The Dragon Dentist
龍の歯医者
“Dragon dentists care for a nation's guardian dragon's teeth, accepting their foreseen deaths while training a resurrected enemy soldier.”
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Dragon dentists care for a nation's guardian dragon's teeth, accepting their foreseen deaths while training a resurrected enemy soldier.
War rages between two neighboring countries, but one side has an ace up their sleeve: an ancient dragon bound by a pact to protect the nation. Despite these overpowering creatures being capable of leveling entire battlefields, they are rendered useless by cavities. And so, a special unit—the dragon dentists—has the important duty of caring for the dragon's teeth. Nonoko Kishii was the only one of many brave volunteers who survived a recent round of recruitment; in order to join the dragon dentists, one has to witness their future demise and accept it without a fight. Knowing the exact circumstances of their fated ends, the dragon dentists devote themselves to their work. One day, they gain a new member who did not undergo the test: Bernard "Bel" Octavius, a young enemy officer killed by his own men and revived by the dragon's teeth. Despite his appearance being an omen of a great disaster, he is placed under the care of Nonoko as a dentist-in-training. Will Bel come around to the dragon dentists' attitudes toward death and help them face the painful future that is to come?
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- 8/10 “The story is creative and original, and the open ending cleverly reinforces the theme of fate — whether it's set in stone and futile to change. However, adapting a short film into a 2-episode...”
- 7/10 “The Dragon Dentist boasts fantastic art and a fascinating world, but a weak plot and unremarkable characters keep it from realizing its full potential. As a two-episode special, it only raises more...”
- 8/10 “Ryuu no Haisha was an absolute treat, diligently setting itself apart in plot-portrayal with a unique setting that simply enraptures the viewer. However, the story and characters only earn...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-12101
- Format
- 2 × 46′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 32m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Feb 2017 – Feb 2017
- Winter 2017
- Source
- Tv special
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
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- BS-12101
- catalog