Like my last review on "Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit," we get another extremely solid, very funny adventure short out of an old Akira Toriyama one-shot manga. This one's longer, actually feature-length at 47 minutes, and drags a bit accordingly; the first half is more talky than I'd like, and the world is a bit less vibrant than the likes of "Pink" or either of Toriyama's mainworks (Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, if you somehow don't know). Still, when this gets going, it GETS GOING.
If I recall correctly, "Dragon of Konpei Island" as a manga was essentially the prototype pilot episode for what would become
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Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Kosukesama Rikimarusama: Konpeito no Ryu, Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island
Japanese: 小助さま力丸さま-コンペイ島の竜-
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Type:
OVA
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Sep 23, 1988
Producers:
Shueisha
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
J.C.Staff
Source:
Original
Theme:
Super Power
Duration:
47 min.
Rating:
G - All Ages
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Jul 29, 2021
If you don't already know, this was an early anime film by Akira Toriyama, best known for being the creator of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball, with this film sharing many elements with the latter.
The premise of the story follows these two characters Kosuke and Rikimaru, who are the guardians of Konpei Island whose job it is to protect the last living dragon from harm. Partway through the film's villains (who share a strong resemblance to the Red Ribbon Army) show up to steal the jewel from the dragon which leads to a huge fight scene. The final battle against the main antagonist, Michael Commando ... |
