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ドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

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After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar, all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by the kindly monster Brass, Dai's dream is to grow up to be a hero. He gets to become one when Hadlar is resurrected and the previous hero, Avan, comes to train Dai to help in the battle. But Hadlar, announcing that he now works for an even more powerful demon lord, comes to kill Avan. To save his students, Avan uses a Self-Sacrifice spell to attack, but is unable to defeat Hadlar. When it seems that Dai and Avan's other student Pop are doomed, a mark appears on Dai's forehead and he suddenly gains super powers and is able to fend off Hadlar. The two students then go off on a journey to avenge Avan and bring peace back to the world. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Originalドラゴンクエスト ダイの大冒険 (japanese)
RomajiDragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)
EnglishDragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Chinese勇者鬥惡龍:達伊的大冒險 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

FormatTV series · 100 ep · 24 min · 40h total
Aired2020-10-03 → 2022-10-22 (Autumn 2020)
StatusFINISHED
StudioToei Animation
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresActionAdventureFantasy
ThemesSwordplayDragonsMagicShounenDemonsDungeonMale ProtagonistAnimalsSpearplay
StreamingCrunchyroll · Hulu · Hoopla

Reception

Community score7.40 / 10
Bayesian score7.44 / 10
Composite52.1
On lists23,848
Favourited709 (3.0%)
Completion32.3%
Drop rate20.2%
In backlog35.9%
Score spread σ1.86
MyAnimeList7.72 / 10

Score distribution

172236311441855420663771,24281,30291,05810649

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2020C30 of 75
LengthEpic-runD42 of 70
StudioToei AnimationC104 of 243
Year2020C132 of 298
GenreAdventureC610 of 1,534
DemographicShounenD675 of 1,219
Season (all years)AutumnC713 of 1,921
EraEarly 2020sD809 of 1,596
GenreFantasyC817 of 2,142
GenreActionC1,115 of 2,765
Source materialMangaC1,340 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesC1,363 of 3,322
OriginJapanC2,498 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorKazuya Karasawa, Ayaka Fujii
Series compositionKatsuhiko Chiba
Character designKouji Inada
Original creatorRiku Sanjou, Kouji Inada

AniList id 114099 · MAL id 40906 · record updated 2026-08-27