Alternative TitlesSynonyms: ブルードラゴン ラルΩグラド, Blue Dragon, Ral Grad, RalΩGrado, Blue Dragon: Ral Ω Grado, Ral Grado Japanese: ブルードラゴン ラルΩグラド
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 29
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 4, 2006 to Jul 2007
StatisticsScore: 7.251 (scored by 1435 users)
Ranked: #38172
Popularity: #247
Members: 2,291
Favorites: 36 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisIn “Blue Dragon”, “shadows” can fuse with their "hosts". This is the history of the teenager, Ral, and his "shadow", the Blue Dragon "Grado", that his father, a king, imprisoned together in the dungeon of the castle when Ral was a young baby. One day, when the "shadows" besieges the castle, his personal educator, Mio, releases him to protect the castle and repel the “shadows”. (Source: M-U) |
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Yoshiko216
1 of 12 people found this review helpful
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29 chapters
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6 |
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6 |
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9 |
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Ral Grad, full name Blue Dragon Ral Grad, Is a manga based on the Blue Dragon video games.
Although the art is great, which is to be expected because it is drawn by Takeshi Obata, the plot is lacking. The story has been overdone, and the characters can be quite annoying. Despite having being based on a child's video game, the manga has some ecchi scenes. It is not as enjoyable as I wished for, but it was entertaining to look at the art.
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RalΩGrad and Qwan both have very similar styles and overarching plots. A young boy has special abilities and is given a task to save the world. The artwork in both series are top-notch, and the character designs are fabulous. Though RalΩGrad is for more mature audiences, those who love Qwan will definitely like this. Both main characters share a sort of innocence and have an older female guide to help them along their quest, joined by other intriguing characters along the way. Similarly, both stories take place in alternate pre-technology pasts. The main difference here is that we know about Ral's past, but Qwan's history remains a mystery. Qwan is also quite a bit more "adult-like" than Ral, whose sole purpose for accomplishing his feats of heroism is the bosoms that await him afterward. Overall, both series are above par on the scale of readability, interesting plot, eye-catching artwork, and captivating characters, not to mention the superb creature designs. Two thumbs up on both of them! Definite reads for adult audiences.
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Ral Grad and Fairy Tail are both set in mythical world where people have magic, and they both center around a quirky guy and his rag-tag bunch. Ral Grad is shorter and a little darker, but still cute and funny.
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