It’s official — after more than a decade of waiting, the Yona of the Dawn anime is finally getting a sequel. The announcement came on Tuesday via the series’ official X (formerly Twitter) account, which revealed that Pierrot Films — the new animation brand Studio Pierrot established in 2024 — will handle animation duties for the long-awaited follow-up.
Yona of the Dawn (Credits: Studio Pierrot)
A Return 11 Years in the Making
The original Yona of the Dawn television anime, produced by Pierrot, premiered back in 2014 and ran for 24 episodes, followed by three original anime DVDs released in 2015 and 2016. Funimation later released the television series on home video, and the manga has been licensed in English by Viz Media.
For years, fans of Mizuho Kusanagi‘s beloved shōjo epic have begged for more. The 2014 series barely scratched the surface of the manga, which ran from 2009 until its serialization ended on December 19 last year, spanning 48 compiled volumes — the final book shipped just this week. A four-chapter gaiden spinoff also wrapped on July 3 in Hana to Yume magazine.
What Comes Next for Yona
The timing of the sequel announcement is no coincidence — it lands in the same week the manga’s 48th and final volume hit shelves, giving fans a celebratory double-dose of Yona news. The story of the red-haired princess who loses her family and kingdom on her 16th birthday, flees the palace with her faithful guard Hak, and rises to fight for her throne has spawned not just anime but a franchise: stage plays ran in March 2016, November 2018, and November 2019 in Tokyo, followed by a musical stage play in July 2024.
Pierrot Films, the studio behind Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and the fourth season of Mr. Osomatsu, was launched in 2024 as a refreshed creative banner for Studio Pierrot. Tapping the new brand for the Yona sequel signals the project is being positioned as a prestige production rather than a quick cash-in.
Details like the broadcast window, staff, and how much of the remaining manga the sequel will cover remain under wraps for now. But with the manga complete, the sequel has a full road map to work from — and fans finally have an end date to look forward to, not just a wish.
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