The Dragon Dentist (2017)

Epimondas Feb 19, 2017

8.8

Don't let the title fool you.  Dragon Dentist looks like a kind of alternate WWII era type world only dragons are additional forces in the war and act like a cross between Zepplin's, heavy bombers, and air born battleships. There are black creatures that attack dragons and people.  The lives of dentists are connected to fate and the teeth not only serve as the source of dragon power but a gateway to the afterlife for all living things so anyone who returns from a tooth can litterally be brought back to life from death or they return after passing a dangerous test.  The style resembles a kind of WWII era steam punk theme.  The story is strong and compelling where early on it may well be hard to tell who the enemies are and who the allies really are.  Treachery rears it's ugly head into the story starting with how the main male character winds up in a dragon's tooth in the first place.   What compelled me was the summary did not sound just like mundane dental work and someone emerged from a tooth in a kind of rare epic fateful event.  The story flows well from that expectation.  The action is pretty good.  If you watch the first episode you will be hooked enough to savor the release of the next episode and chomping at the bit to discover what happens next.  Animation is above average with well crafted and nicely expressive faces.  Sound is well above average from the subtle sounds of dragons, to the creatures attacking them, or the sounds of war. Voice work fits more or less in line with character expectations which is honestly rather rare for the Japanese voice side since more often than not I have noticed they do not often match that well.  Characters are well thought out and nicely developed given the short time frame thus far.  Flashbacks come well timed and early enough that they do not feel like last minute add ons to create artificial like sentiments for new events or characters.  The story is unique and original enough plying on a nice blend of styles, eras, and themes rarely if ever even attempted.  

Inu230 May 2, 2019

8

Dragons like their teeth to be purley white? Or humans just think so? Red Herring alert! From the title you’d expect this anime to be about oral hygiene. Really it’s about war and not just the war against tartar or plaque. An interspecies war, an intraspecies war, and an internal war. Humans have appointed themselves chomper cleaners and built themselves a settlement atop the flying beast’s back. Creatures that lose their ability to eat die. This simple fact requires some preventative measures. The symbiotic relationship between the dragon and the humans is reminiscent of crocodiles and plover birds as well as sharks and remora fish. Unlike sharks, dragons do not grow new teeth when old ones fall. Rather human life is what is renewed through dragon teeth. There’s more to the story than a simple message of remember to brush, floss, and rinse. Teeth are connected to the heart. And I’m not just talking about the connection between gum disease and heart blockage. Heartache and toothache are more than just similar: Dirty teeth are akin to a dirty heart, hearts are unblemished, truthful, strong,and faithful so long as cavities are nipped in the bud. Like lies cracks in a tooth spread fast and can be uncontrollable. Once a tooth falls hell breaks loose, literally. Humans must do their all to restore some balance to not only the dragons now crooked smile but also their own splintered relations. “Loosen not your belt after eating” for if you let it all hang out you may lose more than your dignity. There are many layers to this two episode anime [and it’s promotion The Dragon Dentist]. If you are looking for something that will make you think, provide you with a novel reincarnation method, and yeah encourage you to keep your mouth clean, then check this out.

ZurakoDesu Jan 27, 2021

8

When I started this anime without doing any research or reading the plot, I was expecting dragons ad dentist, cleaning people's teeth xd. I'm glad I was wrong. Now then, I was not expecting much to begin with but I can't say that I didn't enjoy watching it. The concept as weird as it is, is unique. The plot amazed me ngl. The animation was good. The characters were all nice too. It had 2 episodes of 46 mins each but it was eventful. I have a lot of questions left unanswered but what to do, it was a 2x46 min total duration after all.  I simp Shibana >///<