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Title (English) Dragon Half

Title (Japanese) Dragon Half ..

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Fantasy Novel

Notes 2 OVAs, 1993, Ryusuke Mita/Kadokawa Shoten/Victor.
US:AD Vision

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Synopsis

Review DRAGON HALF (AD Vision, 55 mins, cert.15, subtitled, ｣12.99) Originally a manga, DRAGON HALF is one of the more bizarre pieces of animation to come out of Japan ,and may take some explaining to those unacquainted with it! It's a satire on the popular 'swords and sorcery' genre of fantasy, and contains most of the ingredients of dragon-slaying knights, spell-mumbling wizards, scheming kings, princesses, and fair maidens, but in parodic form. If you have seen shows like VILLGUST, BASTARD, LUNA VARGA, etc you may well wonder what's left unparodied, however DRAGON HALF goes one better by using both 'superdeformed' (dwarf-like parody characters) and normal anime characters. Anyway, Mink, the heroine, is the offspring of a dragon-hunting knight and a female dragon, and apart from a small tail, horns, and vestigial wings, looks like a normal teenager. She has a crush on pop idol Dick Saucer, who unfortunately for her is also a dragon-slayer! The king, for reasons too bizarre to explain here, wants Mink done away with. As if that wasn't enough, Mink maks an enemy of the King's daughter, who is a black sorceress, and the offspring of the King and a piece of slime that sometimes takes human form. OK? Rest assured that there is a storyline of sorts. Will poor Mink stay alive and win her heartthrob? There is plenty of comedy, plenty of action and some good jokes. Some fans rave about DRAGON HALF; it's certainly a lot of fun but more so if you are familiar with the sort of material being parodied, and have an eye for the spiky super-deformed art style. And whatever you do, don't turn off the tape before the end of the episode final credits.

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Episodes 2

Release UK:VHS, US:VHS, US:DVD

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1993

Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Dragon Half
Title (Japanese)	Dragon Half ..
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	2 OVAs, 1993, Ryusuke Mita/Kadokawa Shoten/Victor. US:AD Vision
Classification	-
Synopsis
Review	DRAGON HALF (AD Vision, 55 mins, cert.15, subtitled, ｣12.99) Originally a manga, DRAGON HALF is one of the more bizarre pieces of animation to come out of Japan ,and may take some explaining to those unacquainted with it! It's a satire on the popular 'swords and sorcery' genre of fantasy, and contains most of the ingredients of dragon-slaying knights, spell-mumbling wizards, scheming kings, princesses, and fair maidens, but in parodic form. If you have seen shows like VILLGUST, BASTARD, LUNA VARGA, etc you may well wonder what's left unparodied, however DRAGON HALF goes one better by using both 'superdeformed' (dwarf-like parody characters) and normal anime characters. Anyway, Mink, the heroine, is the offspring of a dragon-hunting knight and a female dragon, and apart from a small tail, horns, and vestigial wings, looks like a normal teenager. She has a crush on pop idol Dick Saucer, who unfortunately for her is also a dragon-slayer! The king, for reasons too bizarre to explain here, wants Mink done away with. As if that wasn't enough, Mink maks an enemy of the King's daughter, who is a black sorceress, and the offspring of the King and a piece of slime that sometimes takes human form. OK? Rest assured that there is a storyline of sorts. Will poor Mink stay alive and win her heartthrob? There is plenty of comedy, plenty of action and some good jokes. Some fans rave about DRAGON HALF; it's certainly a lot of fun but more so if you are familiar with the sort of material being parodied, and have an eye for the spiky super-deformed art style. And whatever you do, don't turn off the tape before the end of the episode final credits.
Credits
Episodes	2
Release	UK:VHS, US:VHS, US:DVD
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1993
Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.