Serendipity the Pink Dragon


Serendipity the Pink Dragon is an anime television series produced by ZUIYO Enterprise that aired on NTV on July 1, 1983, ending on December 23. The series was based on the Serendipity books by Stephen Cosgrove and character designs for the animation version were done by Yōichi Kotabe. After a boy is shipwrecked on a deserted island, he finds a pink egg which hatches into the pink dragon Serendipity. The series follows their adventures on the island.
A feature-length English dub consisting of episodes from the TV series, directed by Jim Terry, was released on home video in the United States on March 9, 1989, by Celebrity Home Entertainment. The boy's name was changed from Kōna to "Bobby" in the English version. The TV series itself has also been aired in France, as Biniky le Dragon Rose, in Italy as Rosaura, in Iran as Serendipity, in Spain as Biniki, el dragón rosa, and in Turkey as Şekerpembe. There hasn't been a DVD release of the English dub as of 2017.

Story

A boy named Kona, has an accident with his parents who were investigating the Southern Ocean, and flows to the isolated Pure Island in the South Sea with a large pink egg. The pink sea dragon Serendipity, born from the pink egg, and Kona, who is deeply moved, are allowed to live on the island with the mermaid named Lola, who is the queen of Pure Island. Meanwhile, the pirate captain Smudge attacks and tries to take possession of the treasure Tear of the mermaid on the island. Kona, Serendipity, Lola and the other members of the island must work together to preserve the peace of Pure Island.

Characters

;Serendipity
;Kōna
;Pira-Pira
;Captain Smudge
;Prime Minister Dolf
;Princess Laura
;Akanatsu the Fruit Spirit
;Minta

Miscellaneous characters

;Mudlark
;Long
;Chap & Mestle
;Nulu Nulu
;Kachi Kachi & Puly
;The Tentecks
;The Moais

Cast

Additional voices

  • Cleo Rae
  • Mr. Angelo
  • Cody Walker
  • David Monson
  • Ginny Masters
  • Harry Metrano
  • Danielle Romeo
  • Andrea Deschamps
  • Geoffrey Deschamps

Uncredited

Episodes

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