, his isolated and abusive background doesn't make it an easy thing. At all. Someone wanting to 'take' him is someone wanting to 'use' him, likely for bad and likely for the ill of the village.
Jan 6, 2015 4:27 PM
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Missed this show over the little break, I'm glad it's back. Really liking Blue Dragon, Okomoto Nobuhiko is doing a great job as his VA. The villagers are very weird, I get why they'd be scared of the Blue Dragon's power but he's a sweet dude. All hell will break loose once Hak break through the rocks.
Jan 6, 2015 4:37 PM

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AHH!! I feel so bad for the blue dragon omg he's so sweet too. I can't even imagine how awful it must have been growing up isolated and hated by everyone. I feel so bad for Hak too (Yona is still completely oblivious, but it's sort of understandable since she thinks that Hak is forcing himself to protect her just because her father ordered him to). I think the comical parts (like when the animation style changes to add comic relief) appear a little too often and sort of take away from the episodes... Definitely looking forwards to next week though. I really want the blue dragon to be able to move about freely. Ugh I hate the villagers, but I understand their fear is out of enculturation (but still!!).
Jan 6, 2015 5:30 PM

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Lol Hak's the one being left behind this time. Nice one Yona.

Ao? Agh.. sad.

Smooth as f*ck Yona... she's really learned how to keep her composure.

Aha, Yona's "displeased face" is so cute!

Man, what a terrible place to live.
Jan 6, 2015 5:48 PM

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Those who are wondering whether this becomes a reverse harem or not the answer is


Next episode will have another Yona-doki-doki moment.

I am really glad that this is back! I know the pacing isn't what many are enjoying but I am okay with it. This remains one of my favourite shoujo.

Btw, they suddenly decided to rename the White Dragon to Gi-Ja. It's still Kijya according to the official site.
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Jan 6, 2015 7:42 PM

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Pretty dramatic episode. Things got pretty dark after the earthquake and they ask for trapped.

I think I like the blue dragon's character design better than the white dragon's. I think the mask is cool plus he has bells and a squirrel!

Ao best character.

I love how Yun keeps calling himself a handsome genius xD
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Jan 6, 2015 7:44 PM

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Dem eyes... :O
That's some pair of eyes to makes the ladies wet. Too bad it kill people x)

I didn't expected the Blue Dragon to be that much talkative. I mean, he's no chatterbox, but he responded to pretty much everything she asked.

The Hak vs Ki-Jae rivalty is strong. I wonder if they will ever make peace, but at the same time, it wouldn't be as funny :P

Poor Hak, got left behind and is now worried as hell.

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Those who are wondering whether this becomes a reverse harem or not the answer is


Mmmm, thanks for that, I was a little bit worried I must admit x)
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Jan 6, 2015 10:17 PM

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Oh men, the feels in this episode is too hard. And typical Ao, do cute.

Hak's worried face is too hnnnnnngggg although Yoon only notices Hak's feelings for Yona now. But dat episode preview next week.

For your info guys, I heard that the next episodes will have some changes and those who have not enough screen time will have more ;)

Also, a new OP and ED, but I don't know when.
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Jan 7, 2015 12:18 AM

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I know we've only met two dragons so far, but I think I love the Blue Dragon the most! He has such beautiful eyes and a gentle soul!
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Jan 7, 2015 12:32 AM

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blue dragon is definitely my favorite character so far. he's so kawaii!!! want them to leave the caves soon, though.
Jan 7, 2015 1:59 AM

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Hope they stick with the current OP for the rest of the series. Its one of the many things that I enjoy about this show.

Poor Hak, gets trolled by Yona, left behind and is now suffering the fear of thinking she's dead.

Its refreshing knowing that these character's back story aren't all rainbows and sunshine.

Jan 7, 2015 4:00 AM

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The villagers consider the Blue Dragon's powers a curse. It is a complete opposite to the White Dragon's village. The Blue Dragon has that territorial personality he obtained over the years. When he saw Yona, the rush of blood kicked in. It won't be long when the Blue Dragon free them of being trapped and joins them when they get out.
Jan 7, 2015 5:31 AM

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Since it was mentioned in the episode, I'd like to note again that all of the eyes in this anime are beautifully drawn. Even the men's eyes are beautiful without looking feminine.

Example:


Anyway, I like how the Blue Dragon is cautious concerning Yona even though his instincts are telling him to follow her. He was never educated about the Red Dragon, so it's not surprising that this would be a confusing experience for him. I wonder how having his eyes exposed during the end of the episode will affect the others.

Also, if Yona is a descendent of the Red Dragon, wouldn't that mean she should have some sort of latent ability? I can't help but wonder.

I want the next episode already. xD
Jan 7, 2015 9:08 AM

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Still with the Blue Dragon.....geeeez.
Jan 7, 2015 9:38 AM

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Ive fallen in love with that Blue Dragon, God damn it! xD ♥ ♥ ♥
Jan 7, 2015 10:15 AM
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I just wonder why they change the OP so often, when the Blue Dragon appeared for the first time the Yellow Dragon was already walking with the group (and a lot of characters probably related to him). Not that I dislike it but I would prefer if they followed the episodes.

I also wonder why the previous Blue Dragons didn`t explain their destiny along the heritage, the current one should at least know about it.
Jan 7, 2015 11:08 AM

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yay its back! I love this show, there is so much story! So much character development! Beautiful artwork and funny comedy.
I feel really bad for The Blue Dragon. I hope theres a moment of the white dragon talking to him about what it means to be a dragon warrior.
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Wonder how long it has been since the first humans took on part of the dragons power. When people forgot the actual reason and instead use circular reasoning, it must have been a long time.

They live in fear because he bears a curse. He bears a curse because they fear him.

And the Blue Dragon himself doesn't know any better either because he never heard anything else. Not from the villagers of course, but also not from the previous Blue Dragon, who also didn't know anything else.

I also wonder why Yona and co thought they are trapped. The White Dragon slapped that guy with "10 times the strength of a normal man" when not using his powers. Why should a few rocks pose any trouble?

Heck, punch the ceiling and not the wall. They'd be outside directly, and nit also prevents more stuff falling down on them if the punch causes another earthquake.

And Hak blows up stuff like that for breakfast, too. That he'd get bloody hands..

I don't like it when characters *forget* their powers for plot reasons. Random power ups are bad enough, but power downs are even worse imho.
Jan 7, 2015 8:07 PM

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I also wonder why Yona and co thought they are trapped. The White Dragon slapped that guy with "10 times the strength of a normal man" when not using his powers. Why should a few rocks pose any trouble?

Heck, punch the ceiling and not the wall. They'd be outside directly, and nit also prevents more stuff falling down on them if the punch causes another earthquake.

And Hak blows up stuff like that for breakfast, too. That he'd get bloody hands..

I don't like it when characters *forget* their powers for plot reasons. Random power ups are bad enough, but power downs are even worse imho.

I don't know how well Hak's abilities could be applied to the situation, but Kija's power definitely seemed well-suited to removing debris. Granted, it did seem like he was going to do just that at the end of the episode, but I get the feeling the author might be intending on using this as an opportunity to showcase the Blue Dragon's strength somehow.

Also, they're deep underground afaik, so going at the ceiling is probably a bad idea.
Jan 7, 2015 9:18 PM

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Hak tried to have a moment with Yona and she ruined it, as usual. xD
Jan 8, 2015 2:50 PM

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Amazing episode again,
Love the Blue dragon :) .
Jan 9, 2015 7:57 PM

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robis798 said:
This show is really more suited for marathoning, it's really slow and some of the romantic relationships are such teases, jeez.

Also, is this going to be a reverse harem?

Seriously, I marathon the first twelve episodes and this one felt like forever to come! It was SO GOOD...felt like it was only ten minutes long! *Sigh* Need. More. Nao.

Also...good point. I did not think of that! It might just be a reverse harem.... ;o



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