When Did Yakored First Release And What Is Its Timeline?

If you’re curious about 'Yakored', here’s the timeline I’ve kept pinned in my head — both the real-world release schedule and the in-universe chronology, because the two are delightfully interconnected. The project first appeared as a serialized web novel on March 12, 2016, when the author uploaded Chapter 1 to a popular fiction site. It gained traction through 2016, and a year later the publisher picked it up: the first printed volume of the light novel came out on January 18, 2017. A manga adaptation started serialization in July 2018, and the anime adaptation premiered in October 2019 (Studio Ember handled Season 1). After a streaming deal in late 2019 brought it overseas, an official English translation of the light novel began releasing in May 2020. The mobile spin-off game launched August 5, 2020, offering a prequel storyline and collectible character routes. Season 2 of the anime aired in April 2022, an OVA dropped December 2022, and the manga wrapped up its main run in June 2023 while the final light novel volume released in September 2021.

In terms of the story’s internal timeline, 'Yakored' is set across a few sweeping eras. The prologue — often called 'The Sundering' in fandom threads — marks Year 0, the cataclysm that reshapes the world. Years 1–3 cover the immediate fallout and set up the main protagonist’s origin in the 'Ashen Dawn' arc. Years 4–6 escalate into the 'Rise of the Ashen' arc, which Season 1 adapts partially. Years 7–12 are dominated by the 'War of Veils', the meat of Season 2 and much of volumes 4–7, and Years 13–20 lead into the denouement — 'Afterlight' — which the light novels finish. The mobile game explores events circa Year -5 to Year 0, giving background on key NPCs. For someone who followed every release window and sat through midnight simulcasts, that timeline still feels tight and brilliantly paced — it’s been a wild ride watching how release dates and story beats aligned over the years.

I’ll keep this short and personal: I came in after the anime premiered, but I immediately dug back to see when 'Yakored' actually began and how the pieces fit. The original serial launched March 12, 2016, then the collected light novels started January 18, 2017. Manga began July 2018, anime Season 1 aired October 2019, English releases and streaming followed in 2019–2020, the mobile prequel came out August 5, 2020, Season 2 was April 2022, and side OVAs and the manga finale rolled out into 2022–2023. Storywise, the world is framed around Year 0 — the Sundering — with early arcs in Years 1–6 covering origins and the 'Rise of the Ashen', mid-years 7–12 covering the 'War of Veils' (big battles, huge stakes), and Years 13–20 offering the resolution in the 'Afterlight' era. I loved how each medium filled gaps: the mobile game’s prequel scenes, the manga’s visual nuances, and the novels’ internal monologues — together they made the timeline feel lived-in and layered, which is why I keep revisiting it.

I’ll lay this out like a timeline map I scribble in the margins when rereading: the release timeline of 'Yakored' is fairly neat, starting with its web appearance on March 12, 2016. The novel’s printed debut came January 18, 2017, and the manga started July 2018, which is when the series began broadening its aesthetic reach. Anime Season 1 dropped October 2019 and really exploded the fandom; the international streaming license wrapped in late 2019, and official English volumes began in May 2020. The mobile game, which is more of a narrative spin-off than a gacha cash grab, released August 5, 2020 and explored prequel content. Season 2 aired April 2022, with an OVA in December 2022. The main manga concluded June 2023, while the final light novel volume came out September 2021, closing the author’s planned arc.

Now the story’s internal timeline reads like a history textbook of a broken world: Year 0 is the pivotal 'Sundering' that resets geopolitics and magic. The early chapters (Years 1–3) are focused on rebuilding and origin threads, then Years 4–6 push into the 'Rise of the Ashen' conflicts. Years 7–12 bring the large-scale 'War of Veils', which is where many fan-favorite tragedies happen and where Season 2 concentrated its runtime. The last stretch, Years 13–20, is quieter, more reflective — the 'Afterlight' period where characters reckon with consequences and legacy. If you care about release cadence versus story progression, it’s cool to see how adaptations picked and chose arcs to fit seasonal runtimes; some scenes were compressed, others expanded, and that shaped how audiences experienced the timeline across formats. I still like comparing the original chapter pacing to the anime edits — always interesting.