(Good) Yona of the Dawn

Series in one sentence:
Harem anime for girls.

Series in more sentences:
A young and pampered princess suddenly has to deal with betrayal within her family and flee the castle with her childhood friend/bodyguard. 
She learns to have a close connection to a myth involving godly dragons, and is told that if she wants to have a chance at survival, she needs to find the four dragons from the story and ask for their protection.

Fantastic story WITH A RUSHED-ASS, ABRUPT ENDING. Yona of the Dawn is a good example why I dislike animes sometimes and how big of a risk starting a new series can be.
Animators seem to have no problem spitting out an unfinished product, as it's assumed it'll motivate the audience to go check out the comics to read the full story. Though, I'm also sure that money can be a problem in the world of Japanese animation.

But it surprises me that this show wasn't enough of a success to receive a better ending or a second season. An announcement was made, but I wonder if we can trust it to be true. This show started in 2014; why would they continue it more than 6 years later.

As for the series itself, the last two episodes hurt, but there were more flaws I wish it hadn't. 

The new king's motives were propped up as some big revolution, but it was never explained what his plans were. After this once determined-looking guy acknowledges he hasn't done shit, his story concluded. A tremendous anti-climax. I expected him to be the show's villain and Yona having to deal with her lingering love for him, but this roughhanded take-over of her kingdom.. wasn't even that big of a deal in the end. The new king even improved the economy of a crumbling tribe.

Then we have this bodyguard assigned to Yona. Well. He tried to have a consistent personality, but juggled between being obedient and respectful, a funny bully, and so pathetically perverted that he's a scene away from molesting the princess. This absolute ho was licking honey from her hands.
Even weirder was that Yona still trusted him and kept putting on this oblivious act whenever she got exposed to his signs of love, despite him having uttered inappropriate comments like "How are you going to pay for my protection, with your body?". What a charmer.

The blue dragon's backstory I liked fine enough, but for someone who wants friends, there's still a great distance between him and the other characters. I kinda liked that this abused hermit had little to say and was often standing by himself, it makes sense, but it doesn't convince me he has a tight relationship with the gang. And his squirrel side-kick is annoyingly unnecessary.

The yellow dragon took the cake, who even knows what his purpose was. He was shoehorned in at the end, while the other dragons received a proper introduction, backstory, personality and explanation concerning their powers. White dragon has a dragon hand, blue dragon has dragon eyes, green dragon one dragon leg. What does the yellow one have? A dragon dick? They inspect his body for 2 seconds and then leave it, yet this little useless twerp had the nerve to ask Yona what battle she wants to fight using "their" strength.
Good question, but why does it come from a stranger who's worth is unproven?

Then for princess Yona herself; I like the idea of her. She's a slightly hotheaded, yet naive and kind teenager, who's upbringing left her without any skills. The only thing she has going for is her drive. And that's fine, but often she appeared like this standard nice girl-character you often see in fiction. A pretty, boring face all the men swoon over.
I loved her when she was being silly, but not when she played this smiling, soft-spoken everyone's-friend.

Earlier I wrote I didn't understand the problem with the kingdom's take-over, and perhaps that was the point the series tried to convey. Yona herself learns that many villages were suffering under her father's reign. Being smiley and peace-loving doesn't fix the real problems out there, and sometimes a sword needs to be raised to get things done. Interesting message that's sadly enough true.

So far my opinion. It's worth a watch and I hope a second season will come someday.