Dragon Half
ドラゴンハーフ (Doragon Hāfu)
Genre	Comedy, Shōnen
OVA
Directed by	Shinya Sadamitsu
Studio	Victor Entertainment
Licensor	ADV Films
No. of episodes	2
Released	26 March 1993

Dragon Half (ドラゴンハーフ, Doragon Hāfu^?) is a humorous manga series created by Ryūsuke Mita, which was later adapted into an OVA series of two episodes. For the most part, the story revolves around the character Mink, the daughter of a human father and a dragon mother, and her quest for the legendary People Potion to win the love of Dick Saucer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bleach , a well-known example of Shōnen manga This article is about the shōnen style of anime and manga. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Victor Entertainment ) is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company (JVC) that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... ADV Films logo ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... RyÅ«suke Mita ) is a mangaka and illustrator born on 1967-08-24 in Japan. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) in the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Romaji: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Thai name Thai: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: The Chinese dragon is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. ...

The story is very tongue-in-cheek, and pokes fun at multiple clichés of anime, such as its overuse of super deformed characters and its wide range of genres, in a manner to similar to that of anime such as Excel Saga. Only two episodes of the animated version were produced, "Mink's Voyage" and "The Brutal Killer Martial Arts Tournament". To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Ryu drawn in a super deformed style, from the arcade game Pocket Fighter, known as Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix in the United States. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Serialized in Young King OURs Original run April 1997 – Present No. ...

Characters

Mink

Daughter of Rouce the Red Lightning and Mana, a red dragon, and the star of Dragon Half. She is a typical teenager, except for the fact she is half-dragon. She can fly with wings that appear when needed, can breathe fire, and is overall very strong and resistant to most forms of damage. She also seems to be jinxed, bringing all sorts of misfortunes to herself and anyone around her - this tendency (and her half-dragon heritage) earns her much enmity. Mink is also infatuated with Dick Saucer, the handsome dragonslayer/popstar. However, because of her half-dragon heritage, she is searching for the legendary People Potion, which would make her fully human. While questing, slain enemies provide her a source of food.

Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese), Jessica Calvello (English)

Rouce the Red Lightning

Mink's father, who was at one time one of the greatest knights in the kingdom. Oringally the king had sent Rouce to slay a red dragon that had invaded the land. But remarkably, instead of killing the dragon, Mana, he fell in love and married her. Rouce subsequently retired from the knight business, and the couple now lives in a quiet valley where they raise their daughter, Mink. Occasionally, he and Mana get into an argument which Mink tries to defuse. Rouce disapproves of Mink's crush on Dick Saucer. Though he wishes for his daughter's respect, she has likened him to "yesterday's garbage".

Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English)

Mana

Mink's mother. As a red dragon, Mana has the ability to change her form (in the manga, she turns back into a dragon when she gets angry). As a result, she can change her form into a beautiful blonde woman; the only evidence that she is a dragon is her small fan-like dragon ears. She also acts as a moderating force to Rouce's vagaries—usually whenever he freaks out or acts like a pervert.

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Marcy Rae (English)

Dick Saucer

Dick Saucer is a famous dragon slayer and pop idol. He is an archetypal pretty-boy and is admired by many girls, including Mink. However, because the King led Saucer to believe that Mink is a red dragon, he is trying to kill her.

Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese), Aaron Krohn (English)

King Siva

Also simply known as "the king." His daughter Vina describes him as "balder than a baboon's ass with a face like a squashed frog". He is possibly the least intelligent character, save Damaramu, and bends over backwards to satisfy his spoiled daughter's desires. He aims to kill Rouce for defying his decree, and subsequently to marry Mana himself. His favorite method of punishing insubordinates is a stone block called "Super Crushing Press" or "The King's Anger".

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Paul Sidello (English)

Princess Vina

Slime-half daughter of King Siva and Venus, Princess Vina has spent most of her life in the form of a slime creature. At her birth, the king went completely bald and her mother died of a broken heart because of her condition. It was only by studying black magic for thirteen years that she was able to achieve a human form, but this transformation can come undone if she is hurt sufficiently. Vina is Mink's rival for the affections of Dick Saucer, and will stop at nothing to reach her goals. She is very defensive about her father, who spoils her rotten, promising to "royally ass-whip" anyone who offends him.

Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (Japanese), Amanda Winn Lee (English)

Lufa

Mink's best friend, she is an elf who fights using a lightning cane but has terrible accuracy. She also has superb healing powers, and may have a crush on Mink.

Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (Japanese), Jennifer K. Earhart (English)

Pia

A young dwarf girl who is friends with Mink, Lufa and Mappy. Pia constantly wears body armor, due to her overly-protective parents.

Voiced by: Taeko Kawata (Japanese), Hillary Haag (English)

Mappy

Pia's pet mouse. Mappy acts as Pia's bodyguard while traveling, and is able to transform to the size of a grizzly bear at will. This tends to deter Lufa from whacking Pia when annoyed, as Mappy may whack Lufa in return. In the anime he is present from the beginning, whereas in the manga he appears much later.

Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki

Rosario

A priest-like figure who the King relies on to deal with Mink. Fortunately for her, he generally bungles. He fancies himself a great magician, but has no powers, using cheesy special effects to terrorize or impress others.

Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese), Andy McAvin (English)

Damaramu

An archetypal dumb brute who brags about his fighting skill (which is actually very low), often referring to himself in the third person as "The Mighty Damaramu". He is sent by the King to hunt Mink, but due to his stupidity and Mink's jinx, he is doomed to failure. During the Brutal Killer Martial Arts Tournament, Damaramu reappears as a cyborg, having survived the previous encounter due to his "compact brain", which escaped being impaled by his own laser sword.

Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese), Brett Weaver (English)

Dug Finn

Master demon and son of Azetodeth the Warlock. He is rodent-like in appearance, and while very skilled in magic, is childishly influenced by candy.

Voiced by: Megumi Urawa (Japanese), Tiffany Grant (English)

Venus

A slime creature who fell in love with the King. In order to win his affection, she used the People Potion to change herself into a beautiful human female. Naturally, the King fell in love with Venus and the two married. She gave birth to Vina before the events of Dragon Half but died of a broken heart that her daughter was born a slime half.

Voiced by: Noriko Asano (Japanese), Kelly Manison (English)

Roshi

Damaramu's wyvern/dinosaur bird type companion which he uses for aerial transportation. It participates in Damaramu's first battle with Mink and company, but is eaten after Damaramu's defeat.

Voiced by: Spike Spencer

Blacksmith Tony

An unseen character who makes various mecha suits and creatures.

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Trivia

• The series pokes fun at its own short run by breaking the fourth wall. For example, Mink notes that she never slayed Azetodeth due to the scene being cut. Dug Finn watches the first episode to confirm this statement.

• The theme song, My Omelette, was a parody song written to the music of Beethoven and sung by Kotono Mitsuishi while in character. While it was translated in subtitles, it was not substituted for the English release.

• In the theme song, Kotono Mitsuishi sings the phrase "kamsahamnida, I am sorry". The "kamsahamnida" is actually Korean and means "thank you". She also sings "One two three four, yi er san si"; however, this time the lyrics are correct, as "yi er san si" really is Chinese for "one two three four".

• Mappy's name may well be a reference to the video game Mappy by Namco. Additionally, Roshi's name may come from another video game character, Yoshi. It may also be a reference to the Dragonball character Master Roshi.

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External links

• An unofficial English translation project