Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken to hold special broadcast this month

In the official Twitter account for the new adaptation of the manga anime written by Riku Sanjou and illustrated by Kouji Inada, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, it was announced that a special transmission will be made through YouTube on June 21 at 8:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time). Voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki, the voice of Dai, will introduce herself as a hostess.

The series has its premiere scheduled for the month of October this year. Sanjou and Inada began publishing the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1989 and finished it in 1996, with a total of 37 compilation volumes. The play previously inspired a 46-episode anime adaptation aired between 1991 and 1992, as well as two animated films released in July 1991, March 1992, and July 1992.

The most recent animated installment of the Dragon Quest franchise was the CG animated movie Dragon Quest: Your Story, which was released in theaters in Japan in August 2019. Today, May 27, is celebrated the “Day of Dragon Quest ”, and marks the 34th anniversary since the launch of the first game in the franchise.

Cast of voices

Atsumi Tanezaki as Dai.
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Popp.
Mikako Komatsu as Maam.
Saori Hayami as Leona.
Takahiro Sakurai as Avan.
Yuuki Kaji as Hyunckel.
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken

Production team

Kazuya Karasawa (Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Super: Broly) is in charge of directing the anime at Toei Animation Studios.
Katsuhiko Chiba (Mahou Senshi Louie, Baby Steps, Tiger Mask Double) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Emiko Miyamoto (Mahou Tsukai Precure!) Is in charge of character design.
Yuki Hayashi is responsible for the composition of the soundtrack.

Synopsis for Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken

In the story, having defeated the demon lord Hadlar, all of the monsters were released from their evil control and moved to Delmurin Island to live peacefully. Dai is the only human who lives there.

Having been raised by the monster Brass, Dai's dream is to become a hero. He sees an opportunity to become one when he learns that the demon lord Hadlar has been resurrected and that the previous hero, Avan, has come to train Dai.

But Hadlar announces that he is now serving a much more powerful demon lord than himself, and is hunting Avan. To save his student, the hero uses the self-sacrifice spell, but is unable to defeat Hadlar. Cornered and about to die, the hero's mark appears on Dai's forehead and gains the power to face him. Will he be able to save the world now that he has become a hero?