The Adventure of Dai episode 2

I Won't Let You Die, Princess Leona
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	2
Airdate	24 October 1991
Japanese	死なせてたまるかレオナ姫
Transliterated	Shinasete Tamaru ka Leona-hime
Story arc	Birth Arc
Adapted from	Chapters: 3, 4
Episode chronology
← Previous	I'm the Tiny Hero, Dai!!
Next →	Burst with Anger, Dai! Shine, Dragon Crest!!

"I Won't Let You Die, Princess Leona" is the second episode of the 1991 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai anime. It first aired on 24 October 1991.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Romos King
• Temjin
• Varon
• Dai
• Deroline (flashback)
• Brass
• Gomechan
• Leona

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic used

• Sizz (Dai failed, Leona)
• Squelch (mention)
• Boom (Varon, Brass)
• Zoom (Varon)

Items used

• Magic Cylinder
• Papnica knife

Monsters Seen

• Funghoul (unnamed)
• Healslime (unnamed)
• Maulusc (unnamed)
• Killerpillar
• Evil scorpion
• Terrordactyl
• Jackanape (unnamed)
• Golem (unnamed)
• Sabrecat (unnamed)
• Chimaera (unnamed)
• Dracky (unnamed)
• Rumble bee (unnamed)
• Vampire cat (unnamed)
• King squid (unnamed)
• Merman (unnamed)
• Crabid (unnamed)
• Seaslime (unnamed)
• Ram raider (unnamed)
• Treeface (unnamed)
• Killing machine

Manga & Anime Differences

• Added a scene of the King of Romos talking about Dai to Temjin & Varon
• Brass' breakfast is changed from a bowl of rice to fried eggs.
• The discussion Between Brass and Papnica's crew is moved to his house instead of the seashore
• Leona now removes a soldier garment and hood when getting off the boat. Her fan does not have the Papnica symbol anymore,
• Baron's attack now make Dai and Leona fall in a crevasse instead of the Earth Cave is now specified to be a Boom spell.
• Added dialogue between Dai and Leona before the meeting with the Killerpillar which is now explicitly stated to be one
• Dai is now stated to have bound himself to Frizz, Boom and Squelch
• Varon's Magic Cylinder is not black anymore
• Brass now states the evil scorpion to be linked to the Dark Lord's resurrection
• Temjin now has 5 soldiers in on his conspiracy instead of 7 and Brass' unnamed spell against them is now stated to be Boom
• Varon is now explicitly stated to have used Zoom to get on the ship

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Princess Leona: Aya HISAKAWA
• Brass: Isamu TANONAKA
• Varon: Yoku SHIOYA
• Temjin: Hiroshi MASUOKA
• Romos King: Kinpei AZUSA
• Soldier
  • Yasuhiko KAWAZU
  • Kazunari TANAKA
  • Hitoshi HORIMOTO
  • Isshin CHIBA
  • Hiroo Egawa

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: Junki TAKEGAMI
• Key frame
  • Kimiharu OBATA
  • Setsuko NOBUZANE
  • Hiroya IIJIMA
  • Masayuki TAKAGI
• In-between frames
  • Hirotoshi RISSEN
  • Masahito OTANI
  • Katsuhisa YAMAMOTO
  • Yuya KISHI
• Backgrounds: Bic Studio
  • Kiyomi FURUYA
  • Misa KITAHARA
  • Makiko KONAGI
  • Kyouko NAKAYAMA
• Finishing
  • Hideko SAKAI
  • Mio Sudo
  • Sachiko ITSUKIDA
  • Yuko KITAYAMA
• Special Effects: Masayuki NAKASHIMA
• Photography
  • Studio Cosmos
  • Motoaki IKEGAMI
• Editing: Masaaki HANAI
• Recording: Tanekichi IMASEKI
• Sound Effects: Yasuyuki KONNO
• Music Selection: Hideyuki TANAKA
• Recording: Yoshiko HARA
• Recording Studio: Yubakku
• Director Assistant: Tetsuji NAKAMURA
• Production Advancement: Yasuyuki FUSE
• Art Manager: Minoru NAKAMURA
• Finishing Manager: Tomoko UEKI
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Nobuto SAKAMOTO
• Animation Director: Kimiharu OBATA
• Episode Director: Osamu KASAI

Navigation

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)

Misc.
Chapters	Avan, The Hero — Side Story
Films	The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples • The Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals