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“Dai, a human among monsters, trains to become a hero after fakes attack and Princess Leona seeks help.”
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険-
7.96
913 rank · 13,775 readers · 380 favorites
Shounen
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Dai, a human among monsters, trains to become a hero after fakes attack and Princess Leona seeks help.
Before his adventure begins, Dai lives in peace as the lone human among monsters on Dermline Island. While he dreams of becoming a hero, a group of fakes shows up to kidnap the Golden Metal Slime! Then, when Princess Leona arrives in need of a hero, Dai is ready to answer her call...but he needs more training! Will a tutor come along to help him? (Source: VIZ Media)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.00
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Jul 2009 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I'm very happy to have completed this manga, I won't deny that at first it was difficult to read, especially because it was my first interaction with anything related to Dragon Quest. So there were...”
- 8 “Before I start, I would like to say that I have never played any of the Dragon Quest games, therefore I won’t make any parallels between them and the manga that I’m reviewing. Born from the...”
- 6 “*Note: Despite still 'reading' as I am typing this, I know how the story will develop, have read later on chapters as well and know the in -and outs of this story more than any other. A manga from...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 25%
Long · 75%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 349 × 37 ch × vol
- Total read 46h 32m approx
- Published Oct 1989 – Nov 1996
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0808 catalog