Dragon Goes House-Hunting, Vol. 1

Dragon Goes House-Hunting #1

by Kawo Tanuki, Choco Aya (Illustrator)

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Letty is not very good at being a dragon. Actually, he's so terrible at it that his dad went and kicked him out of the house! What's a skittish monster of myth to do in a world where everyone sees him as material for their next suit of armor? Why, find a safe place to call home, of course. With the help of a slightly evil elvish architect, Letty's quest for the ultimate draconic domicile begins!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Dragons, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction

178 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2017

Reviews

[Sandra Uv · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5/5

¡Me ha encantado! Me he reído muchísimo y es que es todo una parodia de los videojuegos y de los juegos de rol. Vaya delicia. Y si, yo soy Letty reencarnada en esta vida jajajaj

[Miniikaty · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

Reseña completa http://letraslibrosymas.blogspot.com/...

No esperaba para nada lo que he encontrado en este manga, ha sido lo más divertido que he leído en mucho tiempo. Me ha venido perfecto para desconectar y pasar unas horas de lecturas la mar de entretenida y es que te embarcas en la aventura de Letty y ya no hay vuelta atrás, tienes que terminar el tomo sí o sí.

El dibujo y diseño de personajes es muy atractivo y detallado, consigue a la perfección meterte en la historia y ver todo lo que siente el protagonista y los sitios que visita.


Es una historia de fantasía -el primer tomo de una serie de 7, por lo tanto, tiene todo tipo de seres mágicos: enanos, elfos, arpías, gnomos, etc- De situaciones surrealistas, mundos fantásticos, magia, amistad y humor. No le falta de nada.
Encima el ritmo le acompaña porque es muy fácil de leer y los personajes son muy dispares y originales.

[Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Letty is the most unfortunate of dragons... both kind and fearful! So when his father throws him out into the larger cruel world he struggles quite a bit. Alas all he wants in this world is his own home, and blessedly he's met the right real estate brokering Demon Lord, the quite evil elf, Dearia. As they start their search Letty meets all manner of fantasy beings, but will he ever find the right home for a kind and fearful dragon?

What can I say... I'm totally a sucker for dragons. I admit I had no idea what I was in for but it sounded funny and I was willing to be open minded. Letty is quite pathetic but Letty and Dearia together are equally as hilarious! I found it fascinating that I wasn't really a fan of Letty by himself... but Dearia gets him into all sorts of situations that you can't help but snicker at because you are quite sure that Dearia is the sort of friend where you don't need enemies! I'm actually really interested in where their friendship goes and what other situations that Dearia can stir up...

The art is rather generic. I think that is the point though... When paired with the subtle mocking humor the art plays well with it, mocking the way fantasy beings are always portrayed. It's how they act that is startling... It gives you this feeling that you really ought to think twice that you know how a typical fantasy being will act... The two main characters are the perfect examples... Letty looks just like your typical dragon, strong, powerful and capable... but Letty couldn't be more opposite to that. And the same goes for Dearia who looks noble, upright and too serious... but who plays all manner of subtle tricks on Letty that are quite evil (if funny!) Thus this art style pairs well with the humor in the story.

I have to say though I was totally not tense a moment in Dragon Goes House-Hunting vol 1. I laughed, was intrigued, shook my head, but never tense. Instead there is this building up of a relationship between Dearia and Letty that reels you in very subtly. I would have said after the first chapter that this story, this sort of dragon (the main draw) was not for me... but reading to the end you are captured. You aren't dismissing vol 2 out of hand... I found this incredible and powerful.

The plot is probably as thin as the tension... I didn't hate it and it was totally obvious what this was about... house-hunting for a dragon. I was rather amazed at how creative the situations got, despite it being the same thing over and over... an inappropriate house for our fearful and kind Letty. I did enjoy how it got all twisted up in the end with the big house... in a most dragon like area (but alas which Letty can't help but dislike). What other adventures will Letty find himself with the creative Dearia, I'm not sure, but its bound to be hilarious...

Dragon Goes House-Hunting vol 1 subverted the typical tropes dealing with dragons, elves and many other fantasy beings! It's funny and tongue in cheek and the art suits it perfectly despite it being a rather mediocre art style. There is skill here that draws you in and intrigues you quite compellingly with our house-hunting duo, Letty and Dearia and I want to see more of them!

⋆ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authenticity
⋆ ⋆ ⭐⭐⭐ Tension
⋆ ⋆ ⭐⭐⭐ Plot
⋆ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Art

Thanks to Seven Seas Entertainment for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review. It has not influenced my opinions.

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[Lesincele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se lee en un suspiro y es muy divertido. Tiene muchas referencias a videojuegos y otras historias.

[Anabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Menuda tarde más divertida y animada he tenido hoy leyendo este manga. No me esperaba que fuera tan divertido, hay situaciones hilarantes causadas por un dragón bastante cobarde y un elfo algo despistado. La busqueda de la casa de Letty ha sido genial, y me alegra mucho haberle dado una oportunidad. Ahora me quedan muchas ganas de poder disfrutar con estos personajes tan geniales.

[Aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute but the humor didn’t always lend for me. Probably won’t continue with the series.

[Beatriz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me lo compré porque me gustaba la premisa de la historia, pero no me ha resultado tan divertida como esperaba. La verdad es que la primera vez que empecé a leerlo me quedé sobada. La segunda también, pero me desperté se la siesta y lo terminé.

No está mal, pero no me fascina como para coleccionarlo.

Me gusta el humor que tiene, pero no me hace reír.

En fin, a la venta en mi Wallapop, por si alguien le interesa.

[Neda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letty is my spirit animal

[Lorelupin Acevedo (El Caldero Literario) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este manga desde cuándo lo quería leer, por qué al verlo mi querido Chris de ClowPlace me dijo que se acordó de mi al verlo y fue bien bonito.

Este manga está en España de la mano de editorial Hidra en su sello de cómic y manga, sello que a México no ha llegado, por lo tanto no se puede conseguir pero mi querido Luis uno de los Dreamers del club caldero nos consiguió el manga en una página, lástima que solo está el 1er tomo que consta de 5 capítulos, todos tan lindos que como les digo me gustaron mucho.

Esta es la historia de Letty un dragón (si un dragón) que por ser miedoso perdió un huevo de Dragón y por eso lo desterraron del grupo de dragones, así que ahora se dedica a buscar casa por todos los lugares de esta tierra mágica, hasta que encuentra a un elfo que trabaja como arrendador de casas y se unen para ayudarlo a encontrar un hogar que quede con sus gustos.

Es tan bonito este manga, se que hay momentos en que Letty te llega a desesperar, por qué se la pasa llorando y por qué todo le da miedo, pero eso es lo de menos, la historia se me hizo muy linda y original, hay partes en las que me estaba muriendo de risa y otras en las que decía "otra vez va a chillar" pero es un manga con un montón de creaturas mágicas y un montón de lugares.

Creo que mi parte favorita es cuando conoce a las hermanas de Medusa fue muy divertido ver cómo se emocionaba cuando veía cosas para su nueva casa en el bazar de las hermanas de Medusa o me daba risa la casa con fantasmas donde tuvo que dormir 1 noche.

Sin duda un manga muy original y divertido que me gustó muchísimo, lastima que solo encontramos el 1er tomo, pero se supone que lo están renovando, así que espero pronto suban los otros números del cómic que en Japón son 8 y en México apenas van 4 por qué es muy divertido, es que quien no quiere un dragón al que le gusta leer y tejer, un dragón señora muy lindo, anímense a leerlo es divertidísimo.

Entrada completa en: http://calderoliterario7.blogspot.mx

[Manuela · Rating 5 out of 5]

La premisa es genial, dragón busca casa, los personajes son muy divertidos y la historia te saca más de una sonrisa.

[Doc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is rated Teen and although the harpies that show up in the book are bare chested and there are some relatively scary moments (for poor Letty) I am sure nothing should traumatize any one to bad if they decide to give this book a try. I know those shiny letters on the cover are quite eye catching. :)

What do you do when you are an apex predator in appearance only? Poor Letty is a disgrace to his old man when he fails to protect an egg and is exiled to the cruel world where danger awaits. Thankfully Letty's luck in not as bad as his other stats because meeting the slightly evil elf Dearia (architect, real estate broker, and Demon Lord) will begin his quest to find a home that can protect him and perhaps find some things about himself in the process.

Letty will check out several estates and meet a wide assortment of monsters as he and Dearia try to find a place that will fit him no matter how cowardly and kind he might be. After all this is Dearia's job and he is determined even if it takes a century to find the place of Letty's dreams.

This book has a lot of references that actually made me laugh so choosing a favorite moment is never easy for a book like this but I am going to go with Letty trying to get a room with some goblins after the harpies sent him. Goblins can be such lecherous beasts but they are pretty honest in their opinions when asked if they would let a dragon stay with them. Social classes and such you understand.:)

[Lissibith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel bad that I don't have more to say about this manga, but it's a pretty straightforward jokey manga, however odd the premise. Letty is a dragon who lack all of the fierceness his kind is known for, and as a result needs to find himself a new domicile -- somewhere in line with his needs and tastes. Luckily, Dearia the elf happens across him and is willing to help out. Thus, let the hijinx begin!

We go from location to location, encountering wacky setups and plenty of humor. It's cute and wholesome and just a sweet, easy read. There's nothing much to sink your teeth into, and there are no stakes, but sometimes that's just what you're looking for.

Was it enough to make me read on? I'm honestly not sure. Sometimes it's really nice to have a light, fun thing to read. But this one didn't really grab me in such a way that I think I'd specifically choose THIS light, fun thing when I'm in the mood. Let's chalk it up to a maybe, but not right now.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dragon Goes House-Hunting was charming, funny, and had so many jokes towards D&D and dungeon crawls. I was laughing out loud a few times. It also had a great message for friendship and generosity and things not always being what they seemed. But, I would have done without the bare topped woman and harpies and didn't like the pentagram looking star on the elf's book. The joke about summoning stuff, though, was pretty good. So, funny read and those who like role playing would really like the jokes because they just become that much funnier when you know what the author is playing off of.

[Matthew Noe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This would get 5 stars for the Luigi's Mansion reference even if it wasn't great (it is)

[Alycia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved the premise behind this book but I didn’t enjoy the actual execution. Too bad!

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Por favor, qué tierno. Tenía muchas ganas de leer este manga porque tenía pinta de ser algo diferente y ligero. No he podido acertar más.

A pesar de que, desde mi punto de vista, le falta algo más de profundidad (conocer más del protagonista y su historia con su padre), me ha encantado. Letty es un dragón entrañable que tiene miedo de casi todo, por no decir de todo 😂

En este manga, como su nombre indica, Letty es repudiado de su hogar y se tiene que ir a buscar una casa donde vivir. Conoceremos a Daeria, un elfo agente inmobiliario que le ayuda y otros personajes que la verdad es que me han hecho bastante gracia.

No sé si calificaría la historia de comedia, pero al menos me ha sacado alguna que otra sonrisa. El dibujo me ha gustado mucho también, me parece un trabajo muy fino y delicado que transmite todos los sentimientos del protagonista. Porque desde luego que buscar casa no es fácil 😤

No creo que tarde en leer el segundo tomo, porque estoy deseando saber más de este pequeño dragón miedica ♥️ ¡Super recomendado para pasar un rato entretenido!

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dragon Goes House-Hunting is a goofy gag manga filled with self-aware anime and video game humor. It's the nightmare of looking for houses happening in a crazy amusing way to someone else. I knew I was going to get a laugh when the splash page for the first chapter was a My Neighbor Totoro reference, and I was getting a good chuckle later from Resident Evil and Luigi's Mansion references later (and the cherry on top was when Dearia states "It's a video game reference. Those who know, know"). I appreciated these silly 4th wall break asides.



The thing keeping it from 4 stars sadly is the titular dragon, Letty. He's the straight man for all of the jokes, and while it works great for most of them, there are times that Letty's helplessness and haplessness goes from "funny" to "just plain pathetic." I get that he's supposed to be "bad at life," but there's a point where his inexperience just gets kind of cringy.

It's an amusing book with a bunch of solid jokes that land. It's a fun read, if a little frustrating at times because of Letty.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally read volume 1 after reading volume 5.

Letty
Because I read volumes 1-4 and 6 back-to-back, I am viewing Letty through that viewpoint. Yet, I need to keep that view separated. Letty is growing on me. In some circumstances, he reminds me of book Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon, but I prefer Letty over book Hiccup.

Dearia
Dearia makes everything better! He is my favorite character. I just like his attitude to everything even though he can be kind of scary. If he was volleyball player for Nekoma then he would probably be a setter, like Kenma.

The World
Okay, the world still confuses me, but I feel it is trying to answer the question: what do the background/opponents in a fantasy video game do all day or who are they behind the scenes? That is what I got from this volume, especially with the stat cards.

Verdict: This is an interesting concept.

[CC]

dnf after Chapter 3 because 1) the artwork for the dragon is very cute but the elf looks too feminized for my tastes (to the point that I couldn't even tell he's a he, not to mention the names - elf being Dearia and the he dragon being Letty?), 2) do not appreciate the harpies being bare breasted, 3) the general tone is not clicking with me.

sigh.

I guess overall I LOVE the premise/concept of this but it (at least, this beginning vol.) falls short for me on execution. So much so that I'm having such a hard time to even finish this first vol. that I'm dropping.

(If you have something very specific for me to look forward to, feel free to mention in the comments! Or something similar to this in premise but is...better?)

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letty the fearful dragon goes hunting for a house of his own.

The idea of this is wonderful but I didn't love the presentation. Letty is sweet but a bit too far on the 'ooh, I'm terrified of everything' side. I didn't like Dearia, the elf architect. This is just a little too silly for me. I won't be reading more in the series.

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute, charming, funny read. I quite liked the art. It's the first manga I've ever bought physically (all ebooks or library books up until now) so that's rather exciting. I liked Letty and Dearia, and I suspect that the dragon that Dearia travelled with in the past was Letty's dad. I want to read volume 2, and see what entertaining adventures and trials await Letty! 4 stars.

[Cazadoras · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hacía mucho tiempo que no leíamos un manga y nos ha gustado mucho. Es un libro que se lee muy rápido y nos ha venido genial para desconectar de lecturas un poco más densas durante los exámenes. Además, es una historia super divertida con la que nos hemos reído mucho y en la que hemos empatizado en algunos momentos con Letty, el protagonista.

[Booksofswarley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une lecture simple et assez drôle (l'humour totalement barré). Le dragon, craint de tous en temps normal, est incarné ici par un personnage sensible et vulnérable qui ne cherche qu'une chose : un foyer où il pourra couler des jours heureux. L'univers fantasy me plaît. À voir si le scénario original mais plutôt léger suffira à me faire accrocher. Je lirai la suite par curiosité.
(3,5/5)

[Alejandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Qué risas me ha sacado. Una comedia fantástica que le da una vuelta hilarante al mundo medieval. Letty, nuestro protagonista, es un dragón… pero no uno de esos rudos que queman aldeas y se sientan sobre montañas de oro. No, Letty rompe los prejuicios y estereotipos de lo que se conoce como dragón.

En su búsqueda por un hogar ideal —uno sin héroes que quieran destriparlo ni goblins que lo espanten— Letty se embarca en un viaje lleno de situaciones absurdas, propiedades muy dudosas, y acompañantes que parecen salidos de una entrevista de trabajo para reality show de fantasía.

El volumen 1 es puro humor tontorrón y parodias de los típicos clichés del género. Ideal si te gusta reírte mientras ves a una criatura mítica con crisis existenciales buscar departamento como si fuera el mercado inmobiliario más surrealista de todos los tiempos. Desde luego hay una crisis de la vivienda que traspasa la realidad.

[Collin · Rating 3 out of 5]

So freaking cute. I’m glad I picked this up from the Books-A-Million sale rack - definitely worth it. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Letty and Dearia next.

[Rosasencenizas Cristina Rod · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️

[LylaBliggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Que MONADA

[Blue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this! It was a little simple, but that suited the daily-life like vibes! It was funny and quite cute!

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Divertido y entrañable. Al dragón Letty dan ganas de achucharlo y creo que el agente inmobiliario se trae algo entre manos...

[Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

La editorial ha conseguido su primera licencia de manga y se estrena a lo grande con "Dragón busca casa. Tomo I" una historia super divertida y entretenida a partes iguales.

Una trama tronchante donde a Letty le sucede de todo cuando trata de buscar una casa. ¿Crees que encontrar un hogar es fácil? Pues que se lo digan a este pobre dragón que intenta por todos los medios encontrar un alojamiento tranquilo donde refugiarse, pero hay una gran cantidad de impedimentos en su camino.

Para colmo, le persiguen un grupo de héroes tratando de darle caza porque le consideran una amenaza, una de las razones es ser un dragón (los prejuicios no son buenos). A toda esta locura de trama, le sigue un toque cómico y divertido que te hará reír y pasar un buen rato con las aventuras de Letty, que no tienen desperdicio.

Es un primer tomo entrañable y muy divertido que deja con ganas de más, sobre todo con la aparición del misterioso elfo agente inmobiliario.

La edición y las ilustraciones tienen un gran trabajo detrás. Estoy con muchas ganas de leer los siguientes tomos para saber como siguen las aventuras de Letty, el dragón cobarde.

Recomendado si os gusta el manga o queréis iniciaros en este formato. También si os apetece una lectura ligera para pasar un buen rato y desconectar.