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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai(Japanese:DRAGON QUEST –ダイの đại mạo 険–,Hepburn:Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibōken,lit."Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai" )is a Japanesemangaseries written byRiku Sanjoand illustrated byKoji Inada,based on the popular video game franchiseDragon Quest.It was serialized inShueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom October 1989 to December 1996, with its chapters collected in 37tankōbonvolumes.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Cover of the firsttankōbonvolume, featuring Dai (front), Hadlar (back), Gome (bottom) and Brass (bottom right)
DRAGON QUEST –ダイの đại mạo 険–
(Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibōken)
Genre
Created byYuji Horii
Manga
Written byRiku Sanjo
Illustrated byKoji Inada
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 23, 1989–December 9, 1996
Volumes37(List of volumes)
Further information
Anime film series
Directed by
  • Nobutaka Nishizawa (1, 3)
  • Hiroki Shibata (2)
Produced by
  • Rikizou Kayano
  • Tomonori Imada
Written byJunki Takegami
Music byKoichi Sugiyama
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedJuly 20, 1991–July 11, 1992
Runtime35–45 minutes (each)
Films3
Anime television series
Directed byNobutaka Nishizawa
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Inoue
  • Yoshio Takami
  • Atsushi Kido
Written byJunki Takegami
Music byKoichi Sugiyama
StudioToei Animation
Original networkJNN(TBS)
Original runOctober 17, 1991–September 24, 1992
Episodes46(List of episodes)
Manga
Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō
Written byYūsaku Shibata
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineV Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 19, 2020– present
Volumes11(List of volumes)
Manga
Xross Blade
Written byYoshikazu Amami
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineSaikyō Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 1, 2020–January 4, 2024
Volumes7(List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKazuya Karasawa
Produced by
  • Hatsuo Nara
  • Keisuke Naitō
  • Tetsuto Motoyasu
Written byKatsuhiko Chiba
Music byYuki Hayashi
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTXN(TV Tokyo)
Original runOctober 3, 2020–October 22, 2022
Episodes100(List of episodes)
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A prequel manga series began inV Jumpin September 2020 and a spin-off manga began inSaikyō Jumpin October 2020. The manga was adapted into ananimeseries, produced byToei Animationand broadcast onTBSfrom July 1991 to July 1992. It is the second anime adaptation based on theDragon Questfranchise afterDragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel.The manga received a second 100-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation, which was broadcast onTV Tokyofrom October 2020 to October 2022.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Daiis one of theWeekly Shōnen Jump'sbest-selling manga seriesof all time, with more than 50million copies in circulation by 2022.

Plot

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The story begins with a young boy named Dai remembering a story told to him by his adoptive grandfather, the monster magician Brass, about the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar by the hands of a hero known as Avan. After the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar, all of the monsters were released from his evil will and peace reigned supreme around the world once again for ten years. Some monsters and demons moved to the island of Dermline to live in peace. Dai, the young protagonist of the series, is an orphan and the only human living on the island. Having been raised by Brass and with his best friend, the monster Gome, Dai grows up dreaming of becoming a hero.

After Dai befriends Leona, the princess of the Kingdom of Papnica and saves her from peril, Avan comes to the island accompanied by his apprentice, the magician Popp, to become Dai's teacher by her request. However, his training is interrupted by the return of Hadlar, who was resurrected by the Great Demon King Vearn and became the commander of his vast army. Avan sacrifices himself to protect his disciples and Hadlar is temporarily driven away by Dai after he awakens a mysterious power within himself.

To honor Avan's final request, Dai, Popp and Gome leave the island and begin their quest to defeat Hadlar and his master to bring peace back to the world. During their travels, Dai's party gains three other members; the healer Maam, who later becomes also a martial artist, Hyunckel, one of Hadlar's former subordinates and Leona herself. Their enemies include Beast King Crocodine, an honourable but ruthless commander of Hadlar's army, the Mystic legion commander Zaboara and his son Zamza, A magical elemental of Ice and Fire known as Flazzard, the illusive Mystvearn, who himself is a greater servant of Vearn and is Hyunkel's teacher of black magic, Killvearn, a jester who is Vearn's personal assassin and Baran, a legendary warrior and Dai's father who sided with Vearn after the death of his wife and the disappearance of his son.

Media

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Manga

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Weekly Shōnen JumpNo. 45 (October 1989) cover, the issue whereDragon Quest: The Adventure of Daibegan its regular serialization
See also:List ofDragon Quest: The Adventure of Daivolumes

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Daiis written byRiku Sanjoand illustrated byKoji Inada.A short storyDerupa! Iruiru!(デルパ!イルイル!)was first published for two chapters inShueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jumpin June 1989.[2][3]A short story,Dai Bakuhatsu!!(ダイ bạo phát!!!),was published for three chapters in August 1989.[4][5][6]Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Daiwas serialized for seven years inWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom October 23, 1989, to December 9, 1996.[7][8]The manga was collected into 37tankōbonvolumes published between March 9, 1990, and June 4, 1997.[9][10]It was later released in 22bunkobonvolumes published from June 18, 2003, to March 18, 2004.[11][12]A 25-volume edition that includes the color pages from its original magazine run and newly drawn covers by Inada was published between October 2, 2020, and July 2, 2021.[13]

On July 9, 2021,Viz Mediaannounced they licensed the series for English publication.[14]The first volume was released on March 1, 2022;[15]the fifth and latest volume was released on November 8 of that same year.[16]

A prequel manga series, titledDai no Daibōken: Yuusha Avan to Gokuen no Maou,illustrated by Yūsaku Shibata, with Sanjo credited for original work, began serializing in Shueisha'sV Jumpon September 19, 2020.[17][18]The series is centered around Avan before he met Dai and his companions. It entered its "final battle" on August 4, 2023.[19]

A spin-off manga written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Amami, titledDragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade,was serialized in Shueisha'sSaikyō Jumpmanga magazine from October 1, 2020,[17]to January 4, 2024, and collected in seven volumes.[20]

Anime

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First series (1991)

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See also:Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai(1991 TV series)

Produced byToei Animation,the anime adaptation ofDragon Quest: The Adventure of Daiaired for 46 episodes onTBSfrom October 17, 1991, to September 24, 1992. Despite no official Japanese DVD release, the show reran in 2007 on Toei's channel with a new master.[21]The series uses two pieces of theme music, both composed byKoichi Sugiyamaand performed byJirō Dan."Hurry, Heroes!!"(Dũng giả よ cấp げ!!,Yūsha yo Isoge!!)is used for the opening theme, while "My Road, My Journey"(この đạo わが lữ,Kono Michi Waga Tabi),which was the original ending theme forDragon Quest II,is used for the episodes' ending theme.[22]The series adapts the events of the first ten volumes of the manga, with initial plans to continue onward until scheduling and time slot changes at TBS lead to the series ending after 46 episodes. To accommodate the abrupt ending, Sanjo helped to provide an adjusted finale to the anime.[23]

On January 6, 2020, the whole series was released in Japan for distribution on severalvideo on demand(VOD) services, the first time the series has become officially available after the VHS release of the 1990s. In March 2020 it was announced that the 1991 anime will be getting a Blu-ray Box for the first time, released on July 3, 2020. The set contained all 46 episodes, and the three Toei Anime Fair short theatrical movies (including the first film never before released on home video), which have been scanned from their original 35 mm negatives with high resolution and recorded as high-quality full HD remastered images.[24][25]

Films

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Three short theatrical movies were produced based on the first TV series, all of which premiered at the Toei Anime Fair film festival.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Great Adventure of Dai 1"
Transliteration: "Gurēto Adobenchā"(Japanese:グレート アドベンチャー)		July 20, 1991(1991-07-20)[26]
2"The Great Adventure of Dai 2: Avan's Disciples"
Transliteration: "Aban no Shito"(Japanese:アバンの sử đồ)		March 7, 1992(1992-03-07)[27]
3"The Great Adventure of Dai 3: Six Great Generals"
Transliteration: "Shinsei Roku Daishōgun"(Japanese:Tân sinh ６ đại tương quân)		July 11, 1992(1992-07-11)[28]

Second series (2020)

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See also:Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai(2020 TV series)

It was announced during Jump Festa 2020 that there would be a new anime adaptation that would premiere in fall 2020. The anime was produced byToei Animationand was a hybrid of 2D and CG animation.[29]The series ran for 100 episodes, premiering onTV Tokyoand other affiliates on October 3, 2020. The series halted broadcast since March 12, 2022, when episode 73 was originally scheduled to air, and the series' entire schedule was subsequently delayed until further notice shortly after Toei Animation revealed their internal servers had been hacked by an unauthorized third party.[30]The broadcast resumed on April 16, 2022, and finished on October 22 of the same year. The band Macaroni Empitsu performed the series' opening theme "Ikiru o Suru" and the series' first ending theme "mother".[31][32]XIIX performed the series' second ending theme "Akashi".[33]

Muse Communicationlicensed the second series in Asia-Pacific, and streamed the first 50 episodes onNetflixin 2022 and also later streamed on Muse AsiaYouTubechannel for a limited time in 2023.[34][35][36]Toei simulcasts the series with English subtitles in North America, New Zealand, Africa, and Europe viaCrunchyroll,as well asHuluin the United States. An Englishdubwas produced by Toei andOcean Media.It was initially the subject of a do-no-work notice issued by the American actor's unionSAG-AFTRA.[37]The first 25 episodes began streaming in theUnited KingdomonBBC'siPlayeron September 26, 2022.[38]In North America, the first 50 dubbed episodes were made available on a variety ofdownload to ownplatforms beginning November 8, 2022.[39]The entire series began streaming in the United States on Hulu on July 1, 2023.[40]

Video games

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DuringJump Festa '20,a video game based on the series has been announced.[41]

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai – Xross Blade,an arcade game with collectible trading cards, was released in Japanese arcades on October 22, 2020.[42]

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai – A Hero's Bonds,a smartphone RPG for iOS/Android, was released worldwide on September 28, 2021,[43]and was closed on April 26, 2023.[44]

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest – The Adventure of Dai,an action RPG forPlayStation 5,PlayStation 4,Xbox Series X/S,Nintendo Switchand PC viaSteam,was released worldwide on September 28, 2023.[45]

Dai appears as a playable character in the 2019 video gameJump Force,marking the first appearance of aDragon Questcharacter in aWeekly Shōnen Jumpcrossover game.[46]

Reception

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Daiis one ofWeekly Shōnen Jump'sbest-selling manga seriesof all time,[47]with over 50million copies in circulation by 2022.[48]OnTV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series,Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dairanked 30th.[49]

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