The Adventure of Dai episode 4

The Hero's Tutor Avan, Appears
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	4
Airdate	7 November 1991
Japanese	勇者の家庭教師 アバン登場
Transliterated	Yusha no Katei Kyoshi Aban Tojo
Story arc	Birth Arc
Adapted from	Chapter 6
Episode chronology
← Previous	Burst with Anger, Dai! Shine, Dragon Crest!!
Next →	Avan Style Extreme Hero Training!!

"The Hero's Tutor Avan, Appears" is the fourth episode of the 1991 The Adventure of Dai anime. It first aired on 7 November 1991.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Dark Lord
• Popp
• Avan
• Gomechan
• Brass
• Romos King
• Leona

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic used

• Glimmer (Avan)
• Bang (Leona, Popp failed)
• Kafrizz (Popp)
• Fizzle (Gargoyle)

Abilities used

• Wave Slash (Dai, unnamed)

Items used

• "Distinguished legendary sword"

Monsters Seen

• Killing Machine (mention)
• Skeleton soldier (unnamed)
• Archdemon (unnamed)
• Jackanape (unnamed)
• Cobra king (unnamed)
• Toady (unnamed)
• Bunicorn (unnamed)
• Ursa minor (unnamed)
• Killerpillar (unnamed)
• Chimaera (unnamed)
• Terrordactyl (unnamed)
• Ram raider (unnamed)
• Crabid (unnamed)
• King squid (unnamed)
• Sabrecat (unnamed)
• Golem (unnamed)
• Vampire cat (unnamed)
• Treeface (unnamed)
• Maulusc (unnamed)
• Badboon (unnamed)
• Gargoyles
• Funghoul (unnamed)
• Ghost (unnamed)

Manga & Anime Differences

• Added the scene of Pop waking Avan up in a Papnica hotel.
• When Brass is transforming, only his back is seen.
• Avan now knocks off the monsters when performing his Glimmer symbol.
• Added the scene of the Romos king against an Archdemon and Leona fighting one. Also added Leona asking Avan to teach Dai.
• Popp helps Avan in his comedic presentation with a background picture and a party popper
• Gargoyles do not have letters A and B on their forehead.
• Popp nowtries to cast a Bang under the effects of the Gargoyle's Fizzle.

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Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Princess Leona: Aya HISAKAWA
• Brass: Isamu TANONAKA
• Avan: Hideyuki Tanaka
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Dark Lord: Takeshi AONO
• Gargoyle A: Yasuhiko KAWAZU
• Gargoyle B: Kazunari TANAKA
• Jackanape: Hisao EGAWA
• Woman: Naomi Nagasawa

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
  • Takao OZONE
  • Keisuke MASUNAGA
  • Masaaki IWANE
• In-between frames
  • Hirotoshi RISSEN
  • Masahito OTANI
• Kazuyoshi MORITA
  • Junko Tsutsumi
• Backgrounds: Bic Studio
  • Keito WATANABE
  • Kunihiro CHIDA
  • Hiromitsu SHIOZAKI
  • Hiroshi WASHIZAKI
• Finishing
  • Hideko SAKAI
  • Sachiko ITSUKIDA
  • Noriko HIRAISHI
  • Yuko KITAYAMA
• Special Effects: Kou YAMAMOTO
• Photography: Yasushi Matsumura
• Editing: Masaaki HANAI
• Recording: Tanekichi IMASEKI
• Sound Effects: Yasuyuki KONNO
• Music Selection: Audio Yunaka
• 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: Takao OZONE
• Episode Director: Akinori YABE

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)