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On November 2, 2007, a [[manga]] adaptation published by [[Shueisha]] started [[serial (literature)|serialization]] in the Japanese [[shōnen]] manga magazine ''[[Jump Square]]''.<ref name="manga">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasinc.co.jp/jp/dragonaut/staff_cast.html|title=Official Dragonaut site - Staff & Cast section|access-date=2007-12-28|work=dragonaut.com|language=ja}}</ref> It ended serialization in April 2008, publishing a total of six chapters. A bound volume containing all the chapters was released on May 2, 2008.<ref name="mangaend">{{cite web|url=http://blog.animate.tv/dn/index.php?itemid=4804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614020215/http://blog.animate.tv/dn/index.php?itemid=4804|archive-date=2008-06-14|script-title=ja:コミック版｢ドラゴノーツ｣ 5月2日発売!!|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|date=2008-04-16|access-date=2008-05-13|language=ja}}</ref>
On November 2, 2007, a [[manga]] adaptation published by [[Shueisha]] started [[serial (literature)|serialization]] in the Japanese [[shōnen]] manga magazine ''[[Jump Square]]''.<ref name="manga">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasinc.co.jp/jp/dragonaut/staff_cast.html|title=Official Dragonaut site - Staff & Cast section|access-date=2007-12-28|work=dragonaut.com|language=ja}}</ref> It ended serialization in April 2008, publishing a total of six chapters. A bound volume containing all the chapters was released on May 2, 2008.<ref name="mangaend">{{cite web|url=http://blog.animate.tv/dn/index.php?itemid=4804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614020215/http://blog.animate.tv/dn/index.php?itemid=4804|archive-date=2008-06-14|script-title=ja:コミック版｢ドラゴノーツ｣ 5月2日発売!!|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|date=2008-04-16|access-date=2008-05-13|language=ja}}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==Plot==
{{see also|List of Dragonaut: The Resonance characters}}
{{see also|List of Dragonaut: The Resonance characters{{!}}List of ''Dragonaut: The Resonance'' characters}}
Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for [[Earth]] destroys [[Pluto]]. Due to Pluto's destruction, the [[asteroid]], which is dubbed ''Thanatos'', becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "[[Dragon]]s" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth.
Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for [[Earth]] destroys [[Pluto]]. Due to Pluto's destruction, the [[asteroid]], which is dubbed ''Thanatos'', becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "[[Dragon]]s" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth.


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Dragonaut: The Resonance
Key visual
ドラゴノーツ -ザ・レゾナンス-
(Doragonōtsu -Za Rezonansu)
Genre
Created by
Anime television series
Directed byManabu Ono
Produced by
  • Masanori Miyake
  • Masaru Nagai
  • Naoki Miura
Written by
  • Atsushi Maekawa (#1–17)
  • Shigeru Morita (#18–25)
Music byKousuke Yamashita
StudioGonzo
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 3, 2007 – March 26, 2008
Episodes25 + OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Written bySatoshi Kinoshita
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 2, 2007 – April 4, 2008
Volumes1

Dragonaut -The Resonance- (Japanese: ドラゴノーツ -ザ・レゾナンス-, Hepburn: Doragonōtsu -Za Rezonansu-) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by Gonzo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). It was broadcast for 25 episodes on TV Tokyo from October 2007 to March 2008. An additional original video animation (OVA) episode was released in 2009. In North America, the series was licensed by Funimation.

On November 2, 2007, a manga adaptation published by Shueisha started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Jump Square.[3] It ended serialization in April 2008, publishing a total of six chapters. A bound volume containing all the chapters was released on May 2, 2008.[4]

Plot

See also: List of Dragonaut: The Resonance characters

Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for Earth destroys Pluto. Due to Pluto's destruction, the asteroid, which is dubbed Thanatos, becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "Dragons" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth.

After witnessing what looks like a murder by a strange creature, Jin Kamishina, a lonely 18-year-old boy who lost his family in a shuttle accident two years ago, gets involved with the ISDA and their efforts to battle the dragons from Thanatos. Helping him is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also develop a closer relationship.

Production

The original concept of Dragonaut: The Resonance was developed by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS).[5] NAS and Gonzo studios, which produced anime series such as Last Exile and Brave Story, co-produced the series,[6] along with a subsidiary of Konami, Konami Digital Entertainment.

On March 24, 2007, at the International Anime Fair in Tokyo, the first promotional image for the anime series was revealed.[7] In addition, series' director Manabu Ono, and two of the series' voice actors, Daisuke Ono and Minori Chihara, attended the fair in order to promote the series. At the time, the complete cast for the anime was not yet assembled[5][7] as the anime was still in the development stage. In fact, Manabu Ono expected that the series would continue being developed on, even after it begins broadcast in fall 2007.[8]

While a majority of series designs are done in 2D animation,[9] the mechanics of the dragons and their corresponding battles are done in 3D computer graphics. However, the dragon battles are the only confrontations done in CG, as character fights are in 2D since the director believes that highspeed character movements are best expressed in that form.[8]

Media

Anime

Main article: List of Dragonaut: The Resonance episodes

Directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by Gonzo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS), Dragonaut: The Resonance was broadcast for 25 episodes on TV Tokyo from October 4, 2007, to March 26, 2008.[10][11] The episodes were collected in nine DVDs, released from January 23 to September 24, 2008;[12][13] an additional 26th episode was bundled with the last DVD.[14][15]

In North America, the series was licensed by Funimation.[16] They produced an English dub, and released the 26 episodes on two DVDs on November 3 and December 29, 2009.[17][18] A complete DVD set was released on December 28, 2010.[19]

Music

There are three pieces of theme music used in the anime series: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme, "perfect blue", is performed, composed, and written by the J-pop group Jazzin' Park. ATSUMI also performed the piece alongside Jazzin' Park, as a guest vocal. The two ending themes are "Rain Of Love", which is performed by Yukari Fukui and composed by Hiroshi Takaki, with the lyrics written by Shoko Fujibayashi,[20] and "Fight or Flight", which is performed by Yū Kobayashi.

On November 21, 2007, Jazzin' Park and Yukari Fukui each released a four track single.[20] The titles of the theme songs are used as the titles for its corresponding single, which each contains an instrumental version of its theme song, along with at least one different song sung by the artist.[21][22] Yū Kobayashi's second single, "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", also contained four tracks, and was released on January 23, 2008.[23] Yukari Fukui's "Rain Of Love" is also the second single she has released,[22] while Jazzin' Park's "perfect blue" is the first single they have ever released.

Manga

File:Dragonauts Volume.jpg
Cover of the bound manga volume.

On November 2, 2007, Shueisha began publishing a manga adaptation of the series, which is serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Jump Square.[3] A total of six chapters was published; the last of which was in April 2008. Shueisha released a bound volume containing all the chapters on May 2, 2008.[4]

Though the story remains to revolve around the lives of Jin Kamishina and Toa, the severity of the Dragon threat is increased in the manga, as Earth has been publicly invaded by these "type D" alien life-forms. The situations and personalities of most of the characters, especially those of the two protagonists, are also different compared to their anime counterparts.

Internet radio

An internet radio broadcast began airing every Wednesday since September 5, 2007. The Dragonaut Station ISDA Information Agency centers around three voice actors from the anime answering e-mail questions about the series. The three female voice actors are Yukari Fukui, Yū Kobayashi, and Chise Nakamura, who voices Saki Kurata, Ryōko Kakei, and Megumi Jinguuji, respectively. Junichi Suwabe, Takuma Takewaka, Daisuke Ono, Eiji Maruyama, who voices Gio, Raina Cromwell, Jin Kamishina, and Amadeus, respectively, were guests during separate sessions.[24]

The broadcast is hosted by Onsen, an internet radio station.[25]

Reception

Both of the first two DVD collections released in North America by Funimation have been reviewed. The reviews have generally run from average to above average.

  • The first DVD collection (episodes 1–13) was reviewed by Chris Beveridge of Mania.com, who gave it an overall grade of "C+".[26] Theron Martin of Anime News Network awarded grades from "D+" (story) to "B+" (music).[27]
  • The second DVD collection (episodes 14–26) was reviewed by Chris Beveridge, who gave it an overall grade of "C".[28] Theron Martin awarded grades from "B−" (story) to "B+" (music).[29]

References

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  2. ^ "Funimation Entertainment Acquires Dragonaut from GDH". Funimation via Anime News Network. February 14, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Official Dragonaut site - Staff & Cast section". dragonaut.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-28.
  4. ^ a b コミック版｢ドラゴノーツ｣ 5月2日発売!! (in Japanese). Animate. 2008-04-16. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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  6. ^ "Animewatch article -TVアニメーション｢DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE-｣アニメ化決定!" (in Japanese). 2007-04-26. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11.
  7. ^ a b "Official Dragonaut site - Event Report for the Tokyo Anime Fair" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  8. ^ a b "Episode 00 - Interview with Director Manabu Ono" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  9. ^ "Link to Official Site - The Making of... (series and character designs)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  10. ^ "DRAGONAUT-THE RESONANCE-" (in Japanese). ADK Emotions Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "DRAGONAUT-THE RESONANCE-". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  12. ^ DVD ドラゴノーツ -ザ・レゾナンス- Vol.1 (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  13. ^ DVD ドラゴノーツ -ザ・レゾナンス- Vol.9 (in Japanese). Konami. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  14. ^ Loo, Egan (August 13, 2008). "Extra Dragonaut - The Resonance Episode's Promo Posted". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  15. ^ TV未放映話も収録！ DVD「ドラゴノーツ」最終巻が9月24日発売. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). September 22, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  16. ^ Loo, Egan (February 14, 2009). "Funimation Acquires Bamboo Blade, Druaga, Dragonaut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dragonaut: The Resonance DVD Part 1 (Hyb)". The Right Stuf International. September 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  18. ^ "Dragonaut: The Resonance DVD Part 2 (Hyb)". The Right Stuf International. 2001-10-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  19. ^ Manry, Gia (December 28, 2010). "North American Anime, Manga Releases: Dec. 26–Jan. 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Dragonaut -The Resonance- Goods" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  21. ^ "Jazzin' park ｢perfect blue｣" (in Japanese). Konami. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  22. ^ a b "福井裕佳梨 2ndシングル ｢Rain Of Love｣" (in Japanese). Konami. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  23. ^ "ドラゴノーツ-ザ・レゾナンス- エンディングテーマ FIGHT OR FLIGHT/小林ゆう" (in Japanese). Konami. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  24. ^ "Onsen site containing detailed information on internet broadcast" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
  25. ^ "ドラゴノーツサポーターズクラブ｢ISDA OPERATION ROOM｣オープン!" (in Japanese). 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
  26. ^ Beveridge, Chris (November 3, 2009). "Dragonaut Complete Series Part 1". Mania. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  27. ^ Martin, Theron (November 9, 2009). "Dragonaut: The Resonance DVD - Complete Series Part 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  28. ^ Beveridge, Chris (December 22, 2009). "Dragonaut Complete Series Part 2". Mania. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  29. ^ Martin, Theron (February 11, 2010). "Dragonaut DVD - Part 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
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