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Just for a reminder of the last episode, Letty found an egg while he was left on the icy tundra and from it, hatched a small and cute bird like creature which instantly called Letty “papa”. Even before the end of the episode, I already guessed that by the end of this episode, Letty will take care of the baby as his own (which I think is kind of predictable) Well before I gave my impression of the latest episode, I will give a synopsis for the current episode.

Gotta catch them all..POKEMON

The episode started with the party entering a new region; leaving the icy region as well as Letty’s igloos behind. The focus on this episode was a communal housing, which means a place in where several families live together as a neighbor in a single apartment like building protected by a landlord who protects them from human. After Letty experienced different houses that were built for a single person, this time around Dearia wanted him to live in a community. Before that going, Dearia congratulated Letty for his newborn baby bird which Letty instantly said that it was not his baby. Dearia further explained that since Letty was the first living creature that the baby saw, so it’s already imprinted Letty’s image as its “papa” and it was impossible to reverse it. Letty still worried that even if he wanted to be the parent, his cowardice and inability to act as normal dragon might be a problem as a caretaker. He thought that he was not good and strong enough as a parent and the baby might not survive with him as its parent. Therefore, he asked if there were other creatures who would love to raise the baby bird as their own child.

When a warm story suddenly turned into a horror u be like

Dearia brought along the Dragon and his little baby to a Regulus Gorge to find a replacement parent for the baby bird. It was a communal housing in where several creatures shared living together under the same neighborhood. It was actually built for smaller creatures because a gigantic creature might have difficulty living together due to his/her enormous size (not to mention that bigger creatures usually had louder voices). However, Letty was considered smaller than the other dragon so I think he might fit in well. The scene continues with them meting different species that residing in the community housing. First, they met a wolf who had two heads and both of them like to act as if they were a married couple (despite the fact that they were actually brothers who share a body). At the beginning they thought that the little bird would not make a loud sound if it lives with them. Yet, the baby suddenly shouted the loud “PAPA’ because it didn’t like of them saying that it was too small to make a loud voice. Afterward they met another resident like Empusa and her sister Lamia (which the later didn’t like another pet in the house), a Manticore (whose children seem so dangerous for a little bird because they were carnivore), two korpukkurs (little girls like creature whose look like those small people in Gulliver adventure). Unfortunately, they hunt fowl for eating which made Letty’s afraid about the little bird survival. And lastly, they met a were-panther who obsessed with training (Letty’s worried if the little bird may get a ripped body if it stays with him for too long)

a "tasty' cute little sibling :D

While they were resting after unable to find a foster parent, a bugbear along with his two sons came and asks Dearia to help him renovate his house. After that, Dearia asked Letty to stay put and guard his baby bird and the bugbear sons while the two of them were leaving to check the house. A Catoblepas moves closer and asked Letty to give the baby bird because he wanted to sell it to dwarves. Letty gathered all his remaining bravery and threatens the monster, saying that he will breathe fire to him and protect both his little bird and the two small bugbears. While it fails miserably, his bravery to step aside his cowardice to protect the younger creatures got more plus point from Dearia. He then told the Catoblepas that Letty was just acting because actually he was the famed red dragon king. The same king who breathe fire to heroes’ party and razing village using his legendary might and protecting his den like a mad dragon (cue to the last episode). The Catoblepas became frightened and leave the scene due to the false rumor. The episode closed with Dearia telling Letty that he should have raise the little bird by himself because it seems like the bird already takes a liking on him. Letty afterward named the little bird “PIP” and he finally decided to keep and raise the bird.

His own tongue cant handle his own fire breathe @-@

Episode Review

I think I started to get what this anime tried to sell after seeing the last three episodes. In my honest opinion, it may not capable on making a smart comedy so instead it focuses on the warmth feeling of companionship. Letty was depicted as a person who suddenly had the little baby came into his life. At the beginning he never felt that the bird was a burden but he was having a confidence crisis instead. He was worried that his cowardice may affect the baby bird survival chance so he tried to give it to better parents. By the end of the episode, Letty finally accepted the baby into his circle and he finally moved on from his insecurity. The anime also told us that even Letty knew that at a crucial moment, he had to do his best to protect his child despite that he was extremely scared from the Catoblepas’ pressure. I am kind of conflicted with this anime. I don’t really like the direction of the laugh or comedic pattern. Yet, it also had a warmhearted feeling which make it more suited to an anime with drama genre. Still, I guess we still halfway in the series. Therefore, I hope we got something more from the later episodes.

Dragon house hunting episode 4 was out now and thankfully I managed to review it as early as I could now. After the last time with Letty unsuccessful dream house, Dearia tried to send Letty somewhere peaceful and calm or to be exact the place where less people even want to live on. Dearia took Letty to an Ice field. Off course it was predictable that Letty will not be able to stand the cold despite him being a fire dragon type xD. Since Letty need to man up, I am pretty sure that even Dearia will like to test Letty survival instinct by sending him somewhere with harsh environmental. If Letty could survive the ordeal, he would be able to live and feed himself. The most important thing when you are living in a wild is the ability to find raw foods and process it into an edible food. In addition, processing raw foods needed fire and knowledge about various spices/herbs that can be consumed safely. But can a dragon like Letty did that?

Cosplaying as the hero? why not ^^

The good thing was the ice field was spacious and Letty didn’t need to buy materials like logs and concrete because here, he had to create his house using an ice; or to be exact, the surrounding provided the materials for free. With a little planning from Dearia, he built himself an Igloo. Kudos to him, he managed to finish it, which I think is quite surprising because this time around he had no helper. Yet, the fun part was going to start as soon as the igloo finished. Dearia told him that the place was isolated and he wanted to test Letty if he could survive living alone in the deserted ice field alone xD.

This anime actually teaches you how to make igloo lol so be thankful :P

There were some funny scenes at least during the first time Letty tried to find his first food. At the beginning he wanted to hunt reindeer for his lunch; just after he tried to secretly move closer, the scene instantly changed to him being chased by three reindeers. If catching reindeers was too difficult for him, how about catching rabbits? They should not pose as a threat right? The fact is, he could not even catch a rabitt because he was too slow lol and when he fell down, the rabbits just pushed his body like a ball (since he was wearing a round fur jacket). It was quite funny and ironic that when he tried his last luck with the wolves, he got stuck in the snow and the wolves just shoved snow dirt to him. He completely feels defeated since he never even once had hunting experiences. His luck get even worse when he found an egg near the ocean and the ice that he step on cracked setting him adrift to the ocean.

Letty; a domesticated dragon, goes for his first hunting

After not eating for almost a day he started thinking about eating the egg. However, kind hearted Letty instantly thought about the time an egg thief stole the dragon eggs. That event was the very reason why he lost his home and also he just did not want to be the same people who steal someone else eggs. Just then, suddenly he got swallowed by a large sized whale. He awoke to find a merman like man named Dave Jonas greeting him. The funny part was that even though he hate the reality that he was currently lived inside a whale’s belly (and with a horror of being digested), it was kind of place that he loves. Inside there, there were plenty of fishes that the whale’s swallowed. There were even cooking utensil, gun powder, tea, and some human belonging that get inside the belly when the whale eaten a part of ship. The place was warm and with the location inside a gigantic belly, there will be no heroes inside ever xD. In short, expect for a stink part in some area, inside the whale belly might be the first place where Letty really enjoyed living on.

Shinji be like "Nigecha dameda", Letty be like "Tabecha dameda" LMAO

Still, Letty was a kind dragon. So, when he saw the egg, he knew that he could not continue living there and he had to give it back to the owner. He told Dave that he had to leave the place and he agreed to send him off. Using pepper, Dave made the whale sneeze and threw Letty out from the whale’s belly. Letty was once again drifting in the piece of ice with his egg xD what a poor-poor letty. Just as he got hungry again, a seal got to the land of ice that he stands for. He was thankfull that somehow he got himself a seal’s meat. Thou he was later on decided not to harm it due to how cute it looks lol. Thankfully, the seal was actually Dearia who morphed into a seal. Dearia explained that he was actually keep a close eyes on letty and he was sorry for testing him. At the beginning, he was thinking if Letty could survive on his own but in the reality, wilderness proves too much for the timid dragon. Just before the end of the episode, the egg hatches and from there comes out a cute little bird who instantly call Letty papa haha so cute.

It was a healthy little dragon xD congratulation Letty

The episode was better than the previous episode in spite of the fact that humor didn’t elevate too much from previous episode. I still got a bit of laugh from the time when letty goes meat hunting lol. Also, the anime started to focus more on the heartwarming moments, which I think was not entirely bad. As for today episode, I think I could keep on watching Letty and Dearia quest for finding his ideal home. And don’t forget that now Letty is a father xD

Finding a perfect house is not an easy thing to do let alone finding it for a coward and small red dragon. Even in the real world, I don’t think that a house that completely suffice for living and gives complete comfort is possible and so is in the anime world. As I watched the third episode of the Dragon goes house Hunting, I realized more how blunt and over repeated the humor is. Yeah I admit that some scene had good heartwarming moment. Yet, another scene like when Letty got very embarrassed after lady in the painting read his poem was not…. funny. It feels so forced, unnatural, and for an anime with a focus on comedy that was a bit lackluster honestly.

At first it was cute; the up tenth time it was annoying

Letty, like usual was still your coward and extremely passive dragon and Dearia the bishonen elf worked as Letty guide on finding his dream house. After the failure from the last episode on the house searching, Dearia asked letty if they can stop by the crone lair. Letty instantly thought that it was another scary place and cowered in fear and hide on nearest bushes. I think letty cowardice can make viewers hate him because it was kept getting shown on screen as if he had no flame of courage left inside his body and because it was not funny, it can get annoying at times. I don’t know how the creator can think that using coward dragon as a main character can automatically induce laughter. It doesn’t work that easily though because for a good comedy to work, you need to create smart word/jokes or maybe you can add a bit of exaggeration in his reaction like .. for example, instantly turned his body and tip toing away from Dearia silently just after he told letty about where they will go.

Dearia is that kind of friend that shoot your dream off the moment you had them xD

Dearia told letty that he need to return the bed that he lent before from them (the crone). And he explained that the bed was kept inside a Doraemon’s like pocket which can save and store any item (well last week they parodied Ju-on now Doraemon). The Crone people themselves was like the three fate lady that appeared on Disney’s Hercules (although they were more like the old granny who gave Snow White a poisonous apple, who all have an eye patch on them). Some part of the joke about how letty afraid to dwarves since they made equipment from dragon’s body part was also shown again *yawn. The anime still replicating the same formula like the first episode that Letty was afraid to the dwarves (well in letty’s case, even a rat will appear like a ghost since he was an extreme coward).

B- for Drama, E for comedy xDxDxD

With Letty still could not find the perfect house, Dearia made an offer to build his home from scratches. After summoning the gnomes and the Ogres, They started to build his dream house. It was a good perfect cottage from letty’s dream though he still had to pay for the home materials. Dearia said that he should not worry about the payment because he already think about the payment. He purposely let the heroes (who appear on the first episode) to come adventuring on letty’s house. Dearia plan was allowing the heroes venturing into the house while he asked a help from a werewolf, a minotaur, and a lizardman to work as the home guardian. While the heroes went inside the house, the guardian will attack them and steal any possession/valuables that they had. It worked so well but it just goes extremely too well that every time the heroes got robbed, the rumor of a mighty dragon guarding a house was spreading across the land. Off course this rumor only attracted more and more low level monsters taking shelter in Letty’s house.

Oh I just can't wait to be kiinggg ///-///not

Letty who found out that he suddenly turned into a mighty king dragon who ruled over a famous adventurer spot felt the responsibility stressed him up. Without too many word, he decided to leave the house that he dreamed off until the elf catch up with him. There is still a sweet moment when Dearia told Letty that even if it took hundred years to find his house, he will continue to accompany him. It was truly heartwarming although…it was supposed to be a funny anime not emotional lol.  The reason why it took me too long for this episode review was because I just could not find anything peculiar about this episode haha. This episode was a disappointment for me..Same formula, same dragon anxiety, overused comedic pattern. Maybe a four out of ten is suffice..too bad Letty.

Dragon house hunting episode 2 finally out yesterday and now is the time to do another review. I knew that an anime like Dragon house hunting may not be known to most anime watchers due to how unique this title is. However, the second episode managed to make me giggle a bit through some of parody crammed into it.

Letty was also a slow brainer for a bonus

The episode started with Letty thanked Dearia the elf for saving him from the hero attack. Dearia introduced himself to Letty and gave him a name card. Interestingly enough, the card not only introduced him as a real estate agent, it also mentioned him as a Demon King. Did that means he was an elf as well as the lord of the demon? Considering his powerful magic, it was possible that he was also an experienced adventurer with abundant knowledge. As I watched this anime from the second episode outing, I found out that this anime was more relaxed in nature so it was a perfect watch if you dislike overly difficult to comprehend plots and just want a few laughs/refreshment.

You only need the ink ribbon actually cause the typewriter belong to the save room lol

First, Dearia teleported Letty in front of a big mansion that looks like an ancient Greek’s architecture complete with a gigantic door. Letty was still as pathetic as the first episode ever lol. Just as he got inside he already activated a trap and got dropped to the bottom dungeon. For your information, the first house that Dearia bring Letty to visit was like a dungeon filled with traps and maze, which according to the elf was difficult enough for ordinary adventurers to traverse. Dearia told him that in order to made him safe from harm, he should live in a place full with dangerous contraptions to repel invaders. He just didn’t know that the red dragon was a bit too careless living in that kind of environment. From the first time entering the place, he already fell three times, got shoot by arrows, activated boulder trap which thrashing him down, and along with his not functional wings, he had to climb the wall if he fell down lol. Letty even got a sore shoulder from too many climbing activities he had to do in that house hahaha.

Remember me and my beautiful voiced onesan xD

After successfully escaped his first “home” trial, Letty told the elf that the house was a bit too dangerous for living. Therefore, he asked for different home and Dearia said that he had a perfect house in mind. The ones that even an experienced adventurer will think twice before entering. The elves sent Letty to an old haunted house. What a hopeless dragon Letty was. Not only to human, he was afraid to both Ghosts and scary thing and having a haunted house as a home seems like a nightmare for him. This was the part where the anime tried to parody some of the horror video games and movies. For example, Dieria gave letty an ink ribbon and a typewriter, which were used to save a game in Resident Evil game, when inside the haunted house, as well as giving him a dust cleaner similar to the one used in Luigi’s mansion. The anime even tried to take the parody further by adding Ju-on’s little ghost inside Letty’s room. Yup, somehow it did manage to make me chuckle a bit. However, it was still not enough to make me burst into laughter. Maybe because it tried so hard to imitate other sources but incapable to create smart jokes inside the dialogues.

At least the ghouls like him

Inside the haunted house, the pair also met with the ghouls-tachi and the previous owner of the house, a wraith named Samuel, who was actually Dearia’s old friend from his adventuring times. One scene did manage to make me laugh; P that is when the Letty wake up and found he was surrounded by Ghouls thus he lost consciousness for the second time immediately. After he woke up, the wraith told him that he and Dearia know each other before and he would like him to buy the property. Unfortunately, staying in a haunted house was not Letty’s dream either so he declined the offer politely. The Wraith told to Dearia that he also had dragon companion before. Dearia did admitting that maybe his old memory was the reason why he had a soft spot for a dragon. Not to mention that although Letty was a complete coward, overly dramatic and hopeless dragon, he was also a kind, timid, and polite dragon.

lol The dragon hate scary thing and buying the house will keep them company xD

I am still thinking that the anime need to find a way to create better jokes. Some of the parody may work for other viewers but not with me. The only part manages to made me laugh was when I saw how fast he got back to sleep just after waking up xD. I think comedy anime like kokkurisan and the first season of Umaru still were more than capable to make a better laugh; even from the first episode. The Red dragon and the Demon elf king still need to work harder to entertain the audiences if comedy was their genre. In short, the main story about an elf helping a dragon finding his dream house is original but the jokes used inside still need better script if this anime want to be remembered as a better comedy anime.

I don't read many manga or light novels nowadays so when I review or give my impression of an anime adaptation title. I didn't expect any outcomes from that work. It worked well at some point that I didn't get spoiled too early or knows what event I will see later or at least how it will be animated. Somehow, it surprised me on how weird a TV series ended up due to no expectations on what I am about to see xD one the last anime I watch is Dragon goes house hunting orドラゴン、家を買う(Doragon, ie o kau).The setting is in an isekai world where heroes and monsters reside in magical land like Role playing games. Yet, the focus in this anime is not the heroes per usual, but it is one of the magical creatures, a Dragon.

How about a dragon with a slime spirit inside? xD

Now let's imagine the mystical being called dragons. Dragons are lizard-like creatures with enormous bodies and a gigantic wing. Despite its hulking mass, a dragon can fly as easily as a fowl and the earth trembles when they land. As an addition, they can breathe fire through their mouth and have gigantic razor claws to scrap their enemies. Ok the reason why I explained the might of a dragon a lot is because I need you to forget everything what I just said about a dragon LMAO

Did he play some game& watch collecting eggs or sumthin xD

Our leading hero is a red Dragons named Letty and what peculiar about him is that he was a timid and cowardly dragon and worst off all, he had no dragon's abilities except for wagging his tail and running away xD. To rub salt into his wound, his overall stats are way lower than his peers and his base luck is even minuses by 7 although he is on the equal level with the other dragons.

He doesn't fight back. Even killing mouses is  harder lol

This anime is..well ..different from the rest. The focus point is that Letty was thrown out from his family's den because he fell asleep while doing an egg guards duty. A thief stole the egg and letty was just too afraid to retrieve it back. Well, if you can stand a main character who is a coward, have no enthusiasm, and don't have a fighting spirit, at least you can stand seeing Letty's antics. After all his resolve is only finding a nest where he can live peacefully free from dangers

Funny or not, some words just need a better execution

The first episode gives the character introduction with the two main characters who are Letty (already introduced) and a bishonen elf named Dearia, who worked like a real estate agent. He provides shelter for weaker monsters like slimes. With the simple quest of a dragon finding nest, the anime slowly introduce some of the land inhabitants like harpies, goblins, and dwarves. The funny stuff that this anime trying to sell is that Letty's incompetence for being a dragon only attracting more and more bullies. Honestly, I am quite annoyed with his weak character as if he was supposed to born slime but stuck inside a dragon body. He got captured easily by dwarves too because he politely asked them If they could build him a home. The dude didn't even know that his kin is a bigger threat than a local earthquake LMAO.

You don't even need a whole party to hurt letty lol

Honestly, I'm not laughing too much on the first episode since I have seen better comedies in the other anime. Yet, in terms of weirdness (originality) it definitely is a spot on. It's so weird that I can at least have more ideas to write than more action oriented anime. Also this anime incorporates retro role playing game elements inside. So, if you are a Role playing fanatic, you can appreciate the design of two dimensional sprites similar to Role playing in it. Still i don't know if the comedy will be able to lift this anime on the later episodes with the first episode comedic being only subpar in my opinion