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4	The anime series ''Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel (Abel Yuusha)'' was a loose adaptation of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' into anime, mostly keeping only the name of the enemy, Baramos. It was one of many adaptations of various ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' games, of which ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'' was three episodes longer in its first anime version.
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6	Made by NAS and [[Creator/AnimalYa Studio Comet]], the initial release date in Japan was 1989-1991 on Creator/FujiTelevision, and the first 13 episodes (of 43) were dubbed into English in Canada in 1991 and aired on TV in America (as ''Dragon Warrior'') by Creator/SabanEntertainment. Moreover, it was released in the dry period between ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' (1985) and ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' (1995) when almost no anime appeared on American television (save for kiddie shows aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and other cable channels). The dub was fairly lightly edited, and most of the original names (which were pseudo-Western anyway) were kept.
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8	The main character is Abel, a young warrior on a quest to rescue his friend Tiala after she was kidnapped by Baramos because of the [[MacGuffin Red Stone]] she received. This Stone is the one artifact that could release the Dragon of legend, giving Baramos the power to rule the world. Abel learns that he's the [[TheChosenOne One Chosen]] to bear the [[MacGuffin Blue Stone]], the artifact with the power to [[SealedEvilInACan seal the Dragon after it's released]]. He's joined first by his other friend [[TheBigGuy MokoMoko]], and later by the wizard Yanak and the mercenary ActionGirl Daisy, generally traveling from town to town following a trail of clues and prophecies about the Dragon to find a way to defeat Baramos and rescue Tiala.
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10	The dub was often given poor time slots and wasn't successful, nor has it ever been released on home video. Japan eventually got a release of the series on DVD, but for some time the main version that existed in Japan was in the form of {{Compilation Movie}}s.
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12	As usual for the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series, Creator/AkiraToriyama created the character designs.
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15	!!This series provides examples of:
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17	* ActionGirl: Daisy.
18	* AdventureTowns
19	* TheAnimeOfTheGame
20	* BloodKnight: Daisy again stating during a monster squid attack that the greater the foe, the happier she is.
21	* BodyToJewel: Literally since all of Baramos' monsters are transformed jewels that revert when they are killed.
22	* BountyHunter: Daisy.
23	* {{Bowdleri\|se}}zation: An encounter with what is probably a prostitute is changed to having her offer Abel tickets to a bullfight.
24	* TheChosenOne: Abel.
25	* CompilationMovie
26	* DamselInDistress: Tiala, although she does try to escape on her own [[spoiler:and eventually succeeds]].
27	* Dangerous16thBirthday: Tiala gets the red stone then.
28	* DirtyOldMan: Yanak.
29	* EverybodysDeadDave: In the original broadcast of episode 32, [[spoiler: as recounted by an old Tiala, all characters die except Abel and Tiala.]]
30	** AllJustaDream: When the series resumed after some months, the original episode 32 was retold as being a dream, hitting the ResetButton for all characters [[spoiler: except Dodonga.]] Since then, the original episode 32 has only been available as a bonus in the DVD release.
31	* GadgeteerGenius: Tiala's EstablishingCharacterMoment is putting the finishing touches on a set of glider wings she made for Abel. [[BunglingInventor On the other hand, both Abel and Moko had a healthy fear of her inventions.]]
32	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Tiffany.
33	* HeroicSacrifice[=/=]StupidSacrifice: [[spoiler: Started by Daisy but carried out by Adonis/Toby taking a direct attack head on for Daisy when everyone could have simply dodged.]]
34	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Daisy.
35	* MacGuffin: The Red and Blue stones.
36	* MoneySpider: Justified; Baramos actually creates monsters from gold and jewels, and they revert once defeated -- to Daisy's delight.
37	* MookFaceTurn: Doadonga, Tiala's personal guard who is a MinionWithAnFInEvil.
38	* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler: Adonis/Toby.]]
39	* SealedEvilInACan: General Rudolph, a villain fought long ago and sealed in the Blizzard Blade by Gabriel, is [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally set free by Abel]] who needed a new weapon to fight Baramos and his lackeys. [[WorfHadTheFlu Of course]], [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIV just like Estark]], he hasn't regained his full strength and can only attack with magic.
40	* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Baramos has minions watching Abel and there gang everywhere they go.
41	* TeamPet: Abel and Tiala each have [[MascotMook a pet slime]] accompanying them.
42	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Daisy and Tiala.
43	* TookALevelInBadass: Abel over the course of the series and after sword training from Daisy.
44	* TrainingMontage: Shown while Daisy is giving Abel sword fighting lessons while they travel.
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