Drifting Dragons
Drifting Dragons | |
Cover of Drifting Dragons volume 1 by Kodansha | |
空挺ドラゴンズ (Kūtei Doragonzu) | |
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Genre | Adventure, cooking, fantasy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Taku Kuwabara |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | good! Afternoon |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | June 7, 2016 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tadahiro Yoshihira |
Written by | Makoto Uezu |
Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
Studio | Polygon Pictures |
Licensed by | Netflix |
Original network | Fuji TV (+Ultra), KTV, THK, TNC, UHB, BS Fuji |
Original run | January 9, 2020 – March 26, 2020 |
Episodes | 12 |
Drifting Dragons (空挺ドラゴンズ, Kūtei Doragonzu, transl. "Airborne Dragons") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Kuwabara. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon since June 2016 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of March 2020. The manga is published digitally in English by Kodansha USA under the Kodansha Comics imprint.
An anime television series adaptation by Polygon Pictures premiered on January 9, 2020 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. It was followed by an international Netflix release on April 30, 2020.[2]
Characters
- Mika (ミカ)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[3] (Japanese); Billy Kametz (English)
- Takita (タキタ)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[3] (Japanese); Cassandra Lee Morris (English)
- Jiro (ジロー, Jirō)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[3] (Japanese); Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
- Vanabelle (ヴァナベル, Vanaberu)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[3] (Japanese); Colleen O'Shaughnessey (English)
- Gibbs (ギブス, Gibusu)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3] (Japanese); Keith Silverstein (English)
- Crocco (クロッコ, Kurokko)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki[3] (Japanese); Jake Green (English)
- Niko (ニコ)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[3] (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
- Berko (バーコ, Bāko)
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi[3] (Japanese); Doug Erholtz (English)
- Capella (カペラ, Kapera)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[3] (Japanese); Christine Marie Cabanos (English)
- Gaga (ガガ)
- Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai[3] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang (English)
- Faye (フェイ, Fei)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[3] (Japanese); Tony Azzolino (English)
- Badakin (バダキン)
- Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[3] (Japanese); Jonah Scott (English)
- Oken (オーケン, Ōken)
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[3] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
- Soraya (ソラヤ)
- Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[3] (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
- Mayne (メイン, Mein)
- Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki[3] (Japanese); Reba Buhr (English)
- Hiro (ヒーロ, Hīro)
- Voiced by: Junya Enoki[3] (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
- Yoshi (ヨシ)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue[3] (Japanese); Chris Smith (English)
- Lee (リー, Rī)
- Voiced by: Hiroo Sasaki[3] (Japanese); Kyle McCarley (English)
- Katja (カーチャ, Kācha)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[4] (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)
- Nanami (ナナミ)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[4] (Japanese); Kira Buckland (English)
- Ascella (アスケラ, Asukera)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto[4] (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)
- Ura (ウラ爺, Ura-jii)
- Voiced by: Kiyonobu Suzuki[4] (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
Media
Manga
Drifting Dragons is written and illustrated by Taku Kuwabara. It started its publication in Kodansha's good! Afternoon on June 7, 2016.[5] Kodansha has published the series into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 7, 2016.[6] As of March 2020, eight tankōbon volumes have been released.[7]
In North America, Kodansha USA announced the digital release of the manga in November 2017.[8] They also announced the print release of the manga in March 2019.[9] The first volume was published on December 17, 2019.[10]
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | November 7, 2016[6] | 978-4-06-388204-9 | December 17, 2019[10] | 9781632368904 |
2 | May 1, 2017[11] | 978-4-06-388255-1 | December 17, 2019[12] | 9781632369444 |
3 | November 7, 2017[13] | 978-4-06-510319-7 | February 18, 2020[14] | 9781632369451 |
4 | May 7, 2018[15][16] | 978-4-06-510319-7 (normal edition) ISBN 978-4-06-512047-7 (limited edition) | April 3, 2020[17] | 9781632369512 |
5 | November 7, 2018[18] | 978-4-06-513454-2 | August 25, 2020[19] | 9781632369529 |
6 | May 7, 2019[20][21] | 978-4-06-515527-1 (normal edition) ISBN 978-4-06-515530-1 (limited edition) | September 15, 2020[22] | 9781646510351 |
7 | November 7, 2019[23] | 978-4-06-517587-3 | November 17, 2020[24] | 9781646510368 |
8 | March 6, 2020[7] | 978-4-06-518878-1 | – | — |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 15, 2019. The series was animated by Polygon Pictures and directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira, with Makoto Uezu handling series composition, Kyoko Kotani designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music.[25] It premiered on January 9, 2020 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block, as well as KTV, THK, TNC, UHB, and BS Fuji.[26] Yoh Kamiyama performed the series' opening theme song "Gunjō", while Akai Ko-en performed the series' ending theme song "Zettai Reido".[3][27] It ran for 12 episodes.[28] The series premiered on Netflix worldwide on April 30, 2020.
Episode list
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Quin Zaza" | January 9, 2020 |
2 | "Bounty & Dragonet alla Diavola" | January 16, 2020 |
3 | "Glittering Dragon" | January 23, 2020 |
4 | "Reasons for Flying & Dragon Terinne" | January 30, 2020 |
5 | "Sky Pirates & Pastrami" | February 6, 2020 |
6 | "Festival & Dragon Laghman" | February 13, 2020 |
7 | "Disaster & Edible Dragons" | February 20, 2020 |
8 | "Operation: Take Down the Rampaging Dragon" | February 27, 2020 |
9 | "Soup Kitchen Goulash & Dragon Cutlet" | March 5, 2020 |
10 | "Migrating Dragons & the Chasm Depths" | March 12, 2020 |
11 | "Dragonet & Dragon Hunter Brain Stew" | March 19, 2020 |
12 | "Dragon Corridor" | March 26, 2020 |
References
- ^ Dennison, Kara (November 29, 2019). "Drifting Dragons Sets Premiere Date and Cooks up a Tasty Sandwich". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
The upcoming anime adaptation of culinary fantasy-adventure series Drifting Dragons has an official release date... and, just for fun, a little cooking video on the side!
- ^ "The List of New Anime Shows & Films Coming to Netflix in 2020 & Beyond". Anime UK News. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Drifting Dragons TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, 18 Cast Members". Anime News Network. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Drifting Dragons TV Anime Casts Ayane Sakura, Sayaka Senbongi, Maaya Sakamoto, Kiyonobu Suzuki". Anime News Network. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ 龍食いてえ!「とっかぶ」の桑原太矩、新作は空飛ぶ捕龍船描くグルメ紀行. Natalie (in Japanese). June 7, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b 空挺ドラゴンズ(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b 空挺ドラゴンズ(8) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 18, 2017). "Kodansha USA Reveals 6 More Digital Manga Licenses". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (March 13, 2019). "Kodansha Comics, Vertical Add Bakemonogatari, Cells at Work! Code Black, Granblue Fantasy Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Drifting Dragons, Volume 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(4)特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(6)特装版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 6". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ 空挺ドラゴンズ(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons, Volume 7". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Staff&Cast" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons TV Anime Reveals Video, January 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons TV Anime Video Reveals Yoh Kamiyama Opening Song". Anime News Network. December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Drifting Dragons Anime Has 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Drifting Dragons (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia