The Adventure of Dai episode 21

Father's Enemy is Avan!? The Ultimate Black Sword of Hatred‼
Series	The Adventure of Dai
Episode no.	21
Airdate	19 March 1992
Japanese	父の敵は·アバン!? 憎しみの黒き最強剣‼
Transliterated	Chichi no Teki wa Avan!? Nikushimi no Kuroki Saikyo Ken!!
Story arc	Gathering Arc
Adapted from	Chapters 36, 37
Episode chronology
← Previous	"A Frightening Enemy appears!? Hyunckel, the Demonic Swordsman!"
Next →	"The Dark Aura! The Dark Puppetry Aura Hand attacks Dai!!"

"Father's Enemy is Avan!? The Ultimate Black Sword of Hatred!!" is the twenty-first episode of the 1991 anime The Adventure of Dai. It first aired on 19 March 1992.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Dai
• Gomechan
• Popp
• Maam
• Hyunckel
• Vearn (mention)
• Hadlar (flashback)
• Bartos
• The Underworld's Hyunckel (mention)
• Brass (flashback)
• Avan (flashback)
• Mystvearn (flashback)

Magic/Abilities/Items used

Magic used

• Frizzle (Popp, Magic Bullet)
• Sizz (Popp)
• Kasizz (mention)
• Kaboom (mention)
• Dazzle (unnamed Magic Bullet)

Abilities used

• Avan Strash (Avan, unnamed)
• Bloody Scryed (Hyunckel)

Items used

• Dark Armour Blade
• Insignia of Avan

Monsters Seen

• Skeleton swordsman (DQIII design, unnamed)
• Boss troll (unnamed)
• Orc (unnamed)
• Hell Knight (Bartos)

Manga & Anime Differences

• Added that Popp's new wand doubles his magic power
• Added scenes of the monsters massacring Hyunckel's village, Bartos actively saves Hyunckel from death. Added scenes of Hyunckel growing up among the monsters and Bartos joking about getting a "medal of honour".
• The monster telling Bartos about the hero attack is a skeleton swordsman instead of a skeleton design
• Bartos does not hide Hyunckel in a cupboard.
• Removed Leira and Loca from the assault on Hadlar's underground palace
• Dai's party is suprised claim to use a sword technique beofre removing it from his helmet
• On Hyunckel's graduation ceremony, Avan as the same sword design as when he later fought Hadlar on Dermline
• Avan has his monologue after jumping in the river. Added a whirlpool in the river.

Credits

In order

Cast

• Dai: Toshiko FUJITA
• Gomechan: Yumi TOUMA
• Maam: Miina Tominaga
• Popp: Keiichi NANBA
• Avan: Hideyuki Tanaka
• Hyunckel: Hideyuki HORI
• Brass: Isamu TANONAKA
• Hadlar: Takeshi AONO
• Troll: Kazunari TANAKA
• Orc: Hisao EGAWA
• Bartos: Masato HIRANO

In collaboration with Aoni Production

Crew

• Producer
  • Yoshio TAKAMI
  • Atsushi KIDO
  • Hirooshi INOUE (TBS)
• Original Story
  • Riku Sanjo
  • Koji Inada
  • (Weekly "Shonen Jump" Serialisation)
  • (Collaboration: 18Van Planning)
• Music: Koichi Sugiyama
  • Arrangement
    • Hayato MATSUO
    • Motoaki TAKENOUCHI
  • Music Production: Sugiyama Kobo
• Opening Theme
  • "Yusha yo Isoge!!"
    • Lyrics: Kohei Oikawa
    • Arrangement: Koichi Sugiyama
    • Singer: Jiro Dan
  • "My Road My Journey"
    • Lyrics: Konosuke Fuji
    • Arrangement: Koichi Sugiyama
    • Singer: Jiro Dan
    • (Columbia Records)
• Character Design: Yasushi Nagaoka
• Art Design: Nobuto SAKAMOTO
• Chief Director: Nobutaka NISHIZAWA
• Production Manager
  • Kenkichi MATSUSHITA
  • Yuichi SUENAGA
• Production
  • Toei
  • TBS
• Screenplay: Junki TAKEGAMI
• Key frame
  • Joji OSHIMA
  • Yuuji HAKAMADA
  • Shin'ichirou FUKUSHIMA
  • Masumi KAMEDA
• In-between frames
  • Hirotoshi RISSEN
  • Masahito OTANI
  • Nobuko NAKAGAWA
  • Michiyo MATANO
• Backgrounds
  • Tsutomu FUJITA
  • Shinji ITO
  • Keito WATANABE
  • Hiromitsu SHIOZAKI
• Finishing
  • Noriko HIRAISHI
  • Takashi HANEISHI
• Colour Check: Hideko SAKAI
• Special Effects: Masayuki NAKASHIMA
• Photography: A Koboshi
• Editing: Masaaki HANAI
• Recording: Tanekichi IMASEKI
• Sound Effects: Yasuyuki KONNO
• Music Selection: Audio Yunaka
• Recording: Yoshiko HARA
• Recording Studio: Yubakku
• Director Assistant: Kayo Ikeda
• Production Advancement: Koichi Hirose
• Art Manager: Minoru NAKAMURA
• Finishing Manager: Osamu HONMA
• Promotion Programming: Yumiko Okada (TBS)
• Development: Toei Labo
• Art: Kunihiro CHIDA
• Animation Director: Joji OSHIMA
• Storyboard: Masayuki AKEHI
• Episode Director: Tetsuji NAKAMURA

Navigation

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Story Arcs

Birth Arc
Chapters	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
1991 Episodes	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
2020 Episodes	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Films	The Adventure of Dai • The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples (partial)

Halo Arc
Chapters	232 · 233 · 234 · 235 · 236 · 237 · 238 · 239 · 240 · 241 · 242 · 243 · 244 · 245 · 246 · 247 · 248 · 249 · 250 · 251 · 252 · 253 · 254 · 255 · 256 · 257 · 258 · 259 · 260 · 261 · 262 · 263 · 264 · 265 · 266 · 267 · 268 · 269 · 270 · 271 · 272 · 273 · 274 · 275 · 276 · 277 · 278 · 279 · 280 · 281

Blood Fight Arc
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Flash of Light Arc
Chapters	333 · 334 · 335 · 336 · 337 · 338 · 339 · 340 · 341 · 342 · 343 · 344 · 345 · 346 · 347 · 348