Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto (Manga)
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| Author | Kamui Fujiwara, Chiaki Kawamata | ||
| Publisher |
Enix (JP) Square Enix Manga (USA) | ||
| Publication | Monthly Shōnen Gangan | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
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| Original Run |
Monthly Shōnen Gangan 1991 #4 - 1997 #8 (12 March 1991 - 21 March 1997) | ||
| Chapters | 86 + bonuses | ||
| Volumes |
21 (tankōbon) 15 (kanzenban) | ||
Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto is a manga series set in the Dragon Quest universe (specifically set between the events of the original Dragon Quest video game and Dragon Quest III) with art by Kamui Fujiwara and story by Chiaki Kawamata.
The series began with the debut (1991 #4) issue of Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine (released 12 March 1991[1][2][3][a]) and ran for six years spanning 86 chapters, with several later spin-off and side-story chapters.
The series was collected into 21 volumes in tankōbon format contemporary with its original release, while a 15-volume kanzenban edition was later released from 2006 to 2007.
A 45-minute film adaptation screened alongside Violinist of Hameln and Magical Circle Guru Guru as part of the "GW Anime Festival ’96" (debuting 20 April 1996).[4]
A sequel manga series, Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto - To the Children Who Inherit the Emblem, was published in Enix's Young Gangan magazine from 2004 to 2020, spanning 324 chapters (far eclipsing even the original series).
An official English translation and release of the original Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto manga series was announced by Square Enix Manga — under the localized title "Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick"[b] — at New York Comic Con 2024[5], with the first volume seeing its release in September 2025[6].
Plot
Many years have passed since the legendary hero Roto and his companions defeated the forces of evil. But after a century of peace and prosperity, the world is once again under threat. Now Prince Arus, scion of the hero Roto, decides to take to the road along with his guardians and friends to counter the rise of darkness![6][c]
Title
The title of Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto can be broken down as:
- "Dragon Quest" (ドラゴンクエスト Doragon Kuesuto): The overall franchise to which this manga chapter is a part of.
- "Saga" (列伝 Retsuden): Literally meaning a "chronicle" in a historical/biographical sense, the phrase is adapted as the English word "Saga" directly on the Japanese release of the original Emblem of Roto material.
- "Emblem of Roto" (ロトの紋章 Roto no Monshō): "Roto" (sometimes transliterated as "Loto") is the official/formal name of the hero from Dragon Quest III, to which the "Emblem" (or "mark" or "crest" or "coat of arms") belongs.
The name of "Roto" in Japanese was changed to "Erdrick" in the English-translated American release of the first Dragon Quest video game (at the time itself retitled as "Dragon Warrior") on the Nintendo Entertainment system in 1989. This "Erdrick" name change has stuck ever since, including with Square Enix's ongoing English translation of Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto as "Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick".
Characters
- TBD
Production
TBD
Chapters
See: List of Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto (Manga) Chapters
Releases
The original collected edition of Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto (in standard tankōbon format) began in 1991 and ran through to completion, wrapping up in 1997 with 21 volumes. An updated kanzenban edition saw a release in 15 volumes across 2006 to 2007, coinciding with the serialization of its sequel series, Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto - To the Children Who Inherit the Emblem.
| Cover | Format | Volumes | Release Date (Japan) | Release Date (America) |
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Tankōbon | 21 | 20 September 1991 to 22 July 1997[7] | n/a |
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Kanzenban | 15 | 25 July 2006[8] to 24 February 2007[9] | 23 September 2025[6] to (ongoing) |
External Links
Notes
- ↑ Since Emblem of Roto began with the debut issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan, we cannot use the normal research process of looking to the respective magazine's prior issue for the corresponding next issue's release date. These three sources are taken directly from the Japanese Wikipedia page for the magazine, and while we have not independently verified them, we are replicating them here in good faith until we can do so.
- ↑ The name change of "Roto" in Japanese to "Erdrick" in English dates back to the original American release of the first Dragon Quest video game as "Dragon Warrior" on the Nintendo Entertainment system in 1989.
- ↑ Though this brief plot synopsis is taken from the official Square Enix description for their Mark of Erdrick release, in line with the original Japanese naming scheme, we have adjusted the two instances of "Erdrick" to instead read as "Roto"; the text is otherwise verbatim from Square Enix's text.
References
- ↑ 「編集長に聞く：月刊少年ガンガン・松崎武吏さん ファンタジーから料理まで」『毎日新聞』2004年12月24日夕刊、8頁。
- ↑ 『出版年鑑 1992年版 第1巻』出版ニュース社、1992年5月15日発行、90頁。
- ↑ 福井文吾「TVゲームとコミックの新たな“融合”」『創』1991年9月号、創出版、116-121頁。
- ↑ "ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 [劇場版"]. 日本アニメーション NIPPON ANIMATION. Retrieved: 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES NEW MANGA AND ART BOOK RELEASES AT NEW YORK COMIC CON" (21 October 2024). Square Enix. Retrieved: 20 March 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, Volume 1". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved: 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章・紋章を継ぐ者達へ 参考書籍・サイト・ゲーム" (05 April 2022). Hatena Blog. Retrieved: 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 完全版 1". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 22 March 2021.
- ↑ "ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章 完全版 15". SQUARE ENIX. Retrieved: 21 March 2026.
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