Puzzle & Dragons X
Puzzle & Dragons X is a spinoff of the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons for the Nintendo 3DS by GungHo Online Entertainment. It was released in two versions simultaneously on July 28, 2016; the Gods Chapter and the Dragons Chapter. An anime adaptation by Pierrot aired from July 4, 2016, to March 26, 2018.
Plot
The story takes place in a fantasy world inhabited by humans, dragonoids and monsters, who live in relative harmony. There are also Drops, spherical objects from the planet which can power up Monsters. Humans and dragonoids can become Dragon Callers if they have the ability to see the Drops, which allows them to form bonds with Monsters. Currently, the planet is experiencing Drop Impacts, phenomena where a large amount of Drops are suddenly generated in a single area and can spread, affecting the area and causing Monsters to go berserk. One of the main duties of Dragon Callers is to stop Drop Impacts by stabilizing the Drop distribution.The plot follows Ace, who aspires to become a Dragon Caller like his father King, who has gone missing. His journey begins when he begins to see the Drops and finds an egg of a Tamadra, an almost extinct species. Soon after, he moves to Dragoza, a region that once belonged to the dragonoids, but is now home to many Dragon Callers. Over the course of the series, he befriends Charo, Tiger, and other Dragon Callers and encounters the Ancients, hybrids of dragonoids and humans who are leaders watching over the six regions of Dragoza, and Lance, a dragonoid and a Dragon Caller who believes the dragonoids will save the planet. Their main goal is to uncover the cause of the Drop Impacts and save the planet; however, the dragonoids are suppressing humans, believing that only they can inhabit Dragoza and become Dragon Callers, and the only ones who can save the planet.
Characters
Ancients
;Lukes;Timbel
Other characters
;Sturgeon;Logan
Anime
An anime by Pierrot based on the game premiered on TV Tokyo on July 4, 2016, and aired until March 26, 2018 across two seasons. It is directed by Hajime Kamegaki, with Masaru Sato as script writer, and Yamashita Kosuke as music producer. The opening theme is "WE ARE GO" by UVERworld, while the ending theme is "ColorFULLCombo!" by Shiori Tomita. Starting from episode 27, "Colors" by Lenny Code Fiction is used as the opening theme, while "Puzzle" by Natsume Mito is used as the ending theme, but did not debut until Episode 30. From episode 52, "Montage" by Porno Graffitti is used as the opening theme and "Colorful Jump" by J*Dee'Z is used as the ending theme.Funimation began streaming the anime in North America from July 4, 2016, along with a broadcast dub. However, as of April 3, 2017, due to an unknown licensing issue between Funimation and GungHo, no other episodes after episode 38 were available on streaming services and the dub went on hiatus. As of October 30, 2017, Crunchyroll resumed streaming the series starting with episode 39, but did not confirm if the English dub would return.