Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai Episode 1 Discussion

Author Abe Chisato's Yatagarasu series since 2012, it certainly has the Koukyuu no Karasu feeling to it, with the anime being the adaptation of the 2013-released 2nd novel: Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai a.k.a The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master, being one of its stories.

The tale of the Yatagarasu in Yamauchi, with the kin'u, the Golden Raven preceding all as a way of infighting between royalty members trying go through the Rite of Ascension to be alongside the kin'u as a bride. And for Lady Asebi, which her name is a direct insult to the Prince, pleasantries like that are all common in the pursuit to be the favoured to warrant its power, of which Asebi is one of the 4 ladies representing the Houses vying to be the kin'u's bride, of which she belongs to the Eastern House.

Asebi clearly feeling out of place against the other brides, though through the pep talk with Hamayu, there is one other such person: His Highness, the Prince himself, who was not supposd to succeed the kin'u, of which he took the place as the second son, and the eldest of the two demoted to a priest, with him being a real kin'u: Yukiya, one of the hill ravens.

Saucy Dog's OP is fine for a series like this, though with 20 episodes, it's going to be a ride.

As far as I know they haven’t announced a release date yet. Just „spring 2024“

I don’t know if this will help at all (also a Crunchyroll user here), but I went to the calendar and watched the trailer for it- at the end at the 1:16 mark it says it’ll start airing April 6, 11:45 P.M.
This is just a guesstimate, but considering all their other anime is put on the calendar with the PT time zone, try converting it to your time and maybe that’s the right answer? Take this with a grain of salt, of course, but that’s what I’m doing.
If anyone knows where we can watch it since it’s supposedly already aired though, I’d love to know

I don’t know if this will help at all (also a Crunchyroll user here), but I went to the calendar and watched the trailer for it- at the end at the 1:16 mark it says it’ll start airing April 6, 11:45 P.M.
This is just a guesstimate, but considering all their other anime is put on the calendar with the PT time zone, try converting it to your time and maybe that’s the right answer? Take this with a grain of salt, of course, but that’s what I’m doing.
If anyone knows where we can watch it since it’s supposedly already aired though, I’d love to know

Same. Where to watch it? Is it even out?

Ohhh too bad. Then what are the first couple comments Goin on about?? 👀💀

@Mega_Muse they prob watched the show without subs in japanese dub i think it aired in japan already

@Mega_Muse, sadly not, it was postponed to April 13th.

@Memore a source for that?

So ... I first thought I misread the description. The anime started with houses and girls. But I guess this was mainly the introduction - and it later will be about the boy being servant of the prince. (Probably that 2nd son of the guy they introduced at the end of this episode.) Some politics (wife not happy with the 2nd son since the mother is a concubine) involved which I might like.

I wonder about the story at the beginning - was this the servant boy with the brother or was it the prince? (Older brother not being able to succeed the throne since he asked the big bird for help?) / Edit: Looking at it again the name he used for the younger brother ... seems to be a different one than that from the prince. And the face looked like the servant one (second male main).

Girls will be interesting as well. The main girl + the other one she talked outside seem to be interesting. One might get the prince and one forging a closer relationship to the servant boy I guess?

@Luthandorius In the scene at the beginning of ep. 1 the big raven was Wakamiya the imperial heir (he is the only one yatagarasu able to transform from human into bird and back at night, being a "True Golden Raven" with special magic). The boys he saved were his page-to-be Yukia from Taruhi with his younger half-brother.

@KisMaczka Yes that makes sense - after episode 2 where the young prince seemed to know them. I just found it a bit weird ... thought the "golden" thing would refer to actually have golden wings in the bird form. And restrictions regarding transformation have not been explained yet I think? (So I guess this is info from the source material?) Thought everyone could transform freely.