38 years ago, on May 27, 1986, the first Dragon Quest game was released, kicking off the RPG franchise that’s still going today. To celebrate, the date has been declared “Dragon Quest Day” in Japan. Debuting over a year before the first Final Fantasy game, …Read more »
Square Enix sells a lot of merchandise related to its popular video game series like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest. Now the company is expanding into merchandise themed for your beloved pets. The items were created under the supervision of character designer Tetsuya …Read more »
Koichi Sugiyama—known for both his incredible history of contributions to the world of video game music and his controversial political stances—has passed away. He was 90 years old, and passed due to septic shock on September 30. His close family and friends already held a …Read more »
The Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai TV anime is entering its second year, and U-Treasure is marking the occasion with a pricey Dragon Quest chess set. When we say pricey, we really mean it this time, because this high-quality silver set will be priced …Read more »
When you’re really down on your luck in a video game, the odds can seem stacked against you. That especially applies to some mobile games that may have arbitrary difficulty spikes or make it difficult or time-consuming (and expensive) to get the characters you want, …Read more »
The world of one of the most celebrated RPG series of all time is coming to a Japanese theme park in the form of a new Dragon Quest attraction. The park in question is Nijigen no Mori, and the attraction is the fittingly and enticingly …Read more »
A Dragon Quest tactical RPG is headed to iOS and Android. The free-to-play game, entitled Dragon Quest Tact, is set to hit screens in 2020. As with many smartphone games of its ilk, it’ll feature in-app purchases as well. The game involves you moving Dragon …Read more »
It’s another big day for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players, because a Hero has suddenly appeared! The new paid DLC—which introduces Dragon Quest‘s Hero into the mix along with the new Yggdrasil’s Altar stage, orchestrated music from the DQ series, and the option to choose between Hero styles from Dragon Quest …Read more »
Dragon Quest: Your Story, the upcoming CG-animated adaptation of Dragon Quest V, now has a trailer. The trailer for the film, which hits Japanese theaters August 2, was released alongside a cast list, which includes: Takeru Sato (Rurouni Kenshin) Kasumi Arimura Haru Kentaro Sakaguchi Takayuki Yamada …Read more »
Dragon Quest, the long-running series of RPGs, will be adapted into a CG anime film set for release in Japan this summer. The film, which is titled Dragon Quest Your Story, will be based on the fifth game in the franchise, Dragon Quest V. The …Read more »
Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine has a special one-shot manga on the way for Dragon Quest XI in 2019, and they got a pretty big name to handle illustration duties. The artist in question is none other than Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima, who will be drawing a …Read more »
With the NES Classic Edition (and its Japanese equivalent) flying off shelves and anticipation for the Super Nintendo version at fever pitch, it’s clear there’s more than a bit of nostalgia out there for the Nintendo games of old. With that in mind, perhaps, ranking …Read more »
Square Enix, the publisher, most famously, of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest , is launching a new “entertainment project” called Dia Horizon , and is starting things off with an anime series that begins this October. Little is known about the project for now, but …Read more »
Try as he might, Mamoru Oshii just can’t get into recent anime. That’s the word from a recent interview with the director of Urusei Yatsura , Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell in which Oshii talked anime, Dragon Quest Builders , and attempting to provoke …Read more »
Square Enix's long-running, wildly popular Dragon Quest RPGs are making the leap to the stage in Japan, with the Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour set to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary this summer. This is just one aspect of a multi-pronged approach to celebrating the …Read more »
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