Blue Dragon

Name: Blue Dragon
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2007-04-07
Rating: 7.9

BLUE DRAGON

A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows.

2007–2009 23 min 2 Seasons 102 Episodes

★ 7.9 / 10 38 ratings

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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Ended

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Synopsis

A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows.

About

Blue Dragon premiered on April 7, 2007. It falls under the Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres. The series has aired across 2 seasons and 102 episodes. with each episode running approximately 23 minutes. It airs on TV Tokyo. and concluded its run on March 24, 2009.

Why viewers enjoy Blue Dragon

Blue Dragon targets fans of Animation anime, especially viewers who appreciate stories that blend Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy elements. This combination of Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy sets the show's pacing and tone, and explains why it resonates with that specific audience over more general animated programming.

Production

Blue Dragon was animated by Pierrot, TV Tokyo, and broadcast on TV Tokyo.

Critical reception

Blue Dragon holds a rating of 7.9 out of 10 based on 38 user reviews on TMDB, a strong score that reflects broad satisfaction from its audience.

Themes & motifs

Recurring motifs and themes throughout Blue Dragon include: android, supernatural, rebellion, dragon, super power, based on video game, military, shounen. These threads anchor the show's narrative direction and offer a reliable indicator of the kind of viewing experience it delivers.

Voice cast

Keiko Nemoto
Masaya Takatsuka
Daisuke Namikawa
Koji Ochiai
Erino Hazuki
Konomi Tsuboi
Sakiko Uran
Jin Horikawa
Saki Nakajima
Cho

Production credits

Direction: Mitsutoshi Sato · Akira Shimizu · Hayato Goda
Writing: Hironobu Sakaguchi · Akatsuki Yamatoya · Katsuhiko Chiba

Release dates

Premiered

April 7, 2007

Last aired

March 24, 2009

Seasons & episodes

Season1

April 7, 2007·51episodes

A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows (in the form of monsters of all kinds) to fight against the evil invaders. The four, who call themselves Shadow Evocators, take a trip to find all the other boys who have a shadow to defeat the wicked Nene, who heads the Great Reagan, an army that attacked Talta. The evocative boys are actually descendants of the legendary Soldiers of Light, those who for centuries had saved the world from evil. The group will also join the lovely Marumaro, and the sweet Bouquet.

Season2

Trials of the Seven Shadows

April 5, 2008·51episodes

After their previous adventures, Shu and Bouquet joined a resistance group to fight General Rogi’s invading army. They encountered a mysterious child, Noi, who has the power to revive Shu’s Blue Dragon shadow, and he then saves Noi from the pursuit of a red dragon. Now Shu and his company has to set foot once again on a journey to discover the purpose of the dragons, undergo tests, and stop the chains of events which threatens the fate of humanity.