Dragon Quest IX - Hoshizora no Mamoribito: 4-koma Gekijou - Recommendations

• TV (43 eps)
• 1989 - 1991

The story is about a teenage boy, Abel, and his best friend, Tiala. On her 16th birthday, Tiala receives a red jewel that has the power to awaken the Great Dragon. The Dragon can grant eternal life to the one who drinks its blood. Baramos, a demon from the kingdom of Estark, desires to find the stone and gain immortality. Baramos kidnaps Tiala and sets off to find the dragon's location. A village elder gives Abel a blue stone, which has the power to "seal" the dragon if it is woken. The elder imparts some advice to Abel before passing away, and Abel begins his adventure to save Tiala and defeat Baramos.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1996

Arusu is a young boy who ends up with the task of dealing with a hazardous plant that has arrived from a meteorite and is killing the wildlife surrounding it.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2019

Luca follows in his father's footsteps to rescue his mother from evil Ladja. Finding the heavenly hero who wields the Zenithian sword is his only hope.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1992

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1992

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1991

• TV (46 eps)
• 1991 - 1992

After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by the kindly monster Brass, Dai's dream is to grow up to be a hero. He gets to become one when Hadlar is resurrected and the previous hero, Avan, comes to train Dai to help in the battle. But Hadlar, announcing that he now works for an even more powerful demon lord, comes to kill Avan. To save his students Avan uses a Self-Sacrifice spell to attack, but is unable to defeat Hadlar. When it seems that Dai and Avan's other student Pop are doomed a mark appears on Dai's forehead and he suddenly gains super powers and is able to fend off Hadlar. The two students then go off on a journey to avenge Avan and bring peace back to the world.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2010

The Magic Academy is in peril! After Amelia's students inadvertently destroyed the magical floating device that kept the school safe in the sky, the island came crashing down into an area infested with demons. The only way to save the day is for Leon, Ruquia and the rest of the gang - along with their beloved teacher's help - to hunt down the missing pieces of the device. However, completing the task is easier said than done with angry dragons and even their own hunger working against them!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2008

At the Magic Academy, students compete academically for magical stones. Classes and individuals who perform well are rewarded the stones, while those who are failing or involved with scandals have them taken away. Ruquia and her friends are in the Academy's lowest class. Their only hope is to make a comeback in the upcoming interclass group magic battle! Can this group of underachievers prove their worth?

• TV (13 eps)
• 2024

The fourth season of Chou Futsuu Toshi Kashiwa Densetsu.