Ryuu no Haisha

War rages between two neighboring countries, but one side has an ace up their sleeve: an ancient dragon bound by a pact to protect the nation. Despite these overpowering creatures being capable of leveling entire battlefields, they are rendered useless by cavities. And so, a special unit—the dragon dentists—has the important duty of caring for the dragon's teeth.

Nonoko Kishii was the only one of many brave volunteers who survived a recent round of recruitment; in order to join the dragon dentists, one has to witness their future demise and accept it without a fight. Knowing the exact circumstances of their fated ends, the dragon dentists devote themselves to their work. One day, they gain a new member who did not undergo the test: Bernard "Bel" Octavius, a young enemy officer killed by his own men and revived by the dragon's teeth. Despite his appearance being an omen of a great disaster, he is placed under the care of Nonoko as a dentist-in-training. Will Bel come around to the dragon dentists' attitudes toward death and help them face the painful future that is to come?

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Kishii, Nonoko Main

Shimizu, Fumika Japanese

Octavius, Bernard Main

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Godou, Yotoshio Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Arisugawa, Kanne Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Natsume, Shibana Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Satou, Shuuzou Supporting

Tokumoto, Yukitoshi Japanese

Salvador, Blanco Supporting

Matsuo, Suzuki Japanese

Oozawa Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Guilleri Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Iemura, Soutatsu Supporting

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Tsurumaki, Kazuya Director

Anno, Hideaki Sound Director, Executive Producer

Yoshizaki, Hibiki Episode Director, Storyboard

Kurokawa, Tomoyuki Episode Director

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Feb 25, 2017

BBBBBBBBBBBBE

Recommended

Not much is to be analyzed.

Watching this was an absolute treat.

So rarely does one come across an anime that diligently sets itself apart in the aspect of plot-portrayal. No matter the unique depiction of characters, their seemingly-unrelatable demeanour at times, or even the realization that you know almost nothing about the world the characters in the story live in (Hence intermediate scores in the Story and Character rating), you can't help but feel bedazzled by a story with such a unique setting.

It's not that Ryuu no Haisha has many twists and turns.
It's not that Ryuu no Haisha has the innate ability to ... change the way you think about the world.
It's not that Ryuu no Haisha has a story that will move you to tears.

No. It's much more simple...
It simply enraptures you.
And I encourage you to watch it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 25, 2017

IzaEpsil

Recommended

All right, to sum up your appointment, make sure to use mouthwash. Also, remember to floss everyday. Flossing helps get these big ass monsters out of the gaps in your teeth, which we need to kill.

TL;DR at the bottom.

Story:

With this anime comes a unique path of reincarnation involving the mythical creatures, dragons. It occurs through the teeth of the dragon, hence the anime title. With that, the requirements of a reincarnation is to have died a meaningless death, while having nothing to return to. It is a sort of redemption I think brings this anime a great uniqueness to it. When reincarnated, they are born ... through the teeth over again as the same age as when they died. If successfully reborn through the teeth, the task of whoever is born through the teeth must fight monsters that are born in the gaps of the teeth.

The anime also takes place during war, one that is Humans against Dragons. The reason why was never really talked about, and it really felt like it happened out of nowhere... at first. It came to be the cliche of a hatred towards another race. Despite that, it was enjoyable enough for me to watch both episodes.

Honestly, at first, I came to watch this because I goddamn love dragons ever since I was a kid. So if you'd like some dragonic nostalgia, this is something to come to.

Animation:

The animation is quite comparable to that of Trigger. There are many times I was actually confused on whether it was CGI, or 2D. That is something I think brings this to be a high point of the series. However, there are times when it can get trippy as hell, like the opening of the first episode and some moments in the second episode. With someone like me, I like watching something as if I was inhaling drugs of the sort.

However, with the opening, it is nothing different than watching the rainbow found in a puddle just making movement.. I personally thought it was cool hehe.

Sound:

I think the seiyuus are good for how well they match the character's ego. There is not much else to say about that. The opening sounded nice.

Also, do you like dubstep? No? Then, this part will definitely be your cup of tea. For me, it was well matched to the atmospheres at the times certain soundtracks tried to invoke. It did a well job.

Characters:

This anime is about an individual who was reincarnated after being killed, and the young man's name is Bell. Bell seemed like an emotional teenager whose mood is sullied through forcing it onto himself for some strange means. However, after learning of his past life, it is understandable why he is the way he is, and I only came to root for him after learning such. Along with the main character comes Nonoko, aka the cute girl of the series aka why is she not my wife yet. With her, I feel she serves as a support for the main character after his ass being pulled out of the tooth of a dragon, and having to suffer life all over again (joke). In the end, it is up to them when it comes to saving the day.

Outside of those characters besides Godou, Arisugawa and Shibana, the other characters really felt unnecessary to the story. With what I was given on this part, I was at least able to enjoy it a little bit, so I'll give it that.

Enjoyment:

Again, I came because I love dragons. I was given more than that, which was something I found to be quite enjoyable. I was rooting for the main characters to get through the obstacles, and finding myself into doing so made the experience all the better.

TL;DR/Overall: 6.85

This is not something I recommend to anyone who wants a full-fledged story, but wants some eye candy. This is not a spectacular anime. I personally like this, despite the lacking depth the story has. There is not any huge world building which i would like to have known more about, but that IS what you get from an anime with only TWO episodes. It was enough to keep my attention while gasping at the animation, which I think is good enough.

It could be something to pull at your heart, and bring an opinion that agrees with me, or it can be something that steals your time, making you want it back.

Do I suggest it?
Do you have time to kill for some eye candy? Yes? Then it is here.
Do you want a full-fledged story explaining everything? No? Then you can pass it up.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 26, 2017

LaLeLuLiLo

Mixed Feelings

Synopsis- the story is set in a place called dragon country were there are dragons, and along with the dragons are the dragon dentist that take care of the dragon, the guardian of the country, from tooth cavity bacteria things. during this time there is a war going on between the dragon country and some other country. during the events the dragon chooses a dead officer from the enemy country and revives him to become a dragon dentist as well, a supernatural phenomena which is thought to bring omen to the rest of the dragon dentist.

story- well the story is actually a 2 part story ... that almost has the run length of a 90 min movie. the first half of the story was done very well as it had this light and fantasy like atmosphere considering that the dragon dentist are living on the dragon. the idea for the story is very simple that the dragon was helping its nation during a war, but because of all the dead and violence bacteria like spirits start forming in its mouth weakening the dragon.It's the dentist job to cleanse these spirits in order to strengthen the dragon. one of the dentists nanako finds a young man named bell an enemy officer revived by the dragon. although there was commotion about his appearance(as a sign of calamity) it was quickly resolved and he became a dentist as well and became friends with nanako. the story goes along fine as some things do occur and the topic of fate which seems to be an overarching theme is brought up with the resurrection of bell as well as the dentist knowing when they will die. it was all well and good until the final part when an antagonist shows up from left field and the story dips onto the second part.

The second part of the story is when the story starts to go down hill as bell and nanako are drooped out of the dragon . the old antagonist is replaced with new antagonists who are soldiers from bells country who have some vague reason to get a special dragon tooth (no not for their nation) and are somehow conspiring with the first antagonist. the topic of fate is brought up again as bell refuses to go back to the dragon and tries to convince nanako as well because of her pre-determined fate of when she will die, but she refuses and goes back which then enters a chase scene and bell coming back to help her get back to the dragon . at the climax they try to bring sympathy for the first antagonist as her actions are just, but fail at the execution making it feel nonsensical. the second antagonist achieves his goal causing the dragon into a calamity with this massacre that has no weight of emotion to it. bell than does what he was meant to do and the dragon calamity is quelled and the story ends in a lackluster manner.

the story tried to to several things during its run time that it turned into one big mess even though the first part of the special was the most enjoyable. I had no idea what was going on such as the war taking place, or the character motivations, which lead to some plot holes. the idea of fate was done okay-ish but that's it.
5/10
they also happen to be in some weird mesh timeline as the war seems to be world war-isk but there are modern technology like jet planes and laptops.

characters- there are a lot of characters in this story (mostly side characters), so i will only talk about the main characters. first is Nanako who was a dragon dentist from the dragon country. she was an decent character who was strong and outgoing and willing to do anything in order to help the dragon. bell is the resurrected and reluctant officer from the enemy country who becomes a dentist. both nanako and bell grow a decent non-romantic relationship, as well as being opposites when it comes to fate as bell is opposed to pre-determined fate while nanako is content of doing what she was meant to do. bell is the only one of the two to get some character development. the antagonist on the other hand feel one-note with vague motivations and bland personality. although the first antagonist has some motivation it feels ridiculous when presented. the second antagonist as crazy plot armor because of his name....... the rest of the side character are one note as well
5/10

art/animation- just like the story it was great in the first part and dipped during the second. the first part brought great atmosphere to the people living on the dragon as it looked like on hell of a place to live in. the character designs are decent as well although a bit generic save for the costumes. the animation is good when it comes to movement. however there is very noticeable CG for the bacteria. character (at times),dragon, and other things, but are done pretty well.
6.5/10

sound- the voice acting was good everyone sounded the part the soundtrack was decent as well but mostly forgetabke even the montage part.
6/10
enjoyment- I really wanted to enjoy this anime but because of the messy plot and bland-ish characters especially during the second part my enjoyment went down
5/10
overall- it had a good first half but went downhill during the second half because if the story, characters, and art/animation, but did redeem itself a little near at the end even if it was mediocre to make it above average
6/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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