YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master - S01

In the Kingdom of Yamauchi, people can transform into three-legged crows known as yatagarasu. While the men scheme over everyday governance, the women compete for the hand of Wakamiya, the crown prince chosen as the Kinu, the servant to the Mountain God. Four young women come to the court to join the competition, among them a girl named Asebi. Kind and innocent Asebi stands out awkwardly next to the other women, while the crown prince must fight for his place in the clan. Though he was born to a concubine and as a second son, the royal priests still chose Wakamiya as the Kinu over his older brother. That decision opened a rift between the siblings and enraged Wakamiya's stepmother. When Yukiya, one of the teenage sons of the village chief, is sent to the palace to become Wakamiya's new attendant, the prince is not pleased at all. But Yukiya's presence at the imperial court is no coincidence.