Eiichiro Oda, there is next to none in the anime community who doesn’t know this name. He is the author of the all-time best-selling manga ‘One Piece’ and is quite famous because of his magnum opus.
‘Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation’ is one of Oda sensei’s oldest works. It is a one-shot manga and not many knew about it, that is until now! On the 14th of January, a tweet from Netflix Anime’s handle revealing the release date of the anime adaptation of this one-shot manga came forth! That lit the fire of excitement amongst the fans in the community. In today’s article, we will be going over the various aspects and details of the anime adaptation of ‘Monsters.’ So, make sure to read until the end. Now, without any further delay, let’s begin.
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‘Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation’: Anime Release Date, Cast And Plot
‘Monsters’ anime adaptation will be coming out on the 21st of January, 2024. The animation quality as shown in the trailer is quite similar to that of ‘One Piece.’ The voice acting and sound effects, a crucial aspect that is to be kept in mind while adapting a manga seem to be just satisfying enough.
Now, it is about time that we discussed about the cast of this show. Ryuma Shimotsuki is being voiced by Hosoya Yoshimasa and for Cyrano, Touchi Hiroki is being selected. Fare is voiced by Kana Hanazawa while Katsuhiro Nomura’s job is to give life to Master. On the other hand, DR is voiced by Mitsuaki Madono. It is to be noted that ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0′ and season one’s director Sunghoo Park has been trusted to provide his direction for this anime.
The world where this anime is set is constantly threatened by a dragon who is the symbol of widespread destruction and fear. He brings forth calamities wherever he decides to wander off. This dragon can just take away thousands of lives on a whim. In this same world lives a samurai named Ryuma Shimotsuki.
He decides to go on a journey to exterminate this dragon from the face of the world. He wilds the will of iron and his resolve burns as hot as fire. However, he will have to face a number of challenges and will have to eventually overcome his shortcomings. He will also make many allies along the way. Can he defeat the dragon or will this resolve of his will be in vain only? You can find that out by streaming ‘Monsters’ only on Netflix.
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What Can Fans Expect?
This anime will take fans by surprise as its story is intriguing and can keep viewers invested throughout the show. Many couldn’t watch ‘One Piece‘ because of it being too long and also because of having bad pacing.
However, that wouldn’t be an issue with this anime because it is a short series. Oda sensei enjoys each and every creation to its fullest. He isn’t just a mangaka to earn, he draws a manga panel because it’s what he wants to do. Once Oda sensei said “It’s not about if I can! I’m doing this because I want to… If I have to die fighting for it, then I die.”
So in the end, we can only suggest you at least give this upcoming anime series a shot. It’ll be for sure worth every second that you’ll invest. When a creator or author enjoys his work just like Oda sensei only then common folk can truly enjoy their work. With that note, we will wrap up this article. Look out for more such interesting articles on First Curiosity.
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