Blue Dragon (stylized as BLUE DRAGON) is a Japanese anime television series adaptation of the Blue Dragon video game series. The series was produced by Studio Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The first season ran for 51 episodes from April 2007 to March 2008. The second season, titled Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows, ran for 51 episodes from April 2008 to March 2009. In North America, the series was licensed by Viz Media.
Blue Dragon
Key visual of the series, featuring (from left to right) Jiro, Kluke, Shu, Bouquet, Marumaro, Zola, and Blue Dragon (back)
As Shu's village was being attacked by an unknown enemy, he and his friends, Jiro and Kluke decide to defend their home. They soon meet Zola and receive the powers of Shadow, an ability that lets them transform their shadow into a powerful monster. Shu receives one of the most powerful monsters, Blue Dragon, and they all set out to defeat their enemy.
The main protagonist of the series. Shu is an impulsive and adventurous kid. Originally from the fictional village of Talta, Shu does not give up in the face of adversity and it is thanks to his stubbornness that he will be able to defeat evil. Despite all the small flaws that make him up, Shu is honest, loyal, selfless and courageous. He has a great sense of duty and friendship and love are very important to him. He often happens to say stupid things or get lost in long speeches. Shu's shadow is Blue Dragon, one of the seven shadows of light, who will join him in the fight against the forces of evil. Bouquet is in love with him and, in the second season (especially during the last episodes) the girl seems to be finally reciprocated.
Jiro is a skillful and strong boy, gifted with a certain technique and strategy, who however has only one major flaw, which Zola repeatedly accuses him of: he is much, too impulsive, almost more than Shu. He is motivated to defeat Nene by a great desire for revenge, as he is responsible for the destruction of his village Muffei and the death of his family at the hands of General Szabo's forces. His shadow is Minotaur, which he discovers he owns after the destruction of his village. Initially he has an arrogant and individualistic attitude, but, over time, he will open up more to other people, becoming more kind and helpful.
She is the best friend of Shu, a little girl expert in mechanics. She is good, sensitive, cautious but also easy to get angry (at least in the first season of the anime). Over the course of the story, she becomes close friends with both Bouquet and Jiro, who ends up feeling a great affection for her, because she reminds him of her younger sister. She is initially very jealous of the interactions between Shu and Bouquet, but will eventually cease to be. Kluke falls in love with Andropov, during the final episodes of the first season. Andropov is madly in love with her.
A purple and pink Phoenix who is Kluke's shadow. Phoenix can enable Kluke to teleport large numbers of people and use forcefields.
Marumaro (マルマロ)
Voiced by: Sakiko Uran[3] (Japanese); Martin Klein (English)
Marumaro is a Devee that Shu and his friends meet shortly after they leave Talta village. His shadow is Saber Tiger. Marumaro usually has an immature and casual demeanor, fascinated by beautiful girls, including Bouquet, although he still shows he has a big heart and is always ready to help his friends. During the battles he never backs down, calling himself the "champion of justice" each time.
She is a girl in love with Shu, who claims to be his girlfriend. Sometimes she is a little distracted, but also sensitive and more attentive to the feelings of others than she seems. Overall, Bouquet is very kind and beautiful. Her shadow is Hippopotamus. Bouquet belongs to the Ra Clan where she has the power to make herself invisible, but not her clothes, and therefore has to undress to disappear. In the second series, Bouquet gets the bonding ability from Noi, which will allow her to increase the power of Blue Dragon and Saber Tiger by giving them superior armor and strength.
A humanoid hippopotamus with bat-like wings who is Bouquet's shadow. He can unite with her so that they can shapeshift into any person, animal or object. When Bouquet gets the bonding ability from Noi during the second season, she and Hippopotamus can increase the power of Blue Dragon and Saber Tiger.
She is a pirate of the skies and the final antagonist in the finale of the first anime series. She is cold and detached, always in control of the situation. She has white, waist-length hair, a dark complexion and a saber from which she never separates. Her shadow is the Killer Bat, which she obtained when she, Nene and her father visited the ruins dedicated to it. It was here that her father died protecting her from a landslide, and Zola, desperate, succumbed to the darkness and fell under their control. Darkness will engulf most of the world, until Shu and the others defeat them. In the second series, it was revealed that the good that was purged by Killer Bat was found by Dr. Tarkovsky who used it to create his "granddaughter", Primella.
A humanoid bat who is Zola's shadow. Killer Bat remained silent until the goal to release the darkness was made known. Its real goal is to restore the world to its original state, which is darkness, in which there is neither light nor shadow. He will succeed in this regard by deceiving all the descendants of the knights of the light, or his traveling companions plus Logi and Deathroy.
A young member of the Investiture Beings who befriends Shu and Bouquet. He can turn into a black dragon. Unlike the rest of the Investiture Beings, Noi cannoy bring his dragon form out in shadow form.
Gran Kingdom
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Rosekstan
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White Guardians
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Akira Toriyama, character designer for the Blue Dragon video game, said that Studio Pierrot approached him about an anime adaptation in February 2006. In his own words, he said:
I knew that [Hironobu] Sakaguchi had been working on assembling staff to produce a game, although at the time Blue Dragon hadn't yet been formally announced. According to the materials, it was to be a fantasy world like Lord of the Rings, with a detailed world view and story. This may be my final anime, I'm a little worried (about it). There's incredible pressure, but at the same time, there's a sense of accomplishment – that it's worth doing. Blue Dragon will be a masterpiece, not simply because I'm working hard on it, but because the staff is expecting nothing less.[6]
Release
Based on the video game of the same title (although including several divergences from the original work),[2] the series was announced in November 2006.[7] Directed by Yukihiro Matsushita, written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, animated by studio Pierrot and co-produced by SKY Perfect Wellthink, TV Tokyo and Pierrot, the series was broadcast for fifty-one episodes on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2007, to March 29, 2008.[8]
A second season, Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜, Burū Doragon: Tenkai no Shichiryū), was broadcast for fifty-one episodes from April 5, 2008, to March 28, 2009.[9]
In April 2007, Viz Media announced that it had licensed the anime for release in North America and Europe.[10][11] An edited English language dub of the series premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network, on April 5, 2008. It also aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami Jetstream service until Jetstream was cancelled on January 30, 2009.[12] Since then it has been discovered that Viz Media did make an uncut version of the Blue Dragon anime in English. This uncut version released by Manga Entertainment had the first 24 episodes released on DVD (exclusively in the UK) over three 2 disc DVD sets with the release date of further DVD sets cancelled due to lack of sales. These uncut episodes unlike the US DVD releases fully restores the original Japanese opening and closing, all edited scenes from the Cartoon Network version are restored including the original music, as well as having the option to view the series in Japanese with English subtitles. On July 22, 2011, Viz Media started streaming Blue Dragon episodes on VizAnime Tubi, and Hulu.[13] At Otakon, Viz Media representative Amy Mar said that if the streaming numbers are good, they might release the uncut episodes on physical media.[14]
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Blue Dragon stylized as BLUE DRAGON is a Japanese anime television series adaptation of the Blue Dragon video game series The series was produced by Studio Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo The first season ran for 51 episodes from April 2007 to March 2008 The second season titled Blue Dragon Trials of the Seven Shadows ran for 51 episodes from April 2008 to March 2009 In North America the series was licensed by Viz Media Blue DragonKey visual of the series featuring from left to right Jiro Kluke Shu Bouquet Marumaro Zola and Blue Dragon back GenreAdventure 1 Fantasy comedy 2 Anime television seriesDirected byYukihiro MatsushitaWritten byAkatsuki YamatoyaMusic byMegumi OohashiNobuo UematsuStudioPierrotLicensed byNA Viz MediaUK Manga EntertainmentOriginal networkTV TokyoEnglish networkCA YTVSEA AnimaxUS Cartoon Network Toonami Original runApril 7 2007 March 29 2008Episodes51 List of episodes Anime television seriesBlue Dragon Trials of the Seven ShadowsDirected byYukihiro MatsushitaWritten byAkatsuki YamatoyaMusic byMegumi OohashiNobuo UematsuStudioPierrotLicensed byNA Viz MediaUK Manga EntertainmentOriginal networkTV TokyoEnglish networkSEA AnimaxOriginal runApril 5 2008 March 28 2009Episodes51 List of episodes Other seriesRal Grad manga Video gamesBlue Dragon 2006 Blue Dragon Plus 2008 Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow 2009 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2 1 Main characters 2 2 Gran Kingdom 2 3 Rosekstan 2 4 White Guardians 2 5 Investiture Beings 2 6 Other characters 3 Episodes 4 Production 5 Release 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditAs Shu s village was being attacked by an unknown enemy he and his friends Jiro and Kluke decide to defend their home They soon meet Zola and receive the powers of Shadow an ability that lets them transform their shadow into a powerful monster Shu receives one of the most powerful monsters Blue Dragon and they all set out to defeat their enemy Characters EditMain characters Edit Shu シュウ Shu Voiced by Keiko Nemoto 3 Japanese Yuri Lowenthal 4 English The main protagonist of the series Shu is an impulsive and adventurous kid Originally from the fictional village of Talta Shu does not give up in the face of adversity and it is thanks to his stubbornness that he will be able to defeat evil Despite all the small flaws that make him up Shu is honest loyal selfless and courageous He has a great sense of duty and friendship and love are very important to him He often happens to say stupid things or get lost in long speeches Shu s shadow is Blue Dragon one of the seven shadows of light who will join him in the fight against the forces of evil Bouquet is in love with him and in the second season especially during the last episodes the girl seems to be finally reciprocated Blue Dragon ブルードラゴン Buru Doragon Voiced by Masaya Takatsuka 3 Japanese Lex Lang 4 English The titular blue colored dragon who is Shu s shadow Jiro ジーロ Voiced by Daisuke Namikawa 3 Japanese Sam Regal 4 English Jiro is a skillful and strong boy gifted with a certain technique and strategy who however has only one major flaw which Zola repeatedly accuses him of he is much too impulsive almost more than Shu He is motivated to defeat Nene by a great desire for revenge as he is responsible for the destruction of his village Muffei and the death of his family at the hands of General Szabo s forces His shadow is Minotaur which he discovers he owns after the destruction of his village Initially he has an arrogant and individualistic attitude but over time he will open up more to other people becoming more kind and helpful Minotaur ミノタウロス Minotaurosu Voiced by Kōji Ochiai 3 Japanese Kirk Thornton English A green furred Minotaur who is Jiro s shadow Jiro discovered him after the destruction of Muffei Kluke クルック Kurukku Voiced by Erino Hazuki 3 Japanese Michelle Ruff 4 English She is the best friend of Shu a little girl expert in mechanics She is good sensitive cautious but also easy to get angry at least in the first season of the anime Over the course of the story she becomes close friends with both Bouquet and Jiro who ends up feeling a great affection for her because she reminds him of her younger sister She is initially very jealous of the interactions between Shu and Bouquet but will eventually cease to be Kluke falls in love with Andropov during the final episodes of the first season Andropov is madly in love with her Phoenix フェニックス Fenikkusu Voiced by Konomi Tsuboi 3 Japanese Michelle Ruff English A purple and pink Phoenix who is Kluke s shadow Phoenix can enable Kluke to teleport large numbers of people and use forcefields Marumaro マルマロ Voiced by Sakiko Uran 3 Japanese Martin Klein English Marumaro is a Devee that Shu and his friends meet shortly after they leave Talta village His shadow is Saber Tiger Marumaro usually has an immature and casual demeanor fascinated by beautiful girls including Bouquet although he still shows he has a big heart and is always ready to help his friends During the battles he never backs down calling himself the champion of justice each time Saber Tiger サーベルタイガー Sarberu Taigar Voiced by Jin Horikawa 3 Japanese Neil Kaplan English A humanoid smilodon who is Marumaro s shadow Its most dangerous ability is its surprising speed Bouquet ブーケ Buke Voiced by Saki Nakajima 3 Japanese Melissa Fahn English She is a girl in love with Shu who claims to be his girlfriend Sometimes she is a little distracted but also sensitive and more attentive to the feelings of others than she seems Overall Bouquet is very kind and beautiful Her shadow is Hippopotamus Bouquet belongs to the Ra Clan where she has the power to make herself invisible but not her clothes and therefore has to undress to disappear In the second series Bouquet gets the bonding ability from Noi which will allow her to increase the power of Blue Dragon and Saber Tiger by giving them superior armor and strength Hippopotamus ヒポポタマス Hipopotamasu Voiced by Chō 3 Japanese Michael Sorich English A humanoid hippopotamus with bat like wings who is Bouquet s shadow He can unite with her so that they can shapeshift into any person animal or object When Bouquet gets the bonding ability from Noi during the second season she and Hippopotamus can increase the power of Blue Dragon and Saber Tiger Zola ゾラ Zora Voiced by Romi Park 3 Japanese Cindy Robinson 4 English She is a pirate of the skies and the final antagonist in the finale of the first anime series She is cold and detached always in control of the situation She has white waist length hair a dark complexion and a saber from which she never separates Her shadow is the Killer Bat which she obtained when she Nene and her father visited the ruins dedicated to it It was here that her father died protecting her from a landslide and Zola desperate succumbed to the darkness and fell under their control Darkness will engulf most of the world until Shu and the others defeat them In the second series it was revealed that the good that was purged by Killer Bat was found by Dr Tarkovsky who used it to create his granddaughter Primella Killer Bat キラーバット Kira Bat Voiced by Hōchu Ōtsuka Japanese Richard Epcar English A humanoid bat who is Zola s shadow Killer Bat remained silent until the goal to release the darkness was made known Its real goal is to restore the world to its original state which is darkness in which there is neither light nor shadow He will succeed in this regard by deceiving all the descendants of the knights of the light or his traveling companions plus Logi and Deathroy Noi ノイ Voiced by Hitomi Nabatame 5 Japanese Katie Leigh English A young member of the Investiture Beings who befriends Shu and Bouquet He can turn into a black dragon Unlike the rest of the Investiture Beings Noi cannoy bring his dragon form out in shadow form Gran Kingdom Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2022 Rosekstan Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2022 White Guardians Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2022 Investiture Beings Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2022 Other characters Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2022 Episodes EditMain article List of Blue Dragon episodesProduction EditAkira Toriyama character designer for the Blue Dragon video game said that Studio Pierrot approached him about an anime adaptation in February 2006 In his own words he said I knew that Hironobu Sakaguchi had been working on assembling staff to produce a game although at the time Blue Dragon hadn t yet been formally announced According to the materials it was to be a fantasy world like Lord of the Rings with a detailed world view and story This may be my final anime I m a little worried about it There s incredible pressure but at the same time there s a sense of accomplishment that it s worth doing Blue Dragon will be a masterpiece not simply because I m working hard on it but because the staff is expecting nothing less 6 Release EditBased on the video game of the same title although including several divergences from the original work 2 the series was announced in November 2006 7 Directed by Yukihiro Matsushita written by Akatsuki Yamatoya animated by studio Pierrot and co produced by SKY Perfect Wellthink TV Tokyo and Pierrot the series was broadcast for fifty one episodes on TV Tokyo from April 7 2007 to March 29 2008 8 A second season Blue Dragon Trials of the Seven Shadows BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜 Buru Doragon Tenkai no Shichiryu was broadcast for fifty one episodes from April 5 2008 to March 28 2009 9 In April 2007 Viz Media announced that it had licensed the anime for release in North America and Europe 10 11 An edited English language dub of the series premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5 2008 It also aired on Cartoon Network s Toonami Jetstream service until Jetstream was cancelled on January 30 2009 12 Since then it has been discovered that Viz Media did make an uncut version of the Blue Dragon anime in English This uncut version released by Manga Entertainment had the first 24 episodes released on DVD exclusively in the UK over three 2 disc DVD sets with the release date of further DVD sets cancelled due to lack of sales These uncut episodes unlike the US DVD releases fully restores the original Japanese opening and closing all edited scenes from the Cartoon Network version are restored including the original music as well as having the option to view the series in Japanese with English subtitles On July 22 2011 Viz Media started streaming Blue Dragon episodes on VizAnime Tubi and Hulu 13 At Otakon Viz Media representative Amy Mar said that if the streaming numbers are good they might release the uncut episodes on physical media 14 References Edit The Official Website for Blue Dragon Viz Media Archived from the original on October 25 2016 Retrieved May 31 2018 a b Luther Katherine Blue Dragon Series Profile All About the Blue Dragon Anime Series About com Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved April 18 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k BLUE DRAGON in Japanese Pierrot Archived from the original on June 11 2017 Retrieved December 26 2021 a b c d e Ashby Emily Blue Dragon Common Sense Media Retrieved December 26 2021 BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜 in Japanese Pierrot Archived from the original on June 11 2017 Retrieved December 26 2021 Brian Ashcraft March 27 2007 Blue Dragon Toriyama s Final Anime Kotaku Archived from the original on July 13 2011 Blue Dragon Anime Series Coming AnimeNation November 30 2006 archived from the original on August 30 2008 retrieved April 13 2009 BLUE DRAGON Media Arts Database in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Archived from the original on December 26 2021 Retrieved December 26 2021 BLUE DRAGON天界の七竜 Media Arts Database in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Archived from the original on December 26 2021 Retrieved December 26 2021 VIZ Media Acquires 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