A stage event at Jump Festa 2020 on Saturday announced that a new anime based on Riku Sanjou and Koji Inada's Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken manga is in the works. Toei Animation will be producing the series that will premiere in Fall 2020.

Synopsis
A long time ago, there was a valiant swordsman who came to be known simply as "the hero." There was a demon who has caused people suffering. The hero and his companions arrived to challenge the demon to a battle and by combining their powers, the battle was brought swift conclusion. With no one around to cause trouble, the island became a quiet place where everyone could live together in peace.

Several years later, the demon is revived. Our present-day protagonist, Dai, lives on a remote island in the southern seas and dreams of becoming a great hero. When he hears about the demon's revival, Dai and his friends take it upon themselves to stop him and the evil force that revived him. Along the way, Dai discovers the identity of "the hero," the truth behind the evil force who revived the demon, and Dai's own hidden powers that surface in times of peril. (Source: MU, edited)

Based on Square Enix's Dragon Quest games on Famicom, Sanjou and Inada's manga was first serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump in 1989 as a two-chapter series. It was then followed by a three-chapter sequel before it became a regular addition to the magazine. The manga ended in 1996 with 37 compiled volumes.

Toei Animation adapted the manga into a 46-episode TV anime that aired between October 1991 and September 1992. During the anime's broadcast, three short movies were also produced in July 1991, March 1992, and July 1992.

Announcement


Official site: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dai/
Official Twitter: @DQ_DAI_anime

Source: Comic Natalie

Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020) on MAL