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Dragon Half by Sachiko Kobayashi
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Jennifer K. Earhart, Jessica Calvello, Noriko Asano, Takeshi Aono, Tiffany Grant Director: Sachiko Kobayashi Producer: Matt Greenfield Cinematographer: Kazushi Torigoshi Editor: David Grundy Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Producer: Shirô Sasaki Writer: Ryuusuke Mita DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 50 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-09-24 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: A.D. Vision
Movie Reviews of Dragon HalfMovie Review: Funny, zany, cute, and way too short a series. Summary: 5 Stars
The two-episode series only flaw seems to be in its shortness. It deftly lampoons everything, from cheesy hero types, to ultimate martial arts contests. There are things taken from Slayers, Record of Lodoss War, Ranma 1/2, Dragonball, and many other familiar series to anime regulars. Despite all the borrowing from other anime, it has its own very original plot.The plot, which is really secondary to the comedy, involves Mink (the dragon half) wanting to see her hero, Pop Singer, Dick Saucer (who is also a dragon slayer) in concert. His profession does not seem to bother the naive, and totally infatuated Mink. In her way are a vengeful King (think Emperor Pilaf of Dragonball), his evil toady-like servant, his jealous sorceress daughter, Damaramu, (an incredibly inept hero type) and lastly Dick Saucer. Mink manages to defeat them all, due to her total honesty, her genuine concern for others, and some really kick-butt strength, due to her half dragon heritage. Mink, the half-girl, half dragon, besides being cute, is a very likable, engaging character. She becomes a surprisingly well developed character in this short, but eventful series. Even the songs, (which involve Mink) are cute and funny in this series. I only wish they'd done at least a "half" season of Dragon Half. I would gladly follow the exploits of Mink, for at least that long. Check out the look between Mink, and Damaramu's bird, at the end of their first confrontation, it's just priceless.
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