Crystal Dragon

For the video games, see Suishō no Dragon and Black Legend (company). For the Dungeons & Dragons dragon, see Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons) § Crystal dragon.
Crystal Dragon
クリスタル☆ドラゴン
(Kurisutaru Doragon)
GenreHistorical fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byYuuho Ashibe [ja]
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintBonita Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōjo
Original run1981 – present
Volumes30 (as of 2020)

Crystal Dragon (Japanese: クリスタル☆ドラゴン, Hepburn: Kurisutaru Doragon) is a Japanese historical fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Yuuho Ashibe. Set in Ireland and Roman Britain, the story follows a black-haired girl named Arianrhod and her fight against Balor Evil-Eye, the Gothic warlord who destroyed her home tribe. Joining her in the fight are Henruda, the daughter of a Celtic chieftain, and Legion, the Silver Knight. Crystal Dragon began serialization in Akita Shoten's monthly shōjo (girls') manga magazine Bonita in 1981, later transferring to its sister magazine Mystery Bonita.[1] The series went on hiatus from 2007 to 2014,[2] during which Ashibe resumed her other long-running manga series, Bride of Deimos.[3] It went on hiatus again in summer 2020 due to unspecified circumstances.[1] In April 2021, Ashibe announced that the series is nearing its climax.[4] Akita Shoten has published 30 tankōbon (compiled volumes) of Crystal Dragon under the Bonita Comics imprint as of November 2020;[5] the company also published 12 bunkoban (paperback novel-sized volumes) under the Akita Bunko imprint from July 2003 to July 2007.[6] Internationally, the series is licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (7 July 2020). "Yuuho Ashibe's Crystal Dragon Manga Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ 「クリスタル☆ドラゴン」がボニータで7年ぶり連載再開 [Crystal Dragon resumes serialization in Bonita for the first time in 7 years]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ ミステリーボニータ 2007年6月号 [Mystery Bonita June 2007 issue]. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 October 2020. Text: 「20数年前に人々を熱狂の渦に巻き込んだ伝説の名作がミステリーボニータについに復活!　美しきデイモスと美奈子の物語が再び幕を開ける!!」 Translation: "The legendary masterpiece that sent people into a frenzy more than 20 years ago is finally back in Mystery Bonita! The story of the beautiful Deimos and Minako begins again!!"
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (9 April 2021). "Yuuho Ashibe's Crystal Dragon Manga Nears Climax". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ クリスタル☆ドラゴン [Crystal Dragon]. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ クリスタル☆ドラゴン【秋田文庫】 [Crystal Dragon (Akita Bunko)]. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 October 2020.


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