Crystal Dragon
クリスタル☆ドラゴン
(Kurisutaru Doragon)
GenreHistorical fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byYuuho Ashibe
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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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