“Chinese dragon-clan heir exiled to Japan after killing a human, must learn humanity and control his powers.”
Dragon Fist
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Synopsis
Chinese dragon-clan heir exiled to Japan after killing a human, must learn humanity and control his powers.
The story follows Ling Fei-long, a Chinese transfer student living in Japan. Ling is the son of the leader of the White Dragon clan, one of four clans who live in the mountains of China and are descended from mythical beasts. After killing an ordinary human, Ling is banished to Japan so that he might learn about humanity and how to control his powers around them.
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
2.7 pts
Recommenders 5.0 · others 2.3
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Sep 2017 → May 2025
- 3 “Dragon Fist is a misleading OVA that doesn't deliver. The story starts out like the synopsis here, though there is no mention of the main character, Fei Long, killing anyone. He goes to Japan and...”
- 5 “Welcome to the 5th review in the shitty anime review series: Dragon Fist is a bloody difficult one. Since the goal is to write positive reviews for all these shows, watching something *so* average...”
- 3 “If you're aware of the existence of this OVA, chances are you're into obscure anime from the 80s/90s. That kind of stuff is like a Russian roulette: you can find hidden gems, but there are plenty...”
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- Format 1 × 39′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 39m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1991 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8379 catalog