The Hero's Tutor

The Hero's Tutor
Series	Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020)
Episode no.	3 (Watch on Crunchyroll)
Airdate	17 October 2020
Japanese	勇者の家庭教師
Transliterated	Yusha no Kateikyoshi
Story arc	Birth Arc
Opening Theme	Ikiru o Suru
Ending Theme	Mother
Adapted from	Chapters: 6, 7, 8 (partial)
Episode chronology
← Previous	Dai and Princess Leona
Next →	The Dark Lord Hadlar's Return
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"The Hero's Tutor" (勇者の家庭教師, "Yusha no Kateikyoshi") is the third episode of the 2020 2D and CG animated TV series, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. It aired on 17 October 2020.

Summary

When Dai is playing with the monsters as usual, the monsters suddenly go berserk. Some kind of dark power seems to be affecting the monsters. Sensing the danger, Brass tries to get Dai to leave Dermline Island, but Dai refuses. As Dai and Brass continue to argue, Avan, who trains heroes, and his apprentice, the Mage Popp appear. Avan tells them that the island has been purified by the Glimmer spell, that the Dark Lord has returned, and that he has been sent by the Papnica royal family to raise Dai to become a hero. In order to defeat the Dark Lord who threatens his loved ones, Dai decides to train under Avan. Dai immediately starts training in the Special Hard Course. He is still not very good at magic, but his sword skills show remarkable growth as he absorbs Avan's teachings. Avan invites Pop to join the Special Hard Course, but Popp is put off by the severity of the course and is unwilling to participate. On the second day of training, Avan shows Dai his special move, the Avan Strash. He then told Dai that in order to master the Avan Strash, he would have to learn the Avan Style Sword Technique, which slashes the earth, sea, and sky. On the same day, Dai mastered the rudimentary Earth Slash. On the third day of training, Avan gave Dai the task of fighting himself, who had transformed into a Dragon.

Characters

• Avan
• Popp
• Dai
• Gomechan
• Brass
• Hadlar
• Romos King (mention)
• Leona (mention)
• Gargoyle A
• Gargoyle B

Monsters

• Slime knight (unnamed)
• Dracky (unnamed)
• Ram raider (unnamed)
• Stark raven (unnamed)
• Chimaera (unnamed)
• Bewarewolf (unnamed)
• Funghoul (unnamed)
• Firebird (unnamed)
• Jackanape (unnamed)
• Treeface (unnamed)
• Bludgerigar (unnamed)
• Phantaseyes (unnamed)
• Vampire cat (unnamed)
• Cumaulus (unnamed)
• Gigantes (unnamed)
• Golem (unnamed)
• Great sabrecat (unnamed)
• Ursa minor (unnamed)
• Killerpillar (unnamed)
• Lips (unnamed)
• Infanticore (unnamed)
• Dancing flame (unnamed)
• Hydra (unnamed)
• Mummy boy (unnamed)
• Ethereal serpent (unnamed)
• Madusa (unnamed)
• Skeleton swordsman (DQIII design, unnamed)
• Wrecktor (unnamed)
• Magmalice (unnamed)
• Infernal armour (unnamed)
• Prestidigitator (DQIII design, unnamed)
• Gargoyle

Spells

• Glimmer (Avan)
• Kafrizz (Popp)
• Fizzle (Gargoyle A)
• Crackle (Popp)
• Crack (Dai, failed)
• Puff! (Avan)

Abilities

• Avan Strash (Avan)
• Earth Slash (Dai)
• Wave Slash (Dai, unnamed)

Items

• "Distinguished legendary sword"

Eyecatch

• Kaswoosh; Vortex-type spell
• Crackle; Ice-type spell

Manga differences

• Added the scene with the call to the Dark Army and the monsters transforming
• Explicitly states the small boat is the one Dai's cradle was in and removes the scene of Brass finding Dai as it was already animated and expanded upon in episode 1.
• Added a vision of the Dark Lord with his old design and an army
• The anime directly shows the effects of the Glimmer spell without Popp explaining it before
• Removed Dai imagining the Romos King and Leona against the Dark Army
• Removed the gag of Avan asking Dai to sign a contract for the training
• The Gargoyles are not called birdmen
• Gargoyle A is immediately killed instead of a sword cut delay although he does have a bleeding wound before the coup de grâce anymore. His body is now shown to disintegrate.
• Put Dai's recruitment scene in chronological order instead of flashbacks
• Added a scene of Avan doing a blackboard explanation of the prerequisite techniques to the Avan Strash to Dai
• When Avan states that spells are based on concentration he states it in Japanese instead of the English pronunciation.
• Avan does not transform inside a cave anymore but an open field
• Removed the blackboard magic training about ice spells

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Atsumi TANEZAKI
• Gomechan: Ai FURIHATA
• Brass: Kenichi OGATA
• Popp: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
• Avan: Takahiro SAKURAI
• Gargoyle A: Koichi SOMA
• Gargoyle B: Genta NAKAMURA
• Monsters
  • Misaki IKEDA
  • Kosuke ECHIGOYA
  • Taro KIUCHI
  • Yoshihito SASAKI
  • Yusuke SUDA
  • Takehiro HASU
• Hadlar: Tomokazu SEKI (uncredited)

Crew

• "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai" (Shueisha "Weekly Shonen Jump")
  • Original Story: Riku Sanjo
  • Art: Koji Inada
  • Supervisor: Yuji Horii
• Planning
  • Yu Miyake
  • Atsushi SUZUKI
  • Marumo Rei (TV Tokyo)
  • Akio IYOKU
• Executive Producer
  • Ryutaro Ichimura
  • Hiroyuki Sakurada
• Producer
  • Keisuke NAITO
  • Hatsuo NARA (TV Tokyo)
  • Tetsuto MOTOYASU
• Planning Manager
  • Takafumi Ogura
  • Norio Yamakawa (TV Tokyo)
  • Katsura Naito
• Assistant Producer
  • Masahisa Nishiyama
  • Hideyoshi Nakamura (TV Tokyo)
• Series Composition: Katsuhiko CHIBA
• Music: Yuki HAYASHI
• Opening Theme: "Ikiru wo suru"
  • Song: Macaroni Enpitsu
  • Lyrics: Hattori
  • Composition: Hattori
  • Arrangement: Macaroni Enpitsu
  • Toy's Factory
• Production Manager
  • Yuki OHTA
  • Kiyofumi HORIKOSHI
• Art Design: Ayaka FUJII
• Colour Design: Aya MORI
• CG Director: Tomohiko TAKAHASHI
• Monster Design: Shuntarou Mura
• Prop Design: Hidemitsu MASUI
• Character Design: Emiko MIYAMOTO
• Series Director: Kazuya KARASAWA
• Animation Production: Toei Animation
• Production: TV Tokyo, The Adventure of Dai Production Committee
• Script: Katsuhiko CHIBA
• Key frame
  • Hiroyuki KAWANO
  • Hideki NAGASHIMA
  • Takahiro FUJII
• Opening Animation Director: Emiko MIYAMOTO
• Opening Key frame: Naotoshi SHIDA
• Opening Photography
  • Takayuki Ogino
  • Mio NAKAYAMA
  • Liu Hanying
  • Shiori Kaneko
  • Yoshitaka MATSUURA
  • Masaaki KAMADA
• Ending Animation director: Emiko MIYAMOTO
• Ending Key frame: Tomoya NISHIGUCHI
• In-between frames
  • Toei Animation Philippines
  • Studio Kagura
    • Chika Tomaru
    • Hirota Nobuyuki
    • Shin Kashiwakuma
    • Shinnosuke Tanaka
• In-between frames Check: Yuuko MORIMOTO
• Colour Check: Kazuya Nishimura
• Digital Paint
  • Toei Animation Philippines
  • Studio Kagura
• Backgrounds: Studio Pablo
  • Osamu IMAI
  • Seina YAGUCHI
  • Ayumi Horikawa
  • Kumi Dobashi
  • Rina Sasaki
  • Megumi SAITOU
  • Naoko KOSAKABE
• Art Setting: Ayaka FUJII
• CG Producer
  • Yuji YOKOO
  • Taichiro Miwa
• CG Asset
  • Katsuto Tomiyasu
  • Yutaka Yamaki
  • Lee GinMin
  • Rin Tiku Shen
  • Ri Chi Chon
  • Nicholas Chan
  • Hayato Kanayama
  • Satoshi SAGAWA
• CG Animation
  • Hiroki Nishi
  • Yoshihiro KOMATSU
  • Gan Goku Shen
  • On Ien
• CG Effect
  • Atsushi Nishimura
  • Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Naoe Wu
• CG Production Collaboration
  • Honeybee
  • Transistor Studio
• Director of Photography: Shinichi IGARASHI
• Photography
  • Studio Twinkle
  • Masayuki IWATA
  • Shintaro Sakai
  • Hiroshiro Iwamoto
  • Shiga Jie
  • Ryota Okawara
  • Misato KATAYAMA
  • Megumi Hamada
  • Akane SHIMIZU
• Editing: Eiichi NISHIMURA
• Recording: Mitsuharu ITO
• Recording Assistant: Takashi SHIBATA
• Sound Effects: Yoko SAKURAI (Swara Pro)
• Music Selection: Yasuno SATO
• Director Assistant
  • Yui Komatsu
  • Yuna Hirosue
• Production Advancement
  • Toki Toyama
  • Kohei Kajiwara
• Art Manager: Maoki SAWADA
• Finishing Manager: Ido Hiroyoshi
• CG Manager: Shou UENO
• Recording: Moe Sebe
• Casting: Moriyoshi MATSUYAMA
• Assistant Producer
  • Seira Miyamori
  • Momoko Takayanagi (TV Tokyo)
• Ending: "mother"
  • Song: Macaroni Enpitsu
  • Lyrics: Hattori
  • Composition: Hattori
  • Arrangement: Macaroni Enpitsu
  • Toy's Factory
• Sound Production: Tavac
• Recording Studio: Studio Jumo
• Online Editing
  • Toei Digital Lab
  • Masashi Koyama
• Music Collaboration
  • Toei Animation Music Publishing
  • TV Tokyo Music
• Promotion Programming: Mayuko Oe (TV Tokyo)
• Promotion
  • Minoru YOSHIDA
  • Shiho TSUYUKI
  • Yusuke MOTOYOSHI
• Collaboration
  • V Jump Saikyo Jump Editorial Department
  • Yasuhiko Saito
  • Kim Sung-kyu
• Art: Ayaka FUJII
• Chief Animation Director
  • Emiko MIYAMOTO
  • Shuuichirou MANABE
• Animation Director: Hiroyuki KAWANO
• Episode Director
  • Tsunekichi Omori
  • Kazuya KARASAWA
• Production: TV Tokyo, The Adventure of Dai Production Committee
• ©SANJO RIKU, INADA KOJI/ SHUEISHA, The Adventure of Dai Project
• ©SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

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