Yona of the Dawn, Snow White with the Red Hair, and Female Empowerment
Every now and again, two stories come out that bear a striking resemblance to each other, either because of current genre trends or because of sheer coincidence. Between 2014 and 2016, two shoujo manga, Yona of the Dawn and Snow White with the Red Hair, both got anime adaptations and in retrospect, both had some funny similarities.
Yona of the Dawn was written in 2009 by Mizuho Kusanagi and later adapted to animation by Pierrot (Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul) in 2014. Snow White with the Red Hair, or Akagami no Shirayuki-hime, was written earlier, in 2006, and received the first season of its anime in early 2015, produced by studio Bones of My Hero Academia acclaim. Both of these shows and their manga have been looked back on favorably for their romantic and dramatic stories and how inspiring the female leads are. And these stories are similar in ways far more plentiful than just the leads being redheads. This comparison is not meant to belittle either story, but rather to appreciate how the things these stories share contribute to wildly different kinds of adventures.
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To begin, here are the most glaring similarities that play a role in the narratives of both stories.
Funnily enough, both anime were a total of 24 episodes before the anime adaptations ceased, leaving anime fans champing at the bit for more (Yona had one season, Shirayuki had two). Apart from these similarities, and such specific ones at that, the way that these shows go about their stories is quite distinct. And it begins with how the audience comes to understand the leads.
The biggest difference between Yona and Shirayuki is their upbringing, as the former is a princess, while Shirayuki is a small business owner. Yona is a
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