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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai S1E9 — A Single Shard of Courage

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai•Season 1•Episode 9

A Single Shard of Courage

8.8/10 · 142 votesNov 28, 202024 min

Ranked #15 of 100 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Dai is heavily wounded by Crocodine’s Beast King Anguish Blast. Maam tries to save Dai, but is bound by a Heyedra. Masopho, the Mage from the fake Hero’s party shows this to Popp, who remains paralyzed by fear. Masopho then speaks of his past...

Directed byKimitoshi Chioka

Written byKatsuhiko Chiba

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Cast18

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Dai (voice)

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Popp (voice)

Mikako Komatsu

Mikako Komatsu

Maam (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Hyunckel (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Avan (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Leona (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Brass (voice)

Ai Furihata

Ai Furihata

Gome-chan (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Hadlar (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Myst-Vearn (voice)

Toru Nara

Toru Nara

Flazzard (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Baran (voice)

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T

Takahito Katayama

Animation Director

K

Kimitoshi Chioka

Director

K

Kozue Komatsu

Animation Director

Hiroki Itai

Hiroki Itai

Key Animation

E

Emiko Miyamoto

Animation Director

Y

Yoshie Fujiike

Key Animation

T

Takashi Nozawa

Key Animation

I

Isamu Takara

Key Animation

K

Kazumi Nakatsu

Key Animation

C

Chizuru Mori

Key Animation

N

Naotoshi Shida

Key Animation

Y

Yasutoshi Iwasaki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Single Shard of Courage" is episode 9 of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 142 votes, ranking #15 of 100 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Kimitoshi Chioka and written by Katsuhiko Chiba, it aired on November 28, 2020.

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