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“Two episodes: Ki-ja recalls his troubled relationship with his father, the previous White Dragon. Zeno dreams of his past as the Yellow Dragon.”
Yona of the Dawn OVA
暁のヨナ
8.1
567 rank · 145,966 viewers · 419 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Two episodes: Ki-ja recalls his troubled relationship with his father, the previous White Dragon. Zeno dreams of his past as the Yellow Dragon.
Sono Se ni wa At a remote hot springs lodge, Yona and the team rest. The boys are taking a bath with the exception of Ki-ja, who looks troubled. Jae-ha takes this chance to tease him, unwittingly finding a mark linked to the previous White Dragon—whom coincidentally is also Ki-ja's father—prompting Ki-ja to recall their complicated relationship. Kou Ryuu Zeno Kako-hen In another time and place, Son Hak and the dragons banter as they hold a drinking contest. As they start to doze off one-by-one, Zeno dreams of his past, where his abilities and experiences, both as a person and as the Yellow Dragon, are revealed.
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Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 17 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.55
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.24
Running avg · Oct 2015 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Finally! We got to get the answers we were looking for through the OVA! I did not expect Zeno's lore to be that DEEP. Who would have thought that he has lived all throughout those years... and the...”
- 10 “This OVA is so much better than the first season! I rated the first season of Akatsuki no Yona a 6/10, the biggest reason being is that I am not fond of the main character. This OVA however is a...”
- 9 “Interesting to note, this OVA takes after the first season where the cast has been established and the interactions feels as if you haven't missed a thing. If you saw the 1st season, the OVA helps...”
Verbosity
Short · 65%
Medium · 29%
Long · 6%
Watch Order & Related
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- Format 3 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 09m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2015 – Dec 2016
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10446 catalog
Produced by
- Hakusensha Producer
- Age Global Networks Producer