Part 2 of the Manga begins on November 21
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© Yūsaku Shibata, Riku Sanjō, Yuji Horii, Shueisha
The September issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine published the final chapter of the first arc (“Hero Arc”) of Yūsaku Shibata's Dragon Quest Dai no Daibōken: Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō (Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: The Hero Avan and the Demon King of Hellfire), the prequel manga to Riku Sanjō and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken) manga, on Saturday. The manga will go on hiatus and will return in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which ships on November 21, to begin the second arc (“Teacher Arc”).
Shibata launched the manga on V Jump in 2020. The story revolves around the adventures of the character Avan before he meets Dai and his companions. The young man Avan, along with Karl Kingdom and Princess Flora, fights the demon lord Hadlar as he attacks the world with his demon army.
The manga revealed in April 2023 that the series would enter its final decisive battle in April 2023. The eighth compiled book volume, released in August 2023. Shueisha will release the manga's 11th volume on September 4.
The Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai manga series consisted of 37 volumes that were serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1989 to 1996. The manga previously inspired a 46-episode anime series that aired in 1991 and 1992, and three short anime films that premiered in July 1991, March 1992, and July 1992.
The latest anime adaptation of the manga premiered in October 2020. The 100th and final episode of the anime aired in October 2022. Crunchyroll and Hulu streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. Hoopla is streaming the English dub of the anime.
The manga series has also inspired several video game adaptations.
Shibata ended his Zipman!! manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in April 2020. Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service both publish the manga digitally in English.
Source: V Jump September issue