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Dragon Warrior (TV)

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Alternative title:
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
Dragon Quest: Yūsha Abel Densetsu (Japanese)
ドラゴンクエスト (Japanese)
ドラゴンクエスト～勇者アベル伝説～ (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
User Ratings: 35 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:3, ?:1)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:5, edit.dub:2)
 Good: 11 votes (sub:8, dub:2, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 So-so: 2 votes (edit.dub:1, dub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Indonesian dubbed
)
 Weak: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 150 users, rank: #4585 (of 10116)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.886 (Good), std. dev.: 2.1081, rank: #4590 (of 10298)
Weighted mean: 6.912 (Good), rank: #4309 (of 10298) (seen all: 7.26 / seen some: 6.84 / won't finish: 3.94)
Bayesian estimate: 7.064 (Good), rank: #3256 (of 7755)
Number of episodes: 43
Episode titles: We have 43
Vintage: 1989-12-02 to 1991-04-05
Seasons:
1. Season One, 32 eps (1989-12-02 to 1990-09-22)
2. Season Two, 11 eps (1991-01-11 to 1991-04-05)
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Mirai wo Mezashite" (未来をめざして; Aim Towards the Future) by Tohru Furuya (eps 33-43)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Yume wo Shinjite" (夢を信じて; Believe in Dreams) by Hideaki Tokunaga (eps 1-26)
#2: "Niji no Miyako" (虹の都; Rainbow Capital) by Kabuki Rocks (eps 27-32)
#3: "Niji no Brand-New Day" (虹のBRAND-NEW DAY; Rainbow Brand-New Day) by Masako Katsuki (eps 33-43)
Insert song:
"Long Way Home" (ロング・ウェイ・ホーム) by Masako Katsuki (eps 12,14,24)
"Tiffany`s Whisper" by Masako Katsuki (ep 7)
Links: We have 1
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director:
Katsuhisa Yamada
Rintarō
Takeyuki Kanda
Series Composition: Takashi Yamada
Script:
Mayori Sekijima (6 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 23, 27, 31
)
Nobuaki Kishima (12 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 18, 20-21, 25, 29, 33-34, 38, 41
)
Sukehiro Tomita (10 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 22, 26, 30, 35-36, 39
)
Takashi Yamada (15 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15-16, 19, 24, 28, 32, 37, 40, 42-43
)
Storyboard:
Hideyoshi Oga (eps 7, 9, 12)
Hiroshi Ishiodori (ep 38)
Hiroyuki Akiyama (ep 30)
Junichi Sakata (ep 5)
Katsumi Minoguchi (ep 3)
Kazuki Akane (ep 17)
Kazuyoshi Katayama (ep 6)
Kōichi Mashimo (ep 2)
Makoto Moriwaki (ep 11)
Masami Hayashi (ep 28)
Masayuki Ōzeki (ep 14)
Minoru Shinbayashi (eps 4, 13)
Satoshi Kimura (eps 16, 26, 34) 
Shigeru Fujikawa (4 episodes
eps 21, 25, 37, 41
)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi (ep 8)
Shin Misawa (6 episodes
eps 1, 10, 20, 31, 36, 43
)
Takaaki Ishiyama (eps 15, 42)
Takeyuki Kanda (ep 33)
Tsuneo Tominaga (ep 22)
Yoshihide Kuriyama (5 episodes
eps 19, 24, 29, 35, 39
)
Yūki Kinoshita (ep 18)
Yukihiro Sasa (4 episodes
eps 23, 27, 32, 40
)
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Ishiodori (ep 42)
Hiroyuki Akiyama (eps 23, 30)
Katsumi Minoguchi (eps 3, 8)
Kazuyoshi Katayama (ep 6)
Masahito Otani (ep 18)
Masami Hayashi (eps 9, 28, 34)
Masao Itō (ep 15)
Minoru Shinbayashi (eps 4, 13)
Satoshi Kimura (eps 16, 26) 
Shigeru Fujikawa (8 episodes
eps 2, 7, 11, 21, 25, 31, 37, 41
)
Shin Misawa (7 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 20, 32, 36, 43
)
Tomomasa Yamazaki (8 episodes
eps 14, 17, 22, 27, 32-33, 38, 40
)
Yoshihide Kuriyama (6 episodes
eps 12, 19, 24, 29, 35, 39
)
Music:
Kazz Toyama (eps 19-43)
Kōichi Sugiyama
Mickie Yoshino
Original creator: Yūji Horii
Original Character Design: Akira Toriyama
Character Design: Hiroshi Kanazawa
Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura
Animation Director:
Hiroshi Kanazawa (22 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-16 even, 19-20, 22, 25, 27, 30-33, 37-43 odd
)
Hiroshi Ōsaka (ep 9)
Kazuo Hayashida (eps 24, 29, 35)
Takahisa Ichikawa (16 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 11-17 odd, 21, 23, 26, 28, 34-42 even
)
Yūki Kinoshita (ep 18)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Director of Photography: Seiichi Morishita
Producer:
Hiromichi Mogaki
Masao Kodaira (eps 1-32)
Tatsuji Yamazaki (eps 15-43)
Tetsuo Daitoku (eps 1-14)

Associate producer: Tetsuo Daitoku (eps 15-32)
Insert Song Arrangement: Mickie Yoshino
Insert Song Composition: Mickie Yoshino
Insert Song Lyrics: Koi Takayanagi
Insert Song Performance: Masako Katsuki
Key Animation:
Hiroshi Ōsaka (ep 2)
Kazuhiro Sasaki (Anime R; eps 2, 9, 27)
Kenichi Shimizu (9 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 10, 12-13, 32, 34
)
Masahiro Yamane (eps 14, 17, 22)
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Takeshi Honda
Paint:
Kazuo Kuwabara (17 episodes
eps 3-14, 26-27, 32, 34, 43
)
Keiko Hayashi (12 episodes
eps 8-14, 26-27, 32, 34, 43
)
Masahiko Chinen (16 episodes
eps 3-14, 26-27, 32, 34
)
Shigeru Fujii (17 episodes
eps 3-14, 26-27, 32, 34, 43
)
Planning:
Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV)
Yoshirō Kataoka (NAS)
Production manager: Etsuko Komatsu
Sound Effects: Yasufumi Yoda
Theme Song Arrangement:
Akira Mitake (OP, ED3)
Ichizo Seo (ED1)
Kabuki Rocks (ED2)
Nobuhiko Sato (ED2)
Theme Song Composition:
Hideaki Tokunaga (ED1)
Hidemaro Aoki (ED2)
Toshiaki Matsumoto (OP, ED3)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Hitoshi Shinohara (ED1)
Ichiban Arimura (ED2)
Shigeru Amano (OP, ED3)
Theme Song Performance:
Hideaki Tokunaga (ED #1)
Kabuki Rocks (ED #2)
Masako Katsuki (ED #3)
Tōru Furuya (OP)
Masako Katsuki as Tiara
Tōru Furuya as Abel

Keaton Yamada as Yanack
Takeshi Watabe as Baramos
Toshiharu Sakurai as Mokomoko
Yūko Mita as Daisy

Aya Hisakawa as Girl (ep 32)
Chie Satō as Abel (young)
Chieko Nanba as Beauty (ep 36)
Daisuke Gōri as Dodonga
Eiji Maruyama as Bishop (ep 12)
Emi Shinohara as
Martina (eps 30, 41-42)
Queen (ep 2)
Hidekatsu Shibata as Wizard Moore
Hideo Utsumi as Lilliput (ep 26)
Hikaru Midorikawa as Watchman (ep 7)
Hirohiko Kakegawa as
Deputy Chief (eps 19-20)
Gizmo (ep 4)
Illusionist (ep 13)
Keith's father (ep 9)
Orc B (ep 15)
Ortega (young)
Soldier (ep 17)
Vice Captain (ep 18)
Hiroko Emori as
Minea
Popota (ep 13)
Hiroshi Ōtake as Zanack (1st)
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Baharata
Hiroyuki Satō as
Chamberlain (ep 36)
Frank (ep 7)
Pizarro (ep 29)
Sailor A (ep 6)
Warrior (ep 28)
Hisako Kyōda as Pharmacist (ep 19)
Ichirō Nagai as Hargon (ep 34)
Isamu Tanonaka as Yogi
Junko Shimakata as
Kaka
Luna
Katsuji Mori as Jikido
Kazumi Tanaka as
Sage (ep 3)
Subordinate (ep 7)
Keiko Yamamoto as Mokomoko's Mother (ep 42)
Kenji Utsumi as Ortega
Kinpei Azusa as Village Elder (eps 9-10)
Kōhei Miyauchi as Pablo
Kōichi Hashimoto as Keith (eps 9-10)
Kōji Yada as
Old Man (ep 8)
Voice (ep 23)
Kōzō Shioya as Silver Devil (ep 21)
Masaharu Satō as
Archdemon (eps 13-15)
Ivan
Masako Ikeda as Queen of Mora (eps 8-9)
Megumi Terase as Abel's Mother (ep 36)
Miki Itō as Jenny (ep 11)
Mikiko Ogura as Beauty (ep 36)
Miyoko Aoba as Chichi
Naoki Tatsuta as
Sage (ep 3)
Zanack (2nd)
Naoko Watanabe as Migu (eps 5-7)
Nobutoshi Hayashi as Prince Frank
Osamu Saka as Yoze
Reiko Mutoh as Sophia
Ryō Horikawa as Adonis
Ryōichi Tanaka as
Magan
Smuggler A (eps 5-6)
Subordinate (ep 7)
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Lilliput (ep 26)
Ryūji Saikachi as Village Chief (ep 3)
Shinji Ogawa as Narration
Shinobu Satouchi as
Daimado (ep 29)
Dragon Rider (ep 28)
Gargoyle (ep 13)
Kodora (ep 26)
Monster (ep 27)
Sailor B (ep 6)
Soldier (ep 17)
Takeshi Aono as Rudolph
Takkō Ishimori as Baspa (eps 6-7)
Tetsuo Komura as
Caesar Orion
Pierre
Tomie Kataoka as Landlady (ep 6)
Tomiko Suzuki as Miko (ep 35)
Tomoko Naka as Sara
Tomomichi Nishimura as General Jack (ep 16)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Orc A (ep 15)
Yōko Kawanami as Martina
Yoshino Takamori as Yurika (eps 32-33)
Yūji Machi as
Captain (ep 17)
Captain Flares (ep 34)
Hargon (ep 29)
Jack (ep 21)
Man (ep 19)
Troll (ep 13)
Yukimasa Kishino as
Rudolph (ep 36)
Smuggler B (ep 6)
Tavern Owner (ep 7)
Weapon Shopkeeper (ep 5)
Yumi Nagahata as
Hannah (ep 34)
Minea (young)
Yumi Touma as
Boy (ep 32)
Gome
Yuri Kojima as
Kanna (ep 34)
Woman (ep 5)
Yūsaku Yara as Brave (ep 3)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Studio Comet
Backgrounds:
Han Production (ep 43)
Studio Jack (11 episodes
eps 3-15 odd, 16-17, 27, 34
)
Studio Uni
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Co-Production: Studio Pierrot
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
In-Between Animation:
Studio Lions
Studio Musashi
Studio Wombat
Warp
Key Animation:
Anime R
Studio Comet
Original Concept:
Armor Project
Bird Studio
Enix
Spike Chunsoft
Paint: Studio Robin
Photography: Studio Twinkle
Production:
Fuji Television Network
NAS
Recording: New Japan Studio
Titles: Maki Production
English staff
English cast
Script:
Doug Stone (eps 6, 8)
Jeff Winkless (ep 5)
Michael Reynolds (eps 3-4)
R. Dwight (ep 12)
Robert Axelrod (ep 7)
Ruth Adelman (eps 9-11)
Steve Kramer (eps 1-2, 13)
Music:
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
Executive producer: Jerald E. Bergh

Associate producer: Eric S. Rollman
Engineering Assistant:
Darryl Coit
Don Sexton
Ron Salaises
Rupert Ford
Stephen Cheung
Executive in Charge of Music: Ron Kenan
Film Transfers: Paul Lynn
Music Coordination: Lesa M. Scharnett
Music Editing: Nick Carr
Music Engineer:
Barron Abramovitch
Xavier Garcia
Music producer: Andrew Dimitroff
Offline Editing: Susan Jenkins
Post-Production Coordinator:
Amber Santilli
Jennifer Canaday
Lauren Jackel
Re-Recording Engineer:
Clive Mizumoto
Gary Stewart
Sound Effects Editing:
John Valentino
Scott Page
Story Editor: Robert V. Barron
Supervising Producer: Winston Richard
Talent Coordination: Wendy Laski
Videotape Coordinator: Jim Cushinery
Videotape Editor: Tony Rastatter
Videotape Supervisor: Stacy Gale
Voice Direction: Doug Parker
Voice Recording:
Greg Stewart
Rob Power
English companies
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster: IBC-13
Tagalog cast
(none)

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