Blue Dragon (manga)
| Ral Ω Grad | |
Cover of the first volume
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BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド (Blue Dragon RaruΩGurado) |
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| Genre | Adventure, supernatural |
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| Written by | Tsuneo Takano |
| Illustrated by | Takeshi Obata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | December 4, 2006 – July 9, 2007 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Ral Ω Grad (BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド Burū Doragon Raru Gurado) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsuneo Takano and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The omega symbol in the Japanese title is not pronounced, meaning Ral + Grad.
It is loosely based on the Blue Dragon video game and ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from December 4, 2006 to July 9, 2007. The 29 chapters were then collected into four tankōbon volumes, which were published by Shueisha from April 4 to November 2, 2007. The story revolves around the journey of a young man named Ral from the kingdom of Sphaelite. Ral has a symbiotic relationship with Grad, a legendary shadow with the form of a giant blue dragon.
Viz Media released an English-language translation in North America under the title Ral Grad beginning in February 2008. In Germany, Tokyopop began publication in October 2007 under the title Blue Dragon RalΩGrad, a spelling mandated by the licensing contract with Shueisha.
In a world where demonic creatures named shadows enter our realm through their very namesakes, little is safe. However, when a young boy by the name of Ral becomes friends with the shadow inside him, he may be the last hope in saving the world. Ral lives on the island of Sphaein, in the kingdom of Sphaelite (スフエライト Suferaito). There he has been enlisted to protect the kingdom from evil shadows that wish to destroy it. With the aid of his shadow, a large blue dragon named Grad, and his teacher, Mio, Ral can take on any challenger.
A shadow is a demon like creature born in the world of darkness. They have no dimensions and no form. The Humans believe them to be evil beings God sent away into the darkness. Eventually these shadows came into the human world, the world of light. They enter through the shadows of creatures and take shape. A shadow cannot take a form in complete darkness. They need a light source to cast shadows. They can gain extra abilities by eating other creatures or by first entering the creature's shadow and then eat them from within. There are three forms that shadows can take in the world of light. A shadow can return to the world of darkness when Noir is revived unless they are in the Second form or Third form in which they cannot return to the world of darkness.
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