The Adventure of Dai episode 44

Sorrowful Destiny of the Parent and Child's Bond! Battle Between Father and Son!!
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	44
Airdate	10 September 1992
Japanese	親子の絆は悲しき運命! 父と子の闘い‼
Transliterated	Oyako no Kizuna wa Kanashiki Sadame! Chichi to Ko no Tatakai!!
Translated	Sorrowful Destiny of the Parent and Child's Bond! Battle Between Father and Son!!
Story arc	Destiny Arc
Adapted from	Chapters 84, 85
Episode chronology
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""Sorrowful Destiny of the Parent and Child's Bond! Battle Between Father and Son!!" is the forty fourth episode of the 1991 anime The Adventure of Dai. It first aired on 10 September 1992.

Characters

• Baran
• Dai
• Gomechan
• Leona
• Popp
• Merle
• Nabara
• Dai's mother (mention)
• Zaboera
• Hadlar
• Killvearn
• Piroro
• Mystvearn
• Vearn
• Flazzard (flashback)
• Crocodine
• Baduck (flashback)
• Hyunckel (flashback)
• Maam (flashback)
• Matoriv (flashback)
• Brass (mention)

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic

• Lilirura (unnamed Mystvearn)
• Crackle (Popp flashback)
• Fullheal (Leona)
• Zapple (Dai)
• Kazap (Baran)

Abilities

• Avan Strash (Dai flashback)
• Zap Strash (Dai)
• Gigabreak (Baran)

Monsters

• Heyedra (unnamed)
• Dead armour (unnamed flashback)

Manga & Anime Differences

• Flazzard's flashback and Mystvearn conversation with Vearn are extended
• Piroro mocks Hadlar when Baran fights Dai
• Dai's visibly bleeding from the gigabreak
• Killvearn reacts to Dai drowning
• Hadlar reacts to Crocodine's apparition

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Leona: Aya HISAKAWA
• Maam: Miina Tominaga
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Hyunckel: Hideyuki HORI
• Crocodine: Banjou GINGA
• Flazzard: Ken YAMAGUCHI
• Nabara: Hiroko EMORI
• Merle: Chieko NANBA
• Zaboera: Naoki TATSUTA
• Baran: Unsho ISHIZUKA
• Hadlar: Takeshi AONO
• Baduck: Aruno TAHARA
• Matoriv: Shin AOMORI
• Vearn: Kenji UTSUMI
• Narration: Hideyuki Tanaka

In collaboration with Aoni Production

Uncredited cast

• Killvearn: Hideyuki Tanaka
• Piroro: Hiroko EMORI
• Mystvearn: Keiichi NANBA

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: Kenji YOKOYAMA
• In-between frames
  • Kusunoki Chizuko
  • Nakajima Hayato
  • Michiyo MATANO
  • Yumiko KANNO
• Backgrounds: Bic Studio
  • Kyouko NAKAYAMA
  • Misa KITAHARA
  • Makiko KONAGI
  • Masami HAGIWARA
• Finishing: Peacock
  • Mio Sudo
  • Sachiko ITSUKIDA
• 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: Noriko KURIBAYASHI
• Recording Studio: Yubakku
• Director Assistant: Hiroyo Ikeda
• Production Advancement: Takeshi Kuruta
• Art Manager: Susumu SAITO
• Finishing Manager: Tetsunobu MORITA
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Masami HAGIWARA
• Animation Director: Kenji YOKOYAMA
• Episode Director: Hiroki SHIBATA

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)

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