is a Japanese

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series directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by

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and

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(NAS). Twenty five episodes of the series were

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on the television network

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between October 3, 2007, and March 26, 2008. An additional

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episode was produced for the

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release in 2009.

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acquired the license to distribute the anime series in

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in 2009 and has subsequently released several DVD collections and also streams the series online. On November 2, 2007, a

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adaptation published by

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started

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in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''

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''. It ended serialization in April 2008, publishing a total of six chapters. A bound volume containing all the chapters was released on May 2, 2008.

Plot summary

Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for

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destroys

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. Due to Pluto's destruction, the

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, which is dubbed ''Thanatos'', becomes temporarily stagnant in Pluto's orbit. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and secretly creates weapons called "

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s" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful, destructive dragons from Thanatos appear on Earth. After witnessing what looks like a murder by a strange creature, Jin Kamishina, a lonely 18-year-old boy who lost his family in a shuttle accident two years ago, gets involved with the ISDA and their efforts to battle the dragons from Thanatos. Helping him is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also develop a closer relationship.

Terminology

; :The

that destroyed

twenty years prior to the series' beginning. Due to Pluto's destruction, the asteroid becomes stagnant within the former planet's orbit; however, some believe that the asteroid's current state is only temporary. If it does break free from Pluto's orbit Earth would be in grave danger since it is located in Thanatos' expected

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. :Thanatos also seems to contain

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forms. The ISDA calls these lifeforms "Dragons" and keeps their existence a secret from the public. :Thanatos's true nature is initially unknown. The original dragons were apparently able to communicate with it, even calling it "Mother", and at one point symbols on its surface appear to glow; each symbol then gradually disappears as if counting down. Once all the symbols disappear, the core becomes brightly illuminated. :Gio later states that he is Thanatos's successor after having visited it in hopes of saving Toa. :Near the end of the anime, Thanatos reveals itself to be a huge dragon, which is capable of releasing billions of dragon spawns resembling Ostrum, the fourth original dragon. It also possesses a soul, which is made up of countless beings' "spirits" or consciousness. It had ordered the three original dragons to check up on the Earth-made dragons, and had wanted them to return without making Resonances, but after their failure, it sends Ostrum to destroy the eggs instead. After seeing humanity's nature, it deemed them foolish, and wanted to destroy it, but after showing interest in Jin and Toa's love for each other, it instead wants to fuse with all of humanity at the expense of human life. :In the final episode, Thanatos's true nature is revealed: its main core is a silver sphere containing a female humanoid, whom Toa calls "mother". She realizes her faults, admitting that she has been alone for too long to understand what true love is, and decides to move on to the next planet as she contemplates its true meaning, though she expects to return to Earth. :In

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was a personification of Death and Mortality. ;International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) :The ISDA is a joint space exploration agency, which is basically an integration of every space agency on Earth. New Ogasawara is designated as its primary base, but it has successfully built bases and other structures around the world, including a base on the

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surface. ;ISDA029 Flight Accident :The ISDA029 shuttle flight from two years ago, which Jin and his family were involved in. After the shuttle exited the Ogasawara Space Port, it blew up and fell towards the ocean. The only survivor was Jin, who suspiciously had no major injuries despite falling from a high altitude. The ISDA investigated the incident and determined that it was due to pilot error, blaming Jin's father, who was the shuttle pilot. In truth, the true cause of the accident was the dragons from Thanatos; when they entered Earth's atmosphere they crossed paths with the shuttle, accidentally destroying it. ; :Located in the Ogasawara archipelago and consists of three islands: land island, space island, and sea island. It surfaced several dozen years ago, and is the ISDA's base of operations. The Ogasawara waters are also where the dragon egg was found. :Though it is located in

ese territory, it is run by

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ity law, with the ISDA as its main management. ; :A private

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headed by Prince Asim. Despite being a small country, the development of space exploration technology increased the country's financial base. The development of

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facilities is one of their top priorities as Asim already resides in a palace built on the planet. :In their cooperation with the ISDA, the Gillard military is tasked with handling

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. Though they appear to be cooperative with the ISDA, they are actually after the secret behind the Resonance process. After the one-year

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, they have apparently taken charge of the ISDA. :One of their most significant forces are mass-produced, lobotomized dragons called Agathion, which are remotely controlled because the Gillard military lacks the knowledge of resonance. ; :A secret facility built by the ISDA for the discarding of obsolete dragons and their remains. An electromagnetic shielding surrounds the facility in order to prevent dragons from actualizing and escaping. ; :A Dragonaut is a dragon's partner, who is otherwise known as a "pilot" or "master". To successfully become a Dragonaut, one has to successfully resonate with a dragon egg. The name comes from the fusion of

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and

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. ;Communicator :A Communicator is a dragon's

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form. It is later implied in the series that in order for a dragon to take Communicator form, it has to complete a Resonance with a human. ;Actualize :Actualizing is when a Communicator transforms into its dragon form. ; :The process that is used to determine a person's compatibility with a dragon. The ISDA's conceived process involves an artificially-made dragon egg extracting DNA from its expected human counterpart. How an original dragon from Thanatos succeeds in obtaining a Resonance with a human is unknown, but it appears as though they can achieve it without the human's consent, and the human may not even be aware that they have completed a Resonance with a dragon. :It is said that without a successful Resonance with a dragon, one will not be capable of controlling a dragon. Also, as mentioned by Akira and Machina, when a dragon makes a Resonance with a human, it is only then that a dragon can truly understand what having a soul means. ;Resonance Connect :The connection between a dragon and its master. An artificially-made dragon normally acts on its master's thoughts and feelings; if the master does not have a steady form of communication with the dragon, it would most likely go berserk. However, original dragons are not subject to this restriction, and can act on their own free will despite completing a Resonance with a human. ;Stigmata :A sign that shows up on the back of a dragon when they are about to die. ; :Led by Raina Cromwell, the Lindworm unit is composed of Dragonauts and their corresponding dragons, whose main purpose is to destroy Thanatos when the time comes. They are also tasked with fighting off enemy dragons that come from the asteroid. :In

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, '

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' is a large serpent-like dragon. ; :Another ISDA unit tasked with destroying Thanatos. Itsuki Habaragi is the unit leader. They are stationed in the L-3

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orbiting Earth. :When the fourth original dragon from Thanatos appears, the Vritra Unit, except for Itsuki and Otohime, is annihilated during the confrontation. :In early Vedic religion, '

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' was an Asura with the aspect of a serpent or dragon.

Production

Development

The original concept of ''Dragonaut: The Resonance'' was developed by Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). NAS and Gonzo studios, which produced anime series such as

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and

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, co-produced the series, along with a subsidiary of

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, Konami Digital Entertainment. On March 24, 2007, at the International Anime Fair in

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, the first promotional image for the anime series was revealed. In addition, series' director Manabu Ono, and two of the series'

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and

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, attended the fair in order to promote the series. At the time, the complete cast for the anime was not yet assembled as the anime was still in the development stage. In fact, Manabu Ono expected that the series would continue being developed on, even after it begins broadcast in fall 2007. While a majority of series designs are done in 2D animation, the mechanics of the dragons and their corresponding battles are done in

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. However, the dragon battles are the only confrontations done in CG, as character fights are in 2D since the director believes that highspeed character movements are best expressed in that form.

Broadcast

The anime series premiered on the

ese

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network

on October 3, 2007. It ended its run on March 26, 2008, airing a total of twenty-five episodes. Although TV Tokyo aired the episodes first, other networks in Japan also broadcast the series, including

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, AT-X, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co. TV Osaka aired each episode a week after TV Tokyo, while the other networks aired them one or two days after TV Osaka.

Media

Anime

''Dragonaut: The Resonance'' was broadcast on

between October 3, 2007, and March 26, 2008. The series is directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by

and

(NAS). The anime contains 25 episodes; not including "Episode 00", which is an interview with the director Manabu Ono. An additional OVA series episode was produced after the series broadcast for inclusion in the DVD release.

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released the first

in Japan on January 23, 2008, and the second volume was released nearly a month later on February 20. Seven more volumes are scheduled for consecutive monthly releases, the last of which will be the ninth volume on September 9. The first three volumes will contain different autographs from cast members. All DVDs will contain extras, which each includes a video of Makoto Uno drawing original illustrations of the series. DVD distribution will be handled by

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North American DVD releases

acquired the license to distribute the anime series in North America in 2009. Funimation produced

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adaptations for all episodes and has released several DVD collections, beginning in 2009. All DVD release sets contain both Japanese and English dialog versions with a selectable subtitle option. Dragonaut - The Resonance * Part 01 (DVD), episodes 1-13, release date: 2009-11-03 * Part 02 (DVD), episodes 14-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2009-12-29 * Complete Series (DVD), episodes 1-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2010-12-28 * Complete Series .A.V.E.(DVD), episodes 1-25 and OVA episode 26, release date: 2012-06-19

Reception

Both of the first two DVD collections released in North America by Funimation have been reviewed. The reviews have generally run from average to above average. * The first DVD collection included episodes 1 through 13. This DVD collection was reviewed by Chris Beveridge for the popular media blo
Mania.com
and given an overall grade of "C+". Theron Martin reviewed this collection for the

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and awarded grades from "D+" (story) to "B+" (music). * The second DVD collection included episodes 14 through 25 plus the OVA episode 26. This DVD collection was reviewed by Chris Beveridge and given an overall grade of "C". Theron Martin also reviewed this collection and awarded grades from "B−" (story) to "B+" (music).

Streaming

Funimation offers the entire 26-episode series from their streaming site for North America, both subtitled Japanese and English dubbed versions.

Manga

On November 2, 2007,

began publishing a

adaptation of the series, which is serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''

''. A total of six chapters was published; the last of which was in April 2008. Shueisha released a bound volume containing all the chapters on May 2, 2008. Though the story remains to revolve around the lives of Jin Kamishina and Toa, the severity of the Dragon threat is increased in the manga, as Earth has been publicly invaded by these "type D"

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life-forms. The situations and personalities of most of the characters, especially those of the two

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s, are also different compared to their anime counterparts.

Music

There are three pieces of

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used in the anime series: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme, "perfect blue", is performed, composed, and written by the

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group Jazzin' Park. ATSUMI also performed the piece alongside Jazzin' Park, as a guest vocal. The two ending themes are "Rain Of Love", which is performed by

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and composed by

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, with the lyrics written by

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, and "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", which is performed by

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. On November 21, 2007, Jazzin' Park and Yukari Fukui each released a four

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. The titles of the theme songs are used as the titles for its corresponding single, which each contains an

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version of its theme song, along with at least one different song sung by the artist. Yū Kobayashi's second single, "FIGHT OR FLIGHT", also contained four tracks, and was released on January 23, 2008. Yukari Fukui's "Rain Of Love" is also the second single she has released, while Jazzin' Park's "perfect blue" is the first single they have ever released.

Internet radio

An internet radio broadcast began airing every Wednesday since September 5, 2007. The Dragonaut Station ISDA Information Agency centers around three voice actors from the anime answering e-mail questions about the series. The three female voice actors are

, and

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, who voices Saki Kurata, Ryōko Kakei, and Megumi Jinguuji, respectively.

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, Eiji Maruyama, who voices Gio, Raina Cromwell, Jin Kamishina, and Amadeus, respectively, were guests during separate sessions. The broadcast is hosted by

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, an internet radio station.

References

External links

''Dragonaut -The Resonance-'' Official Site

Funimation's ''Dragonaut'' Site
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