Novel 'Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai' Gets TV Anime in Spring 2024

by Hyperion_PS
Oct 23, 2023 10:03 PM | 4 Comments

Broadcasting company NHK announced a television anime adaptation of Chisato Abe's Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai (Prince Without a Servant: The Chronicle of Yatagarasu) novel on Tuesday, revealing a teaser visual (pictured). The television anime is scheduled to premiere on NHK in April 2024.

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai is the second volume of the first part of Abe's Yatagarasu novel series, published by Bungeishunjuu in July 2013. The first part of the novel series was released from June 2012 to May 2018.

Bungeishunjuu published the first volume of the second part in September 2020, with the third and latest volume released in October 2022. The novel series has a cumulative 2 million copies of its volumes in print.

Natsumi Matsuzaki began serializing a manga adaptation of Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai in Evening magazine in August 2020. Kodansha shipped the fourth volume on February 21.

Synopsis
The story is set in an alternate world called Yamauchi, ruled by the Yatagarasu clan, who are able to transform between human and crow forms. Yukiya, a beautiful and eccentric Yatagarasu boy, is chosen to serve the young prince. While encountering various events in the conspiracy-filled imperial court, he forms a strange master-servant relationship with the young prince.

Official site: https://www.nhk-character.com/karasu/
Official X (Twitter): @nhk_animeworld

Source: animate Times

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai on MAL

4 Comments Recent Comments

Intresting synopsis. Hopefully this turn out to be a good one.

Oct 24, 2023 1:37 AM by ZXEAN

Good news! But why not adapting the first volume of the novel, I wonder.

Oct 24, 2023 12:54 AM by Memore

Okay, but like, is this gay ?

Also, the creator really like crows, doesn't she, lol.

Oct 24, 2023 12:49 AM by Swagernator

Okay, this seems interesting! It's not often we get to see a show that involves crows, let alone combining crows and humans. I hope we get to see some kind of promotional video soon.

Oct 24, 2023 12:39 AM by _MushiRock11_