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Atsumi Tanezaki | ... | Dai 15 episodes, 2020-2021 |
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Ai Furihata | ... | Gomechan 15 episodes, 2020-2021 |
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Toshiyuki Toyonaga | ... | Popp 14 episodes, 2020-2021 |
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Mikako Komatsu | ... | Maam 10 episodes, 2020-2021 |
Ken'ichi Ogata | ... | Brass 10 episodes, 2020 | |
Takahiro Sakurai | ... | Avan / ... 10 episodes, 2020-2021 | |
Tomokazu Seki | ... | Hadlar 8 episodes, 2020 | |
Dai, who is the only human on the island and longs to be a hero, lives in peace with the monsters. However, that life completely changes with the resurrection of the Dark Lord Hadlar. With promises from teachers, encounters with friends, and a destiny that cannot be escaped - In order to save the world, the adventure of Dai and his quest to be a hero begins.
Dragon quest the adventure of Dai is an excellent story and manga, no doubt. Strong characters, plot, and quite entertaining. It is early to judge this re-make of the original anime. But watching 6 episodes so far, I feel this new version lacks the dark atmosphere that surrounded evil characters in the 1991 version. The battle between Avan and Hadlar, for example, felt darker and more serious in 1991 than 2020. I found the music in 1991 so far superior, which adds to the 1991 version. The new version (until first 6 episodes) is a bit rushed as well; several parts which gave momentum to plot are skipped. That is not to say the new version is bad; animation is still superior to 1991. Also, the rush is probably to catch up quickly with where the manga originally stopped. I hope they pace down at that point and include more of the details which made the story great.