Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991 TV series)
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai was adapted into a forty-six episode anime series by Toei Animation and aired on TBS from 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.[1] The series uses two pieces of theme music, both composed by Koichi Sugiyama and performed by Jirou Dan. "Hurry, Heroes!!" (勇者よ急げ!! Yūsha yo Isoge!!?) is used for the opening theme, while "This Road is My Journey" (この道わが旅 Kono Michi Waga Tabi?), which was the original ending theme for Dragon Quest II, is used for the episodes' ending theme.[2] The series adapts the events of the first 10 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.[3]
On January 6, 2020, the whole series was released in Japan for distribution on several video 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 3 Jump Festa short anime films, (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.[4][5]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date [6] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I'm the Tiny Hero, Dai!!" | October 17, 1991 |
| 2 | "I Won't Let you Die, Princess Leona" | October 24, 1991 |
| 3 | "Feel Anger, Dai! Shine, Dragon Crest!!" | October 31, 1991 |
| 4 | "The Hero's Tutor, Avan Appears" | November 7, 1991 |
| 5 | "Avan Style Extreme Hero Training!!" | November 14, 1991 |
| 6 | "The Dark Lord Hadlar, Appears! Land the Special Move, Wave Slash!!" | November 21, 1991 |
| 7 | "The Temporary License is My Proof of Graduating; Decisive Battle!! Hadlar VS Avan" | November 28, 1991 |
| 8 | "Avan Falls to Kamikazee!? Strike, Strash!!" | December 5, 1991 |
| 9 | "Goodbye Dermline island! Journeying on a Great Adventure!!" | December 12, 1991 |
| 10 | "Wandering in the Monster's Forest! The King of Beasts, Crocodine Appears" | December 19, 1991 |
| 11 | "The Howling Void Axe! Repel it with an Avan Sword Style Technique" | January 9, 1992 |
| 12 | "The One We Call Our Teacher Avan, the Memories Left with the Magic Bullet Gun." | January 16, 1992 |
| 13 | "The Ghost Bishop Zaboera's Trap: Eh!? The Fake Hero's party" | January 23, 1992 |
| 14 | "The Hundred Beast Army's Blitz Attack!! Rescue Romos Kingdom From its Crisis!" | January 30, 1992 |
| 15 | "Why? Brass Attacks Dai!! The Cowardly Ghost Bishop" | February 6, 1992 |
| 16 | "Muster Your Courage, Popp! A Fragment of Courage!!" | February 13, 1992 |
| 17 | "The Evil-crushing Spell that Brings Forth a Miracle!! Now it's Time for Friendship..." | February 20, 1992 |
| 18 | "A Direct Hit from the Crest of Anger!! The Roaring King of Beasts, Crocodine" | February 27, 1992 |
| 19 | "Cross the Ocean, Dai! The 6 Commanders of the Demon Lord's Army Gather" | March 5, 1992 |
| 20 | "A Frightening Enemy Appears!? The Demonic Swordsman, Hyunckel!" | March 12, 1992 |
| 21 | "Father's Enemy is Avan!? The Ultimate Black Sword of Hatred!!" | March 19, 1992 |
| 22 | "The Fighting Spirits of Darkness! The Demon Puppet Grab attacks Dai!!" | March 26, 1992 |
| 23 | "Maam's Crisis! Work Together to Summon Lightning!!" | April 16, 1992 |
| 24 | "Rescue Maam! Infiltrate the Underground Demon Castle, The Maze of Death!!" | April 23, 1992 |
| 25 | "Thank you for... The memories... A Father's True Voice!!" | April 30, 1992 |
| 26 | "Farewell Lonely Soldier Hyunckel!! Settle it with the Magic Sword" | May 7, 1992 |
| 27 | "The Ally From the Sky!! Dai, Hurry to Leona" | May 14, 1992 |
| 28 | "I'll Protect Leona!! Showdown!! The Hero versus the Commander of Ice and Fire" | May 21, 1992 |
| 29 | "The Ice and Fire Barrier!! Ah! Leona Becomes the Frozen Girl..." | May 28, 1992 |
| 30 | "Avan's Close Friend!? The Great Mage Matoriv's Great Training!!" | June 4, 1992 |
| 31 | "The Rescue Mission for Leona! Landing on Valge Island" | June 11, 1992 |
| 32 | "The Old Enemy Hadlar!! Popp, Stand and Face Him With Courage!!" | June 18, 1992 |
| 33 | "The Soldier Has Returned!! Clash! Hyunckel vs. Hadlar" | June 25, 1992 |
| 34 | "The Radiance of Life! The Final Fighting Spirit, Grand Cross / Pearly Gates!!" | July 2, 1992 |
| 35 | "Flazzard's Tenacity Towards Victory! The Stormy Scattering Rock Bullet" | July 9, 1992 |
| 36 | "Here it is! The Avan Style Final Secret Technique, Sky Slash!!" | July 16, 1992 |
| 37 | "Avan Strash!! Now... Slice everything..." | July 23, 1992 |
| 38 | "The path of the disciples of Avan.. And Maam's decision" | July 30, 1992 |
| 39 | "The wonderful comrade Maam, until we meet again..." | August 6, 1992 |
| 40 | "Shopping at Bengarna!! Lets go to the Department store." | August 13, 1992 |
| 41 | "The super dragon army lands! Protect the town of Bengarna!!" | August 20, 1992 |
| 42 | "The Mystic Kingdom of Teran... The sleeping legend of the Dragon Knight!" | August 27, 1992 |
| 43 | "The Dragon Commander Baran tells... The Dragon Knight's mission!" | September 3, 1992 |
| 44 | "The bond between parent and child is a sad fate! The fight between father and child!!" | September 10, 1992 |
| 45 | "The strongest secret is the Dragon Fighting Spirit!? Protect our Dai!" | September 17, 1992 |
| 46 | "Stand up, Dai! The hero's path never ends!" | September 24, 1992 |
See also
References
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