Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken
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| Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken | |
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| DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険- (Dragon Quest -Dai no Daibouken-) |
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| Manga | |
| Author | Riku Sanjo (story) Kôji Inada (art) |
| Publisher |  Shueisha Tonkam Mundo Vid Planeta DeAgostini Comics Comics House Star Comics    |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Serialized in | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | 1989 – 1996 |
| Volumes | 37 |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Nobutaka Nishizawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | TBS TF1 TV Azteca,Televisa,XHGC Italia 1 SBT TVCI TITV, Channel 9 TV Kuwait |
| Original run | October 17, 1991 – September 24, 1992 |
| Episodes | 46 |
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険-?), also known as Dai's Great Adventure, is an original manga based in the fantasy world of the video game series Dragon Quest. The manga was originally created as a two chapter short story "Derupa! Iruiru." Its success led to a three chapter sequel "Dai Bakuhatsu!!!" (Dai Explodes!!!) which in turn led to the serialization of Dai no Daibouken.
The manga later spawned an anime series, which would be the second one based on the Dragon Quest franchise, Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha (known in America simply as Dragon Warrior), being the first.
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[edit] Storyline
The story, roughly written at the beginning, starts with a young kid 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 who, as the story progresses, is known to be Avan (with whom he would train shortly afterwards). Avan, however, did not fight alone: by his side, a warrior by the name of Loca, a priestess named Leyra and a magician known as Matoriv would fight to free the world from the tyranny of Hadlar, granting all kingdoms a season of peace that would last for 10 years.
After the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar, all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and peace reigned supreme around the world once again. Some of those monsters and demons, freed now from Hadlar's command, moved to the island of Delmarin to live in peace. Dai, the young protagonist of the series, is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by the kindly monster magician Brass (Burasu in the Japanese version) and with his best friend Gome (a play of words for "Golden Metal Slime"), Dai grows up to dream of becoming a hero, even despite the efforts of Brass to train him -without success- into the ways of a magician.
Some events would happen on this island which would strengthen Dai's dream of becoming a true hero. One of these events is the visit of some false heroes who wanted to kidnap Gome for riches and wealth, while another is the visit of the princess of Papunika, Leona, who had to finish a ritual in Delmarin to become a true heiress to the throne. Albeit these events would strengthen and develop the character of Dai into a hero, the true story begins when a very special person arrived at the island to meet with Dai: Avan, instructor of heroes, who by Leona's request, came to the island to teach Dai the ways of a true hero.
Alongside Avan came a young apprentice by the name of Pop, who in time would become Dai's best friend and a magnificent magician, growing up from being a cowardly companion to a brave, young ally. Avan offered Dai a full week training which, due to its difficulty, would create a hero out of him. Dai, with no doubt in his heart, accepted happily to undergo the hardships of such training which involved, asides of magic and tactical combat, the secret sword techniques of Avan: "Cleave The Earth", "Cleave The Sea", "Cleave The Sky" (also known as Earth, Wave, and Sky Slash respectively) and the most powerful of them all which needed the knowledge of the previous ones, "Avan's Strash", which was known to be able to cut everything in its path.
In the middle of such hard training and just having learned the second of the three main cleave techniques, Dai, Pop and Avan were confronted by the Demon King Hadlar, who was supposedly dead. Arrogant as he always was, Hadlar announced to Avan that he worked for an even more powerful King who resurrected him: The Great Demon King Vearn. Avan, weakened by the spells he used to help Dai on his training, confronted Hadlar without success and, to protect his students and get rid of Hadlar at the same time, sacrificed himself with the help of a spell which required no magical power but a person's own life force to be cast called "Megante" (Sacrifice). Sadly, the spell couldn't finish off the Demon King and left Dai, Pop, Brass and Gome to fend for their lives alone.
As Hadlar proceeded to get rid of Avan's disciples, Dai awakened a hidden power within himself which is represented by a strange marking on his forehead (which he used previously on Leona's visit to Delmarin and which is known as the symbol of the Dragon Knight), nearly defeating Hadlar and making the latter flee for his life. Dai, however, decides to leave the island with Pop to defeat Hadlar and his master, The Great Demon King Vearn, avenging Avan and bringing back the peace which now was lost to the world.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Disciples of Avan
- Dai (ダイ Dai?) Voiced by: Toshiko Fujita - 12 year old Dai grew up as the only human on Delmarin island. He gains some fame after defeating a group of fake heroes who had kidnapped his friend Gome. When the Demon King Hadlar is resurrected the previous hero, Avan, comes to help train him to be the next hero. Dai possesses the ability to gain super strength and a better control of magic when the emblem of the dragon appears on his forehead (later in the manga his hand. He is the first Dragon Knight ever to have his crest on somewhere other than his forehead) This strength is due to the fact that he is the son of the Dragon Knight Baran. Dai managed to learn the Earth and Wave Slashes with Avan, but had to acquire the Sky Slash on his own. Notably, Dai can infuse his weapon with magic (Raidein or Mera)to create more powerful sword techniques, such as Flaming Earth Slash. He can do the same thing with his Dragonic Aura, but ordinary weapons cannot take the strain, such as when Hyunkel's Demon Magic Sword broke after Dai performed a crest-assisted Avan Strash. To suit this ability, Dai acquires an orhicalcum sword from the legendary swordsmith Lon Berk, which can take the pressure.
- Pop (ポップ Poppu?) Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba - As the son of the weapons merchant Junk, 15 year old Pop left his home in Lankarks village and decided to become an apprentice of Avan, training to become a magician. He is a specialist on fire spells, mainly those of the Mera (fire spells) type (Mera, Merami and Merazoma) but, as the story progresses, he learns more powerful spells such as Betan (which is a gravity pressure attack) and Medoroa (one of the most powerful spells available, combining the power of Merazoma and Mahyado. It can rip through orhicalcum). He can use Megante and Hyado type spells, too. Later on in the series, Pop becomes a Wiseman, one of the highest class of magicians who can use both attack and healing spells. Throughout the series, Pop uses various weapons, but later on in the series, he acquires a staff from Lon Berk with the same power that rivals Vearn's staff, the ability to turn magic power into attack power. In addition to this, Pop's staff can transform to any shape, which he utilizes effectively in the final battle against Hadlar's Orhicalcum warriors. Pop begins as a coward who runs away from fights, but he later grows as a powerful character throughout the story and gains true courage. Pop falls in love with Maam as the story develops.
- Maam (マァム Maamu?) Voiced by: Miina Tominaga - 16 years old, Maam is the daughter of Leyla and Loca, the priestess and warrior who helped Avan in the original fight against Hadlar. Maam trained under Avan and is proficient with healing spells (Hoimi), but never could successfully learn any offensive ones. After studying under Avan, the latter gave her a magical gun that shoots magic spells, which helped her compensate for her lack of expertise with any of the other schools of magic (which Pop is an expert in.) When the gun gets destroyed she decides to change to another class, fighter, and temporarily leaves the party to train under Brokeena, known as the God of Martial Arts. Under Brokeena, Maam learns one of her ultimate techniques: the refractor fist, an attack that mimics excess use of Mahoimi, which results in the degradation of the opponent's body. Later on in the series, Maam acquires a transforming armor weapon from Lon berk, which allows her to increase the destructive power of her techniques.
- Hyunckel (ヒュンケル Hyunkeru?) Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori - 21 years old, Hyunckel's parents were killed in a monster attack, but one of the monsters took him in and raised him like a son. When Avan killed Hadlar and Hyunkel finds his adoptive father dead, he secretly holds a grudge against Avan, who he believes killed his father. Hyunkel then becomes Avan's first pupil but, after graduating, unsuccessfully tried to kill his teacher with a technique he invented himself, Bloody Scraid. He was then taken in by Myst-Vearn who brought him up to be General of the Immortal Army, one of the six main armies under Hadlar and Vearn's control. After discovering that Hadlar had killed his adopted father instead of Avan, he joins Dai's party. Hyunkel originally used a demon magic sword that could transform into armor (Amudo), but Dai broke it when he was fighting Baran. Ever since then, Hyunkel has been using a spear with the same properties and created by the same person. Hyunkel can use all the basic Avan techniques also in addition to Demon Puppet Grab (He learned it from Myst-Vearn). Due to changing his weapon from a sword to a spear, he had to learn Avan's elemental techniques for spears (Avan developed techniques for all sorts of weapons). The new spear techniques he learned are called Thundering Ground Flash (equilavent to the Earth Slash), Echoing Sea Flash (equilavent to the Sea Slash), Sky Flash (equilavent to the Sky Slash). His strongest attack is the Grand Cross (a huge cross shaped attack that utilizes the user's entire life energy storage into 1 massive attack).
[edit] Other Main Characters
- Avan (アバン Avan?) Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka - 31 years old, Avan De Ziniur III was the previous hero who defeated the Demon King Hadlar. When he was younger, he befriended princess Flora, the ruler of the kingdom of Carl, and Loca, the general of Carl's army, usually goofing around behind his thick glasses to hide his true power from everyone. When Hadlar tried to murder Flora, Avan decided not to hide anymore and protected her and the whole kingdom from the Demon King. After temporarily defeating him, he embarks on a journey with Loca where he would meet with Leyla, Maam's mother, and Matoriv, a powerful magician to finish off Hadlar for good. After their victory, he decided to become a trainer for a future generation of heroes. When Hadlar is resurrected and comes to defeat him, Avan casts the self-sacrifice spell Megante to protect Dai, Brass and Pop. It is later revealed that Avan had worn a protective talisman (given to him by Flora) that saved his life from the effects of Megante by taking the damage on his behalf. Having survived, he then chose to level up to be of more use to Dai and his other students in their fight against Vearn.
- Leona (レオナ Reona?) Voiced by: Hisakawa Aya - 14 years old, Leona is the princess of Papnika. She is training to be a sage and is well-versed in the magic arts. Her country comes to near destruction after the return of Hadlar by the hands of Hyunkel, who she forgives and sentences to become a "true disciple of Avan." Her father is missing and presumed dead, leaving her in control of rebuilding her kingdom and helping in the fight against the Ultimate Demon King. She is friends with Dai, although it is hinted Dai feels something more for her. Leona is proficient in both Mera type spells and Hyado type spells, however she is best at healing spells such as Behoma, which she utilizes effectively in the fight against Baran. She was never taught by Avan, however later on in the series, she becomes an official member of Avan's disciples when she inherits the 5th mark of Avan from the Queen of Carl, Flora.
- Gome (ゴメ Gome?) Voiced by: Touma Yumi - Gome is a one of a kind rare Golden Metal Slime. He was Dai's first friend. Throughout the story Gome produces small miracles that help Dai and his friends. In the end it is revealed that Gome is a wish-granting item created by god to grant the wishes of pure hearted people. Gome took the shape of a slime to grant Dai's wish for a friend when he was younger. Gome is known as the Tear of a God.
- Crocodine (クロコダイン Kurokodain?) Voiced by: Ginga Banjou - 30 years old, Crocodine is a massive anthropomorphic crocodile who used to be the general of the Hundred Beasts Army. After having been defeated by Dai and Pop's teamwork, he was inspired by Pop's courage and later joins the party. He has many beasts still under his control, even despite Hadlar's influence throughout all the world and has a powerful weapon called the "Void Axe", which allows him to cast Bagi, one of the two wind spells available. He later acquires an even more powerful axe from the legendary swordsmith Lon Berk when the Void Axe is destroyed in the first fight with Vearn.
[edit] The Demon Lord's Army
- Hadlar (ハドラー Hadorā?) Voiced by: Aono Takeshi - 357 years old. Leader of the Great Demon King's Army. Hadlar was the previous Demon King until he was defeated by Avan. Hadlar was resurrected by the Great Demon King Vearn, and thus turned to serving him. 2 of Hadlar's strongest spells are Ionazun and Begiragon, the highest level spell of the 2 respective types. After Hadlar was killed by Avan, Vearn resurrected him into a stronger body that could be revived countless times by Vearn's magic, with each revival increasing his power. However this body ended up being too weak in the face of Dai and his companions, so Hadlar uses Zaboera to transform him into a hyper demon, which allows him to acquire a massive increase in power and gives him regenerative properties. When Hadlar uses this new found power to defeat Dai, Vearn rewards him by giving him 5 Orhicalcum chess pieces, which Hadlar uses forbidden magic on to create his Orhicalcum Royal Guard warriors. Hadlar was killed when his body was too damaged to regenerate anymore after his final fight with Dai and turned into dust.
- Crocodine (see above)
- Hyunckel (see above)
- Flazzard (フレイザード Furazādo?) Voiced by: Yamaguchi Ken - Flazzard was created by Hadlar using forbidden magic. Like his namesake (flame + blizzard), his body is a combination of fire and ice. This makes him a very powerful enemy as he can utilize both elements to devastating effect. Flazzard cares only for glory and winning, taking no interest in fair fights. Was killed by Myst-Vearn after failing to defeat Dai.
- Zaboera (ザボエラ Zaboera?) Voiced by: Tatsuta Naoki - One of the Commanders of the Great Demon King's army, Zaboera relies on trickery to get what he wants. He does not care for anybody and regards everyone as his tools, including his son Zamza, who he used to acquire essential information on the development of hyper demons. Was killed by Crocodine in one the last battles in the series.
- Baran (バラン Baran?) Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka - The character with the most tragic past in the story. The commander of the Super Dragon Brigade, Baran is a fierce fighter with strong morals. He is the true Dragon Knight of the era and in his youth he defeated Velther. After the fight he was mortally wounded and would've died if not for the help of Soara, the princess of Alkeed who nursed him back to health. The two fell in love, but when her father the king discovered that Baran was not human he was thrown out of the castle (after being accused of being a follower of a demon) only to be followed by Soara, who announced to him that she was pregnant. Some months passed from that event, where both Baran and Soara lived happy and without concerns, taking care of baby Dai (whom they named Dino.) When the king found the two lovers, Baran voluntarily gave himself up to protect his wife and child even though he could have easily wiped out the king's men. He was brought back to Alkeed and sentenced to death. When Baran was to be executed with fire spells (he could have protected himself with his Dragonic Aura but chose not to), Soara jumped in the way to protect him and was fatally wounded. After enduring so many hardships, prejudice and seeing his beloved wife die before him, Baran finally snapped and in his anger, wiped the entire kingdom of Alkeed off the map. He then desperately tried to search for his son but was unable to find Dai, who had ended up on a boat that was destroyed in a ship wreck. He was a husband who lost his wife, a father who lost his child. All in the hands of humans whom he is tasked to protect. With his life in ruins, he decided that all humans should be exterminated for the good of the world because they are nothing but ungrateful and selfish creatures. He will later be reunited with Dai as enemies. Upon seeing Dai's dragon knight symbol, he realized that he is none other than his son Dino and wipes Dai's memories. He tried to persuade Dai to join him but Dai refused to believe he is Baran's son. Pop sacrifices himself (he is resurrected later)to return Dai's memories during the second time they fight, but fails to scratch Baran with Megante. They will fight twice in the manga, with Baran winning the first and Dai, the second. Later, he will join with Dai to fight against Vearn but sadly, didn't live long enough to face him. Was killed when he shields Dai from the explosion of a Black Core Crystal when fighting Hadlar. Baran has a high mastery of his crest and can transform into a Ryuumajin, the ultimate form of a Dragon Knight, which is a combination of a demon, human, and dragon. In this form, he is unable to discern between friend and foe until everything is dead. He also has Giga Brake (a powerful move utilizing the ultimate electricity spell, Gigadein, and his legendary sword, the Demon Dragon Blade), Raidein type magic, and Dragonic Aura. Baran's ultimate spell is Draura (Dragon Touki Cannon). This spell channels Dragonic Aura into a cannon blast that can annihilate a whole country, and can only be used in his Ryuumajin form.
- Myst-Vearn (ミストバーン｜Misutobān?) Voiced by: Nanba Keiichi - One of the Commanders of the Great Demon King Vearn's army, Myst-Vearn was Hyunckel's evil teacher. In one of the biggest twists near the end of the manga it is revealed that Myst-Vearn is really a ghost like being inhabiting one half of Vearn's body while at the same time protecting it. While he has no physical fighting ability of any kind in his true form, he has the ability to possess anyone and turn them into his puppet (Shadow Puppet Grab). He is possibly one of the oldest creatures to exist. Was killed in Hyunckel's body during an attempt to possess him.
- Kill-Vearn (キルバーン Kirubān?) Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka - Called the shinigami, Kill-Vearn's job is to assassinate members of the Great Demon King's Army that have betrayed Vearn. He is accompanied by his helper Piroro. In the end it is revealed that Kill-Vearn was actually working for Vearn's rival, Velther. His job was to kill Vearn if there was a good opportunity. It is also found out that the form of Kill-Vearn is just Piroro's mechanical puppet, and that behind Kill-Vearn's mask is a Black Core. Piroro was killed by Maam while the Kill-Vearn puppet was destroyed in the Black Core explosion triggered by Piroro.
- Vearn (バーン Bān?) Voiced by: Utsumi Kenji - The Great Demon King Vearn calls himself the god of the mazoku. Vearn hates that the gods gave humans the surface world to live while the mazoku have to live without the sun. Thus his goal is to blast away the surface using a hexagonal Black Core explosion field to both rid the world of weak humans while also giving the sun to the mazoku. Near the end of the manga, it was revealed that in order to achieve immortality, Vearn separated his body into two halves. He controls the mental half while the physical half was given to Myst-Vearn to preserve. After being defeated by Dai, he restored his original body and became more powerful than ever. Was defeated again with great difficulty by Dai and turned into stone. Vearn has the ability to cast almost every type of magic available, including one of his strongest types: Mera type magic (His Mera is stronger than Pop's Merazoma). Because Vearn can also cast healing spells, he is considered a Wiseman class, one of the highest class of magicians. Vearn also has a staff given to him by Lon Berk, which he can charge with his magic power, turning it into an unstoppable attack-type weapon (It destroyed Dai's orhicalcum sword and Hyunkel's spear). However, it eats power at an immense rate. Vearn's signature attacks appear to be Kaiser Phoenix (his Merazoma, which takes the form of a giant flaming phoenix bird) and Calamity Wall (a wall of rushing energy created by his legendary staff weapon).
[edit] Media
[edit] Manga
The manga was first released as “Derupa! Iruru!” in Shōnen Jump volumes 25 and 26 of 1989. Volumes 35-37 included the short story “Dai Bakuhatsu!!” and the serialization of Dai no Daibouken began that same year in volume 45. It continued on for seven years before ending in volume 52 of 1996's Shōnen Jump. The manga was collected into 37 Tankōbon volumes. Later it was re-released as a Jump Remix with interviews and other extras included. It was then released into 22 Bunkobon volumes. Near the end of its serialization a Perfect Book was published which collected some of the art of the series along with trivia, and new information.
[edit] Anime
The story was first animated as a movie that was released in the summer of 1991. The TV anime series was broadcasted the following fall and it aired weekly Thursday 7:00-7:30pm from October 17, 1991 to September 24, 1992. It ran for 46 episodes. The anime followed the manga fairly closely with a few exceptions, the greatest of which is the ending of the anime, which correlates to the tenth volume of the manga but changes a key event to create greater closure. The second movie entered theaters in the spring of 1992, and the third in the summer of that same year.
[edit] Episode and Movie Titles
Episode List
| episode# | Japanese Title | Japanese translation | Air Date |
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| 1 | オレは小さな勇者ダイ‼ | I'm the small hero Dai!! | 1991-10-17 |
| 2 | 死なせてたまるかレオナ姫 | I won't let you die Princess Leona | 1991-10-24 |
| 3 | 怒れダイ！輝け竜の紋章!! | Feel anger Dai! Shine Dragon's Emblem!! | 1991-10-31 |
| 4 | 勇者の家庭教師 アバン登場 | The hero's tutor Avan appears | 1991-11-07 |
| 5 | アバン流・勇者の超特訓‼ | Avan Style Extreme Hero Training | 1991-11-14 |
| 6 | 魔王ハドラー出現！キメろ必殺技海波斬‼ | The Demon Lord Hadlar appears! Perform the special move Kaihazan | 1991-11-21 |
| 7 | 卒業の証は仮免、決戦‼ ハダラー対アバン | The sign of graduation is provisional, Hadlar VS Avan | 1991-11-28 |
| 8 | アバン自己犠牲呪文に散る!? 撃て・最高技‼ | Avan dies from a self-sacrifice spell!? Shoot the ultimate technique. | 1991-12-05 |
| 9 | さらばデルムリン島！大冒険への旅立ち‼ | Goodbye Delmurin island! Journeying on a great adventure!! | 1991-12-12 |
| 10 | さまよえる魔の森！獣王クロクダイン登場 | Wandering in the Monster's Forest! The King of Animals Crocodine appears | 1991-12-19 |
| 11 | うなる真空の斧！むかえ撃てアバン流刀殺法 | The howling Void Axe! Great it with a hit of an Avan-style sword technique | 1992-01-09 |
| 12 | 我らが師アバン、魔弾銃に残された思い出。 | The one we call our teacher Avan, the memories left with the Magic Bullet Gun. | 1992-01-16 |
| 13 | 妖魔司教ザボエラの罠 あ!?ニセ勇者御一行様 | The Youma Bishop Zaboera's trap Ah! The Fake Hero's party | 1992-01-23 |
| 14 | 百獣魔団総進撃‼ ロモス王国の危機を救え！ | The Demon Animal Army's blitz attack!! Rescue Kingdom Romos from its crisis! | 1992-01-30 |
| 15 | なぜ？ダイを襲うブラス‼ 卑劣なり妖魔司教 | Why? Brass attacks Dai!! The cowedly Youma Bishop | 1992-02-06 |
| 16 | ふるい起こせポップ！ひとかけらの勇気を‼ | Raise the shaking Pop! Of the small fragment of courage!! | 1992-02-13 |
| 17 | 奇跡を呼ぶ破邪呪文‼友情よいまここに… | The Exorcism spell that calls a miracle!! Friendship now here... | 1992-02-20 |
| 18 | 怒りの紋章が直撃‼ ひえる獣王クロクダイン | A direct hit from the emblem of anger!! Cool down the Beast King Crocodine | 1992-02-27 |
| 19 | 海を渡れダイ！魔王軍６大軍団長集結 | Cross the ocean Dai! The commanders of the Demon Lord's Army gather | 1992-03-05 |
| 20 | 恐るべき敵あらわる!? 魔剣戦士ヒュンケル！ | A frightening enemy appears!? The demonic swordsman Hyunckel! | 1992-03-12 |
| 21 | 父の敵は・アバン!? 憎しみの黒き最強剣‼ | The focus of revenge is Avan!? The strongest sword of black hatred!! | 1992-03-19 |
| 22 | 暗黒闘気！”闘魔傀儡掌”がダイを襲う‼ | The fighting spirits of darkness! "Toumakugutsushou" attacks Dai!! | 1992-03-26 |
| 23 | マァムの危機！力を合わせて稲妻を呼べ‼ | Maam's danger! Work together to summon lightning!! | 1992-04-16 |
| 24 | マァムを救え！地底魔城潜入・死の迷宮‼ | Rescue Maam! Infiltrate the underground Demon Castle, The Maze of Death!! | 1992-04-23 |
| 25 | 思い出を…ありがとう… 真実の父の声‼ | Thank you for... The memories... A father's true voice!! | 1992-04-30 |
| 26 | さらば孤独の戦士ヒュンケル‼ 決着の魔法剣 | Farewell lonely soldier Hyunckel!! Settled with the magic sword | 1992-05-07 |
| 27 | 空から来た味方‼ ダイよ急げレオナのもとへ | The ally from the sky!! Dai hurry to Leona | 1992-05-14 |
| 28 | レオナはオレが守る‼ 対決‼勇者対氷炎将軍 | I'll protect Leona!! Showdown!! The Hero versus the commander of Ice and Flame | 1992-05-21 |
| 29 | 氷炎結界‼ああ!レオナが涷れる少女に… | The Ice and Flame Barrier!! Ah! Leona becomes the frozen girl... | 1992-05-28 |
| 30 | アバンの親友!? 大魔導士マトリフの大特訓‼ | Avan's close friend!? The Great Mage Matoriv's big training!! | 1992-06-04 |
| 31 | レオナ救出作戦の始まりだ! バルジ島上陸‼ | The rescue mission for Leona! Landing at Valge Island | 1992-06-11 |
| 32 | 宿敵ハドラー‼ポップよ勇気で立ち向かえ‼ | The old enemy Hadlar!! Pop stand and face him with courage!! | 1992-06-18 |
| 33 | 戦士は復活した‼激突ヒュンケル対ハドラー | The Soldier has returned!! The clash of Hyunckel versus Hadlar | 1992-06-25 |
| 34 | いのちの輝き! 最終闘気・グランドクルス‼ | The radiance of life! The final fighting spirit Grand Cruss | 1992-07-02 |
| 35 | フレイザード勝利への執念! 嵐の弾岩爆花散 | Flazzard's tenacity towards victory! The scattering flower storm of Bakudan Iwa | 1992-07-09 |
| 36 | でたっ! アバン流最後の奥義・空裂斬‼ | It's done! The last secret technique of Avan Kuretsuzan!! | 1992-07-16 |
| 37 | アバンストラッシュ‼ いま…すべてを斬る… | Avan Strash!! Now... Slice everything... | 1992-07-23 |
| 38 | アバンの使徒の道…そしてマァムの決意 | The path of the disciples of Avan.. And Maam's decision | 1992-07-30 |
| 39 | すばらしき仲間マァムよ、また会う日まで… | The wonderful comrade Maam, until we meet again... | 1992-08-06 |
| 40 | ベンガーナへ買い物だ‼ デパートへ行こう！ | Shopping at Bengarna!! Lets go to the Department store. | 1992-08-13 |
| 41 | 超竜軍団上陸!ベンガーナの街を守れ‼ | The super dragon army lands! Protect the town of Bengarna!! | 1992-08-20 |
| 42 | 神秘の国テラン王国… 伝説に眠る竜の騎士! | The Mystic Kingdom of Teran... The sleeping legend of the Dragon Knight! | 1992-8-27 |
| 43 | 竜騎将バランは語る …竜の騎士の使命! | The Dragon Commander Baran tells... The Dragon Knight's mission! | 1992-09-03 |
| 44 | 親子の絆は悲しき運命! 父と子の闘い‼ | The bond between parent and child is a sad fate! The fight between father and child!! | 1992-09-10 |
| 45 | 最強の秘密は竜闘気!? オレ達のダイを守れ! | The strongest secret is the Dragon Fighting Spirit!? Protect our Dai! | 1992-09-17 |
| 46 | ダイよ立ち上がれ！勇者のみちは永遠に！ | Stand up Dai! The hero's path is to eternity! | 1992-09-24 |
Movie List
| Japanese Title | Japanese translation | Period it was in the theater |
|---|---|---|
| ドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険 | Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken | Fall 1991 |
| 起ちあがれ‼ アバンの使徒 | Stand up!! Disciples of Avan | Spring 1992 |
| ぶちやぶれ‼ 新生６大将軍 | Destroy!! The Reborn 6 Commanders | Summer 1992 |
[edit] Music
[edit] Anime theme songs
- Opening theme
- "Hurry Hero!!" (勇者よ急げ!! Yuusha yo Isoge!!?) Music: Sugiyama Kouichi Vocal: Jirou Dan
- Ending theme
- "My Road, My Journey" (この道わが旅 Kono Michi Waga Tabi?) Music: Sugiyama Kouichi Vocal: Jirou Dan. This song was originally used as the ending theme of Dragon Quest II.
[edit] Soundtracks
- Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken-Movie 1 Soundtrack
- Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken Soundtrack-First TV soundtrack
- Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken Soundtrack II-Movie 2 soundtrack
- Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken Soundtrack III-Movie 3 soundtrack
[edit] International Versions
Dai no Daibouken was released in other countries from Europe and Latin America. Among other changes the Spanish and Latin American version was known as Las Aventuras de Fly (roughly translated in English as Fly's Adventures) and the main character, Dai, was renamed as Fly to avoid the pronunciation "Die". The French version underwent some other changes that the Spanish version left unscathed such as not showing the original Japanese episode title screen, and instead displaying the name of the episode on the bottom of the screen during the start of the episode.
While the anime of Dai no Daibouken has been available in languages such as Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Catalan, and two different Spanish versions, no official English version has been released. Most adaptations have used the Adventures of Fly moniker.
[edit] Note
In the manga, almost every character, both major and minor, is given a brief profile page that gives their age, place of birth, family, etc. It also spells out their names using the Western alphabet. Therefore, almost all the names as you see them now on this page are the official spellings.
[edit] See also
[edit] Citations
[1995-12-20] Jump Comic Perfect Book 1 Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken (in Japanese). Japan: Shueisha. ISBN-08-858881-9 C9979.
