This show was surprisingly enjoyable for something that has not necessarily aged very gracefully. Not to insult it, but the animation and art consistency was a bit budget at times. I would recommend this to any fantasy/adventure fans, even if you are not big on Dragon Quest specifically. It is very much a product of its time but I found myself genuinely surprised at some of the directions the story went in when my initial opinion was that it would be a super generic spin off anime to make money off the games popularity when it was beginning to really take off as a series. Besidesthe budget feel from time to time, my biggest problems were that it had a slow start and how magic works in this world. Most good adventure stories start off a bit slow, so I get that, but this was my second attempt to watch this and didn't really get into it till around episode 15ish I believe. My first attempt being back when DQ9 first came out, and between it being hard to find and super slow in the beginning, I just gave up. So if you are not feeling it completely, I don't think I can blame you for not wanting to stick with it.

The other thing is magic healing is super inconsistent, which I feel is somewhere between a nit pick and a legit issue with the story at times. It really just comes down to what the plot demands at the moment.

So, like I said, if you like adventure stories I would say check it out. It is no Record of Lodoss War, but it really was surprising how well it turned out and how much it succeeded in translating the feel of an RPG adventure into an anime.