In the world of flying crow-humans, trouble is brewing...
YUKIYA is the lackluster second son of a regional boss in the North House territory. His younger brother has overtaken him in academics. He is no good at sword battle, either. Not that this ever bothers him. So it comes as a shock when this boy, who claims to have no ambition whatsoever, is the one chosen to attend the Imperial Prince in Court--. What awaits YUKIYA and his new master is intrigue, murder, a mysterious drug, and invasion from an unexpected enemy. Can they save the world of Yatagarasu (three-legged crows of Japanese myth)?
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: 烏は主を選ばない, The Crow Does Not Choose the Lord, Yatagarasu
Genres: Action , Supernatural , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Fantasy , Seinen , Politics
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Top 10 Anime Like YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai) [2025 List]
10. Heike Monogatari
The original epic tells the story of the rise and fall of the Taira clan during the Genpei War. The anime centers on the perspective of Biwa, a blind traveling minstrel. Biwa meets Taira no Shigemori, heir to his clan, and bearing a supernatural sight that can perceive ghosts. She then proclaims to him a prophecy of his clan's downfall.
The Heike Story has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 平家物語, Heike Monogatari
9. Seirei no Moribito
On the precipice of a cataclysmic drought, the Star Readers of the Shin Yogo Empire must devise a plan to avoid widespread famine. It is written in ancient myths that the first emperor, along with eight warriors, slew a water demon to avoid a great drought and save the land that was to become Shin Yogo. If a water demon was to appear once more, its death could bring salvation. However, the water demon manifests itself within the body of the emperor's son, Prince Chagum—by the emperor's order, Chagum is to be sacrificed to save the empire.
Meanwhile, a mysterious spear-wielding mercenary named Balsa arrives in Shin Yogo on business. After saving Chagum from a thinly veiled assassination attempt, she is tasked by Chagum's mother to protect him from the emperor and his hunters. Bound by a sacred vow she once made, Balsa accepts.Seirei no Moribito follows Balsa as she embarks on her journey to protect Chagum, exploring the beauty of life, nature, family, and the bonds that form between strangers.
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 精霊の守り人, Guardian of the Sacred Spirit
8. Sengoku Youko
The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong.
The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!
Sengoku Youko has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 戦国妖狐, Sengoku Youko
7. Houseki no Kuni (TV)
In the distant future, a new immortal and genderless life form called Gems populate the Earth. The 28 Gems must fight against the Moon Dwellers, who attack them regularly to abduct them and to turn them into decorations. Each Gem is assigned a role, such as a fighter or a medic.
Being only 300 years old, Phosphophyllite is the youngest of the Gems and has no assignment yet. They want to help to fight the Moon Dwellers, but is too weak and brittle for battle. One day the master of Gems, Adamantine, assigns them the task of creating a natural history encyclopedia.
Land of the Lustrous (TV) has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 宝石の国, Country of Jewels
6. Akatsuki no Yona
Upon her sixteenth birthday, the cheerful Princess Yona intended to tell her doting father of her love for Su-Won, but her life was turned upside down after witnessing him cruelly assassinating her father. Heartbroken by this painful betrayal, Princess Yona fled the palace with her loyal servant Hak. Now, she will go on a quest to gain new allies and protect her beloved people.
Yona of the Dawn has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The girl standing in the blush of dawn
5. Ookami to Koushinryou: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: 狼と香辛料 MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF, Spice and Wolf (2024), Ookami to Koushinryou (2024)
4. Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father.
When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her husband-to-be is Kiyoka, a soldier with a reputation for being cruel and heartless. In fact, he's had numerous previous fiancées who have all fled his household; none lasting even a mere three days.
Resigned to the fact that her family had abandoned her, Miyo knocks on the gate of the Kudou household to find herself greeted by a beautiful man with pale skin. Despite the poor treatment she receives from her husband-to-be during their first meeting, Miyo is unable to return to her old home and spends her time cooking and doing chores. However, as the days pass, Miyo and Kiyoka being to slowly open their hearts to each other...
My Happy Marriage has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: わたしの幸せな結婚, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
3. Oooku
In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers.
Ooku: The Inner Chambers has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: 大奥, Oooku
2. Koukyuu no Karasu
Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who has seen her say she looks like an old women, while others say she looks like a young girl. Stories talk of her use of mysterious arts, and how she can take on any request, be it death curses to finding lost things. Koushun, the current emperor, goes to visit the Raven Consort with that intention. Without knowing that their fated meeting will become a taboo that will overturn history.
Raven in the Inner Palace has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 後宮の烏, Koukyuu no Karasu
1. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
The Apothecary Diaries has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, Drugstore Soliloquy
