| Dragon Half | |
 Cover of the first manga volume (Kindle edition) | |
| ドラゴンハーフ (Doragon Hāfu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sword and sorcery[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryūsuke Mita |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Dragon Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 30, 1988 – April 30, 1994 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Shinya Sadamitsu |
| Produced by | Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Shirō Sasaki |
| Written by | Shinya Sadamitsu |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 26, 1993 – May 28, 1993 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Dragon Half (Japanese: ドラゴンハーフ, Hepburn: Doragon Hāfu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 2-episode OVA series animated by Production I.G in 1993. ADV Films had previously licensed the anime series in North America.[2] Discotek Media has since re-licensed the OVAs for a DVD release in 2014.[3] The manga has been licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
The story follows Mink, a half human/half dragon teenage girl on a quest for a potion which will turn her into a full human so that she can win the love of the legendary dragon slayer/crooner Dick Saucer. In the manga, in order to get the potion, she must slay Azetodeth, the greatest demon in the land.[5][6]
The story is very tongue-in-cheek, and pokes fun at a number of anime clichés,[6] including the overuse of super deformation, across a wide range of genres, similar to anime such as Excel Saga. Much of the manga contains references to role-playing games and occasionally either other manga, or anything that begins with the word dragon. Ryūsuke Mita's favorite animal is the dragon. As a result, several dragons play an important role in the manga, most notably Mana and her father, Titan.
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