The Adventure of Dai episode 20

A Frightening Enemy appears!? The Dark Swordsman, Hyunckel!
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	20
Airdate	12 March 1992
Japanese	恐るべき敵あらわる!? 魔剣戦士ヒュンケル!
Transliterated	Osorubeki Teki Arawaru!? Maken Senshi Hyunkel!
Story arc	Gathering Arc
Adapted from	Chapters 34, 35
Episode chronology
← Previous	"Cross the Ocean, Dai! The Six Commanders of the Demon Lord's Army Gather"
Next →	"Father's Enemy is Avan!? The Ultimate Black Sword of Hatred!!"

"A Frightening Enemy appears!? The Dark Swordsman, Hyunckel!" is the twentieth episode of the 1991 TV anime The Adventure of Dai. It first aired on 12 March 1992.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Dai
• Popp
• Maam
• Gomechan
• Hyunckel
• Avan (flashback)
• Leona (mention)
• Sovereign Rock Castle
• Crocodine
• Flazzard
• Hadlar
• Zaboera
• Baran
• Mystvearn

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Abilities used

• Earth Slash (Dai)
• Wave Slash (Dai, Hyunckel)
• Skysplitter (mention)
• Avan Strash (Dai, Hyunckel)

Items used

• Insignia of Avan

Monsters Seen

• Skeleton soldier

Manga & Anime Differences

• Dai assumes that Hyunckel's sword was given to him by Avan
• Gome finds a shrine and Hyunckel pretends to join the party to explore it. In there Hyunckel notices that Dai still relies on his eyesight.
• Changed Zaboera's chair position: right next to Hadlar and an empty chair between him and Baran in the manga but now it's the opposite.

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Maam: Miina Tominaga
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Hyunckel: Hideyuki HORI
• Flazzard: Ken YAMAGUCHI
• Baran: Unsho ISHIZUKA
• Hadlar: Takeshi AONO
• Zaboera: Naoki TATSUTA
• Narration: Hideyuki Tanaka

In collaboration with Aoni Production

Uncredited cast

• Mystvearn: Keiichi NANBA
• Avan: Hideyuki Tanaka

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
  • Tatsuhiro NAGAKI
  • Katsushi SAKURABI
• In-between frames
  • Hirotoshi RISSEN
  • Masahito OTANI
  • Yumiko KANNO
  • Michiyo MATANO
• Backgrounds
  • Keito WATANABE
  • Shinji ITO
  • Hiromitsu SHIOZAKI
• Finishing: Peacock
  • Takehiro MAEDA
  • Ikuko Okada
• Colour Check: Hideko SAKAI
• Special Effects: Kou YAMAMOTO
• 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: Yasuyuki FUSE
• Art Manager: Minoru NAKAMURA
• Finishing Manager: Osamu HONMA
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Kunihiro CHIDA
• Animation Director: Kimiharu OBATA
• Episode Director: Yoshikata NITTA

Navigation

← Birth Arc	Gathering Arc	Clash Arc →
←	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
←	2020 episodes	→
6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12• 13

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