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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (ドラゴンクエスト ダイの
The comic was written by Riku Sanjo, illustrated by Koji Inada and supervised by Yuji Horii. It was originally a series of 2 one-shots extended with 3 more before being serialized in Shueisha's young male teen magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from 1989 to 1996.
It started after the release of the Erdrick trilogy and saw the release of the whole Zenithia trilogy during its original run. The series was first collected in 37 volumes. Some of its spells, techniques and various terminology later went into the games, and the characters themselves appeared in Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light and Dragon Quest of the Stars. As of July 2020, the only English release related to this franchise was in Jump Force.
Being one of Weekly Shonen Jump top selling series of all time,[1] Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai was adapted into three films (the 1991 homonymous film, Avan's Disciples and Six Great Generals) and two TV series (the 1991 same name series and the soon to be released 2020 TV series).
Plot
The plot centers around the revival of the Archfiend Hadlar defeated in an earlier war, his attempts to conquer the world and the fight of the heroes against him.
Characters
Protagonists
- Dai, the main hero. He has grown up on an island full of friendly monsters. For a short time, he has been trained by Avan, but he always has difficulty casting spells, usually it works only when he is very angry.
- Avan, who trains the hero for a short time, but then dies fighting Hadlar. He remains ever-present as a role model, and many of the characters are former disciples or comrades of Avan.
- Pop, another disciple of Avan who came to Dai's island with him. He is the first party member to join, so to say. A magic user with a lazy and cowardly streak who often has to be shamed into doing the right (heroic) thing, he provides the comic relief in the series.
- Maam, daughter of the warrior and the priest who fought with Avan in the previous war, and a former disciple of his, is the next to join. She is described as a white mage warrior. She has no offensive spells, but a gun Avan gave her that can fire spells on bullets. Pop, who initially detests her, later develops a crush on Maam.
- Leona, the young princess of Papnica, a land of sages. Early in the manga, Dai saves her from a conspiracy that tries to use a ritual on the island to kill her, and falls in love with her.
- Gome, a golden metal slime with wings. He rarely takes an active part, but is something like the mascot of the series.
Antagonists
- Hadlar, who was defeated by Avan in the previous war and kills him early in the manga. He becomes the leader of the Archfiend Army, divided into 6 factions (each leaded by a leader).
- Hyunckel, leader of the Hundred Beast Regiment.
- Myst-Vearn, leader of the Shades and Ghost (and the like monsters) of the Archfiend Army. A creature shrouded in mystery. He rarely speaks.
- Zaboera, leader of the Sorcerer Regiment.
- Flazzard, leader of the Ice and Fire Fiend Regiment.
- Baran, leader of the Super Dragon Regiment.
- Barron, a sage who rebelled against Leona.
- Temujin, who rebelled againt Leona
Minor protagonists
- Brass, Dai's adoptive father.
- The fake heroes, a group who act as heroes but are really just after money. The members in detail:
- Synana (The King of Romos), a typical elderly, rotund Dragon Quest King.
- Three wise sages that protect Princess of Papnica:
- Matoriv, a sadistic and lecherous old mage who fought on the side of Avan in the previous war. Reluctantly he agrees to help the heroes again and trains Pop for a while. Graphically, Matoriv sticks out among the characters; both his design and the style in which he is drawn resemble Moebius rather than anything from the Dragon Quest series.
- Crocodine, commander of the Beast Army, who later changes sides.
Popularity polls
| Announced in Weekly Shonen Jump #45 of 1990 and published in #53 of the same year. Republished in volume 7. |
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| Announced in Weekly Shonen Jump #45 of 1992 and published in #2 of 1993 with 21018 votes. Republished in volume 17. |
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| Published in Weekly Shonen Jump #52 of 1993 with 11973 votes, this is a poll on characters' attacks. Republished in volume 25. | |
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| Announced in Weekly Shonen Jump #40 of 1995 and published in #1 of 1996 with 15563 votes. Republished in volume 32. |
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Volume information
Filler pages
These pages contain the official romanization of Characters and some Coup de Grâce names, which are indicated bellow:
Spells
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Character stats
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Characters
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Coup de Grâce
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Other filler pages
- A map of the world
- Zaboera's revelations about the Archfiend Army
- A breakdown of a Dragon Knight's abilities:
- A list of countries with their leaders:
- Papnica* of Princess Leona
- Romos* of King Synana
- Teran* of King Folken
- Bengarna* of King Cultemack VII and captain Akim
- Ringaia* of General Bausun
- Ohzame*
- Carl* of Princess Flora
- A special chapter with unumbered character pages about Hadlar's Shineikidan:
- Pawn Warrior Hym*
- Knight Warrior Sigma*
- Bishop Warrior Fenbren*
- Rook Warrior Block*
- Queen warrior Albinass*
- Final Hadlar*
- Character interviews of Dai, Pop, Maam and Hyunckel
- A map of the Vearn Palace
- An explanation on Vearn's cane
- An explanation on the monster races
- An explanation of the relationship between Vearn and Myst
Unlisted content
The following characters never got a filler pages, and thus no English spelling:
- Baron
- Temujin
- Gargoyle A to J
- Mina, a girl in the Neiru Village
- Bartos, Hyunckel's adoptive father
- Hyunckel, the demon from Nadiria who Bartos named his adoptive son after
- Hawkins, a knight killed by Baran
- Rudo, the dragon of Galdandy
- Borix, the dragon fought by Velther long ago
- Chiu's Beast Army members
- Garuda, Crocodine's bird
- Nelson, the captain who shipped Dai's party to Papnica after defeating Crocodine. He was named only in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples
The following spells and coups de grâce:
- Kazap
- Tingle
- Kazing
- Fuddle
- Puff!
- Fizzle
- Evac
- Kasnooze
- Cock-a-doodle-doo
- Safe Passage
- Click
- Expel (used without its name)
- Bazoom (used without its name)
- Radiant (used without its name)
- Finger Flare Bombs
- Fire and Ice Explosion
- Hailstorm of Rocks
- Fire and Ice Barrier
- Cold Breath
- Aura Blade
- Aura Knuckle
- Swordless Stance
- Counter
- The Forbidden Spell
- Ririrura
- Burning Breath
- Blazing Earthsplitter
- King Scan
- Super Scan
- Time Freeze
- Death Ripper Whistle
- Kill Trap
- ♢9
- Eye globe
- Sky & Earth demon stance
- Kigan king
Credits
In the last chapter, an English credits list is featured:
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Tankōbon edition
| # | Cover | Chapters | Publication date | Code |
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The Hero's Tutor!!
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9 March 1990 | |
| 2 | Battle!! Hadlar versus Avan
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10 April 1990 | ||
| 3 | Gather!! The Disciples of Avan
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8 August 1990 | ||
| 4 | The Gathering of the 6 Commanders…!?
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11 November 1990 | ||
| 5 | The Lightning Sword of Justice!!!
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8 February 1991 | ||
| 6 | Cruelty! Flazzard
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10 April 1991 | ||
| 7 | Immortal Saviour!!!
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10 July 1991 | ||
| 8 | Now… The Ultimate Technique…!!!
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9 October 1991 | ||
| 9 | Dragon Knight
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10 February 1992 | ||
| 10 | The Battle Between Father and Son!!!
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10 April 1992 | ||
| 11 | Dai, the Secret of Your Birth…!!
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3 July 1992 | ||
| 12 | The World's Ultimate Offense and Defense!!
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4 September 1992 | ||
| 13 | Where's the Strongest Blade?
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4 November 1992 | ||
| 14 | The Fearsome Hyper Demon
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26 December 1992 | ||
| 15 | Kigan-jou's Disembarkation!!
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2 April 1993 | ||
| 16 | Dai's Sword
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4 June 1993 | ||
| 17 | The Revived Demon!!!
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4 August 1993 | ||
| 18 | Bodyguards of Steel
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4 October 1993 | ||
| 19 | Confrontation
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2 December 1993 | ||
| 20 | The Desire of the Magic Spear
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4 February 1994 | ||
| 21 | Farewell, My Son…
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4 April 1994 | ||
| 22 | Vearn Palace Appears!!!
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3 June 1994 | ||
| 23 | Prelude to World Annihilation!!!
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4 August 1994 | ||
| 24 | The Fifth Symbol…!!!
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4 October 1994 | ||
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Now!! Minakatoru
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2 December 1994 | |
| 26 | Tearful Attack!!!
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3 March 1995 | ||
| 27 | The Duel of True Dragons!!!
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11 May 1995 | ||
| 28 | Resurrection!!! The Great Hero
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4 July 1995 | ||
| 29 | Arrival of the Super Weapon!!!
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4 September 1995 | ||
| 30 | Farewell! To Warring Days
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2 November 1995 | ||
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10 January 1996 | ||
| 32 | The Decisive Battle of Myst
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4 March 1996 | ||
| 33 | Myst and Kill
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4 July 1996 | ||
| 34 | Advent of the True Master Archfiend!!!
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3 October 1996 | ||
| 35 | Full Dedication to Battle
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2 February 1997 | ||
| 36 | Flash of Light
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4 April 1997 | ||
| 37 | Farewell!!! Beloved Surface
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4 June 1997 |
Bunkobon edition
From volume 9 onwards, volume titles get an English romanization on the backcover and/or contents page.
| # | Cover | Chapters | Publication date | Code |
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| 1 | 
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Birth Arc (誕生の章):
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2003-06-18 | ISBN 4086180634 |
| 2 | 
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Gathering Arc I (集結の章 I):
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2003-06-18 | ISBN 4086180642 |
| 3 | 
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Gathering Arc II (集結の章 II):
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2003-06-18 | ISBN 4086180650 |
| 4 | 
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Clash Arc I (激闘の章 I):
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2003-08-08 | ISBN 4086180669 |
| 5 | 
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Clash Arc II (激闘の章 II):
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2003-08-08 | ISBN 4086180677 |
| 6 | 
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Destiny Arc I (宿命の章 I):
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2003-09-18 | ISBN 4086180685 |
| 7 | 
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Destiny Arc II (宿命の章 II):
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2003-09-18 | ISBN 4086180693 |
| 8 | 
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Destiny Arc III (宿命の章 III):
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2003-09-18 | ISBN 4086180707 |
| 9 | 
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Holy Sword Arc I (聖剣の章 I):
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2003-10-17 | ISBN 4086180715 |
| 10 | 
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Holy Sword Arc II (聖剣の章 II):
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2003-10-17 | ISBN 4086180723 |
| 11 | 
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Epic Challenge Arc I (挑戦の章 I):
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2003-11-18 | ISBN 4086180731 |
| 12 | 
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Epic Challenge Arc II (挑戦の章 II):
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2003-11-18 | ISBN 408618074X |
| 13 | 
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Epic Challenge Arc III (挑戦の章 III):
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2003-11-18 | ISBN 4086180758 |
| 14 | 
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Holy Ordeal Arc I (試練の章 I):
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2003-12-12 | ISBN 4086180766 |
| 15 | 
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Holy Ordeal Arc II (試練の章 II):
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2003-12-12 | ISBN 4086180774 |
| 16 | 
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Halo Arc I (光輪の章 I):
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2004-01-16 | ISBN 4086180782 |
| 17 | 
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Halo Arc II (光輪の章 II):
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2004-01-16 | ISBN 4086180790 |
| 18 | 
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Halo Arc III (光輪の章 III):
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2004-01-16 | ISBN 4086180804 |
| 19 | 
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Blood Fight Arc I (血戦の章 I):
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2004-02-18 | ISBN 4086180812 |
| 20 | 
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Blood Fight Arc II (血戦の章 II):
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2004-02-18 | ISBN 4086180820 |
| 21 | 
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Blood Fight Arc III (血戦の章 III):
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2004-03-18 | ISBN 4086180839 |
| 22 | 
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Flash of Light Arc (閃光の章):
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2004-03-18 | ISBN 4086180847 |
Shueisha Jump Remix mook
| # | Cover | Reprint | Chapters | Publication date | Code |
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2005-01-10 | ISBN 4081067937 | |
| 2 | 
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2005-01-31 | ISBN 408106802X | ||
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2005-02-14 | ISBN 4081068100 | ||
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2005-03-14 | ISBN 4081068291 | ||
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2005-03-28 | ISBN 4081068356 | |
| 6 | 
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2005-04-11 | ISBN 4081068453 | ||
| 7 | 
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2005-04-25 | ISBN 4081068542 | |
| 8 | 
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2005-06-13 | ISBN 4081068828 | ||
| 9 | 
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2005-06-27 | ISBN 4081068879 | |
| 10 | 
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2005-06-30 | ISBN 408106895X | |
| 11 | 
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2005-08-31 | ISBN 4081090319 | |
| 12 | 
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2005-09-17 | ISBN 4081090394 | |
| 13 | 
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2005-09-30 | ISBN 4081090491 | |
| 14 | 
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2005-10-31 | ISBN 4081090688 | |
| 15 | 
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2005-11-19 | ISBN 4081090777 |
Shueisha Jump Remix mook (2010)
| # | Cover | Chapters | Publication date | Code |
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2010-04-05 | ISBN 9784081130115 | |
| 2 | 
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2010-04-19 | ISBN 9784081130184 | |
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2010-05-10 | ISBN 9784081130252 | |
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2010-05-24 | ISBN 9784081130313 | |
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2010-06-12 | ISBN 9784081130382 | |
| 6 | 
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2010-06-21 | ISBN 9784081130412 | |
| 7 | 
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2010-07-10 | ISBN 9784081130467 |
Databook
- Jump Comics Perfect Book Dai (1995-12-20) ISBN 978-4088588810
The Databook was released before the end of the manga, while chapters of Volume 32 were still being pre-published in the Weekly Shonen Jump, and only covers events up to and including volume 30.
The Databook gives romanizations for the races: Human, Dragon, Evil and Monster
It romanizes the magic armour name as "Amudo"
It romanizes some location names:
- Dermline
- Romos
- Papnica
- Valge Island
- Teran
- Romos
- Carl
- Field of Death
Hadlar's orichalcum guards are romanized as the "Shineikidan"
The manga was inconsistent about Hym's name, volume 19 uses "Pawn Warrior Hym" while 31 uses "Pawin Warrior Him", but the Databook sticks to "Hym".
Gallery
Chapter 41
Chapter 44
Chapter 60
Videos
Collaboration with Dragon Quest of the Stars
星のドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険コラボPV
Dragon Quest of the Stars collaboration event trailer
『星のドラゴンクエスト』ダイの大冒険コラボイベント完結記念PV
Dragon Quest of the Stars collaboration event conclusion memorial trailer
【星ドラ】星のドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険コラボイベント 全ボス戦集
All boss battles from The Adventure of Dai collaboration
【星ドラ】ダイの大冒険コラボ 大魔王バーン編 真大魔王バーン戦 Dragon Quest Dai no Daiboken Last Battle
Dragon Quest of the Stars gameplay vs. True Master Archfiend Vearn
Collaboration with Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
『DQMスーパーライト』ダイコラボ新生転生「氷炎将軍フレイザード」「死神キルバーン」など3体の紹介動画
『DQMスーパーライト』ダイコラボ新生転生「超魔生物ハドラ―」「竜魔人バラン」など3体の紹介動画
Related
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (film)
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (album)
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (TV series)
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (single)
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Music Collection
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Music Collection II
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Music Collection III
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020 TV series)
External links
- Archived official page at Shueisha (Japanese)
- Series at BookWalker (Japanese)
- Series at eBookJapan (Japanese)
- Article at Wikipedia
- Series info at Anime News Network
- Series info at MyAnimeList
References
| Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Story Arcs |
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| Birth Arc | |
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| Chapters | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 |
| 1991 Episodes | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
| 2020 Episodes | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
| Films | The Adventure of Dai • The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples (partial) |
| Gathering Arc | |
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| Chapters | 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 |
| 1991 Episodes | 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 |
| 2020 Episodes | 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 |
| Films | The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples (partial) |
| Clash Arc | |
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| Chapters | 48 · 49 · 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 · 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75 |
| 1991 Episodes | 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 |
| 2020 Episodes | 14 · 15 · 16 •17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 |
| Films | The Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals (partial) |
| Destiny Arc | |
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| Chapters | 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 100 · 101 · 102 · 103 · 104 · 105 · 106 · 107 · 108 · 109 · 110 · 111 · 112 · 113 · 114 · 115 · 116 · 117 |
| 1991 Episodes | 40 · 41 · 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 |
| 2020 Episodes | 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 |
| Holy Sword Arc | |
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| Chapters | 118 · 119 · 120 · 121 · 122 · 123 · 124 · 125 · 126 · 127 · 128 · 129 · 130 · 131 · 132 · 133 · 134 · 135 · 136 · 137 · 138 · 139 · 140 · 141 · 142 · 143 · 144 · 145 · 146 · 147 · 148 · 149 · 150 |
| 2020 Episodes | 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 |
| Epic Challenge Arc | |
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| Chapters | 151 · 152 · 153 · 154 · 155 · 156 · 157 · 158 · 159 · 160 · 161 · 162 · 163 · 164 · 165 · 166 · 167 · 168 · 169 · 170 · 171 · 172 · 173 · 174 · 175 · 176 · 177 · 178 · 179 · 180 · 181 · 182 · 183 · 184 · 185 · 186 · 187 · 188 · 189 · 190 · 191 · 192 · 193 · 194 · 195 · 196 · 197 · 198 · 199 |
| 2020 Episodes | 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49 · 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55 |
| Holy Ordeal Arc | |
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| Chapters | 200 · 201 · 202 · 203 · 204 · 205 · 206 · 207 · 208 · 209 · 210 · 211 · 212 · 213 · 214 · 215 · 216 · 217 · 218 · 219 · 220 · 221 · 222 · 223 · 224 · 225 · 226 · 227 · 228 · 229 · 230 · 231 |
| 2020 Episodes | 55 · 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 65 |
| Halo Arc | |
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| Chapters | 232 · 233 · 234 · 235 · 236 · 237 · 238 · 239 · 240 · 241 · 242 · 243 · 244 · 245 · 246 · 247 · 248 · 249 · 250 · 251 · 252 · 253 · 254 · 255 · 256 · 257 · 258 · 259 · 260 · 261 · 262 · 263 · 264 · 265 · 266 · 267 · 268 · 269 · 270 · 271 · 272 · 273 · 274 · 275 · 276 · 277 · 278 · 279 · 280 · 281 |
| Blood Fight Arc | |
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| Chapters | 282 · 283 · 284 · 285 · 286 · 287 · 288 · 289 · 290 · 291 · 292 · 293 · 294 · 295 · 296 · 297 · 298 · 299 · 300 · 301 · 302 · 303 · 304 · 305 · 306 · 307 · 308 · 309 · 310 · 311 · 312 · 313 · 314 · 315 · 316 · 317 · 318 · 319 · 320 · 321 · 322 · 323 · 324 · 325 · 326 · 327 · 328 · 329 · 330 · 331 · 332 |
| Flash of Light Arc | |
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| Chapters | 333 · 334 · 335 · 336 · 337 · 338 · 339 · 340 · 341 · 342 · 343 · 344 · 345 · 346 · 347 · 348 |