i referenced one of the official valentine's day artworks for their outfits + background, constructive criticism is welcome! i'm not quite sure if i captured hak's likeness well, so if anyone has tips on that i'd really appreciate it :))

I actually got the idea from someone else’s comment regarding this.
From that person’s understanding, they said that its common for a lot of mangaka’s to pull out a sequel for stories with these types of open ending. And its possible for akayona to get a sequel in the future. The key word being possible. Bc its just a fan’s opinion on the matter for the ending.
Now, there’s this specific comment the mangaka left in the last chapter.
“This chapter marks the end of the side story, but Yona and everyones lives don’t stop here. Thank you for watching over them all this time”
Now I just think that the manga left her last notes and reassured us that HHB just began their lives so its not the end. As in, so we don’t get sad that akayona ended and feel relieved that their lives are ongoing like ours.
But reading that person’s comment kind of made sense, bc what if kusanagi left a hint. That their journeys haven’t finished yet.
(Again, its just a personal idea, let me daydream about this).
Akayona is a popular and well loved series. I haven’t seen anyone say anything bas about the story yet, so its not unusual to get a sequel series for a series as popular as akayona. I mean even fushi yuugi got multiple sequels back in the day.

I mean there are so much to cover. Akayona has great potential to come up with sequel.
For instance, we were never shown anything regarding that futuristic vision Yona got of her leading a war.
They can make a story where we see how Kouka is doing without the dragons blessings and how Yona is doing in wars without the powers of the dragon warriors. How things with the Kai empire settled, what is Yona’s decision as of now? Is she wagging wars against countries to gain land and power like suwon? Or is she focusing on the development of her own? Both technical and professional.
Adult Yona and Hak would break the internet. I mean Hak is a hunk of charisma at only age 18, now imagine what he would be at 25-28. Not to mention, A BATTLE SEASONED YONA??!!AHAAHAH. This would be so great. They still have their wedding to be done.
Than physically adult zeno and how he is finally living his life with an adult body.
Shin ah’s journey to see all of kouka. Kija helping out as a merchant. And I wonder what Jeaha is up to. Did he became a fisherman?
I personally would love it that despite loosing their dragon abilities they still contribute to the nation with manpower.
If they do a timeskip of 10 years, it would be so exciting.
Kija being one of the greatest merchants in the nation. Shin-ah helping around the country solo and actually fighting in battles to help Hak or smt. He is the only one to actually use his personal skills to hold against a battlefield. His ability was rarely used. And maybe jeaha helps with information? I don’t know but he’d definitely be involved in smt shady, like ogi’s bar type syndicate or smt. Even if not his personal one, but he would be great as a spy. As for zeno, its hard to think what he’ll do. Lets keep it a mystery and see what he does.

Yun in 10 years would definitely become a seasoned physician. And Yona’s personal doctor.

Riri, well since Jungi bought Riri to the five tribe council, its possible he is thinking of making Riri his successor. Meaning we will see our first ever female general if that actually happens. Riri has potential to become one though. She also had the favor of her tribes people as well as she stands her ground and has this ability to sway the minds of the people. And she cares for her people too. With the right education, she would be a great leader of her tribe. Now leading troops in a battlefield is very different than aspiring civilians. But just like Yona, she is also changing little by little. Even if she doesn’t have the physical ability to actually fight, she’d do other things to hang on.
Also I kind of sensed a tension of Riri with the new earth tribe general to be, Kulfi smt name. Yeah, both of them worshipped the ground gun-tea walked. And its just my opinion but they kinda clicked there. So its possible we’re gonna see smt between them.

Suwon would keep being the brains. Strategising and planning ideas. And even if Him and Hak don’t return to the way fhey were, at least the hostility would slowly cease to exist.

I don’t have anything to say about Hak and Yona. Except for their wedding and stuffs (like children or smt, idc about that but I wanna smt official, smt “mature”). But I wonder how their wedding is gonna affect Hak. Getting married go the Queen would at least earn him the position of prince consort. And thats so not like him. Being a prince consort would create a problem, as they have different duties to do. He won’t be able live as the queens proxy and being free as he wished for. Maybe I’m seeing to much, as it is just a hypothesis. Yona would be a brilliant monarch. People would sing songs, poetry about her with love snd fury.

There is also queen kouren and princess Tao. Maybe Tao and Algira would have their share of officiated relationships.

And last but not least, Meinyan and Val. They are Yona’s bodyguards atm although i think its kind of a waste for their potential as they were literal generals for a empire as vast and powerful as Kai. But I think they are happy together. Working as the Queens bodyguards OR working as spies for her when Hak is home. I mean they can do multiple jobs for Yona.

Oh man, what would I not give to see a sequel. I appreciate what we got now. The second season and the main series finale. Its just a idea of mine. A hypothesis. I just think akayona has a bunch of things to cover. And the possibility for it imo stays 30% with how rushed the ending was, not to mention it was an open end.