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There are several different series of manga based on Dragon Quest. Some of them are based on the games directly while others are original characters based in a Dragon Quest world. Unfortunately obtaining these manga in North America is difficult with the exception of 'Dai no Daibouken' which was translated in French as 'FLY'. Fly is available in France and Québec but I was unable to find them anywhere else in Canada (I had hitchiked accross Canada a few years ago and kept an eye out for DQ). For a comprehensive list of DQ Manga please consult 'diasEquip', an excel file I am constantly updating with DQ equip information
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Issues: 37
World Setting: Original DQ world Year: 1989 Translated into Fly in France & Québec, 37 volumes 30 years ago the Demon Lord Hadora fell at the hands of Aban. With revenge on his mind, Hadora has returned and now seeks out Aban. Meanwhile Aban comes across Dai, an orphaned boy on a peacefull island that he trains as a warrior. Hadora tracks Aban to the island, where Dai and company lmust fight off Hadora's menace. [ Vol. 08 ] [ Vol. 28 ] [ Vol. 36 ] [ Fly Vol. 10 ] |
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AKA: Road to Dragon Quest
Issues: ??? World Setting: Japan, Earth Year: 1990 This is a pretty interesting Manga where the creators of Dragon Quest (Yuji Horii, Koichi Nakamura, Koichi Sugiyama, Akira Toryama and Yukinobu Chida) are featured designing the Dragon Quest games. The development on the MSX, porting to Famicom and other adventures in DQ's development are revealed in a cartoon form. [ Vol. 1 ] |
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AKA: Emblem of Loto
Issues: ??? World Setting: Time frame between DQ III-DQ I Year: ??? Based on the sketchy period between the games DQ III and DQ I. The Time of Zoma had passed and the eblem of Loto was split between 2 kings who lived prosperously for many years. The king, leaving behind a pregnant queen, leaves on a mission. He obtains an evil statue and upon his return, he starts acting strangely. Arus (the hero) and his son assinate him when his true form is discovered and consequently need to escape the castle walls when the guards come looking or them. They will meet others and learn of the threat of King Dragon and devote their life to stopping the fiend. |
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Issues: 10
World Setting: DQ VI Year: 1997 Based on Dragon Quest VI quite directly. It starts with the hero, Hassan and Mireyu around a campfire waiting for the right time to assult Mudo's castle. Upon deep penetration of the castle, the heroes are systamaticly slaughtered one by one. After your death you awake in the village, tormented by yet another deam... |
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World Setting: Various Year: ??? A more comedic manga based on various Dragon Quest games, filled with that oh-so interesting Japanese humour. The regular series and spin-off series (Monsters, Torneko, ...) are all featured in the 4Koma series. Each joke consists of 4 panels and are sometimes in black & white, other times in colour. [ Cover with DQ 1 ] [ Cover with DQ 4 ] |
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