Editing Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

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'''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai''' (DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険-, "Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure") is a long-running manga by [[Sanjo Riku]] and [[Inada Koji]] set in the {{Main Series}} world, based mainly on {{Dragon Quest III}}, {{Dragon Quest IV}} and {{Dragon Quest V}}. It features filler pages giving game-like character stats of the heroes, and often explains details of the spells used in the games. The manga was originally published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' from 1990 to 1996, and was compiled into 37 paperback volumes.

The plot centers around the revival of the Demon Lord defeated in an earlier war, his attempts to conquer the world and the fight of the heroes against him.

Two anime television series based on the manga were produced by Toei Animation, the first being an incomplete adaptation in 1991, and a new adaptation starting in 2020.

==Characters==
===Heroes===
*[[Dai]], the main hero. He has grown up on an island full of friendly monsters. For a short time, he has been trained by Avan, but he always has difficulty casting spells, usually it works only when he is very angry. His birth name, given by Baran, is Dino.
**English voice- [[Sabrina Pitre]] (2020 series)

*[[Avan]], who trains the hero for a short time, but then dies fighting [[Hadlar]]. He remains ever-present as a role model, and many of the characters are former disciples or comrades of Avan. Near the end, it turns out that Avan is alive after all.
**Japanese voice- [[Hideyuki Tanaka]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Takahiro Sakurai]]
**English voice- [[Vincent Tong]] (2020 version)

*[[Popp]], another disciple of Avan who came to Dai's island with him. He is the first party member to join, so to say. A magic user with a lazy and cowardly streak who often has to be shamed into doing the right (heroic) thing, he provides the comic relief in the series.
**Japanese voice- [[Keiichi Nanba]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Toshiyuki Toyonaga]]
**English voice- [[Cole Howard]]

*[[Maam]], daughter of the warrior and the priest who fought with Avan in the previous war, and a former disciple of his, is the next to join. She is described as  a white mage warrior. She has no offensive spells, but a gun Avan gave her that can fire spells on bullets. Popp, who initially detests her, later develops a crush on Maam. When her gun breaks, she trains to become a Warrior.
**Japanese voice- [[Miina Tominaga]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Mikako Komatsu]]
**English voice- [[Diana Kaarina]]

*[[Princess Leona]], the young princess of Papnica, a land of sages. Early in the manga, Dai saves her from a conspiracy that tries to use a ritual on the island to kill her, and falls in love with her.
**Japanese voice- [[Aya Hisakawa]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Saori Hayami]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Kelly Sheridan]] (2020 version)

*[[Gomechan]], a gold metal [[slime]] with wings. He rarely takes an active part in battle, but is something like the mascot of the series.
**Japanese voice- [[Yumi Tōma]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Mariko Kouda]] (1991 movie)
**Japanese voice- [[Ai Furahita]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Michelle Molineux]] (2020 version)

*[[Hyunckel]], the only [[human]] commander in the Demon Army. He later defects to the side of good. He is one of Avan's disciples.
**Japanese voice- [[Hideyuki Hori]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Yuki Kaji]] (2010 version)
**English voice- [[Vincent Tong]] (2020 version)

*Beast King [[Crocodine]], commander of the Beast Army, who later defects to the side of good.
**Japanese voice- [[Banjō Ginga]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Tomoaki Maeno]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Jason Simpson]] (2020 version)

===The Demon Army===
*Dark Lord [[Hadlar]], who was defeated by Avan in the previous war and kills him early in the manga. He later defects into the good side in his final moments.
**Japanese voice- [[Takeshi Aono]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Tomokazu Seki]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Brian Drummond]] (2020 version)
*[[Baran]], Dai's birth father. He is the commander of the Dragon Army. Also, he is a Dragon Knight, like Dai. He is killed by Hadlar.
**English voice- [[Dean Redman]] (2020 version)
*Demon Lord [[Vearn]], head of the Dark Army planning to destroy the world with his Dark Army regiments and generals.
**Japanese voice- [[Kenji Utsumi]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Takaya Hashi]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Paul Dobson]] (2020 version)
*Zaboer, Mystic Bishop.
**Japanese voice- [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (1991 version)
**Japanese voice- [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Lee Tockar]] (2020 version)

===Minor characters===
*Brass, Dai's adoptive father.
**Japanese voice- [[Kenichi Ogata]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Alec Willows]] (2020 version)

*Temjin, Bishop of Papnica Island.
**English voice- [[Ron Halder]] (2020 version)

*The fake heroes, a group who act as heroes but are really just after money. The members in detail:
**Derolin (でろりん), hero.
***Japanese voice- [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (1991 version)
**Zulbon (ずるぼん), priest (female).
***Japanese voice- [[Yoko Hikasa]] (2020 version)
***English voice- [[Kelly Sheridan]] (2020 version)
**Masopho (まぞっほ), mage.
***Japanese voice- [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] (2020 version)
**English voice- [[Ken Kramer]] (2020 version)
**Hero-Hero (へろへろ), soldier.
***English voice- [[Brian Drummond]] (2020 version)

*The King of Romos, a typical elderly, rotund ''Dragon Quest'' King.
**English voice- [[Ron Halder]] (2020 version)

*[[Matoriv]], a sadistic and lecherous old mage who fought on the side of Avan in the previous war. Reluctantly he agrees to help the heroes again and trains Pop for a while. Graphically, Matoriv sticks out among the characters; both his design and the style in which he is drawn resemble Moebius rather than anything from the {{DQSeries}}.

*Verdosa
**Japanese voice- [[Masato Hirano]] (1991 version)

*Galvus
**Japanese voice- [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (1991 version)

*Mina, friend of [[Maam]] and resident of Nayle Village.
**English voice- Allysha Nolasco (2020 series)

==Series revival==
In 2020, a series of projects to revitalize the series began. This push includes: a new anime adaptation which aims to cover all the story, a [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: Hero Avan and the Demon King of Hellfire|prequel manga]], a new line of merchandise, a card-based arcade game, a [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: Xross Blade (Manga)|manga focusing on said card game]], a high end action [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: Infinity Strash|console game]], it's own [[Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds|gacha mobile game]], collaborations with other popular mobile games such as {{DQTact}}, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_%26_Dragons Puzzle & Dragons], and more. 

The new anime is the center piece of the revival, with everything else borrowing from it, be it only the aspect or the music too. The 2020 adaptation cuts all the filler the older anime had, only adapting the content available in the original manga series. 

The revival project also includes making the series available internationally, in some cases for the first time ever, with the new anime and gacha game being available in multiple countries. The anime can be watched on the Crunchyroll and Hulu streaming services, though Hulu only has the 45 first episodes.
===Episode List (2020 Adaptation)===
*''See main article'': [[List of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai episodes (2020)]]

==Influence on the series==
Being the most popular and longest-running {{Main Series}} spin-off, ''Dai no Daibouken'' left an impact on the video games that inspired it. The most significant influence is the introduction of [[Ability List]] performed by human characters. Characters routinely perform extraordinary feats that go beyond the scope of the generic attack battle command seen in the series up until {{IV}}. 

In particular, the Giga Break sword technique and Hyunkcel's Grand Cross ability would be incorporated beginning with {{VI}} as [[Gigaslash]] and [[Pearly Gates]]. Interestingly, such skills are presented in the manga as being immensely dangerous to the user, requiring perfect execution to prevent one's body from tearing itself apart due to the incredible power output.

==In Videogames==
Starting around 2017, the Dai series started having presence in videogames through collaborations, and starting in 2020 it starting seeing full games adapting the manga series.

===Xross Blade===
Xross blade is a card-based arcade game where players can place and move cards on a board. The positioning of the cards is key to the gameplay, as players can do attack combos if placed correctly. 
Xross blade follows the story of Adventure of Dai but also has a new story with new characters.
The game has recieved a few collaborations with mainline {{Main Series}} titles like {{Dragon Quest XI}}.

===A Hero's Bonds===
A Hero's Bonds is a mobile title developed by DeNa. Players can move forward in three lanes and attack the incoming monsters, using skills and changing lanes when needed. The game has equipment gacha -like Dragon Quest of the Stars and Dragon Quest Walk-, and supports real-time multiplayer for up to three players. 

It includes two story modes: Dragon Tracks and Bonding Journey. The former is a retelling of the story from the Adventure of Dai, while the later is a brand new story written under the supervision of Riku Sanjo, the original writer of the series. Koji Inada, the original artist of the Dai series, designed Pinky, the pink [[dracky]] that accompanies players through the Bonding Journey storyline.

===Infinity Strash===
Infinity Strash is an action console game. Not much is known about it yet.

===Portable Adventure===
Portable Adventure is a small handheld device with Tamagochi-like depictions of Dai. It has connectivity with Xross Blade

===Collaborations===
Some characters and monsters from the Adventure of Dai series including [[Gomechan]], Chiu and [[Mystvearn]] among others are featured in {{DQMJ3P}}.

The Adventure of Dai has had collaborations with some mobile games including: Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light, {{DQStars}}, Puzzles and Dragons, and {{DQTact}}. 

Dai is a playable character in the base roster of Jump Force, a console fighting game featuring many other characters from Shonen Jump comics like Goku, Luffy or Yusuke Urameshi.

==See Also==
*[[List of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai manga chapters|List of ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' manga chapters]]

==Gallery==
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AdventureOfDaiVol1.png|The cover of the first volume of the series.
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==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_no_Daibouken Wikipedia]
*https://www.dqdai-official.com/ Official site (in Japanese)
*https://dq-dai.com/ Official site for the 2020 Anime.(in Japanese)

==References==
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