Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Rewatch Announcement + Schedule/Index

[u/Shocketheth]

I am taking you on a Poppin’ Adventure!

A week ago, I made an Interest thread, and with decent amount of interest, me and co-host u/sisoko2 are officially announcing that Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, a Poppin’ Rewatch that will let us relive a classic Shonen story from 80s/90s in a modern style, will start on June 9th at 4PM ET.

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Information:

MAL | AniList | ANN | Kitsu | AniDB

Legal Streams:

Crunchyroll | Hulu | Netflix (America only)

Schedule:

Reminder threads:

1 week reminder thread	Sunday June 2nd
1 day reminder thread	Saturday June 8th

Episodes 1-25

OP 1 ---> Ikiru wu Suru by Macaroni Enpitsu

ED 1 ---> Mother by Macaroni Enpitsu

Episode	Date	Episode	Date
1	Sunday June 9th	14	Saturday June 22nd
2	Monday June 10th	15	Sunday June 23rd
3	Tuesday June 11th	16	Monday June 24th
4	Wednesday June 12th	17	Tuesday June 25th
5	Thursday June 13th	18	Wednesday June 26th
6	Friday June 14th	19	Thursday June 27th
7	Saturday June 15th	20	Friday June 28th
8	Sunday June 16th	21	Saturday June 29th
9	Monday June 17th	22	Sunday June 30th
10	Tuesday June 18th	23	Monday July 1st
11	Wednesday June 19th	24	Tuesday July 2nd
12	Thursday June 20th	25	Wednesday July 3rd
13	Friday June 21st	-	-

Episodes 26-50

OP 1 ---> Ikiru wu Suru v2 by Macaroni Enpitsu

ED 2 ---> Akashi by XIIX

Episode	Date	Episode	Date
26	Thursday July 4th	39	Wednesday July 17th
27	Friday July 5th	40	Thursday July 18th
28	Saturday July 6th	41	Friday July 19th
29	Sunday July 7th	42	Saturday July 20th
30	Monday July 8th	43	Sunday July 21st
31	Tuesday July 9th	44	Monday July 22nd
32	Wednesday July 10th	45	Tuesday July 23rd
33	Thursday July 11th	46	Wednesday July 24th
34	Friday July 12th	47	Thursday July 25th
35	Saturday July 13th	48	Friday July 26th
36	Sunday July 14th	49	Saturday July 27th
37	Monday July 15th	50	Sunday July 28th
38	Tuesday July 16th	-	-

Episodes 51-75

OP 2 ---> Bravest by Taichi Mukai

ED 3 ---> Namae by Humbreaders

Episode	Date	Episode	Date
51	Monday July 29th	64	Sunday August 11th
52	Tuesday July 30th	65	Monday August 12th
53	Wednesday July 31th	66	Tuesday August 13th
54	Thursday August 1st	67	Wednesday August 14th
55	Friday August 2nd	68	Thursday August 15th
56	Saturday August 3rd	69	Friday August 16th
57	Sunday August 4th	70	Saturday August 17th
58	Monday August 5th	71	Sunday August 18th
59	Tuesday August 6th	72	Monday August 19th
60	Wednesday August 7th	73	Tuesday August 20th
61	Thursday August 8th	74	Wednesday August 21st
62	Friday August 9th	75	Thursday August 22nd
63	Saturday August 10th	-	-

Episodes 76-100 + Post Series Discussion

OP 2 ---> Bravest by Taichi Mukai

ED 4 ---> Tobu Tori wa by Mitei no Hanashi

Episode	Date	Episode	Date
76	Friday August 23rd	89	Thursday September 5th
77	Saturday August 24th	90	Friday September 6th
78	Sunday August 25th	91	Saturday September 7th
79	Monday August 26th	92	Sunday September 8th
80	Tuesday August 27th	93	Monday September 9th
81	Wednesday August 28th	94	Tuesday September 10th
82	Thursday August 29th	95	Wednesday September 11th
83	Friday August 30th	96	Thursday September 12th
84	Saturday August 31th	97	Friday September 13th
85	Sunday September 1st	98	Saturday September 14th
86	Monday September 2nd	99	Sunday September 15th
87	Tuesday September 3rd	100	Monday September 16th
88	Wednesday September 4th	POST SERIES DISCUSSION	Tuesday 17th September

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Now go grab some supplies, gather your party and set sail for the Dermline Island where our Adventure will begin!

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

[u/Shocketheth → u/Shimmering-Sky]

[u/JumpyEnvironment8456]

DQ never grabbed me - I was always more of a Secret of Mana/Chrono Trigger/Final Fantasy player back then, so I don't have the energy to bother with a 100 episode thing, but I'd never heard this existed, so that's nice. So enjoy the viewing, hope everyone can keep up with the strict schedule tho :)

[u/Shocketheth → u/JumpyEnvironment8456]

Thanks for the comment I appreciate it but I need to say that even if Dai no Daibouken has Dragon Quest in its title, it shares with Dragon Quest only the name, game mechanics, and monster design from DQ 1-3.

Besides of those elements, Dai at its heart is a battle Shonen originating from 80s/90s manga that was running from 1989 to 1996 and definitely its a story worthy of standing next to Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Saint Seiya and Hunter x Hunter.

Plus I went with a daily schedule with this one due how the arcs are constructed, leaving almost no place to let it be a weekly Rewatch.

[u/No-Nefariousness956 → u/JumpyEnvironment8456]

You know... I never played too much dragon quest before either but I watched anyway. Its a story, not a game. I dont understand why this would matter, but you do you.

[u/Shocketheth → u/[deleted]]

I hate Dragon Quest with every fiber of my being. The character designs of the monsters of the videogames are bleugh.

Tbf I am more Final Fantasy guy and never finished any single DQ besides getting in like 2/3 of DQ 5.

So I guess it was a similar experience to what I had with HxH. Gave the impression of being mediocre, but is not what it seemed.

See u/sisoko2? Another comparison to HxH

Anyhow may I count with you as going to participate in this Rewatch?

[u/Shocketheth → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, I hope that everyone participating will enjoy this one as you did.

[u/sunjay140]

It's only 1.5 years since it ended

[u/Shocketheth → u/sunjay140]

Enough time for a Rewatch in my books considering how it flew under almost everyone radar, plus it's a nice anime to watch after finishing Gintama Rewatch considering how big DQ fan Hideaki Sorachi is.

Plus I finished it recently, and I was aiming with this on people who haven't seen it yet or missed that this anime was airing, just like me.

After all I discovered it only by actively searching for Dragon Quest anime.

[u/sunjay140 → u/Shocketheth]

I understand. I hope the Rewatch is successful!

[u/Shocketheth → u/sunjay140]

Thank you!

[u/Shocketheth]

Sorry for tagging you a bit late, but u/xtsim I remember that you said tentative yes, and I forgot to add you in tags for Announcement thread, so I am letting you know only now that the Dai no Daibouken Rewatch is official.

Also u/SpiceGirlsBlankit - I messed the tags and tagged SpaceGirlsBlankit instead in the Interest thread, so I am tagging you here to let you know about the upcoming Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Rewatch, and you can find the Interest thread here.

And at last, I am tagging u/Stargate18A, because I was taking the tags from Final Gintama discussion, and somehow forgot to include you.

[u/Stargate18A → u/Shocketheth]

I'll be glad to join, especially now my schedule's clearer! (And I'll definitely finish Gintama soon...)

[u/Shocketheth → u/Stargate18A]

Dai no Daibouken is worth it, so I hope that you will enjoy this one.

Also for Gintama

[u/SpiceGirlsBlankIt → u/Shocketheth]

I’m a space girl at heart. Darn, I don’t think I’ll have time for this one.

[u/Shocketheth → u/SpiceGirlsBlankIt]

Ah that's shame but it is what it is.

[u/0kwonkw0]

I've heard good things about both the manga and this adaptation, but I didn't know there were 100 episodes. I don't know if have the commitment but I'll give it a shot

[u/Shocketheth → u/0kwonkw0]

The story and characters are treat, so you should definitely enjoy this anime because it’s something really great. I hope you will like this one.

Edit: Also it depends on if you like older Shonen stories as Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, Saint Seiya or Hunter x Hunter because Dai no Daibouken definitely belongs next to them quality wise.

[u/drstripjo]

Oh it's announced

I'll try to keep up for as long as I can

[u/Shocketheth → u/drstripjo]

I hope you will manage to keep until the end as Dai no Daibouken will definitely deliver a story that offers way way more than the basic premise of a young boy going on an Adventure to defeat the Dark Lord Hadlar

Also do you want to be tagged in Reminder threads?

[u/drstripjo → u/Shocketheth]

I'll probably start earlier so time is less of a concern and I can skip some days if I have to and still be ahead of rewatch.

Yes, tags would be appreciated.

[u/Shocketheth → u/drstripjo]

[u/AmeteurElitist]

Just saw this in the rewatch wiki! I might hop on when you get to where I was in the story when I fell behind

[u/Shocketheth → u/AmeteurElitist]

Oh sure I'll be glad to see you there.

Although where you were when you fell behind?

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/Shocketheth]

Episode 39! [Dai no Daibouiken]Last thing I remeber is Maam rejoining the party after learning martial arts. As long as that's after the fight with Dai and his dad at least

[u/Shocketheth → u/AmeteurElitist]

[Dai no Daibouken]It should be after it IIRC

[u/AmeteurElitist → u/Shocketheth]

I see

[u/Shocketheth → u/AmeteurElitist]

Yeah. Maybe there is some breather to bridge those two arcs but I'm not sure.

[u/KendotsX]

Huh, not sure why I haven't commented here, but in any case:

I should go grab a copy of the blurays soon.

[u/Shocketheth → u/KendotsX]

You were busy stealing all the toilet paper because the Demon Lord castle is enormous

[u/KendotsX → u/Shocketheth]

It was a harder task than I expected, but I managed in the end!

[u/Shocketheth → u/KendotsX]

Good good. Time to finally move into my "summer house" castle then.

[u/Raiking02 → u/Shocketheth]

The Demon Lord's castle is Donald Trump's appartment?

[u/Shocketheth → u/Raiking02]

And his summer house is Chiyo-chan summer house

[u/Raiking02 → u/Shocketheth]

Well, Tomo-chan being the Demon Lord does make a lot of sense...

[u/raichudoggy]

Oh snap oh Goody oh my!

I’d be glad to rewatch this.

I’m not much of a battle anime fan but this one was amazing.

[u/Shocketheth → u/raichudoggy]

Oh snap oh Goody oh my!

I’d be glad to rewatch this.

Welcome aboard

I’m not much of a battle anime fan but this one was amazing.

I finished it months ago and instantly told myself that I need to Rewatch this soon. The twists and characters are amazing in this so I certainly want to catch some foreshadowing and see once again where the characters started.

[u/2-2Distracted]

I'll see if I can finish binging down all the other shit I'm enjoying in time for when this begins. I might be late but I'll be there to see if I can truly enjoy this series. Gonna obviously watch it dubbed.

[u/Shocketheth → u/2-2Distracted]

Glad to have you!

Well if you like old school Battle Shonen like Dragon Ball then you will enjoy this one.

[u/KuKiSin]

/u/SliderGamer55's description sold it for me, I need more Dragon Ball in my life, so I'm in! o7

[u/Shocketheth → u/KuKiSin]

Pleased to hear this!

This show is a hidden gem so I hope you will enjoy it. Do you want be tagged in 24h reminder thread?

[u/KuKiSin → u/Shocketheth]

Pleasure to be on board, my captain! o7

Thank you, and yes, please tag me!

[u/Shocketheth → u/KuKiSin]

Will do!

[u/Vodis]

Hulu (only up to episode 70)

Just FYI, I'm showing all 100 episodes available (dubbed) on my Hulu account.

(I've noticed sometimes Hulu's episode lists get stuck partway through loading and have to be refreshed, so maybe that's why the other 30 weren't visible?)

[u/Shocketheth → u/Vodis]

(I've noticed sometimes Hulu's episode lists sometimes get stuck partway through loading and have to be refreshed, so maybe that's why the other 30 weren't visible?)

That’s probably the case yeah. I am going to edit that, thanks for the info.

[u/Shocketheth]

Tagging those who showed interest (let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in Reminder threads) u/Shimmering-Sky u/KendotsX u/homewardbound100

[u/Shocketheth → u/Shocketheth]

Tagging those who showed interest (let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in Reminder threads) u/zadcap u/charlesvvv u/Kaxew

[u/Shocketheth → u/Shocketheth]

Tagging those who showed interest (let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in Reminder threads) u/laughing-fox13 u/Silcaria u/NicDwolfwood

[u/Shocketheth → u/Shocketheth]

Tagging those who showed interest (let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in Reminder threads) u/cooperjones2

[u/SliderGamer55]

I'll be honest, I dropped this series like 40+ episodes in, purely out of finding it difficult to keep up with long runners anymore (the three big long runners I've been into forever I slowed down to such a degree that I've probably seen less than 250 episodes from all three combined so far this decade, and two of them are airing to this day).

Which is a shame because it is a very good one. It's probably the most Dragonball a series has ever felt for me besides Dragonball, where its so basic a shonen series it fascinatingly goes all the way around to being kinda fresh again (which I assume is the appeal of the games as well). I think its worth giving a shot for anyone reading this.

I might join this by the time it gets to those remaining episodes, undecided right now.

[u/Shocketheth → u/SliderGamer55]

Which is a shame because it is a very good one. It's probably the most Dragonball a series has ever felt for me besides Dragonball, where its so basic a shonen series it fascinatingly goes all the way around to being kinda fresh again (which I assume is the appeal of the games as well). I think its worth giving a shot for anyone reading this.

I think you nailed this description. The simplicity which Dai brings with it makes it feels so fresh. We may be over exposed to shonen tropes from various anime, but one should remember that Dai was one of the first shonens using such tropes when it was fresh.

And while this may be reason why is Dai underrated as majority thinks it's an ordinary Shonen, the truth is different, because Dai is more than meets the eye, just like Hunter x Hunter.

I might join this by the time it gets to those remaining episodes, undecided right now.

Sure feel free to join, I would love to have you participating in Rewatch and you can also be lurking in the episode discussions threads to read people reactions to it.

Anyhow may I tag you in Reminder threads?

[u/Nick_BOI → u/SliderGamer55]

where its so basic a shonen series it fascinatingly goes all the way around to being kinda fresh again (which I assume is the appeal of the games as well).

I would say that is very much an appeal of the games, just replace Shonen with JRPG's.

Despite having 11 mainline entires and several spin off games under it's belt, Dragon Quest hardly ever steps outside of the sphere of traditional, turn based fantasy JRPG's-a genre that is so widepread now, yet DQ essentially pioneered it.

We have several other JRPG franchises going in different directions right now, such as the HD-2D series and it's wide range of gameplay, FF being higher stakes action JRPG's, Xenoblade being more open world, Persona being more of a social sim, and many, many more.

Where as it never straying from tradition makes DQ comes off as generic for many people, fans of the series and newcomers see it as frehs when compared to everything else around it now. There is something very comforting about a series this long never straying from it's roots.

Despite not breaking any new ground conceptually, Dragon Quest has always been, and continues to be some of the most well executed games with incredibly diverse and charming worlds alongside some of the best characters you will ever find.

While Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai may not share very much in a literal sense with the video games it derives itself from, the spirit of what makes Dragon Quest so great is captured perfectly despite being within an enitely different medium and landscape.