Puzzle & Dragons X

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Puzzle & Dragons X (???????, Pazudora Kurosu) 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, named the Gods Chapter (???) and the Dragons Chapter (???). An anime adaptation by the studio Pierrot began airing on July 4, 2016.

Video Puzzle & Dragons X

Plot

Maps Puzzle & Dragons X

Characters

Main Characters

Ace (???, ?su): Voiced by: Hiroto Yoshinaga (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English); The main protagonist of the series. A justice-oriented boy whose father left him mysteriously some time ago. Amiable and kind-hearted, he seeks to become the best Dragon Caller and, eventually, seeks to defeat Dominion. At first, he holds an antagonistic relationship with Lance, respecting the white-haired boy but referring to him as a "show-off" several times during the first few episodes. In episode 17, when he had to work alongside Lance to take down the Egg Drop traffickers, it was shown that Lance and he work well as a team but, due to conflicting interests, they refuse to work together. Later, during the Battle Cup, Ace tells Lance that he wants to surpass him, to be better than him and that he won't give up. It is revealed in episodes 37 and 38 that Ace has a special ability that turns his left eye red and gives him extreme power that has been shown to make him go berserk. Later, it is shown he has more control over this power.

Tamazo (????, Tamaz?): Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English); Ace's partner. A tamadra who arrived to Ace in the form of an egg with a star on it. A mysterious creature who is seemingly the last of his kind alongside Devi. A glutton who has an odd love for boiled eggs considering he himself is referred to as an egg-shaped creature. Likes to argue with Devi and whenever he is in close proximity with the devidra (or even away from the devidra) he likes to make fun of Lance's partner or even Lance himself.

Lance (???, Ransu): Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); Justin Briner (English); Ace's rival and a dragonoid. A mysterious youth who shows a cold and calm exterior. At first, he was shown to be uncaring about Ace, merely regarding Ace's presence due to the fact Ace had the tamadra Lance had been sent to find. However, as the series grows on, Lance's feelings towards Ace have reached a progressive stance. He grew from uncaring to the boy to trying to convince him to leave Dragoza (and thus give up on being a Dragon Caller) to working with Ace and later respecting him. It is revealed during the Battle Cup that Lance was glad for the opportunity to fight Ace and that he was genuinely happy for the chance to battle him. In episode 18, it is shown that Lance lost his parents in a Drop Impact and has since grown up as an orphan under both Devi's and the Guild's care. Likes scrambled eggs. Referred to as the "Prince of Ice" and considered a prodigy Dragon Caller. Has Dragon Lord Zaerog Soul Armor. Respects Jest and seems to look up to him as sort of a hero figure to the point he is unwilling to consider questioning Jest or his actions. It is shown Lance holds firm pride in the dragonoid species and in the Guild itself and that he struggles to accept Ace because the boy is human. It is suggested by Devi in episode 17 that Lance is the type to swoop in at the last second and save the day and perhaps play hero.

Devi (??, Debi): Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English); Lance's partner. An arrogant devidra who believes firmly in his master and who would do anything to protect him. Argues with Tamazo a lot and is shown to have a vendetta with the tamadra ever since Tamazo ate his lunch. It is revealed in episode 18 that Devi was "cast aside" by a previous owner and that he should've never become Lance's partner in the first place. His relationship with Lance is familial and he has been with Lance since childhood until Lance was taken away from him by the Guild. In the past, Lance referred to Devi as "Master Devi". Devi now refers to Lance as his "Master", a title handed to Lance when they reunited after years of separation. At the ends of episode 17 and 18, it was revealed Devi met the Ancient of Darkness, Daphness, to discuss something of dire importance regarding Lance...

Charo (???, Charo): Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English); One of Ace's friends from Dragoza. A young boy who seeks to become a great Dragon Caller just like Ace, but is teased a lot because some people thought he couldn't see any drops. A great observer and a friendly individual who became fast friends with Ace upon meeting him. Has been shown to have technological prowess and carries around a tablet with him everywhere so he can relay information to his team-mates on monsters and in-battle occurrences. He became frustrated during the Drop Impact in Crocus City due to his inability to see the drops and protect himself when Lance saved him. However, he later became able to see the drops and became a Dragon Caller alongside Ace. He respects Torlie and is shown to be supportive of the man when he was chosen to be a candidate to become an Ancient. Works alongside Enju, his monster partner and has a Toyceratops Soul Armor.

Tiger (????, Taig?): Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English); One of Ace's friends from Dragoza.

Garnet (?????, G?netto): Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English); A Dragon Caller who seeks to be an idol as well. A stubborn individual who likes to mock Ace and Charo. It is hinted that she knew Lance before the show began and that she has his number.

Ancients

Eldora (????, Erudora): Voiced by: Wakana Yamazaki (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English); Ancient of Fire.

Lukes (????, R?kusu): Voiced by: Y?suke Akimoto (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English); Former Ancient of Light.

Jest (????, Jesuto): Voiced by: Koji Yusa (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English); Ancient of Light and a main antagonist. A mysterious individual who has been shown to be playing sides. Appears as a friendly Ancient who is the head of the Guild and seeks prosperity for humankind and dragonoidkind. This is especially noticeable in his interactions with Ace, in which he is kind and helpful in assisting the boy in whatever he needs. However, despite this facade, there is something much darker to Jest. He is using Ace as a means to help Lance get stronger, encouraging the protagonist to get stronger in order to strengthen his own champion. It is suggested that Jest is manipulating Lance into helping him and is preying on Lance's feelings of dragonoid superiority to have the boy help him willingly. In episode 54, it is also suggested that Jest may have played a part in the Drop Impact that killed Lance's parents. Jest also tried to kill Ace by luring him to the site of a Drop Impact where Ace was then saved by Jest's counterpart, the Ancient of Darkness, Daphness.

Vahaton (?????, Vuahaton): Voiced by: Minoru Inaba (Japanese); Charlie Campbell (English); Ancient of Water. Lance's adoptive father. Despite Lance being isolated from Vahaton and overall cold-shouldered, it is shown Lance respects his opinions enough to be jealous when Vahaton praised Ace's skills and progress. Vahaton has a tendency to make puns and it is suggested by Tamazo this is the reason why Lance doesn't visit him often enough.

Timbel (?????, Tinberu): Voiced by: Ikuo Nishikawa (Japanese); Jim White (English); Former ancient of Wood. He chose Torlie and Klein to become the candidates for becoming the next Ancient of Wood. However, it was hinted that he wanted Torlie to become the Ancient and not Klein.

Daphness (????, Dafunesu): Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English); Ancient of Darkness. A woman who is shown to be cold-hearted but well-meaning. She was the one who took Lance forcibly from Devi and put Lance into the Guild's care under her and Vahaton's supervision. She's the one who told Devi to keep an eye on Lance for mysterious circumstances and the same one who saved Ace when Gest purposely led the boy into a trap. She, unlike her light-oriented counterpart, is blunt and to the point but also justice-oriented and well aware that something more is occurring. Refers to all light-oriented men as being "difficult".

Dragonoids

Sonia (???, Sonia): Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)

Nyudo (????, Ny?do): Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English); A dragonoid who works for the SDF.

Herriot (?????, Heriotto): Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English); Morgan's sister and a dragonoid. An energetic woman who also serves as Garnet's master.

Morgan (????, Morugan): Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Monica Rial (English); Herriot's sister and a dragonoid.

Kroell (????, Kuroeru): Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Joel McDonald (English)

Other Characters

Haru (??): Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English); Ace's childhood friend.

Lena (??): Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (Japanese); Sara Ragsdale (English); Ace's Mother.

King (???): Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); David Matranga (English); Ace's Father and Lena's Husband. He is a famous Dragon Caller.

Angine (?????, Anj?nu): Voiced by: Ai Orikasa (Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English); Ace's Grandmother. Following the events of the Battle Cup final, she reveals to ace that she is a Dragonoid.

Torlie (????, T?rie): Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English); Master Timbel's student and the current ancient of Wood following Timbel's passing.

Yamaki (???): Voiced by: Keiji Himeno (Japanese); Kent Williams (English); He is the Commander of the SDF and One of the main antagonists of the series.

Sturgeon (??????, Sut?jon): Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese); Greg Ayers (English)

Logan (????, R?gan): Voiced by: Dai Matsumoto (Japanese); David Wald (English)

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Anime

An anime television adaptation that is based on the game has been announced to air on TV Tokyo on July 4, 2016. The anime is being directed by Hajime Kamegaki at studio Pierrot, scripts are written by Masaru Sato with the music being produced by Yamashita Kosuke. The opening theme is "WE ARE GO" by UVERworld, while the ending theme is "ColorFULLCombo!" (???FULL???!) by Shiori Tomita. In Episode 27, "Colors" by Lenny code fiction became the new opening theme, while "Puzzle" by Natsume Mito became the new ending theme, but it debuted in Episode 30. Episode 52 debuted a new opening called "Montage" by Porno Graffitti, and a new ending call "Colorful Jump" by J*Dee'Z. A second season has been announced.

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 Gung Ho, no other episodes after episode 38 have been available on Funimation, Crunchyroll or any other online streaming services; with the dub also on hiatus.

As of October 30, 2017, Crunchyroll has resumed streaming the series starting with episode 39. Although, there's still no confirmation on when/if the English dub will return.