Dragon Drive

ドラゴンドライブ

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Synopsis

Reiji Oozora is a total loser! Not good at anything especially schoolwork! One day his friend Maiko Yukino offers to share her class notes with him to help him out on the condition that he takes her wherever she wants to go. She takes him to a secret place where a virtual reality game called Dragon Drive is played. Reiji signs up, gets his own dragon, which ends up being the smallest and weakest in the game! Because of its tiny size Reiji names the dragon Chibi. Right after joining the game Reiji and Maiko are sent to battle a classmate who has as crush on Maiko named Daisuke. Reiji runs from the battle and just when it seems like he can't win his dragon does something impossible! It suddenly powers up and defeats the much larger dragon. Reiji wins and is suddenly addicted to this new exciting game. A staff member of the Dragon Drive virtual reality game named Agent L realizes that there is something incredible about Chibi's performance and invites Reiji and Maiko to a special training room. There she reveals the real purpose of the game is for players to bring out their dragons' true potential. Just then a strange girl riding a dragon appears and takes them to a fantastic magical world. It turns out it this world is in peril of being taken over by an evil group called RI-ON and the only thing that can possibly stop them in none other than Reiji's little dragon! Thus the adventure begins! (Source: VIZ Media)

Publication notes

Dragon Drive was published in English by VIZ Media from April 3, 2007 to June 2, 2009.

Published

Aug 3, 2001 to Jan 5, 2006

Authors

Sakura, Kenichi

External links

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Adaptation

Dragon Drive (anime)

Main characters

Chibisuke34 fan favorites
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Chibi is Reiji's selected dragon, the weakest one as it seems in Dragon Drive. Although Chibi is the smallest dragon, Reiji has a special power over Chibi the can make Chibi very powerful. Chibi can throw fire, energy blasts, and can make his wings expand to fly. His personality is just like Reiji, and is always acting innocent.
Reiji Oozora6 fan favorites
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Anime/Manga Season 1: The main protagonist character. Due to his short attention span, he is renowned as a lazy quitter that never keeps any of his promises and is nicknamed 'The Tardy Champion'. Blackmailed by Maiko, he was dragged to Dragon Drive against his will, but became obsessed with the game after his first taste of victory. He has the ability to tame almost any dragon. His dragon is Chibi(Chibisuke in Japanese). Chibi gains a special sword in one of the episodes after he defeats a legendary dragon. Many conflicts happens in his journey and he gains many allies. Manga Season 2: Still as lazy as ever, he has hardly changed since his younger days. Because he overslept and missed the meeting with Meguru, he did not go back to Rikyu straight away. Instead, Agent S managed to bring him back to Earth to help fight against RI-IN's power.
Raikou-ou Edea5 fan favorites
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Lightning-elemental. The main Raikou-ou that Agent A placed in Takumi's care. Raikou-ou has lost his memory of the past, which has been locked away together with his power as Raikou-ou Edea.In the end he regains his memories and powers. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Daisuke Hagiwara4 fan favorites
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Anime/Manga Season 1: A fellow schoolmate of Reiji and Maiko, he initially holds a grudge against Reiji for stealing Maiko's affection, but the two eventually become close friends. He thinks of Reiji as a rival, but Reiji doesn't think much of him, especially after Reiji's lucky victory over Daisuke in their first battle against one another. Manga Season 2: While helping Maiko look for Takumi, he too was called by Meguru to return to Rikyu and help defend the two worlds once more. He still has a heavy crush on Maiko, and showed much jealousy toward Ichiro's friendly encouragement to her.
Takumi Yukino2 fan favorites
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Making his first appearance in volume 8, Takumi is the new protoganist in the 2nd season of the Dragon Drive series. Takumi's a mild-mannered boy who needs a little excitement in his life. But when he sneaks out to play Dragon Drive, he gets more than he can handle! Paired with a strange dragon named Raikoo, Takumi discovers that he holds the power to waste his D.D. opponents--and that he has the amazing ability to talk to dragons. But why can't Raikoo remember his past? Why is Takumi having weird dragon dreams? And why do they have to fight 99 other Raikoos? A new Dragon Drive adventure is about to begin! A habitual daydreamer, Takumi prefers activities like bonsai, napping and others that are preferred by much older folk. After receiving his first set of Dragon Drive cards, he decides to give the game a try. For fear of his sister's wrath, he goes under the name "Matsu Goro". Instead of battling in the Beginner's Room like most rookies are supposed to go on their first time, he is bumped by a competitor whom ends up dropping his Competitor's Badge to play in the West Tokyo District Tournament. Even with zero experience in playing Dragon Drive, Takumi still manages to defeat Kenji Koto, He is later found out by Agent L and as punishment, forced to enter the National Tournament. (Sources: Viz: Dragon Drive vol. 8, Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Maiko Yukino0 fan favorites
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Anime/Manga Season 1: Reiji's childhood friend. She is always pushing or blackmailing Reiji to do things with her. She is tough and dislikes being patronized, often striving to prove herself as an equal to her comrades. She has a crush on Reiji that she is probably unaware of, and often gets jealous when any other girl appears to be showing signs of affection toward Reiji. Manga Season 2: While searching for her "missing" brother, she was called by Meguru to return to Rikyu and help defend the two worlds once more. She also helped Meguru to convince Takumi to gather all the Raikou-ou masters at Mt. Fuji to be transported to Rikyu. Although more composed and mature, she is still a tough, hardy character who cares about her brother and is unafraid to say her piece.
Kenji Koto0 fan favorites
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One of the Dragon Drive's original competitors, he wanted revenge on "Matsu Goro" for smashing his face in (an accident on Takumi's part). However, because of his underestimating the newbie, he was defeated and lost his placing in the competition. Later, after finding out about "Matsu Goro's" true identity, he forgives Takumi for the earlier incident, and soon becomes one of his best friends. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Neko Chihoda0 fan favorites
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She was first found in the park by Agent A after RI-IN made it's move. She freaks out when she sees the damage that was done. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .