Dragon Knight | |
Cover of Dragon Knight: Another Knight on the Town
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ドラゴンナイト (Doragon Naito) |
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Genre | Erotic (1st & 2nd series), medieval fantasy, harem |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Jun Fukada |
Produced by | Yukio Kakehi |
Written by | Kinuyo Nozaki |
Music by | Hiroshi Taguchi |
Studio | Polystar, Studio Wombat |
Released | September 1991 |
Original video animation | |
Dragon Knight: Another Knight on the Town | |
Directed by | Jun Fukada |
Studio | Polystar, Studio Wombat |
Released | 1995 |
Original video animation | |
Dragon Knight: The Wheel of Time | |
Directed by | Hiromichi Matano |
Produced by | Tohru Suzuki |
Written by | Akira Takano |
Music by | Harukichi Yamamoto |
Studio | Pink Pineapple |
Released | 1998 |
Episodes | 4 |
Dragon Knight (ドラゴンナイト) is an eroge/role-playing video game series by the game company ELF. There are four Dragon Knight games released between 1989 and 1997. There is also a hentai OVA series based on it, as well as some other media including audio CDs, novels and manga books. Dragon Knight is set in a sword and sorcery setting and mostly tell the story of Yamato Takeru (no relation with the historical figure of Yamato Takeru), a wayward young swordsman dedicated to saving damsels and fighting evil. In 2016, DMM Games announced an online-only revival/sequel, which was developed without ELF Corporation's input, for releasing in early 2017 as a browser-based title.
The first OVA was released by Polystar on VHS and LD in September 1991.Soft Cel Pictures sold the English version in the VHS format. It was also re-released on DVD in 2003. The anime is based on the first game and its cast includes Yasunori Matsuno as Takeru and Yūko Mizutani as Luna.
Dragon Knight Gaiden (ドラゴンナイト外伝) was released on VHS and LD in 1995, distributed by Taki Corporation. It was re-released in 1999 on VHS, then in 2000 in the VHS and DVD formats ("Sexual Grade Up Edition"), all distributed by FiveWays under the Honnybit brand (BOUKIDOU). Soft Cel sold the slightly censored English version as Dragon Knight: Another Knight on the Town. Cast: Mitsuaki Madono as Yamato Takeru, Mikiko Kurihara as Jodis, Nina Kumagaya as Yurius, Yōko Sōmi as Shade, Hiroshi Naka as Runter, Kenichi Ogata (voice actor) as Renaldo; character design by Keiji Gotoh.