Introduction
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 warrior Zola and receive the powers of Shadow, an ability that let's 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.
(Source: ANN)
Audience reviews
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Ginn_0
I really enjoyed Blue Dragon. I watched it a lot when I was a kid, and even now, still rewatch it occasionally.
To this day, I genuinely believe Blue Dragon has one of the most interesting fantasy settings in anime. Its world-building is particularly strong: the history, kingdoms, alliances, and lore feel thoughtfully constructed, giving the world a sense of depth and authenticity.
Like many anime, there are aspects that could have been expanded upon, but the core narrative itself is already very well done. One of its strengths lies in how it balances exposition with mystery. Rather than explaining everything outright, the story leaves certain elements deliberately unexplored.
Despite being a children’s show, Blue Dragon does not shy away from depicting war, loss, and death. I really…
Read at the sourceLancelotSB
It was entertaining, and the characters closely resemble those from the Dragon Ball franchise. To be fair, I remember watching this on TV a few years back, so there's a nostalgic factor contributing to my higher score.
The opening and ending songs were very memorable, and the voice performances were great. However, it lacked action for an action-adventure animation. Unfortunately, the pacing was fast towards the end, making it feel rushed.
There wasn't much in terms of world-building, but I loved the adventure parts. There were a few character developments and power-ups, though some characters were quite annoying, leading to a love-hate relationship with a few of them.
Overall, I would recommend it.
Read at the sourceThatAnimeSnobRE
Ahhh... A series with artwork by the guy who made Dragon Ball. What can go wrong? ... Surprise! Everything did. It got some fame because of the hype behind the illustrator and then lost it all in a few episodes because it’s a show for children. If you thought Dragonball’s plot and characters were simple, they are Shakespear next to this one. The show was obviously a callback to old JRPGs which were by default simple and cheerful, but that is not enough to make an interesting show out of them. Not even the similar in tone Dragon Quest anime adaptation managed to do that, despite being the most famous title all fantasy and isekai anime were inspired from.
Without much of a source material to work with, the result was a dull fantasy adventure any 10 year old can think of. Not that a good sou…
Read at the sourceLightningRage96
The game was a lot better - but it did come first - and if it followed the same plot as the game I would give it a 10.
The characters were very childish (they're like 12 in the anime and 16 in the game or something) and sometimes they were unbearable - Bouquet (the hippo girl) was incredibly frustrating and the primary reason why the character score is a 4. Her only use is in the second season and even then she's still annoying and pretty much useless.
I do however absolutely love the plot and the whole shadow concept, words can't describe how unique and amazing it is.
Read at the sourceapex_malik
This anime is one of my childhood animes.
I can't believe I'm writing a review on it today.
What can I say. I'm a big fan of Blue Dragon. Pretended I had a shadow of my own.
I mean who wouldn't after wacthing this epic storyline and shit?!
For me it was story. Awesome effects. Awesome characterization.
but then again it had its faults here and there. Too much fan-service.
and then it was a bit too predictable and didn't really have that pinch of suspense.
Well i suppose It was quite the entertainment.
I was around 12 when I watched this on Cartoon Network and I didn't miss a single episode of it. To my embarrassment I kind purchased all teh PS2 /PS3 / Nintendo/ and X-box games for Blue Dragon. I don't even own a X-box.
lol.
Read at the sourceShura-shurato
´I DON´T WANT TO LET YOU GO´ the end song of this serie´s and after watching this i REALLY DIN´T wanted to let this anime go!!!!!!! personally i had soo much fun watching it and a big laugh. Seemed that the works inspired by dbz and final fantasy influences was not in vain, at least for fans of the genre´s. The ONLY minor thing about it was the fast build-up of the charachters at 1till episode 8 or so, and some behavior the charachters have, but as the serie progresses it leaves it more to the background. I had no idea that a entertaining serie´s like this ended with such a dark storyline wich came as a pleasant suprise( i mean really...kids were involved man!!!!!)At first come´s the fantasy dialogue of the creation of darkness,light and the creation of men , then the myth of the 7 Knights…
Read at the sourcerondoblend
I also include a briew review of Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichi Ryuu at the end end of this review.
Story
The story is good it's Dragon Ball meet Digimons. Because our heroes are kids that control monsters., our heroes go from town to town to get closer to the enemies's headquarter. and gather allies. pretty standart. 6
Th story has a very good twist that you will enjoy( can't tell because it's a spoiler. I suggest you keep watching it till the end. 7
Art
It's Akira Toriyama's work so you won't be dissapointed, the characters and backgrounds are very rich and detailed. 8
The females who are older than 18 have curves and don't look like a 14 yearl old. because of this i regard the art as better than dragon ball. 8
the males areall deformed , and they like 14 year old. don't expect to see…
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