
Their enemies include Beast King Crocodine, an honourable but ruthless commander of Hadlar's army, the Mystic legion commander Zaboara and his son Zamza, A magical elemental of Ice and Fire known as Flazzard and the incredibly powerful and illusive Myst-Vearn, who himself is a greater servant of Vearn and is Hyunkel's teacher of black magic During their travels, Dai's party gains three other members the healer Maam, who later becomes also a martial artist, Hyunckel, one of Hadlar's former subordinates and Leona herself. To honor Avan's final request, Dai, Popp and Gome leave the island and begin their quest to defeat Hadlar and his master to bring peace back to the world. Avan sacrifices himself to protect his disciples and Hadlar is temporarily driven away by Dai after he awakens a mysterious power within himself. However, his training is interrupted by the return of Hadlar, who was resurrected by the Great Demon King Vearn and became the commander of his vast army. Having been raised by Brass and with his best friend, the monster Gome, Dai grows up dreaming of becoming a hero.Īfter befriending Leona, the princess of the Kingdom of Papnica and saving her from peril, Avan comes to the island accompanied by his apprentice, the magician Popp, to become Dai's teacher by her request. Dai, the young protagonist of the series, is an orphan and the only human living on the island. Some monsters and demons moved to the island of Dermline to live in peace. After the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar, all of the monsters were released from his evil will and peace reigned supreme around the world once again for ten years. The story begins with a young boy named Dai remembering a story told to him by his adoptive grandfather, the monster magician Brass, about the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar by the hands of a hero known as Avan.

See also: List of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai characters
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A second anime adaptation premiered on TV Tokyo in October 2020.ĭragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai is one of the Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling manga series of all time, with 47 million tankōbon volumes copies sold. It is the second anime adaptation based on the Dragon Quest franchise after Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel. The manga was adapted into an anime series, produced by Toei Animation and broadcast on TBS from July 1991 to July 1992. A prequel manga series began in V Jump in September 2020 and a spin-off manga began in Saikyō Jump in October 2020. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1989 to December 1996, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. "Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai") is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada, based on the popular video game franchise Dragon Quest.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai ( Japanese: DRAGON QUEST –ダイの大冒険–, Hepburn: Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibōken, lit.
