The prince of dragons

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Television series
German title The prince of dragons
Original title The Dragon Prince
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) since 2018
Production
company
Wonderstorm , Bardel Entertainment
length 24 minutes
Episodes 27 in 3 seasons
genre Adventure , fantasy
idea Aaron Ehasz
production Aaron Ehasz
Initial release September 14, 2018 on Netflix

First publication in German
September 14, 2018 on Netflix

The Prince of Dragons is an American animated series released by Netflix in 2018 . The third season was released in November 2019.

action

The action takes place in the magical land of Xadia, in which magic comes from six natural sources. These are the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky, the earth and the ocean. In order to get more power, people tried to find a new source, dark magic. To do this, however, they have to hunt magical creatures to obtain their essence, which led to a cruel war between elves and humans that resulted in the death of the dragon king and an assassination attempt on the king of Katolis, one of five human kingdoms should end.

However, the two young princes Callum and Ezran from the human realms and the elf Rayla, who had been sent to murder the two, discover that there might still be peace after all. So it turns out that the hatred arose from the fact that the humans had destroyed the last dragon egg, which was supposed to contain the dragon prince. However, the younger prince finds out it still exists and the three decide to work together from now on to restore peace to the realms.

Characters

  • Rayla is a moonshade elf and a young assassin who has never taken a life. Despite her youth, she is considered to be the fastest and strongest fighter among her allies. However, she lacks the determination to finish her task when she's about to. When she learns of the existence of the dragon egg, she teams up with the two human children Callum and Ezran in order to be able to bring the egg back to Xadia.
  • Callum is one of the princes of the Katolis human kingdom. However, he is clumsy, untalented in sword fighting and he cannot ride horses. On the other hand, he is good at drawing and inquisitive, and he is aware of his role and responsibility. His younger half-brother is the Crown Prince of Katolis, Ezran. King Harrow is his stepfather.
  • Ezran is the Crown Prince of the Katolis human kingdom. He has problems making friends with other people and prefers contact with animals. His best friend is the light toad, Beut. He is mostly calm and happy and likes to explore hidden secrets. He can also talk to animals and understand them.
  • Claudia is a human magician and learned this skill from her father, viruses, the high mage of Katolis. Like him, she wields dark magic. Often she gets lost in her own thoughts. Your older brother is Soren.
  • Soren is the son of Katolis' high mage Virus. He is foolish, but a skilled swordsman. In public, he pretends to be cheeky and cocky, while his sister Claudia appears rather humorous.
  • Runaan is the leader of the Moonshade Elven assassins who target the king. He shows no fear of violence and murder, is dogged in his mission and faithfully looks after his people. He loves Rayla like a daughter.
  • Harrow is the king of the greatest human kingdom, Katolis. His direct heir and Crown Prince is Ezran, but Harrow is also Callum's loving stepfather. Always striving to rule justly, he made some sacrifices for his people. By murdering the King of the Dragons, however, Harrow made enemies in Xadia who now want to murder him.
  • Viruses is the high mage of the greatest kingdom of Katolis and a good friend and advisor to King Harrow. He practices dark magic and uses creative ideas to solve problems in the kingdom. He shows himself to be bold, goal-oriented and cunning and wants to create a great future for humanity. His children are Soren (member of the Crown Guard) and Claudia, who emulates him as a magician.
  • Amaya is Katolis' most senior general and also Ezran and Callum's maternal aunt. She is highly trusted by King Harrow. She is mute and uses sign language to communicate with others.

Production and publication

The Prince of Dragons was designed by Aaron Ehasz , who previously worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender . It is based on computer animation instead of animation and relies on cel shading and a reduced frame rate in order to adapt the figures and their movements more closely to the optics of classic 2D animations and to create a comic-book look . The series was produced by Wonderstorm and Bardel Entertainment .

The series was first announced on July 10, 2018. A trailer appeared a short time later at the San Diego Comic-Con International . The series was first broadcast on September 14, 2018 on the video-on-demand service provider Netflix with 9 episodes in several languages, including German .

A second season for 2019 was announced at New York Comic Con . This was published on February 15, 2019.

synchronization

The German dubbing is produced under the dialogue direction and based on dialogue books by Jan Fabian Krüger on behalf of RRP Media UG, Berlin.

role English speaker German speaker
Aaravos Erik Todd Dellums Erich Rauker
Callum Jack De Sena Sascha Werginz
Claudia Racquel Belmonte Maximiliane Häcke
Ezran Sasha Rojen Arthur Wolfgang May
Harrow Luc Roderique Peter Sura
Rayla Paula Burrows Amelie Plaas-Link
Runaan Jonathan Holmes Matthias Scherwenikas
Soren Jesse Inocalla Dennis Sandmann
Viruses Jason Simpson Peter Flechtner
Corvus Omari Newton Bernd Egger
Ellis Nahanni Mitchell Sarah Kunze
Gren Adrian Petriw Fabian Kluckert
Lujanne Ellie King Nina Herting

Episode list

Book 1: moon

episode German title Original title
1 Echo of thunder Echoes Of Thunder
2 What is done ... What is done
3 Moonrise Moonrise
4th Bloodthirsty Bloodthirsty
5 An empty throne To Empty Throne
6th Through the ice Through the ice
7th The dagger and the wolf The Dagger And The Wolf
8th Damn caldera Cursed caldera
9 Miracle storm Wonderstorm

Book 2: Heaven

episode German title Original title
1 A secret and a spark A Secret And A Spark
2 The lies and the crescent Half Moon Lies
3 Diversionary maneuvers Smoke and mirrors
4th Ship trip Voyage Of The Ruthless
5 Broken seal Breaking the Seal
6th The titan's heart Heart Of A Titan
7th Fire and anger Fire and Fury
8th The book of fate The Book Of Destiny
9 To breathe Breathe

Book 3: Sun

episode German title Original title
1 Sol Regem Sol Regem
2 The crown The Crown
3 ghost Ghost
4th The midnight desert The Midnight Desert
5 Heroes and geniuses Heroes and Masterminds
6th Death of the king Thunderfall
7th A dark spell Hearts of Cinder
8th Dragon Guard Dragonguard
9 The last fight The Final Battle

reception

The series received mostly positive reviews. Similar to Avatar - The Last Airbender , the young protagonists are sent on a journey of discovery with many fantastic adventures and fateful revelations. In addition to action and fantasy , the focus is also on humor . Due to the influence of co-author Justin Richmond , who already worked on the computer game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception , the series is reminiscent of computer games in some places. Because of its length, the series is described as entertaining. In contrast to Avatar , a setting adapted to the European Middle Ages is chosen. IGN Entertainment praises the dark but surprisingly pleasant story, which stands out due to its loving characters, and praises the animation that goes with it, which makes the series also worth seeing for adult viewers.

Web links

Individual evidence

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