Yatagarasu Series
Volume 10:
The Raven's Autumn Full Moon
Author: Abe Chisato
A Note on Yukiya's Name
Yukiya gets a bewildering number of names and titles in this novel. They are used in different contexts by different people.
Yukiya is rarely used in the Japanese text. When the story switches to Yukiya’s perspective, the character’s birth name is used.
Sessai is the name Yukiya uses to introduce himself to social equals or in polite company. It is the name he took when he joined the priesthood. Haruma and the rakujō Sumio sometimes refer to Yukiya as Lord Sessai.
Hokurikukō is the Yellow Raven’s formal title, used by characters who highly respect Yukiya and his position in the Imperial Court. Yukiya is referred to by this title most often in the text. Hokurikukō is always translated as the Yellow Raven.
English doesn’t proliferate names and titles like this, so I have included this note hoping to prevent confusion in the text.
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