__Height:__ 157 cm
__Race:__ Human

The spoiled princess of the Kouka kingdom, who has a crush on her cousin and childhood friend [Soo-won](https://anilist.co/character/88670). Soo-won comforted her when she lost her mother in young age. She hates her crimson red hair. Her bodyguard is the other childhood friend, the general [Son Hak](https://anilist.co/character/43815) who she finds really annoying.

As the princess and the only heir of the Kouka Kingdom, Yona was raised with extreme care and gets whatever she wants, for example, beautiful accessories and clothing. This lead her to being a spoilt princess. After some life-changing events, Yona developed into a strong young lady who lives for the people of Kouka Kingdom, while also paying back the friends who helped her survive.

~!After Soo-won kills her father in front of her eyes in order to become the new king, she has to run from the castle with Son Hak. !~

~!She is the reincarnation of the red dragon.!~

~!She later confesses her love to Son Hak.!~

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Agency:__ I'm Enterprise

A close personal friend of [Kozue Amano](https://anilist.co/staff/96937/Kozue-Amano). She was invited on stage to Anime Festival Asia 2011.

In 2013, she married a man from outside the anime industry.

__Non anime roles:__
- Azami - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (VG)
- Dorothy - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- [Jean](https://anilist.co/character/190865/Jean-Gunnhildr) - Genshin Impact (VG)
- [Kotori Kanbe](https://anilist.co/character/37486/) - Rewrite (VG)
- Mayer - Arknights (VG)
- [Wakamo Kosaka](https://anilist.co/character/287031/) - Blue Archive (VG)
- Changli - Wuthering Waves (VG)
- Castorice - Honkai Star Rail (VG)
- Metis - Persona 3 Reload : Episode Aigis -The Answer (VG)
- Elaine Auclair - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)

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An American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks.

Monica's father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, and when she was young, her family would often visit there. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons which included anime like Doraemon and Dragon Ball Z, often imitating the various characters. Monica studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theater when was 12. She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston. She's cited voice actor inspirations from The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Beavis and Butt-head. She was working on a theater show with Jason Douglas, who suggested she audition for ADV Films. Her first voice-over role was a walla in the 1999 dub of Martian Successor Nadesico.

(Source: Wikipedia, edited)

The first episode adapts two bonus chapters from Mizuho Kusanagi's 12th manga volume, titled "On That Back" and "Kija." "On That Back" follows an incident at a hot spring hotel, and "Kija" depicts the past of the Hakuryuu Kija. The second two episodes adapt the rest of the Zeno Arc and were bundled with the 21st and 22nd volumes of the manga. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!
 
Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!
 
Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?
 
(Source: VIZ Media)

The novel is divided into three segments: Jae-Ha’s Counseling Room – Part 1, Under the Same Moon – Parts 1-5, and Jae-Ha’s Counseling Room – Part 2. 

When listening to a nostalgic voice in the crowd of people, Soo-Won looked back without thinking. However, it was not the girl of his memory... 

Note: Chapter count includes the prologue chapter.