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Main Title Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (a4050)
Official Title javerified
Official Title en
Type OVA
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Season Winter 1987/88
Tags actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., adventureAdventures are exciting stories, designed to provide an action-filled, energetic experience for the viewer. Rather than the predominant emphasis on violence and fighting, the viewer of adventures can live vicariously through the travels, conquests, explorations, creation of empires, struggles and situations that confront the main characters. Adventure films are often, but not always, set in an historical period., coming of ageIn the strict sense the Coming of age describes a young person`s transition from adolescence to adulthood. In anime the term is used in a more general sense where the protagonists have to face a challenge, make an important decision in their life, take on responsibility, or learn a lesson, and by overcoming these obstacles they reach a higher level of maturity., fantasyImaginative or fanciful work, especially one dealing with supernatural elements and themes., gameBased on an interactive (even if minimally so) form of entertainment software, generally available for PCs, consoles or arcade machines., horrorThe horror cinematic genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, or horror. Often their plots involve the intrusion of an evil force, event or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, on the mundane world and the consequences thereof., isekaiAn isekai story is one in which the lead characters are transferred to and become stuck or trapped in another world completely different from the one they lived in up until the transfer, commonly a fictional world. They generally cannot come back permanently without meeting a highly specific goal. In some cases, they will seek and eventually find a way to return; in others, they will gleefully embrace their new life., magicMagic is the art of purportedly manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of unknown occult laws., mechaMecha in Japanese basically means mechanical things; everything from an electric whisk or a car to a spaceship or a robot. Here however we limit it to the more exotic things usually referred to as mecha anime: robots, whether controlled by a human or not, and their ilk., piloted robotPiloted Robots are, as the name suggests, robots that cannot control themselves; they need to be steered from somewhere, this can be from a human sitting inside or a remote controlled option., RPGAny anime that is based on a role-playing game aka RPG. A role-playing video game is a video game which includes elements of non-electronic role-playing games., swordplayThe act or art of using a sword or similar weapon skillfully., tragedyTragedy is a form of drama characterized by seriousness and dignity, usually involving a conflict between a character and some higher power, such as the law, the gods, fate, or society., violenceViolence is the use of physical force against oneself or another entity, compelling action against one`s will on pain of being hurt. - [similar]
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Rating 4.30 (90)
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Main Title Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (a4050)
Official Title javerified
Official Title en
Synonym XANADU Dragon Slayer Densetsu, Xanadu Dragonslayer Legend
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Original Work:
Nihon Falcom
Direction:
Umezawa Atsutoshi
Character Design:
Arai Kouichi
Music:
Yokoyama Seiji
* Based on the role-playing game Xanadu.

The evil magician Reichswar has killed the King to gain possession of a magic crystal; now he means to use its power to rule the whole Xanadu. The princess Rieru is kidnapped. One brave young warrior, wielding the magic blade Dragonslayer, goes to her rescue.

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Running Time

approx. 50m

Completed

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127 (47.6%)

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7 (2.6%)

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シェリン
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Credit Name Comment
Original Work (原作)
Nihon Falcom
Direction (監督)
Umezawa Atsutoshi
Assistant Direction (助監督)
Fujise Jun`ichi
Uemura Yasuhiro
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)
Arai Kouichi
Music (音楽)
Yokoyama Seiji
Music Producer (音楽プロデューサー)
Ishikawa Kou
Sound Effects (音響効果)
Itou Michihiro
Editing (編集)
Hanai Masaaki
Art Direction (美術監督)
Tanaka Motoyuki
Production Manager (製作担当)
Fujimoto Yoshihiro
Producer (プロデューサー)
Enomoto Tsuneyuki 		Mainichi Housou (毎日放送)
Hatano Yoshifumi 		Toei Douga (東映動画)
Morishita Kouzou 		Toei Douga (東映動画)
Takii Eiji 		Mainichi Housou (毎日放送)
Planning (企画)
Tamiya Takeshi 		Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店)
大沼長郎 Mainichi Housou (毎日放送)
Production Assistance (製作協力)
Toei Douga
Production (製作)
Kadokawa Haruki
Kadokawa Shoten
Mainichi Housou
Saitou Moriyoshi
Script/Screenplay (脚本)
Yamazaki Haruya
Animation Direction (作画監督)
Arai Kouichi
Assistant Animation Direction (作画監督補佐)
Hamasu Hideki
Key Animation (原画)
Aoki Tetsurou
Fukuda Michio
Hayama Jun`ichi
Kobayashi Tomoko
Motohashi Hideyuki
Nagaoka Yasuchika
Ochi Hiroyuki
Onda Naoyuki
Ookura Masahiko
Owada Yoshihiro 		as 小和田義博
Satou Chiharu
Satou Keiichi
Tamegai Katsumi 		as 為我井克美
Tokoro Tomokazu 		as 所智一
Usami Kouichi
Yanase Jouji
蒲田泰彦
In-Between Animation Check (動画チェッカー)
Kawasaki Yumiko 		as 川埼由美子
Kitano Yoshihiro
In-Between Animation (動画)
Nakamura Shiho
Okamura Masahiro
Sai Fumihide 		as 崔文英
Seino Yoshio
Yokoo Miki
中落功一
小野一仁
横地梨恵子
永谷恒二
渡辺義昌
福島範彦
竹村ひとみ
Colouring (彩色)
Fujihashi Kiyomi
Yamauchi Masako
塩谷恵美子
対馬美奈子
小沢静枝
山田純子
我妻恵子
松尾光利
Finishing/Clean-up Inspection (仕上検査)
Maeda Takehiro
Finishing/Clean-up Manager (仕上進行)
Matsusaka Kazumitsu
Tracing (トレス)
Irie Mihoko
Art Manager (美術進行)
Misono Hiroshi
Background Art (背景)
Iijima Yukiko
Sanuki Toshikatsu
Sawai Yuuji 		as 澤井裕滋
Tokiwa Shouji
Yoshida Tomoko
宮武和代
柳沢玲一郎
Special Effects (特殊効果)
Okada Yoshiaki
Photography Chief (撮影チーフ)
Shimizu Masao
Photography (撮影)
Aiso Yoshio
Fukui Masatoshi
Hosoda Tamio
Imamura Masashi
Katayama Sachio
Machida Kenji
Sakanishi Masaru
Takahashi Motoi
Takanashi Youichi
Takei Toshiharu
鄭勲
Film Processing (現像)
Toei Kagaku Kougyou
Negative Cutting (ネガ編集) 禾几直子
Xerography (ゼログラフ)
Torimoto Sachiko
Recording (記録)
Hara Yoshiko
Recording (録音)
Imazeki Tanekichi
Recording Studio (録音スタジオ)
TAVAC
Assistant Production Manager (製作進行) 堀内直樹
Assistance/Cooperation (協力)
Aoni Production
Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
Kadokawa Media Office
Marketing (販売)
Toho

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Xanadu: Dragon Slayer Densetsu
Xanadu: Dragon Slayer Densetsu
Album, 13 tracks, 21.02.1988
Xanadu: Dragon Slayer Densetsu
Xanadu: Dragon Slayer Densetsu
Single, 2 tracks, 21.02.1988

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30.10.2023
LonelyChaser		 complete
1 0 ja en VHS N/A (0) 0
23.10.2023
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1 0 ja pt-BR VHS N/A (0) 0
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50m 01.03.1988