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omg.... I read Joou no Hana. What a tragedy. And that last page? Wtfff that was bone-chilling.

I mean it was definitely the classic killing off love interest one day after they sleep together... because Hakusei couldn't be with Aki when she became the ruler. But how lonely and unhappy she was at the end.

And then... the way, the way the last page just states: "aki ruled for several years. but then one day, she sent out a mysterious message: "find the thousand year flower"... and then six months later, she was assassinated".

Bone-chilling, eerie way to go out. What the hell??

Like, what the hell. It's like... like if Yona of the Dawn ended with Hak dying protecting Yona, and then there was a black screen with the caption: "Yona died of starvation six weeks later".

And yeah it would've been pretty traumatizing if Yona ended that way too, but I always felt that, unlike Yona, Joou no hana had some grim background atmosphere, so I did consider the possibility of it ending that way. Remember how we had such ominous pages at the start of each volume?

omg.... I read Joou no Hana. What a tragedy. And that last page? Wtfff that was bone-chilling.

I mean it was definitely the classic killing off love interest one day after they sleep together... because Hakusei couldn't be with Aki when she became the ruler. But how lonely and unhappy she was at the end.

And then... the way, the way the last page just states: "aki ruled for several years. but then one day, she sent out a mysterious message: "find the thousand year flower"... and then six months later, she was assassinated".

Bone-chilling, eerie way to go out. What the hell??

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"I just want to touch you if you'll allow me." 🤭

Anime/manga: Akatsuki no Yona (Ch. 276)

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Kusanagi: This is harsh, but if Su-Won had not hypothetically killed Il and married Yona, they would have had a very unhappy marriage. Yona would soon realize Su-Won would never love her romantically. Su-Won would be too busy trying to wage wars and do politics alone, as he had watched Il for a long time and as expected Yona was not raised properly for reliable ruling. Il would be trying to break Yona away from Su-Won and constantly banning Su-Won from war and fighting with him. Things would turn south real quick. People would get hurt. The Su-Won x Yona pairing was impossible from the start.

I'm surprised this thread turned into a Hak hate spiral. Hak never said that Yona was amazing from the start, he just said she had the potential, because she wasn't a selfish brat who only cared about herself. She cared about others and wanted to be a worthy princess.

Her main flaw was that she was ignorant about the situation outside the castle because her father shielded her from it. However, seeing Soowon working constantly and going to war from time to time, she might realise that something's going on and it's not all sunshine and rainbows outside like she thought.

"It's not that he didn't make her study at all, but after losing Kashi, he wanted his only daughter to live without hardship. More than anything, war and bloodshed were Il's trauma and he didn't want his daughter anywhere near that. This contradiction was Il's weakness, where he fell short as a king. I think Su-Won was quietly observing this side of Il as well."

I wish this was expanded upon further. Like, how much knowledge did he let Yona aquire? She's clearly not illiterate, and she clearly knew more than just dancing and playing the kuto, even at the beginning of the story. I remember how she was the one who explained the history of Kouka's ruling during one of the early chapters

Couldn't decide what to post.

Let's look at how things went. After the death of Il, Yona is initially frozen, silent, and even afraid of even a single mention of Su-Won. She's like a frightened little rabbit. In the anime, she even tries to run away.

In Awa, she only manages to touch his sword before he immediately assumes her feelings without letting her get any word in. We just a helpless, frozen face as he says goodbye, then her crying, that she actively suppresses.

One thing I notice is that there is never any true rage towards Su-Won Yona feels. Unlike Hak, she was never was even able to actually pull his sword and attempt to kill him. She only felt weakness.

During the Fire Tribe arc, Yona falters when deciding to intervene in the battle with Su-Jin and Su-Won:

The one who has to propel her into action and remind her of her duty to her country is Hak.

During the Water Tribe arc, Yona merely gives Su-Won looks and mumbles of mistrust that he dispels, even then, she never crashes out at him directly. In fact the one she screams at is LILI, not Su-Won.

It's a rare moment of Yona getting angered by Lili's obliviousness. Yet the next moment, she's suppressed her anger into something palatable: "I'm really fine", when she's obviously not.

Yes, Yona is resentful of Su-Won, but she is always left unable to truly crash out at him.

By the time Yona is able to move forward from the cycle and decides to face Su-Won without hatred and fear, she is assertive, daring, and cool-headed.

But the one thing she is never allowed to be towards him is angry.

In the initial castle arc, when Su-Won says that she can move her seat if made uncomfortable, she doesn't respond with anger. But neither does she look at him.

And then, more strikingly later on, when Hak was missing in the flood, at first, Yona doesn't face Su-Won and deflects her true emotions:

However, when Su-Won decides to comfort her all of a sudden, the resentment that we all thought Yona had surpassed came flooding back.

The rage is in her face. She thinks, "STOP. We are NOT friends."

But does she tell him this, despite feeling that? Does she SHOW her enraged expression? No. Instead, she deflects, and shows a weak side to herself. Instead of showing any anger, she starts to cry and confides in him.

This is the problem.

Hak is allowed to show his angry face at Su-Won. He is allowed to scream at him, berate him, tell him that he's acting stupid and unfair and horrible.

But Yona is not.

Finally, let's think about when Yona learns that Su-Won decided to make her queen. She does calls him "selfish".

But when it is time for her to actually face him about this? She never says it. He decides her coronation, calls the shots, while she quietly obeys.

Unlike Hak, Yona appears to be the understanding and accommodating one. The one who sympathizes with Su-Won or tries to look at things from his perspective.

She is the one who looks past his faults and is unable to think the "kind" Su-Won was fake.

And this viewpoint directly clashes with Hak's, who once thought Su-won never cared for them:

Hak wanted to crush the hairpin the moment he saw it after the murder. However, Yona was unhealthily attached to it for a good chunk of the story. And even though she gave it away, she was never able to smash it.

It's an interesting juxtaposition between Yona and Hak's approaches, yes, but also a problematic one.

Let's think about why Yona is like this. It's not that she's a weak-minded woman in the least; after all, she was willing to one-shot Kumji completely out of hatred.

Perhaps, since Yona is the one who has to play politics and be diplomatic, she's suppressing her true emotions. But I think, especially in the earlier stages, there is fear too. Fear that Su-Won will not respond well to her anger. That there will be consequences. And finally, I do believe it is because Yona was too pacifistic and soft on him, because of their past history.

Or maybe it's the fact that men are allowed to be angry and women are not in this manga. Who knows. But I wish they were. Yona was acting like a battered wife with no spine.

And that's the thing: unlike Yona, Lili is actually someone who calls Su-Won on his bullshit and makes it clear that there will be consequences:

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Gorgeous! 😍💛 Yona is gonna be the cover star for the Hana to Yume Issue 2 dropping on 12/19, which is also when the final chapter is out. PLUS, we're getting new info about the series!

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