Dragon Quest (TV series)
| Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel | |
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Cover of the first DVD volume | |
| ドラゴンクエスト ～勇者アベル伝説～ (Doragon Kuesuto Yūsha Aberu Densetsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Action, Adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Rintaro (1-32) Takeyuki Kanda (1-32) Katsuhisa Yamada (33-43) |
| Produced by |
Hiromichi Mogaki Masao Kodaira |
| Written by | Takashi Yamada |
| Music by | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Studio | Studio Comet & Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by |
‹See Tfd› |
| Network | Fuji TV (1989-1990, 1991) |
| English network |
‹See Tfd› |
| Original run |
Part one December 2, 1989 – September 22, 1990 Part two January 11, 1991 – April 5, 1991 |
| Episodes | 43 |
Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト Doragon Kuesuto), also known as Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel (ドラゴンクエスト ～勇者アベル伝説～ Doragon Kuesuto Yūsha Aberu Densetsu), is a 1989 Japanese anime television series based on the video game series with the same name.
A boxset with the complete series was released on March 28, 2008 in Japan.[1] Thirteen episodes were dubbed in English by Saban Entertainment, under the title of Dragon Warrior, and aired in the United States.[2][3][4]
Plot
The story is about a teenage boy, Abel, and his best friend, Tiala. On her 16th birthday, Tiala receives a red jewel that has the power to awaken the Great Dragon. The Dragon can grant eternal life to the one who drinks its blood. Baramos, a demon from the kingdom of Estark, desires to find the stone and gain immortality. Baramos kidnaps Tiala and sets off to find the dragon's location. A village elder gives Abel a blue stone, which has the power to "seal" the dragon if it is woken. The elder imparts some advice to Abel before passing away, and Abel begins his adventure to save Tiala and defeat Baramos.
Abel and Moco travel to Ariahan Castle to get help from the King. During an ensuing monster invasion, the King helps them escape via a teleportation pool. Daisy is hunting monsters in Ariahan for the gems that they leave behind after being destroyed. When Abel and Moco arrive at the other end of the teleporter, they meet Yanack, who joins their party. Tiala flies onboard Gaim, a living, flying airship used by Baramos, and befriends Dodonga.
The party travels all over the world fulfilling quests and seeking out Tiala. Daisy also joins the party, and the four continue the quest to find a way to resurrect the Dragon of Legend so that it can defeat Baramos.
Characters
- Tiala (ティアラ Tiara)
- Voiced by: Masako Katsuki (Japanese); Shelly Lefler (English)
- Abel (アベル Aberu)
- Voiced by: Tōru Furuya (Japanese, Adult), Chie Satō (Japanese, Child) (Japanese); Duff McDonald (English)
- Great Demon King Baramos (大魔王バラモス Dai Ma Ō Baramosu)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe (Japanese); Gary Chalk (English)
- Moore (ムーア Mūa)
- Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (Japanese); Jim Byrnes (English)
- General Jikido (ジキド将軍 Jikido Shōgun)
- Voiced by: Katsuji Mori
- Daisy (デイジィ Deiji)
- Voiced by: Yūko Mita (Japanese); Marcie Goldburg (English)
- Prince Frank (フランク王子 Furanku Ōji)
- Voiced by: Nobutoshi Hayashi
- Baharata (バハラタ Baharata)
- Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki (Japanese); Alvin Sanders (English)
- Sophia
- Voiced by: Reiko Mutō
- Mokomoko (モコモコ Mokomoko) / Moco
- Voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai (Japanese); Sam Vincent (English)
- Kaka (カカ Kaka) / Coco
- Voiced by: Junko Shimakata
- Chichi (チチ Chichi)
- Voiced by: Miyoko Aoba
- Yanack (ヤナック Yanakku)
- Voiced by: Keaton Yamada (Japanese); Richard Newman (English)
- Dodonga (ドドンガ Dodonga)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri (Japanese); Dale Wilson (English)
- General Ludoff (ルドルフ将軍)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese); Scott McNeil (English)
- Ortega (オルテガ Orutega)
- Voiced by: Hirohiko Kakegawa (1989), Kenji Utsumi (1990)
- Zanack (ザナック Zanakku)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ōtake, Naoki Tatsuta
- Adonis (アドニス Adonisu)
- Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa (Japanese); Michael Donovan (English)
- Sara
- Voiced by: Tomoko Naka
- Toby (トビー Tobī)
- Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
- Minea (ミネア Minea)
- Voiced by: Yumi Nagahata (Young), Hiroko Emori (old)
- Manya (マーニャ Mānya)
- Voiced by: Naho Yoshida
- Pierre (ピエール Piēru)
- Voiced by: Tetsuo Komura
- Hargon (ハーゴン Hāgon)
- Voiced by: Yūji Machi, Ichirō Nagai
- Great Maze (大魔道 Dai Madō)
- Voiced by: Shinobu Satouchi
The narration is done by Long John Baldry.
Production
Dragon Quest was directed by Rintaro and Katsuhisa Yamada. The animation was faithful to Akira Toriyama's artwork and the scripts were supervised by Takashi Yamada.
Music
Shuki Levy is the composer for the Saban English-dubbed edition. In addition to making English versions of the music from Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III, Shuki Levy also reused several music soundtracks from the 80's DIC Entertainment Cartoon Starcom: The U.S. Space Force.
- Openings
- "Aiming the Future" (未来をめざして Mirai wo Mezashite)
- January 11, 1991 - April 5, 1991
- Lyricist: Shigeru Amano / Composer: Toshiaki Matsumoto / Arranger: Akira Mitake / Singers: Tōru Furuya
- Episodes: 33-43
- Endings
- "Believe in Dreams" (夢を信じて Yume wo Shinjite)
- December 2, 1989 - August 4, 1990
- Lyricist: Hitoshi Shinohara / Composer: Hideaki Tokunaga / Arranger: Ichizo Seo / Singers: Hideaki Tokunaga
- Episodes: 1-26
- "Rainbow Capital" (虹の都 Niji no Miyako)
- August 11, 1990 - September 22, 1990
- Lyricist: Ichiban Arimura / Composer: Hidemaro Aoki / Arranger: Kabuki Rocks & Nobuhiko Sato / Singers: Kabuki Rocks
- Episodes: 27-32
- "Rainbow BRAND NEW DAY" (虹のＢＲＡＮＤ ＮＥＷ ＤＡＹ Niji no BRAND NEW DAY)
- January 11, 1991 - April 5, 1991
- Lyricist: Shigeru Amano / Composer: Toshiaki Matsumoto / Arranger: Akira Mitake / Singers: Tōru Furuya
- Episodes: 33-43
Episodes
The first thirty-two episodes were aired on Fuji TV from December 2, 1989, to September 22, 1990. Eleven more episodes aired from January 11, 1991, to April 5, 1991.
Saban Entertainment licensed the series, under the title of Dragon Warrior, for syndication in North America. The English dub lasted 13 episodes and was never released on home video.
- Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Level 1" / "Level 1 "Ariahan Village"" "Reberu Wan" (レベル１) | December 2, 1989 |
| 2 | "Level 2" / "Level 2 "Departure"" "Reberu Tsū" (レベル２) | December 9, 1989 |
| 3 | "Level 3" / "Level 3 "Leebe Village"" "Reberu Surī" (レベル３) | December 16, 1989 |
| 4 | "Level 4" / "Level 4 "Girl Warrior Daisy"" "Reberu Fō" (レベル４) | December 23, 1989 |
| 5 | "Level 5" / "Level 5 "Port Myla"" "Reberu Faibu" (レベル５) | January 20, 1990 |
| 6 | "Level 6" / "Level 6 "Light of Hope"" "Reberu Shikkusu" (レベル６) | January 27, 1990 |
| 7 | "Level 7" / "Level 7 "Escape from Dragon Channel"" "Reberu Sebun" (レベル７) | February 3, 1990 |
| 8 | "Level 8" / "Level 8 "Lunar Eclipse"" "Reberu Eito" (レベル８) | February 10, 1990 |
| 9 | "Level 9" / "Level 9 "Attacking Guam"" "Reberu Nain" (レベル９) | February 17, 1990 |
| 10 | "Level 10" / "Level 10 "Training and Preparation"" "Reberu Ten" (レベル１０) | February 24, 1990 |
| 11 | "Level 11" / "Level 11 "Hardship in Nether"" "Reberu Irevun" (レベル１１) | March 3, 1990 |
| 12 | "Level 12" / "Level 12 "General Ludoff"" "Reberu Tōeruvu" (レベル１２) | March 10, 1990 |
| 13 | "Level 13" / "Level 13 "Naijimi Tower"" "Reberu Sātīn" (レベル１３) | March 17, 1990 |
| 14 | "Level 14" "Reberu Fōtīn" (レベル１４) | March 24, 1990 |
| 15 | "Level 15" "Reberu Fifutīn" (レベル１５) | April 14, 1990 |
| 16 | "Level 16" "Reberu Shikkusutīn" (レベル１６) | April 21, 1990 |
| 17 | "Level 17" "Reberu Sebuntīn" (レベル１７) | May 5, 1990 |
| 18 | "Level 18" "Reberu Eitīn" (レベル１８) | May 12, 1990 |
| 19 | "Level 19" "Reberu Naintīn" (レベル１９) | May 19, 1990 |
| 20 | "Level 20" "Reberu Toentī" (レベル２０) | June 2, 1990 |
| 21 | "Level 21" "Reberu Toentī Wan" (レベル２１) | June 9, 1990 |
| 22 | "Level 22" "Reberu Toentī Tsū" (レベル２２) | June 16, 1990 |
| 23 | "Level 23" "Reberu Toentī Surī" (レベル２３) | June 30, 1990 |
| 24 | "Level 24" "Reberu Toentī Fō" (レベル２４) | July 7, 1990 |
| 25 | "Level 25" "Reberu Toentī Faibu" (レベル２５) | July 28, 1990 |
| 26 | "Level 26" "Reberu Toentī Shikkusu" (レベル２６) | August 4, 1990 |
| 27 | "Level 27" "Reberu Toentī Sebun" (レベル２７) | August 11, 1990 |
| 28 | "Level 28" "Reberu Toentī Eito" (レベル２８) | August 18, 1990 |
| 29 | "Level 29" "Reberu Toentī Nain" (レベル２９) | August 25, 1990 |
| 30 | "Level 30" "Reberu Sātī" (レベル３０) | September 8, 1990 |
| 31 | "Level 31" "Reberu Sātī Wan" (レベル３１) | September 15, 1990 |
| 32 | "Level 32" "Reberu Sātī Tsū" (レベル３２) | September 22, 1990 |
| 33 | "A New Determination for the Heroes!!" "Yūsha-tachi no Arata naru Ketsui!!" (勇者たちの新たなる決意！！) | January 11, 1991 |
| 34 | "An Enemy or an Ally!? The Handsome Swordsman Adonis" "Teki ka Mikata ka!? Nazo no Bi Kenshi Adonisu" (敵か味方か！？謎の美剣士アドニス) | January 25, 1991 |
| 35 | "Revive!! Phoenix Lamia" "Yomigaere!! Fushichō Rāmia" (甦れ！！不死鳥ラーミア) | February 1, 1991 |
| 36 | "Appearance!! Floating Sky Island" "Shutsugen!! Tenkū no Fuyū Shima" (出現！！天空の浮遊島) | February 8, 1991 |
| 37 | "Blue Temple - Abel Pulls out the Holy Sword!!" "Aoki Shinden - Aberu yo Sei Ken wo Nuke!!" (青き神殿 アベルよ聖剣を抜け！！) | February 15, 1991 |
| 38 | "Assault! Showdown of Estark Castle" "Totsugeki! Esutāku Jō no Kessen" (突撃！エスターク城の決戦) | February 22, 1991 |
| 39 | "The Legendary Dragon is in Ariahan!?" "Densetsu no Ryū wa Ariahan ni!?" (伝説の竜はアリアハンに！？) | March 1, 1991 |
| 40 | "A Hidden Riddle at Dragon God Lake!?" "Ryū Jin Ko ni Himerareta Nazo!?" (竜神湖に秘められた謎！？) | March 8, 1991 |
| 41 | "Angered Dragon VS Super Baramos" "Okoreru Ryū Vāsasu Sūpā Baramosu" (怒れる竜ＶＳスーパーバラモス) | March 15, 1991 |
| 42 | "Birth of a Great Hero!! Miracle of the Blue and Red Ball" "Dai Yūsha Tanjō!! Ao to Aka no Tama no Kiseki" (大勇者誕生！！青と赤の珠の奇跡) | March 22, 1991 |
| 43 | "Final Showdown!! Abel VS Baramos" "Saishū Kessen!! Aberu Vāsasu Baramosu" (最終決戦！！アベルＶＳバラモス) | April 5, 1991 |
References
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000GPPFNQ
- ↑ "Let's Watch the Kick-Ass Dragon Quest Anime!". kotaku.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Anime Profile: Dragon Warrior". absoluteanime.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Ferreira, Mike. "Seven Long Forgotten American Anime Airings". animeherald.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
External links
- Dragon Quest on the list of Studio Comet's works (Japanese)
- Dragon Quest (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dragon Quest at the Internet Movie Database
- Dragon Quest at TV.com
| Preceded by Saturday Special |
Fuji TV Saturday 19:30 Timeframe Dragon Quest (December 2, 1989 - September 22, 1990) |
Succeeded by Liking Cats After All |
| Preceded by Kariage-kun (10/17/1989 - 12/21/1990) |
Fuji TV Friday 16:00 Timeframe Dragon Quest (January 11, 1991 - April 5, 1991) |
Succeeded by High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (4/12/1991 - 3/13/1992) |