Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha: Difference between revisions
→History
Antiyonder (talk | contribs) |
|||
| (15 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha''''' (Dubbed in English as '''''Dragon Warrior''''') is one of the first contributions to the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise outside of the video games. | '''''Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha''''' (Dubbed in English as '''''Dragon Warrior''''' and 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～''''') is one of the first contributions to the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise outside of the video games. It was a 1989 Japanese animated television series loosely based off of ''[[Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation]]''. The series was directed by Rintaro and Katsuhisa Yamada, with art faithful to that of [[Akira Toriyama]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
From the success of ''Dragon Quest I'', a | From the success of ''Dragon Quest I'', a 42-episode cartoon series followed (32 episodes in the first season, 11 in the second). Produced by Japan's Nippon Animation Studios in 1989-'90 and released in the U.S. by LBS Communications the following year, under the title ''Dragon Warrior''. | ||
The thirteen ''Dragon Warrior'' episodes mimicked the video game format by being titled as "Levels." The first episode was entitled "Level One: Ariahan Village," the second was "Level Two: Departure," the third was "Level Three: Leebe Village," and so on until "Level Thirteen: Najimi Tower." | The thirteen ''Dragon Warrior'' episodes mimicked the video game format by being titled as "Levels." The first episode was entitled "Level One: Ariahan Village," the second was "Level Two: Departure," the third was "Level Three: Leebe Village," and so on until "Level Thirteen: Najimi Tower." | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
==Cast list== | ==Cast list== | ||
===Japanese Version=== | |||
*[[Naoki Tatsuta]] - Zanack | |||
*[[Takeshi Watabe]] - Great Demon King [[Baramos]] | |||
*[[Hidekatsu Shibata]] - Wizard Moore | |||
*[[Daisuke Gōri]] - Dodonga | |||
*[[Takeshi Aono]] - General Rudolph | |||
*[[Ryō Horikawa]] - Adonis | |||
*[[Yumi Tōma]] - Gome | |||
*[[Hiroko Emori]] - [[Meena Mahabala]] | |||
*[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] - Baharata | |||
===English Dub=== | ===English Dub=== | ||
*[[Long John Baldry]] - Narrator | *[[Long John Baldry]] - Narrator | ||
*[[Sam Vincent]] - Mokomoko | *[[Sam Vincent]] - Mokomoko | ||
*Marcy Goldberg - Daisy | *[[Marcy Goldberg]] - Daisy | ||
*[[Richard Newman]] - Yanack | *[[Richard Newman]] - Yanack | ||
*[[Garry Chalk]] - Great Demon King Baramos | *[[Garry Chalk]] - Great Demon King [[Baramos]] | ||
*[[Jim Byrnes]] - Wizard Moore | *[[Jim Byrnes]] - Wizard Moore | ||
*[[Dale Wilson]] - Dodonga | *[[Dale Wilson]] - Dodonga | ||
| Line 22: | Line 33: | ||
*[[Scott McNeil]] - General Rudolph | *[[Scott McNeil]] - General Rudolph | ||
*[[Alvin Sanders]] - Baharata | *[[Alvin Sanders]] - Baharata | ||
==Episode List== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Episode # !! Episode Title !! Synopsis !! Original airdate | |||
|- | |||
| 1 || Level 1 || [[Tiara]] receives a red jewel for her 15th birthday. This jewel has the ability to awaken the Great Dragon. She meets up with her friend [[Abel]] to try out her new flying machine, and after a successful attempt [[Baramos]] appears; kiddnapping Tiara. || December 2, 1989 | |||
|- | |||
| 2 || Level 2 || || December 9, 1989 | |||
|} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[wikipedia:Dragon Quest (TV series)|Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha]] | *[[wikipedia:Dragon Quest (TV series)|Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha]] | ||
[[Category:Manga/Anime]][[Category:Other media]] | [[Category:Manga/Anime]] | ||
[[Category:Other media]] | |||