The Adventure of Dai episode 45

The Final Secret is the Draconic Aura!? Protect Our Dai!
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	45
Airdate	17 September 1992
Japanese	最強の秘密は竜闘気!? オレ達のダイを守れ!
Transliterated	Saikyō no Himitsu wa Ryū Tōki!? Oretachi no Dai o Mamore!
Story arc	Destiny Arc
Adapted from	Chapters 86, 87, 99 (partial)
Episode chronology
← Previous	"Sorrowful Destiny of the Parent and Child's Bond! Battle Between Father and Son!!"
Next →	"Stand Up, Dai! A Hero's Path is Endless!"

""The Final Secret is the Draconic Aura!? Protect Our Dai!" is the forty fifth episode of the 1991 anime The Adventure of Dai. It first aired on 17 September 1992.

Characters

• Baran
• Crocodine
• Gomechan
• Popp
• Leona
• Merle
• Nabara
• Hyunckel (vision)
• Hadlar (mention)
• Vearn (mention)
• Velther (unnamed flashback)
• Soala (flashback)
• Dai
• Maam
• Brass

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic

• Fullheal (Leona)
• Kazap (Baran)

Abilities

• Shining crest (unnamed Baran)
• Gigabreak (mention)
• Avan Strash (Dai)
• Beast King Redemption Blast (Crocodine)

Manga & Anime Differences

• Crocodine tries many axe strikes
• Popp and Leona dive in the lake looking for Dai before Crocodine attacks Baran
• Baran has a vison of Hyunckel when he mentions him
• Crocodine visibly bleeds from his armour's finger holes made by Baran
• Baran has a full flashback of his life with Soala instead of a short vison of her. He uses a spear as a crutch to go to the fountain.
• Maam and Brass are shown when Leona casts Fullheal on Dai
• Popp hides behind Crocodine when Baran prepares a Gigabreak

Trivia

• The scene with Brass noticing Dai's crib when Dai is in danger seems to have been adapted back into chapter 196 of the manga

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Leona: Aya HISAKAWA
• Maam: Miina Tominaga
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Crocodine: Banjou GINGA
• Nabara: Hiroko EMORI
• Merle: Chieko NANBA
• Brass: Isamu TANONAKA
• Baran: Unsho ISHIZUKA
• Soala: Wakana YAMAZAKI
• 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: Junki TAKEGAMI
• Key frame
  • Shigetaka KIYOYAMA
  • Hiroyuki YOKOTA
  • Masumi KAMEDA
  • Tetsuya SAEKI
• In-between frames
  • Nakajima Hayato
  • Kusunoki Chizuko
  • Michiyo MATANO
• Backgrounds
  • Hiroshi WASHIZAKI
  • Hisashi IKEDA
  • Kunihiro CHIDA
• Finishing: Peacock
  • Takashi HANEISHI
  • Tetsuo TAGA
• 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: Noriko KURIBAYASHI
• Recording Studio: Yubakku
• Director Assistant: Kazutoshi Mori
• Production Advancement: Koichi Hirose
• Art Manager: Susumu SAITO
• Finishing Manager: Tetsunobu MORITA
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Kunihiro CHIDA
• Animation Director: Shigetaka KIYOYAMA
• Episode Director: Osamu KASAI

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