Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Vol. 5: Disciples of Avan

ドラゴンクエスト〜ダイの大冒険〜 [Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken] #5

by Riku Sanjo, Koji Inada (Illustrator)

After facing Hadlar, Dai and his companions must rescue Princess Leona from Flazzard. The combined forces of Flazzard and Mystvearn may pose a threat greater than even the Dark General! Can Dai call upon Avan’s teachings to defeat the evil duo? Meanwhile, the deadliest danger yet lurks at Sovereign Rock Castle.

 

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics

Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2020

About the author

三条陸 in Japanese

Reviews

[HowardtheDuck95]

Honesty if you’ve read the first four volumes, you know what you’re getting on a base level; a fantastic meat and potatoes fantasy action series. And this volume is the climax of the first act of the larger story. The end of the beginning, so to speak. Does it deliver? Yes. Very much so. It is a satisfying conclusion to the narrative threads that have been established thus far, while also setting up what comes next nicely. The action stuff is as great as ever, and there are moments where you want to fist pump. The character moments after the battle are great, bringing each one to a sort of new status quo in a way. There was a moment that almost made me misty eyed.

As said before, I highly recommend this series to most people, especially those who like fantasy or the dragon quest games. There’s still the occasional bit of Shonen crude humor, but it overall doesn’t detract from it in the least.

They better announce volume 6 soon. PLEASE.

[Omar Villafane]

Courage ✍🏼♾

[Othy]

Shounen stuff for kids, except that there is a lecherous old man groping women. Disgusting. The trope immediately disqualifies it for children.