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7	[[caption-width-right:220:Half Human. Half Dragon. All Trouble.]]
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9	''Dragon Half'' is a seven volume {{ecchi}} fantasy manga starring the titular half-human, half-dragon teenage girl Mink. The manga was serialized in ''Dragon Magazine'' from 1988 to 1994, and it received a two-episode OVA adaptation by Creator/ProductionIG in 1993. Basically, the story is an AffectionateParody of fantasy as a genre, with plenty of {{Fanservice}} and self-referential humor.
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11	Mink goes on a grand adventure as she pursues the man of her dreams, singing idol Dick Saucer. Unfortunately for Mink, Dick Saucer is a dragonslayer as well as a singer... and further complicating Mink's pursuit of the studly Saucer is Princess Vina, the daughter of King Siva, who also desires his attention. While a powerful sorceress, the princess has an unfortunate tendency (inherited from her mother) to turn into a small blob of intelligent slime at inopportune times.
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13	Prodded by his daughter and seeking revenge on Mink's father (a royal dragonslayer who "betrayed" the king by running off and marrying the dragon he was supposed to slay), the king sets several plots in motion against her, including sending out an assassin, a brain-dead, underfed knight who stores his lightsaber in his head, and hiring Saucer himself to slay the "disguised" dragon. Ultimately, Mink overcomes these obstacles, and finds herself competing in a fighter's tournament, and going on a journey to defeat the demon king Azatodeth so she can gain his People Potion and [[HumanityEnsues become human]], just for a chance to meet her idol.
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15	Although the anime is mostly silly, the manga is both silly ''and'' epic. It also features some very strong ArtEvolution.
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17	The manga received an official English release in 2018.
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19	Not to be confused with the {{Hentai}} ''Dragon Pink''.
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21	!!This show provides examples of:
22	* AccidentalKiss: How Mink first meets Dick Saucer.
23	* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: {{Parodied}} in the anime, which cut out the scenes that would have given Dug Fin an introduction and motivation, but left in his appearance in the battle tournament (where he still promises revenge for something that happened in the cut segment). When the characters express confusion, he [[MediumAwareness rewatches the previous episode, flips his lid on realizing his introduction was cut]], and declares that he'll get revenge on them anyway.
24	* AdultsAreUseless: The parents of the adventuring trio are hilariously incompetent. Pia's parents spend most of their time keeping track of how many times they've fainted recently over worry about their missing daughter. Rufa's father spends all his time boasting about his (nonexistent) magical prowess, while her mother spends all her time gushing over said alleged prowess. Mink's father is actually competent, but he's so lazy that he can't be bothered to do anything unless his wife is in immediate danger.
25	* AllGenesAreCoDominant: Mink; the daughter of a dragon mother and a human father is a CuteMonsterGirl with horns, wings, and fire breath. As well as ''inhuman'' physical strength and agility.
26	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Just as Mink and Dick are about to get married, Rufa shows up talking about the rise of a new Demon Lord trying to pick up where Azatodeth left off. So the two postpone their wedding to go an a quest to stop him - at which point all of Mink's other remaining enemies decide to go back to trying to kill Mink for no explained reason. The following chapter is a DistantEpilogue about Mink and Dick's bratty daughter being taught a lesson in compassion by Rufa.]]
27	* ArcVillain: Overlord Dead Lie [[TheStarscream seeks to overthrow]] Azatodeth and becomes a problem early on, but is defeated around the halfway point.
28	* ArtShift: Accompanied by the voices becoming higher when the characters (bad guys included) go into their chibi appearance.
29	* AwesomeButImpractical: Rogue's robots are this at best, and flat out useless at worst.
30	* BaitAndSwitchComment: At one point Rogue tells his younger brother Mig that he can't bear to see his youngest brother Doug get tortured... and asks him to take it to another room.
31	* BigBadEnsemble: The Demon King Azatodeth is the main Big Bad of the manga, as the one ordering the monsters to cause havoc, and Mink’s goal is to defeat him; but she must also deal with Princess Vina, who wants Dick Saucer all to herself and often clashes with Mink, and is the main Big Bad of the OVA in which [[AdaptedOut Azatodeth does not appear]].
32	* BlobMonster: Slimes are small, cute, harmless versions of these.
33	* ButtMonkey: It sometimes seems like ''most of the cast'' qualifies, but Rosario in particular stands out. Damaramu would, too, but he's completely oblivious.
34	* CatchPhrase: Damaramu made a blunder (of a lifetime). Sometimes rendered as "I, Damaramu, shall regret this." or "Damaramu regrets everything".
35	* CelebCrush: Mink has this on Dick Saucer.
36	* ClippedWingAngel: Princess Vina turns back into a slime when defeated.
37	* ClothingDamage:
38	** This happens to Mink in the TournamentArc scene.
39	** And lots more in the Manga.
40	* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Very, very little is actually capable of harming Mink; most of the time the strategy used by her allies is to stand behind her while she obliterates everything.
41	* CombiningMecha: Damaramu, after getting defeated the first time, managed himself a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetic body]] made with ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Super Alloy Z]]'' and a flying ship he could combine with in ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''-style.
42	* ComedicUnderwearExposure:
43	** The heroes [[DefeatByModesty defeat Mig the first time]] by (accidentally) pulling his pants down (see GoofyPrintUnderwear below).
44	** Later, Vina uses a picture of Mig in his underwear as blackmail material, and tends to yank his pants down whenever she feels like it.
45	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment. Mig's torture spells are strangely specific, creating effects like the sensation caused by chugging ten bottles of Tabasco sauce in one go.
46	* CutShort: The anime was intended to be released as four OVA episodes, but only two were made due to poor reception in Japan.
47	* CuteButCacophonic: Mink in the anime, courtesy of Creator/KotonoMitsuishi.
48	* CuteMonsterGirl: Mink the [[HalfHumanHybrid dragon half]].
49	* {{Cyborg}}: Damaramu, starting from his second appearance. By his third, he's little more than a disembodied head plugging himself into robot bodies.
50	* {{Cyclops}}: The guy who tests Mink before the tournament has only one eye.
51	* DescriptionCut: When Mink thinks that the four generals now must be happy and imagines them partying together, a cut panel immediately shows three of the generals fighting for the Ralph's affections.
52	* DistantEpilogue: The final scene of the penultimate chapter takes place three years after the main story, and the final chapter takes place nearly a decade later than that.
53	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: That bomb Damaramu uses is in an... interesting location.
54	* DragonAncestry: Mink is a half-dragon, half-human hybrid. Her mother is a dragon, her father a dragonslayer.
55	* DramaticEllipsis: ...Master Gill...talks like this.
56	* EdibleThemeNaming: Rogue's three robots (Navel 08, Dark Cherry, and Apple) are all named after fruits (Navel 08 is a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cara_cara_navel Cara cara navel oranges]]).
57	%%* EpicFail: The escape attempt.
58	* FanService: As seen in the page image, many of the female characters wear ''very'' revealing clothing that leaves little to the imagination.
59	** The sole purpose of the OVA ending on Mink accidentally exposing her nipples; she'd been covering them up ever since her top got ripped earlier in the second episode, but this shot was seemingly added as a last-minute viewer reward.
60	* FinishingMove: Dick Saucer's Saucer Special. [[spoiler:Which he doesn't use, because right as he's about to fire it, he realizes he's late for a concert.]]
61	** In the manga, it's a Franchise/{{Zorro}} ShoutOut that carves a giant S into his enemy. Royce ends up with a similar move that carves a giant R.
62	* FlyingBrick: Mink is near indestructible.
63	%%* ForgetsToEat: Damaramu
64	* FryingPanOfDoom: Mana uses one to punish Royce's Casanova tendencies when she doesn't feel like breathing fire on him.
65	%%* GenkiGirl
66	%%* GenreSavvy: Mink, sometimes.
67	* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Mig's Teddy Bear undies, which prove to be his greatest weakness.
68	* GreaterNeedThanMine:
69	** When Mink finally gets the People Potion, she [[spoiler:gives it away to cure Rufa, who had been turned into a frog by Azatodeth. Rufa is not happy, because the potion turns her into a human, when she used to be an elf.]]
70	** Getting Mink's daughter to understand and accept this (regarding a medicinal flower she doesn't want to give an ill friend because it's pretty and she wants to keep it for herself) is the plot of the epilogue chapter.
71	%%* HalfHumanHybrid: Mink, Vina, Pia, [[spoiler:Dick.]]
72	* HermeticMagic: The ritual Vina uses to become human.
73	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Pia's parents, while being held hostage by the demon lord Azatodeth, decide that if they no longer be needed as hostages, Azatodeth will let them go, because he "looks fairly gentle". Azatodeth is quick to dissuade them.
74	* HumanityEnsues: The [[MacGuffin People Potion]] can turn monsters into humans.
75	* ImprovisedGolems: Vina was able to summon a {{Golem}} larger than herself out of the palm of her hand the first time she met Mink.
76	%%* IncrediblyLamePun: ''Everywhere.''
77	* InterspeciesRomance: Where to begin? In the manga, you get: human x dragon, human x Slime, human x naga spider...
78	** And eventually [[spoiler:[[HappilyEverAfter Human x Half-Dragon]]!]]
79	%%* KillerRabbit: Mappy
80	* LargeAndInCharge: Azatodeth is bigger than ''mountains''.
81	* LaserBlade: Damaramu has one that he ends up getting stabbed through the skull with.
82	* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Damaramu and Dug Finn are seen still alive, bobbing in the lava around the arena after the fighting tournament.
83	* LaxativePrank: Rosario attempts this on Mink... who passes it onto Saucer.
84	* LetsGetDangerous: After being a lecherous butt monkey for the entire run of the manga, [[spoiler:Mink's father effortlessly kills one of the most dangerous enemies in the series in one hit when it makes the mistake of trying to take his wife hostage.]]
85	%%* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Saucer~~!''
86	* TheLoad: Rufa, played for humor. She usually doesn't bother to attack or do anything at all helpful. When she does use her magic she inevitably hits Mink instead of the monster, and ''it isn't always an accident''.
87	* MagicWand: Lufa's Lightning Cane with which she usually ends up electrocuting herself every time she tries to use it. Or the innocent bystanders standing next to the target. Or everybody.
88	%%* MedievalEuropeanFantasy
89	* MediumAwareness:
90	** Characters occasionally remark that they are in a comic strip. Vulcante in particular knows he can't attack Mink yet as it's the end of the chapter and claims he can't be a minor character, as he gets a dramatic closeup at the top of the page.
91	** In the anime, during his fight with Mink, Dug Fin claims he's seeking revenge for something Mink did, and she tells him that those scenes were edited out. He pulls out a VCR and a copy of the tape and watches it.
92	* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: Happens once to Rufa. She immediately smashes it.
93	* MissingStepsPlan: The king's plan:
94	-->Step 1: Kill Mink\
95	Step 2: ?????\
96	Step 3: Marry Mink's mother
97	* MistakenForOwnMurderer: At one point, Mink sneaks into a royal ball under an alias, hiding her draconic figures beneath an elaborate gown and hairdo. During the ball, she dances with Dick and hits it off with him, causing a jealous Vina to figure out that she was Mink and attacks her. After Mink gets away, Dirk finds the discarded and battle-damaged gown, and comes to the conclusion that the evil dragon Mink had kidnapped "Laura", the girl he danced with.
98	* NoAccountingForTaste: You'd think being married to an incredibly powerful, jealous dragon who is ''also'' an incredibly beautiful woman would be plenty of incentive to stop skirt-chasing, but...
99	%%* NoblewomansLaugh
100	* NoEnding: The anime only had TWO episodes, and cut almost two-thirds of the plot. Of course, [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded.]]
101	** Hilariously, the one part of the plot that WAS kept in, the People Potion, was largely forgotten in the manga, and the plot they ''did'' cut (The quest to defeat Azatodeth) was what took over it in the narrative (because Azatodeth had the potion), and even then the ending was AndTheAdventureContinues!
102	* NoFourthWall: One character is incensed that he was edited out of the first episode.
103	* NoNavelNovelBirth: Lampshaded when Lufa asks why Mink has a belly button if she hatched from an egg.
104	* OcularGushers: Water General Petit Foie's power. She can literally flood a room with her tears.
105	%%* TheOjou: Vina.
106	* OrganDodge: Damuramu survives being stabbed in the head with his own energy blade, because his brain is just that small.
107	%%* PervertDad: Mink's father and King Siva.
108	* PlotHole: Parodied with everything regarding Dug Fin, capped by this immortal line:
109	-->'''Dug Fin:''' ''I don't care about story continuity, I'm going to kill you anyway!''
110	* PornStash: Royce has ''decoy'' porn stashes to keep his wife from finding the real one.
111	* PowerLimiter: Mink is given one to delay her second ecdysis (and with it her alleged transformation into a horrible monster). She keeps ending up having to turn it off briefly to defeat various foes, causing that transformation to edge closer and closer...
112	* ProphecyTwist: Mink is told that if she undergoes a second ecdysis, a horrific monster will appear. Everyone assumes that Mink will turn into said monster. [[spoiler:Instead, the monster appears as a birthmark on Mink's butt.]]
113	%%* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: The final fight during the anime.
114	%%* RefugeInAudacity
115	%%* RingOut: The final fight during the anime.
116	* RocketPunch: One of the Rogue Fin's robots is equiped with one. Parodied because the robot is so incompetently built that [[CallingYourAttacks it screams "Rocket Punch!"]] and shoots its head instead.
117	* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Overlord Dead Lie]].
118	* SchizoTech: Is a MedievalEuropeanFantasy with [=TV=]s, trains, [=VCR=]s, [=CD=]s, air planes and space shuttles.
119	* SchmuckBait
120	** Averted. The king lays a trap for Mink that involves placing Dick Saucer concert tickets on the ground to trigger the trap. When Mink finds the tickets though, she assumes some poor girl dropped the tickets and refuses to take them.
121	** And sometimes played straight, like in the Azatodeth's castle. Rufa sees a buffet offering "Help yourself to some refreshing juice. (Especially Mink.)", and immediately gives Mink the juice. Of course, it's a trap.
122	* SelfDisposingVillain: Foes that are not beaten by Mink's ridiculous strength and toughness are frequently bested by their own incompetence or the incompetence of one of their associates.
123	* SexSignalsDeath: Inverted with one minor character. He survived Azatodeth destroying his village (by stepping on it) because he had snuck out in the middle of the night to make out with his girlfriend at the beach.
124	%%* SheIsAllGrownUp: [[spoiler:Pia, in the finale.]]
125	* ShoutOut: Examples go [[ShoutOut/DragonHalf here]].
126	* ShrunkenOrgan: One character is undamaged by a sword through the head because his brain is "compact".
127	* SillyReasonForWar: At one point, Mink and co meet a king who went to war against his wife because she served him carrots with dinner. The king would eventually realize how foolish this was after his wife ended up trapped in a monster-infested dungeon for over a year as a direct result.
128	* {{Stripperific}}: Mink's clothes usually consist of an armored bra and some panties. More justified then most however, since Mink doesn't really need armor at all.
129	* SuperDeformed: Every other panel in the manga.
130	* SuspectIsHatless: At one point, Rosario and Vina independently summon up monsters and send them to kill Mink, describing her as having horns, wings, and a tail. Since both monsters also meet this description, they end up killing each other before running into Mink.
131	* TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: Damaramu survives his own sword being driven completely through his head and out the other side. Apparently, his brain is so small that the blade missed it.
132	%%* ToiletHumor: Saucer in the TournamentArc.
133	* TokenEvilTeammate: Rufa is consistently portrayed as a horrible person with no redeeming features whatsoever. [[spoiler:She gets better, but only in the very last chapter.]]
134	* TooDumbToLive: Damaramu... who also might be [[WhyWontYouDie too dumb to]] ''[[WhyWontYouDie die]]''.
135	** His brain is very, very compact, you see.
136	* TooKinkyToTorture: In the manga, one of the villains attacks with spells that cause decidedly specific tortures. They backfire when he uses them on Rufa.
137	%%* TournamentArc
138	* TranquillizerDart: Rosario shoots Mink with a knockout dart and she instantly falls. Then Rosario puts two more darts into her right away, [[spoiler:setting up a gag where he and the king think Mink died from the overdose]]. Strangely, at first Rosario accidentally inhaled and got the dart stuck in his tongue, but nothing ever came of this.
139	%%* VisibleSigh
140	* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: A major concern for Mink in the last third of the manga, as if she undergoes her second ecdysis, she'll turn into a [[OneWingedAngel hideous monster]]. Rufa frequently cheers for Mink to do this. [[spoiler:The second ecdysis eventually happens and the ''hideous monster'' is [[AntiClimax a small birthmark that appears on Mink's butt]].]]
141	* YaoiFangirl: When Rogue tells Vena that he had taught his younger brother Mig to kiss, Vena imagines the scene and becomes quite interested. Rogue is lying, of course.
142	* YouKilledMyFather: Dick Saucer to Mink's grandfather.
143	%%* ZanyScheme
144	* ZorroMark: Mink's father carves an R into defeated enemies, while Dick Saucer uses an S (one opponent mistook it for a 5).

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