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{{Infobox manga
{{Infobox manga
| image        = [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-1.jpg|250px|center]]
| image        = [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-1.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption      = ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' Collected Edition Volume 1
| caption      = ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' Shinsōban Volume 1
| jpn_title    = ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ+
| jpn_title    = ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ+
| rom_title    = Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Purasu
| rom_title    = Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Purasu
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| author        = [[Mine Yoshizaki]]
| author        = [[Mine Yoshizaki]]
| publisher    = [[Enix]] <small>(JP)</small>
| publisher    = [[Enix]] <small>(JP)</small>
| publication  = ''[[Saikyō Jump]]''
| publication  = ''[[Monthly Shōnen Gangan]]''
| demographic  = Shōnen
| demographic  = Shōnen
| date          = ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' April 2000 - February 2003<br>(TBD - TBD)
| date          = ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' April 2000 - February 2003<br>(TBD - TBD)
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The series ran for 36 chapters (34 "nights", a final night, and an epilogue) from the April 2000 through February 2003 issues<ref name="originalsourceandnewcollected">{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/71355|Website=natalie.mu|Title="吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ＋」カバー新たに新装版で"|Date=19 June 2012|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref> of Enix's <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em> magazine.
The series ran for 36 chapters (34 "nights", a final night, and an epilogue) from the April 2000 through February 2003 issues<ref name="originalsourceandnewcollected">{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/71355|Website=natalie.mu|Title="吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ＋」カバー新たに新装版で"|Date=19 June 2012|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref> of Enix's <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em> magazine.


An additional one-shot chapter was published in the August 2012 issue of Square Enix's <em>Monthly Gangan JOKER</em> magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/71560|Website=natalie.mu|Title="吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ+」新作が次号JOKERに"|Date=22 June 2012|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref>
An additional one-shot chapter — "Dragon Quest Monsters+ Side Story" (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋外伝 ''Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Purasu Gaiden'') — was published in the August 2012 issue of Square Enix's <em>Monthly Gangan JOKER</em> magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/71560|Website=natalie.mu|Title="吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ+」新作が次号JOKERに"|Date=22 June 2012|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="dragonquestjpvols34andgaiden">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.dragonquest.jp/news/detail/638/|Website=dragonquest.jp|Title="『ガンガンJOKER』8月号に描き下ろしの『DQM+外伝』が掲載！　『DQM+』新装版３・４巻も7月21日発売！"|Date=12 July 2012|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref>


==Plot==
=Plot=


TBD
Kleo dreams of becoming a gallant, monster-slaying hero, and when a twist of fate sees him whisked off to a strange and distant land, it seems he's finally got his chance. But the king doesn't want Kleo slaying monsters–he wants him training them, preparing mighty creatures to fight against the forces of darkness. Unfortunately, the kingdom's a little short on monsters at the moment...and Kleo's journey begins with only one sassy slime to back him up. It's a quirky quest with one majorly reluctant hero!<ref name="sevenseasportalpage">{{Cite web|URL=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/dragon-quest-monsters/|Website=Seven Seas Entertainment|Title="Series: Dragon Quest Monsters+"|AccessDate=15 March 2026}}</ref>.


==Title==
=Title=


The title of ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade'' can be broken down as:
The title of ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' can be broken down as:


* "'''Dragon Quest'''" (ドラゴンクエスト ''Doragon Kuesuto''): The overall franchise to which this manga series is a part of
* "'''Dragon Quest'''" (ドラゴンクエスト ''Doragon Kuesuto''): The overall franchise to which this manga series is a part of
* "'''The Adventure of Dai'''" (ダイの大冒険 ''Dai no Daibōken ''): The sub-franchise to which this manga series is a part of; the original ''The Adventure of Dai'' was a manga series set in the ''Dragon Quest'' universe that began in 1991, and this series was produced in conjunction with a new television series adapting the original manga (its second, after an incomplete series from back in 1991), a card-based arcade game of the same name ("Xross Blade"), as well as a prequel manga series called ''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Hero Avan and the Dark Lord of Hellfire|The Hero Avan and the Dark Lord of Hellfire]]'' running over in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at the same time
* "'''Monsters'''" (モンスターズ ''Monsutāzu''): The sub-franchise to which this manga series is a part of; the "Monsters" series of video games began with "Terry's Wonderland" on the Nintendo Game Boy in 1998 (eventually making its way internationally as "Dragon Warrior Monsters" in 2000), and continues to this day.
* "'''XROSS BLADE'''": Though stylized with an "X-" at the beginning, ''furigana'' of クロスブレイド indicates an English pronunciation of "Cross Blade" (''kurosu bureido'') for the respective game and manga title.
* "'''+'''" (''Purasu''): The appended "Plus" punctuation.


==Characters==
=Characters=


* TBD
* TBD


==Production==
=Production=
[[File:Dqmplus-chapter-1-debut-magazine-issue.png|thumb|200px|Photograph of the April 2000 issue of <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em>]]
[[File:Dqmplus-chapter-1-debut-magazine-issue.png|thumb|200px|Photograph of the April 2000 issue of <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em>]]
[[File:Dqmplus-chapter-1-debut-spread-photo.png|thumb|200px|Photograph of the debut ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' manga from the April 2000 issue of <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em>]]
[[File:Dqmplus-chapter-1-debut-spread-photo.png|thumb|200px|Photograph of the debut ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' manga from the April 2000 issue of <em>Monthly Shōnen Gangan</em>]]
[[File:Gangan-joker-2012-08-cover.jpg|thumb|200px|August 2012 issue of <em>Monthly Gangan JOKER</em> with the ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' bonus one-shot chapter]]


[[Riku Sanjō]] (serving as the writer) and [[Kōji Inada]] (serving as the artist) produced the original ''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Manga)|Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai]]'' manga series, which ran from the 1989 No. 45 to 1996 No. 52 issues of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
[[Mine Yoshizaki]] is perhaps best known for the ''Sgt. Frog'' (ケロロ軍曹 ''Keroro Gunso'') series.


In conjunction with 2020's new animated adaptation of ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' beginning that October (its second, following its original 1991 version), several related spin-offs and supporting products were released:
=Chapters=


* A prequel manga series, ''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Hero Avan and the Dark Lord of Hellfire]]'', began with a five-page prologue chapter in the November 2020 issue of ''V-Jump''<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.dqdai-official.com/articles/549|Website=ダイの大冒険 ポータルサイト|Title="Vジャンプ11月特大号が本日9月19日(土)発売！"|Date=19 September 2020|AccessDate=09 March 2026}}</ref>, which then included a splash about the manga series beginning in earnest next month<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=2020|Issue=11|Date=19 September 2020|Title="Vジャンプ2020年12月特大号のおしらせ"|Page=p. 382}}</ref> in the following December 2020 issue<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.dqdai-official.com/articles/822|Website=ダイの大冒険 ポータルサイト|Title="Vジャンプ12月特大号が本日10月21日(水)発売！『勇者アバン』連載スタート!!"|Date=21 October 2020|AccessDate=09 March 2026}}</ref>. Original writer [[Riku Sanjō]] returned in a supervisory role (receiving the 原作 ''gensaku'' credit, referring to the "Original Work" of the original ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' manga), while [[Yūsaku Shibata]] produced the manga itself. This manga continues to run in ''V-Jump''.
See: [[List of Dragon Quest Monsters+ Chapters]]
* The card-based arcade game ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade'' ran from October 2020 to March 2024.
* The supporting ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade'' manga by [[Yoshikazu Amami]] ran from the November 2020 to February 2024 issues ''[[Saikyō Jump]]'', wrapping up at the same time as its corresponding arcade game's end-of-service.
* The smartphone game ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds'', which ran from September 2021<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-07/dragon-quest-the-adventure-of-dai-smartphone-game-launches-globally-on-september-28/.177095|Website=Anime News Network|Title="Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Smartphone Game Launches Globally on September 28 "|Date=07 September 2021|AccessDate=12 March 2026}}</ref> to April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-25/dragon-quest-the-adventure-of-dai-smartphone-game-ends-service-on-april-26/.194180|Website=Anime News Network|Title="Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Smartphone Game Ends Service on April 26"|Date=25 January 2023|AccessDate=12 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125084744/https://dragonquest.com/DaiHerosBonds_en/news/202301/|Website=dragonquest.com|Title="End of Service Announcement for DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds"|Date=25 January 2023|AccessDate=12 March 2026}}</ref>.


Yoshikazu Amami previously contributed the ''One Piece'' spin-off manga ''Chin Piece'', which ran for 12 chapters from the July 2018 to May 2020 issue of ''Saikyō Jump'', before picking up with ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade'' a few months later.
=Releases=


==Chapters==
Following an original five-volume ''tankōbon'' release from 2000-2003, an updated five-volume ''shinsōban'' ("New Edition") of ''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' was released in 2012. Each five-volume releases covers the same content across their respective volumes.


See: [[List of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade (Manga) Chapters]]
''Dragon Quest Monsters+'' received a full English translation and release based on its ''shinsōban'' edition, both in physical and digital forms, from [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] over the course of 2019. The series was produced with translation by [[Beni Axia Conrad]], adaptation by [[David Lumsdon]], and lettering by [[Carolina Hernández Mendoza]].


==Releases==
{| class="wikitable"  
 
The collected edition of ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade'' began in July 2021, shortly into the run of the serialization, and ran through to its end with a seventh volume in March 2024. Print and digital editions were released alongside each other, day and date.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!  # !! Cover !! Volume Title !! Primary Contents !! Pages !! Price !! Release Date !! ISBN
! Cover
! Format
! Volumes
! Release Date (Japan)
! Release Date (America)
|-
|-
| 1
| [[File:Dq-monsters-plus-tankobon-vol-01-cover.jpg|150px|link=Dragon Quest Monsters+ Tankōbon]]
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-1.jpg|100px]]
| [[Dragon Quest Monsters+ Tankōbon|Tankōbon]]
| TBD
| 5
| TBD
| 22 November 2000<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757503465/|Website=SQUARE ENIX|Title="ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋ 1"|AccessDate=10 April 2026}}</ref> to 22 March 2003<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757509016/|Website=SQUARE ENIX|Title="ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋ 5"|AccessDate=10 April 2026}}</ref>
| TBD
| n/a
| TBD
| 22 June 2012<ref name="originalsourceandnewcollected"></ref>
| TBD
|-
| 2
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-2.jpg|100px]]
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| 22 June 2012<ref name="originalsourceandnewcollected"></ref>
| TBD
|-
| 3
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-3.jpg|100px]]
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| 4
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-4.jpg|100px]]
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|-
|-
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-1.jpg|150px|link=Dragon Quest Monsters+ Shinsōban]]
| [[Dragon Quest Monsters+ Shinsōban|Shinsōban]]
| 5
| 5
| [[File:Dragon-quest-monsters-plus-jp-vol-5.jpg|100px]]
| 22 June 2012<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757536470/|Website=SQUARE ENIX|Title="ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋新装版 1"|AccessDate=10 April 2026}}</ref> to 22 August 2012<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757536852/|Website=SQUARE ENIX|Title="ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋新装版 5"|AccessDate=10 April 2026}}</ref>
| TBD
| 08 January 2019<ref name="sevenseasportalpage"></ref> to 10 December 2019<ref name="sevenseasportalpage"></ref>
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|-
|-
|}
|}


==External Links==
=External Links=


* https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/search/search.html?seriesid=83572
* TBD


==Notes==
=Notes=
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{{notelist}}


==References==
=References=
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Dragon Quest Monsters+
Dragon Quest Monsters+ Shinsōban Volume 1
ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ+
Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Purasu
Author Mine Yoshizaki
Publisher Enix (JP)
Publication Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Demographic Shōnen
Manga Series
Original Run Monthly Shōnen Gangan April 2000 - February 2003
(TBD - TBD)
Chapters 36 + Bonus
Volumes 5
v · d · e


Dragon Quest Monsters+ is a spin-off manga series by Mine Yoshizaki (吉崎観音) set in the world of Dragon Quest focusing on the "Monsters" sub-brand.

The series ran for 36 chapters (34 "nights", a final night, and an epilogue) from the April 2000 through February 2003 issues[1] of Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine.

An additional one-shot chapter — "Dragon Quest Monsters+ Side Story" (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋外伝 Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu Purasu Gaiden) — was published in the August 2012 issue of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan JOKER magazine.[2][3]

Plot

Kleo dreams of becoming a gallant, monster-slaying hero, and when a twist of fate sees him whisked off to a strange and distant land, it seems he's finally got his chance. But the king doesn't want Kleo slaying monsters–he wants him training them, preparing mighty creatures to fight against the forces of darkness. Unfortunately, the kingdom's a little short on monsters at the moment...and Kleo's journey begins with only one sassy slime to back him up. It's a quirky quest with one majorly reluctant hero![4].

Title

The title of Dragon Quest Monsters+ can be broken down as:

  • "Dragon Quest" (ドラゴンクエスト Doragon Kuesuto): The overall franchise to which this manga series is a part of
  • "Monsters" (モンスターズ Monsutāzu): The sub-franchise to which this manga series is a part of; the "Monsters" series of video games began with "Terry's Wonderland" on the Nintendo Game Boy in 1998 (eventually making its way internationally as "Dragon Warrior Monsters" in 2000), and continues to this day.
  • "+" (Purasu): The appended "Plus" punctuation.

Characters

  • TBD

Production

Photograph of the April 2000 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Photograph of the debut Dragon Quest Monsters+ manga from the April 2000 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan
August 2012 issue of Monthly Gangan JOKER with the Dragon Quest Monsters+ bonus one-shot chapter

Mine Yoshizaki is perhaps best known for the Sgt. Frog (ケロロ軍曹 Keroro Gunso) series.

Chapters

See: List of Dragon Quest Monsters+ Chapters

Releases

Following an original five-volume tankōbon release from 2000-2003, an updated five-volume shinsōban ("New Edition") of Dragon Quest Monsters+ was released in 2012. Each five-volume releases covers the same content across their respective volumes.

Dragon Quest Monsters+ received a full English translation and release based on its shinsōban edition, both in physical and digital forms, from Seven Seas Entertainment over the course of 2019. The series was produced with translation by Beni Axia Conrad, adaptation by David Lumsdon, and lettering by Carolina Hernández Mendoza.

Cover Format Volumes Release Date (Japan) Release Date (America)
Tankōbon 5 22 November 2000[5] to 22 March 2003[6] n/a
Shinsōban 5 22 June 2012[7] to 22 August 2012[8] 08 January 2019[4] to 10 December 2019[4]

External Links

  • TBD

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ＋」カバー新たに新装版で" (19 June 2012). natalie.mu. Retrieved: 15 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "吉崎観音「ドラクエモンスターズ+」新作が次号JOKERに" (22 June 2012). natalie.mu. Retrieved: 15 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "『ガンガンJOKER』8月号に描き下ろしの『DQM+外伝』が掲載！　『DQM+』新装版３・４巻も7月21日発売！" (12 July 2012). dragonquest.jp. Retrieved: 15 March 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Series: Dragon Quest Monsters+". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved: 15 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋ 1". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 10 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋ 5". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 10 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋新装版 1". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 10 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ＋新装版 5". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 10 April 2026.


v · d · e
Dragon Quest
Personnel
Original Creative Team
Manga Authors & Illustrators
Additional Support
Companies
Enix (Square Enix)  · Level-5
Key Characters
Good
Enemies
Video Games
Mainline Games
Dragon Quest  · Dragon Quest II  · Dragon Quest III  · Dragon Quest IV  · Dragon Quest V  · Dragon Quest VI  · Dragon Quest VII  · Dragon Quest VIII  · Dragon Quest IX  · Dragon Quest X  · Dragon Quest XI  · Dragon Quest XII
Monsters Games
Dragon Quest Monsters  · Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Cobi / Tara  · Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart  · Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker  · Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2  · Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D  · Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3  · Dragon Quest Treasures  · Dragon Quest Monsters 3
Mystery Dungeon Games
Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon  · Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 – Mystery Dungeon  · Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 – Mystery Dungeon  · Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon
Heroes Games
1  · 2
Builders Games
1  · 2
Rocket Slime Games
1  · 2  · 3
Manga Series
Primary Series
Slime Series
One-Shots & Short Series
Anime
Primary Series
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel ("Dragon Warrior")  · Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991)  · Dragon Quest: Emblem of Roto  · Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020)
Movies
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