Yona of the Dawn, also known in Japan as Akatsuki no Yona (暁のヨナ) is an anime series based off of the manga of the same name by Mizuho Kusanagi. The anime was directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda, written by Shinichi Inotsume, has music by Kunihiko Ryo, and is animated by the studio Pierrot. It is licensed by Funimation in North America.
Yona of the Dawn originally ran from October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015.
Japanese Voice Cast
Main Cast
- Chiwa Saitō - Yona
- Tomoaki Maeno - Son Hak
Secondary Cast
- Hiro Shimono - Jeno (ep 24)
- Junichi Suwabe - Jeaha
- Junko Minagawa - Yun
- Katsuhiko Sasaki - Son Mun-deok
- Masakazu Morita - Gija
- Nobuhiko Okamoto - Sinha
- Yūsuke Kobayashi - Su-Won
Minor Cast
- Ai Kayano - Yūno (ep 16)
- Akira Ishida - An Joon-Gi (ep 4)
- Anna Mugiho - Wind Clan member (eps 4-5), Young lady (ep 21)
- Asuna Tomari - Audience Member (ep 16)
- Ayahi Takagaki - Son Hak (young; ep 3)
- Daichi Hayashi - Guard (ep 2), Shopkeeper (ep 18)
- Daiki Hamano as Mua (eps 16, 23)
- Eiichirō Tokumoto - Guard (eps 2-3), Robber (ep 11), Shopkeeper (ep 5) , Soldier (ep 16), Toku (eps 17-23), Villager (eps 10, 12-15), Visitor (ep 1),Weapon salesman (ep 9),Wind Clan member (ep 4),
- Eiji Takeuchi - Government official (eps 21-22)
- Eri Saita - Old woman (ep 8)
- Hanako Omine - Audience Member (ep 16)
- Haruka Chisuga - Court lady (ep 1), Girl (ep 22), Kija (young; ep 10), Wind Clan member (ep 4), Woman (ep 17), Young lady (ep 21)
- Haruna Kawai - Audience Member (ep 16)
- Haruo Satō - Elder (eps 12, 14)
- Hideyuki Hori - Four Dragons (4 episodes)
- Hiroyuki Endō - Fukuchi (eps 4-5), Guard (eps 2-3), Maya (eps 17-23), Robber (ep 11), Soldier (ep 16), Villager (eps 9, 12-14)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino - Kye-Sook
- Hisako Kyōda - Elderly Woman (ep 10)
- Hisao Egawa - Yu-Hon (Soo-won's father)
- Jun'ichi Kanemaru - Ik-su (eps 6-9, 24)
- Junichi Yanagita - Civil official (ep 1), Guard (eps 2-3), Gyoku (ep 16), Previous Generation White Dragon (ep 10), Robber (ep 11), Ryō (eps 17-22), Soldier (ep 6), Villager (eps 9, 12), Wind Clan member (eps 4-5), Yodor (eps 13-14)
- Kazuhiro Nakaya - Han Joo-Doh
- Kazutomi Yamamoto - Min-su (eps 1-2)
- KENN - Tae-woo (eps 4-6, 15)
- Kokoro Kikuchi as Tae-yeon (eps 4-5)
- Masaki Aizawa as Lee Geun-Tae (eps 4, 15-16)
- Maya Enoyoshi - Audience Member (ep 16)
- Minami Shinoda - Audience Member (ep 16)
- Mitsuru Miyamoto - Previous generation Blue Dragon (Ao) (eps 12, 14)
- Natsumi Takamori - Yuri (eps 21-23)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu - Merchant (ep 9), Rowen (eps 20, 22-23), Uncle (ep 10)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto - Heang-dea (eps 4-5)
- Nobuo Tobita - Gang Su-jin (eps 4, 6)
- Nozomi Yamamoto - Ao, Child (ep 9), Soo-won (young; eps 1, 3), Wind Clan member (ep 4)
- Rikako Yamaguchi - Girl (ep 20), Medical official (ep 3), Mother (ep 9), Taso's Wife (ep 14), Villager (ep 10), Wind Clan Member (ep 5), Woman (ep 17), Young lady (ep 21)
- Sanae Kobayashi - Sinha (young; eps 12-13)
- Shigeru Chiba - Old Man Hide (eps 15-16)
- Shōto Kashii - Soldier (ep 6)
- Shusaku Shirakawa - Civil official (ep 1), Guard (ep 2), Robber (ep 11), Soldier (eps 6, 16), Taso (eps 12, 14), Tatsu (eps 17-23), Villager (eps 9-10, 13), Wind Clan Member (ep 4)
- Susumu Akagi - King Il (eps 1, 3, 7, 15)
- Takahiro Mizushima - Choruran (ep 15)
- Takahiro Sakurai - Gang Tae-jun (eps 3-6, 23)
- Takayuki Sugo - Yan Kumji (eps 21-22)
- Toru Ohkawa - King Hiryuu (eps 7, 24)
- Yōhei Osa - Government official (ep 21)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara - Gigan (eps 17-23)
English Cast
Main Cast
- Christopher R. Sabat - Son Hak
- Monica Rial - Yona
Secondary Cast
- Clifford Chapin - Yun
- Eric Vale - Sinha
- Ian Sinclair - Gija
- Joel McDonald - Jaeha
- Josh Grelle - Jeno
- Micah Solusod - Su-Won
- Robert McCollum - Han Ju-Do
Minor Cast
- Apphia Yu - Young Su-Won (ep1)
- John Burgmeier - Keishuk (ep2)
- Johnny Yong Bosch - Yuhon (ep2)
- Lindsay Seidel - Min-Su
- Monica Rial - Ao (ep2)
- Sean Hennigan - King Il (ep1)
Additional Voices
- Alejandro Saab
- Anthony Bowling
- Austin Tindle
- Ben Phillips
- Brad Jackson
- Brad Venable
- Chris Guerrero
- Daniel Katsük
- David Trosko
- David Wilson-Brown
- Garret Storms
- Greg Silva
- Heather Walker
- Jean-Luc Hester
- Keith Kubal
- Kristen McGuire
- Marcus D. Stimac
- Michelle Lee
- Orion Pitts
- Phil Parsons
- Ricco Fajardo
- Ryan Ingrim
- Shawn Gann
- Terri Doty
- Tyson Rinehart