Dragon Half (1993)

Mink is the love-child of a dragon and a dragon-slayer. Mink and her friends have very weird adventures on Mink's quest to be human. The story is unique because the art style constantly ... See full summary »

Director:

Sachiko Kobayashi

Writer:

Ryuusuke Mita

Stars:

Takeshi Aono, Noriko Asano, Jessica Calvello

Cast

Credited cast:
Takeshi Aono	...	Ruth
Noriko Asano	...	Venus
Jessica Calvello	...	Mink (voice)
Jennifer K. Earhart	...	Luffa (voice)
Tiffany Grant	...	Dug Fin (voice)
Matt Greenfield	...	Golem (voice) (as Brian Granveldt)
Hilary Haag	...	Pia (voice)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Mana
Taeko Kawata	...	Pia (as Taeko Yamada)
Mariko Kouda	...	Rufa
Kelly Manison	...	Venus (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto	...	Dick Saucer (voice)
Andy McAvin	...	Rosario (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Mink
Rob Mungle	...	Ruth (voice)

Storyline

Mink is the love-child of a dragon and a dragon-slayer. Mink and her friends have very weird adventures on Mink's quest to be human. The story is unique because the art style constantly switches between normal proportions and super-deformed proportions.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | slapstick | animal in title

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Taglines:

Half human. Half dragon. All trouble!

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Genres:

Short | Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 March 1993 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (2 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[repeated line]
Dick Saucer: Sauceeeeeeeeeeeeeer!

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Soundtracks

"I Will Get You, Red Dragon"
Music: Kohei Tanaka
Lyrics by Ryuusuke Mita and Kohei Tanaka
Arranged by Kohei Tanaka
Performed by Yasunori Matsumoto

User Reviews

Absolutely side splittingly hilarious

This is without doubt the funniest Animé I have seen, and quite possibly the funniest thing, I'm sure nothing has made me laugh so much! Everything in it is funny, there's not a second goes past without something to make you laugh, and it manages to maintain a cohesive if somewhat surreal plot under it all too. And as for the ending music... I've had it playing when I open Windows since I first saw it a year or two ago and it still makes me laugh! And, as I think everyone else had said, Dug Finn's realisation that he's been cut out of the first episode... unparalleled, that made me so hard and long I missed the end.

One thing I would say though, usually I sit on the fence in the big subs/dubs debate, I really don't mind either for the most part, but if you're going to buy DragonHalf go for the Subbed version if you have the choice, the Japanese voices just suit the comedy so much more. I first saw the subbed and when I finally found it again and bought it I was disappointed to find that I had the dubbed version, and that the dubbed was so distinctly inferior. Not to say the dubbed is bad, but it misses a couple of jokes (like Damaramu's one step, two rank, three meal pun) and the subbed is just that much better it's worth the effort of reading!

Even if you don't like animé, watch it. It might seem a bit weird, but if you give it a chance it'll have you rolling in the aisles, it may even convert you.