I completely agree, justice for Yona. I had to drop it a while back because I felt like it was so unfair how everyone was ignoring her very valid hatred for soo won. Especially the whole lili thing that was my last straw, how can you go and face Yona after chilling with her enemy, and still act like her friend. Even ignoring killing her dad he literally hunted her down and now she’ll only get back her father’s throne because he’ll gave it to her. I felt like all the character development yona went through was pushed to the background after soo won made his appearance again.
who forgive soo won?? i personally don't hate him because he's an interesting character, but i hate his act of killing his childhood friend's dad etc no matter the reason. it's unforgivable. i think lili doesn't know at all about the previous emperor death.
She does tho ?? She says it herself. That even tho she gets along with his Majesty she is still on yo as side. She's not _that_ dumb.
I just personally don't think if you were on someone's side you would be able to get along with the person who hurt them like that
ooh i forgot it has been so long. yeah this comic has problem in that most characters seems forgiving or "get along" with each other even including yona. but this comic can just make it feel natural... as reader i can only accept it and move along. after all plot is more important (it's not)
I dropped it bc I felt bad for soo won like..idk I just hate her dad. but like idk what's going on rn bc I dropped it a while back
The complete opposite for me, I felt bad for yona. Soo won’s dad was so much worse than hers anyway. Other than being too much of a pacifist her dad wasn’t that bad, her war criminal uncle on the other hand…
Her dad wasn't that bad. He wasn't perfect but you can never be perfect as a ruler. Obv I disagree with a lot of the things he did but Soo eons father, as the alternative, would have been so much worse
I love Akatsuki no Yona. It's hands down one of my favorite series. Best character development, characters that have big personalities, characters that have depth-it has it all.
But if there's one tiny thing I don't like, it would be how they handle betrayal. Idk, just. I wish they had gotten a little bit angrier for her.
Don't get me wrong. King Il was IL suited(see what I did there) to be king, and him usurping the throne isn't something I'd be mad about, as an ordinary citizen. I'd welcome it in fact, because nobles oblige and what are they good for otherwise you know?
But this goes a bit deeper than that. You're not just a normal citizen, youre a friend.
So me, personally, even if I thought they were doing good, if I see the childhood friend of one of the most important people in my life who betrayed and tried to kill her- I wouldn't even think to say "he doesn't seem like a bad person."
You keep that to yourself. And you show anger and frustration, and you show you don't support or accept them, until told otherwise.
It just bothers me, you know? Like take Lili for example. Yona is basically her only "real" female friend but she waltzes around Soo won and plays around with him like nothing is wrong and that would really hurt me if I was Yona, you know?
Just. I know he did what he did for the good of the country. That he's revolutionizing it and bringing the people closer than ever. But he still betrayed "me" and seeing people who care about me act freely with him like they don't truly care would break me in a way.
For me trust is my biggest value, so seing betrayal just be brushed off is not something I enjoy. And Soo won is one of my favorite characters mind you! He's really incredibly written AND incredibly designed. But still.
He didn't have to take that road. He could have imprisoned her, tried to reason with her, anything. Instead he immediately resorted to killing off his two childhood friends. Not only Yona, but hak-in my opinion his favorite person(not romantically, ya weirdos) -, too.
And it just feels like they've forgiven him. Not just, "I hate you but I love this country more" but fill on "let's put this behind us. I want you to live for no other reason than it's you." And that gets a bit on my nerves.
Not to mention, king il wasn't completely inept. Look, he still kinda sucked. Drugs, slavery, widespread hunger, etc. But those are normal inevitable things that happen in any country, let alone a coyple hundred yesrs ago. I
Heck I live in a first world country and we still deal with all those same problems!!!
But he wasn't just a coward. He stopped his brother, who was a despot and a killer. He gave up territories and weakened the nation, sure- but he was giving reparations to the victims of his brother and his father's legacy-. I'm sure that must have stopped a few wars as well.
He harboured the son of his wife's killed, and the one who would murder him in the certain future. He let him be, even tho he knew how this would end. Because he truly thought that was for the best. Soo won sees him as an inept leader and a scoundrel who kills people, but he only murdered his brother, who is the one who fit both those titles perfectly. The country needs a fearless general to protect itself, but it's leader cannot be a warmonger. Only the poor are trampled and made to pay the most, yet receive the least.