

I'm kind of confused about what year _Akatsuki no Yona_ is set in. In the
manga, Zeno claims to be more than 2000 years old.

So, shouldn't it be Year 2000 or something around that? Even though it looks
like it's been set way, way, WAY before that.


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What year is Akatsuki No Yona set in?


The answer can be found from here, [Why do the characters in Akatsuki no Yona
have Korean names?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14551/why-do-
the-characters-in-akatsuki-no-yona-have-korean-names).

> The setting for Akatsuki no Yona is loosely based on the [Three Kingdoms of
> Korea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea) period. The
> [Kouka Kingdom](http://akatsukinoyona.wikia.com/wiki/Kouka_Kingdom) is
> inspired by the Goguryeo Kingdom. Its neighbor Sei and Xing are based on
> Baekje and Silla respectively. You can also see that the three kingdoms are
> located in a peninsula in the manga and that they almost have the same
> layout as their real-life counterparts.

From the Wikipedia article,

> The concept of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Hangul: 삼국시대; Hanja: 三國時代)
> refers to the three kingdoms of Baekje (百濟), Silla (新羅) and Goguryeo (高句麗),
> which was later known as Goryeo (高麗), from which the name Korea is derived.
> **The Three Kingdoms period was defined as being from 57 BC to 668 AD**

Thus, it is safe to say from the setting and inspiration that _Akatsuki no
Yona_ , may be from a similar time period, where obviously dragons exist.


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I agree with [Arcane's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/38227/2516).

The story is based off Korean culture and the Three Kingdoms Dynasty. The
clothing is also Goryeo clothing. Examples of real life, you can compare to
the character's clothing:

  * Male:

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zdqVem.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zdqVe.jpg)

From a K-drama _Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo_.
<https://kpop.asiachan.com/full/74097>.

  * Female:

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ybpJum.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ybpJu.jpg)

Hae Soo wearing _hanbok_ , from a K-drama _Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo_.
<https://aminoapps.com/c/korean-fashion/page/blog/hanbok-hae-soo-in-scarlet-
heart-ryeo/z6og_2Vauxu0zQdLwWwb0YNVRGRYME2PYNkcn>.

The clothing, names, and mapping is similar to Korean. Kinda seems like an
anime K-drama to me.

You can also try looking up 'scarlet heart ryeo clothing'. You can see the
clothing design is exactly the same as the characters from the Kyouka empire.


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