History Manga / DragonGoesHouseHunting

''Dragon Goes House-Hunting'' (''Dragon, Ie o Kau./ドラゴン、家を買う。'' in Japanese, lit. "Dragon Buys A House") is a manga written by Kawo Tanuki and illustrated by Choco Aya. It can be described as a lighthearted comedic romp in a fantasy setting that plays with many tropes associated with fantasy worldbuilding and [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]]. It was serialized in Monthly Comic Garden starting in 2016, with Creator/SevenSeasEntertainment licensing the English release. An anime adaptation by [[Creator/ProductionIG Signal.MD]] was announced in 2020, premiering in April 2021.

** Anime: Dearia's "satchel" is obviously [[Anime/Doraemon Doraemon's]] pocket, and the knobless door Letty tries out is a reference to the Dokodemo-Door from the same[[note]]The door seems to be portable, and the exit side clearly appeared out of thin air. Otherwise we'd compare it more to the one from Anime/HowlsMovingCastle.[[/note]].

* BagOfHolding: Dearia has one, which he [[InsistentTerminology calls a satchel]] for copyright reasons. (It is ''blatantly'' [[Anime/Doraemon Doraemon's]] Fourth-Dimensional Pocket in appearance, and Letty nearly calls it such.) Letty and Varney are also able to store small items under their scales, which is apparently something all dragons can do.

** Anime: Dearia's "satchel" is obviously [[Anime/Doraemon Doraemon's]] pocket, and the knobless door Letty tries out is a reference to the Dokodemo-Door from the same[[*]]The door seems to be portable, and the exit side clearly appeared out of thin air. Otherwise we'd compare it more to the one from [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle]].[[/*]].

* BagOfHolding: Dearia has one, which he [[InsistentTerminology calls a satchel]] for copyright reasons. Letty and Varney are also able to store small items under their scales, which is apparently something all dragons can do.

** Dearia prepares Letty for a night in a haunted mansion by giving him a [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion vacuum cleaner]], plus a [[Franchise/ResidentEvil typewriter and ink ribbon]].

** Anime Dub: At the end of the third episode of the dub, Dearia's farewell message to the monsters ends with "[[Franchise/BillandTed Be excellent to each other]]"

* DeconstructiveParody: Dearia describes {{Heroes}} as "Murderers who rob, kill, break pots in civilian homes and help others to usurp kings"--which is typically par for the course of a standard HerosJourney in RPG games, but is never brought up thanks to the ProtagonistCenteredMorality. It's an apt description of what the players usually do when told from their enemies' perspective, however, especially in games where VideoGameCrueltyPotential is a thing.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Just as Letty is starting to get used to living as a gladiator in the Edax Arena, the guards suddenly announce that [[spoiler:the human margrave who owns the Arena is dead, and that his successor is closing down the place]].

* MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters: Alongside well-known beings like dragons, elves and dwarfs are lesser-known ones like the Hraesvelgr (based on an eagle-shaped jotunn from Myth/NorseMythology) and the Graiae.

* ArtEvolution: Letty's proportions change gradually as the manga progresses, with his head, neck and body becoming bigger & thicker while his limbs shrink.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: Dearia is the current Dark Lord (i.e. the ruler of all the non-humans), but since he isn't interested in ruling, and most of the non-human tribes are autonomous anyway, his title is basically just formality.
* BrutalHonesty: Dearia is not afraid of bluntly pointing out Letty's shortcomings and will immediately agree with Letty's self-deprecating statements instead of consoling him.

* {{Elfeminate}}: Dearia is a male elf, but his silky locks and long eyelashes makes his appearance look more similar to the beautiful female harpies than other humanoid male characters.

* LoudOfWar: Pip is a Hraesvelgr chick whose cry is loud enough to knock people out cold.

* NeverGetsDrunk: Dearia participates in a drinking contest, and manages to outdrink ''thirteen'' people straight.

* OverlyLongName:
** Pip's full name is Piyovelt Phelpia Pi Alpine Piyoderika, courtesy of Letty.
** Likewise, Nell's real name is Andriana Ellen Croixdea Margarethe Emmalyn Narsham Felna, and her father's name is Edred Wilhelm Ostern Fran Malloy Roy Karlhermann von Alvin.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Pip is a fluffy Hraesvelgr chick with big, round eyes and innocent look that quickly wins him Letty's, and later [[RoyalBrat Nell's]], affections.

* StealthMentor: Whenever Letty runs into trouble, Dearia often delays intervening to ensure that the dragon can grow up and become stronger. He does however remain on stand-by to help out in case Letty gets into an emergency.
* TheStoic: Dearia never loses his cool no matter what troubles his group encounter--whether it's Letty going missing or being besieged by an entire army due to a misunderstanding.

* WastedBeauty: PlayedForLaughs. Victor the vampire is a giant bipedal bat who can transform into a handsome LongHairedPrettyBoy using magic (although he can only transform for 3 minutes at a time). While, at first, Nell approves of his VampiresAreSexGods appearance, it really doesn't help the fact that he's a ShadyRealEstateAgent whose house recommendations are always variations of TheAllegedHouse. The fact that he sometimes tries to use his attractive humanoid form to close a deal on particularly bad houses only makes it more infuriating when he does transform.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nell has pink hair.

* {{Foil}}: Letty is the second dragon whom Dearia helps to find a home, but the two couldn't be any more different. While Letty is a gentle and timid coward who shies away from conflict whenever possible, his predecessor Varney is an arrogant and violent BloodKnight who goes on multiple rampages against numerous human strongholds in order to test their strength. When Letty hears about Varney, he laments that he can't hold a candle to his predecessor's powers, although Dearia points out that they do have one similarity: both are penniless dragons who nevertheless wish to find an expensive home to live in.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Just as Letty is starting to get used to living as a gladiator in the Edax Arena, the guards suddenly announce that [[spoiler:Margrave, the owner of the Arena is dead, and that his successor is closing down the place]].

* FakeAFight: All of the fights in the Edax Arena are staged to ensure maximum profits for the Arena. Basically, the games are more like wrestling entertainment rather than gladiator games.

* GladiatorGames: In Chapter 9, Letty gets captured by a group of humans and made to fight in the Edax Arena. Fortunately, the gladiators are well-treated, as they are in cahoots with owner and the guards to rig the fights and maximize profits for the Arena.

* LoopholeAbuse: After Nel demands a house that's free from cracks, holes, etc., Victor offers them a house that has no roof because water-proofing wasn't a part of Nel's requirements.

* PutOnABus: Chapters 22-25 have Dearia leave the party to go visit an exhibition, leaving Letty to have new, wacky adventures with Victor the vampire, a frankly horrible realtor who is constantly recommending defective houses.

* WastedBeauty: PlayedForLaughs. Victor the vampire is a giant bipedal bat who can transform into a handsome LongHairedPrettyBoy using magic (although he can only transform for 3 minutes at a time). While, at first, Nell approves of his VampiresAreSexGods appearance, it really doesn't help the fact that he's a ShadyRealEstateAgent whose house recommendations are always variations of TheAllegedHouse. The fact that he sometimes try to use his attractive humanoid form to close a deal on particularly bad houses only makes it more infuriating when he does transform.

* WastedBeauty: PlayedForLaughs. Victor the vampire is a giant bipedal bat who can transform into a handsome LongHairedPrettyBoy using magic (although he can only transform for 3 minutes at a time). While, at first, Nell approves of his VampiresAreSexGod appearance, it really doesn't help the fact that he's a ShadyRealEstateAgent whose house recommendations are always variations of TheAllegedHouse. The fact that he sometimes try to use his attractive humanoid form to close a deal on particularly bad houses only makes it more infuriating when he does transform.

* PrincessesPreferPink: Nell's dress is mainly pink with some green.

* RoyalBrat: Nell, AKA Andriana Ellen Croixdea Margarethe Emmalyn Narsham Felna, is a princess who runs away from home because her father ate her cupcake, and despite the chaos she left behind by her stunt, refuses to forgive him until he "comes crawling to her to beg for forgiveness". Then, [[spoiler:after she returns home and makes up with her father, she immediately runs away ''again'' because he ate her meringue.]]
--> '''Letty:''' All of this for a cupcake?!

* SilkHidingSteel: After her first outing with Letty and co., Nell wisens up enough to take up personal defense before she runs away again, since she ''is'' a princess and all. By the time she reunites with everyone else she's packing ''brass knuckles'' and is implied to have already become stronger than Letty!

* DesignatedHero: In-universe. Despite acknowledging the virtuous connotations of the title, "Heroes" in this setting are described as a group of [[{{Chuunibyou}} delusional]] brutes who commit robbery, murder, raids and treason in the name of "justice" and "righteousness", but which is really just a cover for their desire to [[GloryHound get rich and famous]] quickly. It's also revealed that the four who regularly go after Letty have persistently stalked Nell during her runaway.

* DesignatedHero: In-universe. Despite acknowledging the virtuous connotations of the title, "Heroes" in this setting are described as a group of [[{{Chuunibyou}} delusional]] brutes who commit robbery, murder, raids and treason in the name of "justice" and "righteousness", but which is really just a cover for their desire to [[GloryHound get rich and famous]] quickly.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Pip.