Audience reviews
11 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Pokipo
Wow!!! I am amazed!! Now THIS is how a real classical JRPG story is written! For anyone who is a fan of DQ, this anime may be up to your liking! I found myself loving a large cast of heroes, antiheroes, and villains which I typically don't do! For 100 episodes, I felt enlightened and wouldn't mind rewatching this again in future!
The story, as I said, is a classical JRPG tale that holds the major theme of what it means to be a "hero" even when one doesn't start or chose to be one. What's beautiful that it doesn't restrict itself to a typical black and white curtain but rather set itself down as a mantle for all to share, even to the most unlikely characters. Being a "hero" doesn't necessarily mean being gallant and always brave, it can be earned or learned by others or discovered through…
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((Review: English - Español))
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By far, this is one of the best anime I have ever seen.
When I watched the 90s version, I promised myself that if they ever released a continuation, I would watch it, and I'm so glad I was able to.
This is an anime that offers many elements like adventure, fantasy, action, self-improvement, and romance, but the romantic aspect was the one that truly hooked me.
DRAGON QUEST features a couple of love triangles, and without a doubt, Popp was the star in that regard. Another character that captivated me was Maam (Seriously, this anime warrants a spin-off focusing entirely on those romantic relationships).
For all these reasons, I highly recommend watching this anime—you won't regret it.
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De lo Mejor que He Visto! Este es, con diferenc…
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There's something about Akira Toriyama's art combined with breath-taking story, astounding orchestrated music, and the core of Dragon Quest that made this anime hit entirely different than any other. I'm certain that people will see it as a typical shonen anime, but it's worth every minute! There were callbacks I never saw coming, and some of the most powerful character growth and development. Popp if goated, Dai is goated, Hyunkel, Leona, Maam, I could go on for ages!
Season 2's credit Ost is phenomenal, so if you watch, keep an eye on the details as the episodes roll by!
I believe the worth of a man lies in how much they can let go of the past. Be it a life in shame, hated by all, so long as you walk the path you believe, isn't that enough?
~ Crocodine
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Are you searching for a shonen anime with storytelling so good it pulls you in completely — like Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball Z, or Black Clover?
Then stop searching. Because you’ve found it.
Dragon Quest isn’t just another adventure story — it’s an epic journey packed with emotion, humor, and heart-pounding action.
Every moment feels alive, every character interaction has weight, and the storytelling? Absolutely top-tier.
I’m not easily impressed, but this series came shockingly close to perfection.
And here’s the crazy part — I didn’t even watch this as a first. I discovered it after thinking I’d already seen everything worth watching. That’s when I realized: This isn’t just another shonen. This is a hidden gem in the anime world.
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This anime is crazy! everyone should see it. I assure you that it deserves a higher rating than the score you see above. 7.74 score? dude I can't believe it's so low. If you are looking for an anime that mixes battle, adventure, fantasy, friendship and love, Dragon Quest is perfect.Nowadays, and I had confirmation of this by reading the comments, you are almost looked down upon if you love simple anime like this. Nowadays people mainly like complicated anime, with particular plots... and yes, they are beautiful, but personally many of these haven't won me over as much as Dragon Quest. This anime has my heart. Here there are pure feelings such as friendship, atonement for sins, love, redemption, fun, never giving up, but above all adventure! For once, let yourself be carried away by these t…
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Dai's Dragon Quest starts as your typical shounen show, with a young hero, a dumb character, and a shallow pretty girl. This show does not offer anything different than typical shounen, but its characters are incredibly lovable and easy to get attached to. This is what makes the show suitable, with so many episodes you are able to root for these characters and as time goes on this show just gets better. There are fights that seem kind of silly in the short run but as they have time to explain you understand why these fights matter, they show why you should really care for the characters. I ended up loving every character without a doubt; these characters which I saw as boring, mundane enemies to fight off were able to be flipped around and changed into the best characters in the entire sho…
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Started this anime back in 2020 just because I wanted to see a show doing its fights well implementing both magic and sword-fighting THE RIGHT WAY (will not elaborate on this)
and 2 years later I'm invested in it for entirely new and different reasons while the main motive was being kept at a super high quality throughout
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Great premise, great story, great characters, great villains, great power progression, great power system, a fair bit of comedy, lighthearted and wholesome moments, a good share of amazing and inspirational moments, moments that really made you think, super high stakes, incredible struggles, the importance of friendships, relationships and bonds in general and how (with a little bit of actual magic) those can actually help you push through the toughest situations.
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Finished 100/100 episodes, good pace..good writing, good villain, good emotional DAMAGE, good shonen manga, im satisfied! - WE will treasures this episode forever...
even if its just 77 [by animelist now, might rise up idk], i belive its a series i cant forget, u can give a rating 9 or even 10 but u can forget it in just a few months.. but this?? nope. its timeless masterpiece, definitely my top 10 anime of all time
the story is basic, but the plot is great with lots of twist... its not predictable at all,
the art may make u think its dragon ball, acttually its not, and its unique imo.
charachters development is amazing, esspecially the villain and popu, u will enjoy it throughly until the very end!
people may dislike this show if they think its something like a kids show.. at first yes i…
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Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken will remain in my heart as one of the best stories I've ever had the chance to experience.
The adventure of Dai was a story of a young boy starting from nothing in order to become the hero who saves the world along with a cast of really memorable characters.
With training and character development we see these characters grow over the course of the show, forming a sense of responsibility and overcoming their personal fears and desires.
Their goal is to stop the commander of demon army Hadlar along with his lieutenants. We're introduced to this conflict really early on in the story and we come to see it expanding and reaching its climax in an EPIC final arc. All the villains are memorable with their own personalities and developments and a few well-placed plo…
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Well, it’s finally over. 2 years and 19 days. It all went in a blink of an eye. The 2020 reboot of Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken was an anime that I can say now holds a special place in my heart. Hopefully, this review invokes my feelings of the show into you.
I remember now at the end of the summer season in 2020 when I found out a Dragon Quest anime was coming in the autumn of that year and I was very excited. Not because I was aware of the original Dai no Daibouken (I was not) but because I am just a big Dragon Quest fan in general, having grown up with DQ 7, 8 and 9, anything related to Dragon Quest got the dopamine receptors going. I was under the impression that they would adapt one of the stories from the mainline games but I was surprised that this was Dragon Quest with an ori…
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I consider this an underrated master piece. People criticize the story for being "basic" but that is a mistake. Dai is a Classical Redemptive Hero. Nowadays almost every story is subversive fiction and morally "complex" and that's not actually good because we've culturally forgotten what a true hero is supposed to look and be because every hero has tragic, the villains are present of antiheroes and everything subverts the idea of the Hero. Dai no Daibouken does not use any of these devices. Dai is presented exactly as what a Hero should be at every critical moment and he doesn't fail. He is faithful, truthful, honest, kind to a fault but does not fail in his duty including the giving ultimate justice to the Dark Lord who refuses to change or stop. I know this a children story but it is one…
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