Just recently found this 2004 cartoon and I'm loving it! France is slowly becoming a force to reckon with in animation and this show is beautiful. I immediately thought of Don Bluth's movies when I saw this. It's not common to see cartoons with this level of detail and fluid motion.
The English voice acting is great. Rick Jones as Quizdo really steals the show as the fast talking, deal making coward. Harry Standjofski as Lian-Chu serves as a fun counterpoint.
What really sold me was the characters. Qwizdo is a scrawny, insecure, guy who is just trying to survive in the world. Lian-Chu is the real Dragon Hunter who, while not stupid, is illiterate and shy.
Qwizdo does the talking for Lian-Chu, who would happily slay dragons for free. Qwizdo worries that that Lian-Chu is too competent and doesn't need him. Lian-Chu is brave and strong, but awkward. In just the first episode their roles in the partnership are reversed and Qwizdo is fighting the Dragon while Lian-Chu is trying to negotiate pay with angry villagers. In fact most of the time both characters are out of their comfort zone and having to to do things they are not good at to get out of a bad situation. How refreshing is that? It's too bad their are only 2 episodes. Though apparently there is a CGI movie released in several regions.
The English voice acting is great. Rick Jones as Quizdo really steals the show as the fast talking, deal making coward. Harry Standjofski as Lian-Chu serves as a fun counterpoint.
What really sold me was the characters. Qwizdo is a scrawny, insecure, guy who is just trying to survive in the world. Lian-Chu is the real Dragon Hunter who, while not stupid, is illiterate and shy.
Qwizdo does the talking for Lian-Chu, who would happily slay dragons for free. Qwizdo worries that that Lian-Chu is too competent and doesn't need him. Lian-Chu is brave and strong, but awkward. In just the first episode their roles in the partnership are reversed and Qwizdo is fighting the Dragon while Lian-Chu is trying to negotiate pay with angry villagers. In fact most of the time both characters are out of their comfort zone and having to to do things they are not good at to get out of a bad situation. How refreshing is that? It's too bad their are only 2 episodes. Though apparently there is a CGI movie released in several regions.