Dragon Collection (ドラゴンコレクション, Doragon Korekushon) is a Japanese social network game created by Konami that was released on the GREE social networking platform in 2010. A manga adaptation titled Dragon Collection: Ryū o Suberu Mono was serialized from 2011 to 2012 in Kodansha‘s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[2] It was collected in six tankōbon volumes. A trading card arcade game was released in 2013. An anime television series adaptation aired on April 7, 2014, alongside Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle, another Konami video game adaptation.[3] The series ended on March 23, 2015, but a bonus episode showing events after Hiro leaves Dragon Earth aired on March 30. This show, along with Oreca Battle, lacks an ending theme, a hallmark of anime that premiered on TV Asahi.
Synopsis
A young boy named Hiro wishes to play the eponymous video game with his father. Arriving early to the arcade, he begins a game, finds himself whisked away to the Dragon Collection universe. Trapped within the game’s plot, Hiro must become a Dragon Master to escape the game and return home. Hiro embarks on a quest to gather allies, conquer monsters, and prevent a terrible evil from being freed on Dragon Earth.
Opening theme
- “Dragon Collection ~Yūki no Tsubasa~” by Nagareda Project
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “What’s Going On!? DraColle!” Transliteration: “Nani kore!? Dorakore!” (Japanese: なにこれ!? ドラコレ!) | April 7, 2014 |
| 2 | “A Weirdo Has Arrived!” Transliteration: “Hen’na no ga Kita!” (Japanese: ヘンなのが来た!) | April 14, 2014 |
| 3 | “Yet Another Weirdo Has Arrived!” Transliteration: “Mata 1-ri Hen’na no ga Kita!” (Japanese: また1人ヘンなのが来た!) | April 21, 2014 |
| 4 | “Octopus Extermination at Myseen Castle!” Transliteration: “Maisen Jō no Tako Taiji!” (Japanese: マイセン城のタコ退治!) | April 28, 2014 |
| 5 | “Combination? What’s That!?” Transliteration: “Gōsei? Nani sore!?” (Japanese: 合成? なにそれ!?) | May 5, 2014 |
| 6 | “The Endlessly Pesky Green Pepper Gang!” Transliteration: “Akumade Shitsukoi Shishitō-dan!” (Japanese: あくまでしつこいシシトウ団!) | May 12, 2014 |
| 7 | “What’s That? A Monster Dispenser!” Transliteration: “Nanidasu? Monsuta Dasu!” (Japanese: ナニダス? モンスダス!) | May 19, 2014 |
| 8 | “Run! Hiro and Rei!” Transliteration: “Hashire! Hiro & Rei!” (Japanese: 走れ! ヒロ&レイ!) | May 26, 2014 |
| 9 | “Looks Like a Traveler in Trouble” Transliteration: “Sōnan-sha ga Iru-sō Nan desu!” (Japanese: 遭難者がいるそうなんです!) | June 2, 2014 |
| 10 | “Smash the Green Pepper Gang!” Transliteration: “Shishitō-dan o Buttsubuse!” (Japanese: シシトウ団をぶっつぶせ!) | June 9, 2014 |
| 11 | “The Young Master and the Slick Trickster!?” Transliteration: “Wakasama to Ikasama!?” (Japanese: 若様とイカサマ!?) | June 16, 2014 |
| 12 | “The Captain Stinks!?” Transliteration: “Senchō wa Kusakatte!?” (Japanese: 船長は臭かった!?) | June 23, 2014 |
| 13 | “The Evil Bizarreda Triangle!” Transliteration: “Ma no Bimyōda・Toraianguru!” (Japanese: 魔のビミョーダ・トライアングル!) | June 30, 2014 |
| 14 | “Pirate King Doc Rowe!” Transliteration: “Kaizoku-Ō Dokku・Rō!” (Japanese: 海賊王ドック・ロー!) | July 7, 2014 |
| 15 | “Captain Yut’s Ambition!” Transliteration: “Kyapuren Yūto no Yabō!” (Japanese: キャプテンユートの野望!) | July 14, 2014 |
| 16 | “Me Versus Me!?” Transliteration: “Ore vs Ore!?” (Japanese: 俺vsオレ!?) | July 21, 2014 |
| 17 | “Shiver Me Timbers! Pirates?!” Transliteration: “Zokuzoku Kaizoku!?” (Japanese: ぞくぞく海賊!?) | July 28, 2014 |
| 18 | “Fusion? I Don’t Believe It!” Transliteration: “Gattei Arienai’ndesu Kedo~o!” (Japanese: 合体ありえないんですけどぉ~!) | August 4, 2014 |
| 19 | “Co Uta Mara Strikes Back Big-Time!” Transliteration: “Ko・Uta・Māra no Dai Gyakushō!” (Japanese: コ・ウタ・マーラの大逆襲!) | August 11, 2014 |
| 20 | “Farewell Launshe!” Transliteration: “Sataba, Raunche-gō!” (Japanese: さらば, ランシェ号!) | August 18, 2014 |
| 21 | “Uh-Oh, We`re in Ohto!” Transliteration: “Ōtto, Ōto ni Tsuichatta!” (Japanese: おおっと, 王都に着いちゃった!) | August 25, 2014 |
| 22 | “The Darkness Grimoire!” Transliteration: “Yami no Gurimoa!” (Japanese: 闇のグリモア!) | September 1, 2014 |
| 23 | “Dragonia Battle Tournament!” Transliteration: “Doragonia Batoru Tōnamento” (Japanese: ドラゴニアバトルトーナメント!) | September 8, 2014 |
| 24 | “Farewell, Rei!” Transliteration: “Saraba, Rei!” (Japanese: さらば, レイ!) | September 15, 2014 |
| 25 | “Papi? Papi Papi!” Transliteration: “Papī? Papi Papi!” (Japanese: パピー? パピパピ!) | September 22, 2014 |
| 26 | “No Way!? Shin Evolves!?” Transliteration: “Uso!? Shin ga Shinka!?” (Japanese: ウソ!? シンが進化!?) | September 29, 2014 |
| 27 | “Burn Up! Meatmania!” Transliteration: “Kiero! Mītomania!” (Japanese: 燃えろ! ミートマニア!) | October 6, 2014 |
| 28 | “No Way! Hiro Evolves, Too!?” Transliteration: “Uso!? Hiro mo Shinka!?” (Japanese: ウソ!? ヒロも進化!?) | October 13, 2014 |
| 29 | “Fierce Fight! The Flame-Filled Final Round!” Transliteration: “Kekitō!Honō no Kesshō Batoru!” (Japanese: 激闘! 炎の決勝バトル!) | October 20, 2014 |
| 30 | “This Is Bad! Rebirth of the Evil God!?” Transliteration: “Yabakore! Jashin Fukkatsu!?” (Japanese: ヤバコレ!邪神復活!?) | October 27, 2014 |
| 31 | “Three Altars? A Puzzling Message!” Transliteration: “3-tsu no Saidan? Nazo no Messēji!” (Japanese: 3つの祭壇? 謎のメッセージ!) | November 3, 2014 |
| 32 | “Peeved! Peeved! Papi!” Transliteration: “Funsuka! Punsuka! Papi!” (Japanese: ぷんすか!プンスカ!パピ!) | November 10, 2014 |
| 33 | “So Ripped! Side Chest!?” Transliteration: “Kiretemasu! Saido Chesuto!?” (Japanese: キレてます!サイドチェスト!?) | November 17, 2014 |
| 34 | “Shock! This Is the Key!?” Transliteration: “Bukkuri! Kore ga Kagi!?” (Japanese: ビックリ! これが鍵!?) | November 24, 2014 |
| 35 | “It’s My Ma!” Transliteration: “Oira no Kāchan!” (Japanese: おいらの母ちゃん!) | December 1, 2014 |
| 36 | “Tee-Hee! I`m Forever Seventeen!” Transliteration: “Ufu♥ Eien no 17-sai!” (Japanese: ウフ♥永遠の17歳!) | December 8, 2014 |
| 37 | “Why Don`t I Get a Hunch!?” Transliteration: “Naze Wagahai dake Pin to Konai no da!?” (Japanese: なぜ吾輩だけピンと来ないのだ!?) | December 15, 2014 |
| 38 | “Big Battle at the Undersea Temple!” Transliteration: “Kaitei Shinden de Dai Batoru!” (Japanese: 海底神殿で大バトル!) | December 22, 2014 |
| 39 | “Forced Confession! It’s Yuna’s Secret!” Transliteration: “Gekihaku! Yuno no Hi・mi・tsu!” (Japanese: 激白! ユナのヒ・ミ・ツ!) | January 5, 2015 |
| 40 | “Where’s That? The Tartarus Gate!” Transliteration: “Dokosore? Tarutarosu no Mon!” (Japanese: ドコソレ? タルタロスの門!) | January 12, 2015 |
| 41 | “Tell Us, Nastasya!” Transliteration: “Oshiete! Nasutāsha!” (Japanese: 教えて! ナスターシャ!) | January 19, 2015 |
| 42 | “The Dragon Wing is Burning!?” Transliteration: “Ryū no Tsubasa wa Kieteiru ka!?” (Japanese: 竜の翼は燃えているか!?) | January 26, 2015 |
| 43 | “Set Sail! Darkskull!” Transliteration: “Hasshin! Dākusukaru-gō!” (Japanese: 発進! ダークスカル号!) | February 2, 2015 |
| 44 | “Really!? Rei Evolves, Too!?” Transliteration: “Maji!? Rei mo Shinka!?” (Japanese: マジ!? レイも進化!?) | February 9, 2015 |
| 45 | “Danger! Nine Dragons!” Transliteration: “Kyōi! 9-tai no Doragon!!” (Japanese: 脅威! 9体のドラゴン!!) | February 16, 2015 |
| 46 | “The Evil God Descends!!” Transliteration: “Jashin! Kōrin!!” (Japanese: 邪神! 降臨!!) | February 23, 2015 |
| 47 | “Shudder! The Epic Battle!” Transliteration: “Gakuburu! Sōzetsu Batoru!” (Japanese: ガクブル! 壮絶バトル!) | March 2, 2015 |
| 48 | “Evil! The Wickedest Dragon!” Transliteration: “Jāku! Saikyō Doragon!” (Japanese: 邪悪! 最凶ドラゴン!) | March 9, 2015 |
| 49 | “Advent of the Chaos God Drake!” Transliteration: “Kōrin! Kaosu Goddo・Doreiku!” (Japanese: 光臨! カオスゴッド・ドレイク!) | March 16, 2015 |
| 50 | “Dragon Master!” Transliteration: “Doragon Masutā!” (Japanese: ドラゴンマスター!) | March 23, 2015 |
| 51 | “Time For Guts! Meatmania!” Transliteration: “Gattsu Daze! Mītomania!” (Japanese: ガッツだぜ! ミートマニア!) | March 30, 2015 |
References
- ^ 週刊少年マガジン 2012年42号. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ “Konami’s Dragon Collection Social Game Promotion to Run in 5 Mags”. August 18, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ “Konami’s Social Game Dragon Collection Gets TV Anime”. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website Archived February 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Dragon Collection (anime) at Anime News Network‘s encyclopedia
