Blue Dragon
Seen it?2007 | 2 seasons | 23 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Batman: The Animated Series, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 39 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12007 · 51 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday- Trials of the Seven Shadows2008 · 51 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Keiko NemotoShu (voice)
- Masaya TakatsukaBlue Dragon (voice)
- Daisuke NamikawaJiro (voice)
- Koji OchiaiMinotaur (voice)
- Erino HazukiKluke (voice)
- Konomi TsuboiPhoenix (voice)
- Sakiko UranMarumaro (voice)
- Jin HorikawaSaber Tiger (voice)
- Saki NakajimaBouquet (voice)
- ChoHippopotamus (voice)