Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai
English title: Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Japanese title: 烏は主を選ばない
Alternative titles: The Crow Does Not Choose the Lord
Type: TV
Source: Novel
Episodes: 20
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024
Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:45 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Pierrot
Producers: NHK, NHK Enterprises
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Themes: Historical, Mythology

In the Kingdom of Yamauchi, people have the ability to transform into three-legged crows known as yatagarasu. While the men plot over daily governance, women compete for the hand of Wakamiya, the crown prince who was selected as the Kinu, the servant to the Mountain God. Four young women arrive at the court to join the competition, including one named Asebi.

While the kind and innocent Asebi sticks out like a sore thumb compared to the other women, the crown prince has to fight for his place in the clan. Despite being born both to a concubine and as a second son, the royal priests still chose Wakamiya to be the Kinu over his older brother. This decision created a rift between the siblings while enraging Wakamiya's stepmother in the process. 

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 in the slightest. However, Yukiya's presence at the imperial courts is no mere coincidence.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]