Sofie’s Reviews > Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 8 > Status Update

SEE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!! zeno is such a mystery in a completely different way than the other dragons were when we first met them. sinha and gija are both pretty straightforward, and even though jaeha often hides behind sexuality, we quickly see it for what it is. but zeno? why does he suddenly have this older-than-his-age intensity to him at times? it's not a coping mechanism like jaeha's is

god bless mangaka who clearly list the ages of their characters bc i'm so anal about that stuff too
and i was right about zeno being about yona's age!! he's 17, so the youngest dragon, and it SHOWS

jaeha is definitely right about gija's "unfortunate tendency" to project onto others and think that everyone should share his beliefs but god i just love him. he's so EARNEST and passionate and just wants to fulfill his destiny!!! i wonder if he'll come to value the found family even more than the duty at some point

that's so funny that this encounter completely turns the formula on its head cause as different as the dragons' introductions have been so far, the ONE constant was the moment when they feel yona's presence and their blood boils. so for them to directly call out how strange the absence of that moment is for zeno is so meta i love it. i wonder why he seems so immune to it all. is it a side effect of his invincibility?

WELL i'm not sure what kind of introduction i expected from the yellow dragon but it certainly wasn't that! did he sense them first and come looking? has he been all alone just wandering? how old is he? he seems like he could be yona's age maybe and the way he speaks about himself in third person is giving feral. a little bit

i'm hopeful that at some point we'll get jaeha's real backstory from him, but i love the character work in how he CONSTANTLY exaggerates and sexualizes himself in order to avoid the ugly truth of things. all of the dragons are so distinct so far (without feeling gimmicky thank god) and jaeha really stands out as being the most guarded and mysterious. i'm excited to see how he changes and grows over time