The Adventure of Dai episode 11

The Howling Vortex Axe! Repel it with an Avan Style Sword Technique
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	11
Airdate	9 January 1992
Japanese	うなる真空の斧! むかえ撃てアバン流刀殺法
Transliterated	Unaru Shinku no Ono! Mukaeute Avan-ryu Tosappo
Story arc	Gathering Arc
Adapted from	Chapters 18, 19, 20
Episode chronology
← Previous	"Wandering in the Dark Forest! The Beast King, Crocodine Appears"
Next →	"The Memories our Teacher Avan left with the Magic Bullet Gun"

"The Howling Vortex Axe! Repel it with an Avan Style Sword Technique" is the eleventh episode of the 1991 anime The Adventure of Dai. It first aired on 9 January 1992.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Dai
• Popp
• Crocodine
• Maam
• Mina
• Gomechan
• Hadlar (mention)
• Avan (mention)

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic used

• Sizzle (Infanticore, unnamed)
• Frizz (Popp)
• Swoosh (Vortex Axe)
• Tingle (Gun)

Abilities used

• Heat Breath (Crocodine)
• War Cry (Crocodine)
• Earth Slash (Dai)
• Wave Slash (Dai)

Items used

• Insignia of Avan
• Vortex Axe

Monsters Seen

• Infanticore
• Slime (mention)

Manga & Anime Differences

• Maam now hears Crocodine's War Cry from Mina's house instead of seeing the Infanticore's fire and uses the monologue of when she hears it the Dark Forest.
• Popp does not correct Dai who he calls Crocodine a Croc Man while he is a Mandrake major
• Added scenes between Mina and Gomechan
• The Vortex Axe's Woosh spell is changed for a Swoosh
• Maam now changes the bullet before shooting

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Maam: Miina Tominaga
• Crocodine: Banjou GINGA
• Mina: Fushigi YAMADA
• Infanticore: Yasuhiko KAWAZU
• Narration: Hideyuki Tanaka

In collaboration with Aoni Production

Crew

• Producer
  • Yoshio TAKAMI
  • Atsushi KIDO
  • Hirooshi INOUE (TBS)
• Original Story
  • Riku Sanjo
  • Koji Inada
  • (Weekly "Shonen Jump" Serialisation)
  • (Collaboration: 18Van Planning)
• Music: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Arrangement
    • Hayato MATSUO
    • Motoaki TAKENOUCHI
  • Music Production: Sugiyama Kobo
• Opening Theme
  • "Yusha yo Isoge!!"
    • Lyrics: Kohei Oikawa
    • Arrangement: Koichi Sugiyama
    • Singer: Jiro Dan
  • "My Road My Journey"
    • Lyrics: Konosuke Fuji
    • Arrangement: Koichi Sugiyama
    • Singer: Jiro Dan
    • (Columbia Records)
• Character Design: Yasushi Nagaoka
• Art Design: Nobuto SAKAMOTO
• Chief Director: Nobutaka NISHIZAWA
• Production Manager
  • Kenkichi MATSUSHITA
  • Yuichi SUENAGA
• Production
  • Toei
  • TBS
• Screenplay: Kazuhiko GODO
• Key frame
  • Takao OZONE
  • Keisuke MASUNAGA
  • Hidehiko OKANO
  • Hisao MURAMATSU
• In-between frames
  • Yumiko KANNO
  • Michiyo MATANO
  • Nakajima Hayato
  • Nobuko NAKAGAWA
• Backgrounds: Bic Studio
  • Kyouko NAKAYAMA
  • Fumiyoshi KANAGAWA
  • Fumiyo SAKANO
  • Kiyomi FURUYA
• Finishing: Peacock
  • Sachiko ITSUKIDA
  • Mio Sudo
• Colour Check: Hideko SAKAI
• Special Effects: Masayuki NAKASHIMA
• Photography: A Koboshi
• Editing: Masaaki HANAI
• Recording: Tanekichi IMASEKI
• Sound Effects: Yasuyuki KONNO
• Music Selection: Audio Yunaka
• Recording: Yoshiko HARA
• Recording Studio: Yubakku
• Director Assistant: Kazutoshi Mori
• Production Advancement: Koichi Hirose
• Art Manager: Minoru NAKAMURA
• Finishing Manager: Tomoko UEKI
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Nobuto SAKAMOTO
• Animation Director: Takao OZONE
• Episode Director: Hiroyuki KAKUDOU

Navigation

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Story Arcs

Birth Arc
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)

Halo Arc
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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Flash of Light Arc
Chapters	333 · 334 · 335 · 336 · 337 · 338 · 339 · 340 · 341 · 342 · 343 · 344 · 345 · 346 · 347 · 348