Dinozaurs
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DinoZaurs: The Series | |
ダイノゾーン (DinoZone) | |
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Genre | Action |
Original video animation | |
DinoZone | |
Directed by | Tetsuro Amino |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | December 1998 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
DinoZaurs | |
Directed by | Kiyoshi Fukumoto |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | Saban Entertainment |
Original network | Fuji TV |
English network | Fox Kids YTV |
Original run | July 7, 2000 – December 2000 |
Episodes | 26 |
DinoZaurs, also known as DinoZone (ダイノゾーン) in Japan, is a Japanese anime which is a combination of traditional animation and computer animation.
OVA
There were five promotional CGI-only Original video animation episodes released,[citation needed] the first four were sold with the initial Dinozone toys in Japan.[citation needed] Dino Tyranno came with an episode entitled "Revive, Dinosoldier", while Gigano Dragon came with a video called "Gigano Dragon Strikes Back!!".[citation needed] A third featuring the Cerazaur Brothers was sold with Dinostyras.[citation needed] A fourth OVA was released with Nightwing.[citation needed] A final fifth OVA was given only to subscribers of Televi Magazine and Comic Bom Bom.[citation needed] The pilot was dubbed into English and released in the US on a VHS tape, available as a special offer with the toys in 2000.[citation needed] The voices used in the pilot were different than the cast for the series, as Saban were not involved in the dubbing of the pilot.[citation needed]
TV plot
It has been 65,000,000 years since the Dino Knights had last defeated the Dragozaurs. When the Dragozaurs returned, a boy named Kaito has reawakened the Dino Knights. The battle between the Dino Knights and the Dragozaurs begins once again as the Dino Knights prevent the Dragozaurs from stealing Earth's life force.
Characters
Dino Knights
When the Dragozaurs first attacked, the planet chose prehistoric animals to fight them, converting them into Dino Knights (ダイノソルジャー, Dinosoldiers). Normally fossilized, a Dino Knight can assume a more metallic form when re-animated. The saying to power up the Dino Knights with the Dino Daggers is "Dino Power, Energize!".
Principal Dino Knights
The main Dino Knights reside in the Dinotarium.
- Dino Tyranno (ダイノティラノ, Daino Tirano)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Kim Strauss (English)
- Dino Tyranno is the leader of the Dino Knights. He wields the Silver Sword. He has a rivalry with Gigano Dragon since prehistoric times. He was knocked into an erupting volcano by Dark Dragon, but becomes an Ultimate Dino Knight with Dino Ramph's energy boost revitalizes him and wields the Mega Blade Broad Sword, with which he uses the "Fire Flame Strike" attack. His dinosaur form is a Tyrannosaurus.
- Dino Brachio (ダイノブラキオ, Daino Burakio)
- Voiced by: Tesshō Genda (Japanese); Tom Wyner (English)
- Second-in-command, Dino Brachio serves as Tyranno's advisor and is the biggest, oldest and wisest of the Dino Knights. Brachio would prefer to settling the Dragozaur problem peacefully, but since the others do not listen, he is more than happy to deliver a taste of his Axe of Valor. His dinosaur form is a Brachiosaurus.
- Dino Tricera (ダイノトリケラ, Daino Torikera)
- Voiced by: Shō Hayami (Japanese); Joey Camen (English)
- Dino Tricera is another one of the Core Dino Knights. He wields the Tricera Spears of Jade. He was knocked into an erupting volcano by Dark Dragon, but becomes an Ultimate Dino Knight with Dino Ramph's energy boost revitalizes him and wields the Triple-Threat Halberd, with which he uses the "Lightning Bolt Strike" attack. Like Stego, his favorite pastime is fighting the Dragozaurs. His dinosaur form is a Triceratops.
- Dino Stego (ダイノステゴ, Daino Sutego)
- Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese); Peter Lurie (English)
- Dino Stego is the "tough guy" of the Core Dino Knights. Likes nothing better than fighting the Dragozaurs, he attacks with the Stego Skeletal Revolution where his chest rotates spinning any enemy around and around. His dinosaur form is a Stegosaurus. It was revealed that he had a girlfriend named "Daisy".
- Dino Sabre (ダイノサーベル, Daino Sāberu)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); Peter Lurie (English)
- Dino Sabre is one of a few members of the Dino Knights whose form isn't a dinosaur. He is one of the youngest of the Dino Knights and doesn't mind having fun with the Dragozaurs as well. He wields the Saber Wailing Whip. He doesn't have a dinosaur form because he's a Smilodon.
- Dino Ptera (ダイノプテラ, Daino Putera)
- Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa (Japanese); Lenore Zann (English)
- One of a few female Dino Knights, Dino Ptera serves as aerial recon for the Dino Knights. She attacks with the Ptera Bristle Boomerang. Her pterosaur form is a Pteranodon.
- Dino Mammoth (ダイノマンモス, Daino Manmosu)
- Voiced by: Hiroomi Sugino (Japanese); Beau Billingslea (English)
- Very sane, competent member of the Dino Knights. Like Dino Sabre, Dino Mammoth doesn't have a dinosaur form, he's a Woolly Mammoth who wields the Mammoth Tusks of Vigor. Might not be the fastest of the Dino Knights, but he's a formidable adversary nonetheless.
Cerazaur Brothers
The Cerazaur Brothers are three Dino Knights that were found by Rick. By the command "Triblade fusion! Integrate!", they can combine to form Triblades (大剣者トリブレードス, Daikensha Toriburēdos, Great Swordsman Triblades) who wields the Quadruple Fossil Star Sword and is the largest of the Dino Knights. They are a parallel to the Three Musketeers, living by the code "all for one, and one for all."
- Dino Centro (ダイノセントロス, Daino Sentorosu)
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (Japanese); Wally Wingert (English)
- Dino Centro is a Centrosaurus and wields the Fossil Moon Sword. He forms one of the arms of Dino Triblades.
- Voiced by: Katsuya Shiga (Japanese); Tom Wyner (English)
- Dino Toro is a Torosaurus and wields the Fossil Sun Sword. He forms one of the arms of Dino Triblades. In the Japanese version, Dino Toro was a Chasmosaurus.
- Dino Styraco (ダイノステラス, Daino Suterasu, Dino Styras)
- Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese); Richard Epcar (English)
- Dino Styraco is a Styracosaurus and Centro & Toro's older brother. Styraco wields the Styraco Sword of Stealth. He forms the Head, main torso, and legs of Dino Triblades.
Dino Weapons
The Dino Weapons (ウェポンザウルス・ダイノアームズ, Weponsaurusu Daino Āmusu, Weaponsaurus DinoArms) are Dino Knights that can become weapons outside of their dinosaur and warrior forms and attach to any Dino Knight. They were found on a strange island in a weird state and were nearly abducted by Gomez. Once Dino Tyranno and Dino Brachio got the three to remember their secret identities, they helped Dino Tyranno and Dino Brachio fend off the Drago Clones and the Dragozaurs.
- Dino Pachy (ソードサウルス, Sōdomisaurusu, Swordsaurus)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ishikawa (Japanese); Wally Wingert (English)
- Dino Pachy's dinosaur form is a Pachycephalosaurus and his Dino Weapon mode is the Pachy Spike Sword. His sword form is first used by Tyranno, and later by Brachio after Dino Tyranno's upgrade. He was the only one trapped by Gomez, but was freed when he regained his memory.
- Dino Arch (シールドサウルス, Shīrudosaurusu, Shieldsaurus)
- Voiced by: Takehiro Murozono
- Dino Arch's creature form is an Archelon (a prehistoric sea turtle) and his Dino Weapon mode is the Arch Bone Shield. His shield form is first used by Dino Tyranno, and later Dino Brachio (and Dino Icthyo at one time) after Dino Tyranno's upgrade. He later falls in love with Dino Icthyo.
- Dino Kenty (ドリルサウルス, Dorirusaurusu, Drillsaurus)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Tanaka (Japanese); James Arnold Taylor (English)
- Dino Kenty's dinosaur form is a Kentrosaurus and his Dino Weapon mode is the Kenty Skeletal Drill. His drill form is first used by Dino Brachio and later used by Dino Stego.
Others
- Dino Icthyo (ダイノイクチオ, Daino Ikuchio)
- Voiced by: Miki Yoshino
- Also called "Theo," Dino Icthyo is another female Dino Knight (and the last to be discovered) who moves around well in water because her creature form is an Ichthyosaurus. She wields the Trident of the Tides and uses a bubble-themed attack on her enemies which she calls "Bubble Blast" and can also do a "Flipper Storm". Her legs can fold into a flipper to enable her to fight. Her fossil was worshiped by the people of Atlantis.
- Dino Ramph (ダイノランフ, Daino Ranfu): A legendary Dino Knight and also called the Phoenix in some cultures, Dino Ramph is the most powerful but doesn't talk much, a creature who would rise to protect the Earth in her hour of need. A bird-like creature who cannot be destroyed. According to Dino Brachio, he can exert control over life force itself. At one point Diamond Ryugu harnessed his power for a weapon. He does have a warrior form which was also shown in magazine scans.[1] His creature form is a Rhamphorhynchus.
Dragozaurs
The Dragozaurs (デスイーター, Desu Ītā, Death Eaters) are an alien race that feed off of a planet's life force causing the planet to be lifeless and in ruins. The Dragozaurs are:
- Diamond Ryugu (ダイモンリューグ, Daimon Ryūgu)
- Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki
- Leader of the Dragozaurs, only her eyes were seen in most of the series and her effeminate voice heard, usually leaving Drago Wing, Gigano Dragon and Dark Dragon to do her dirty work. When she is fully shown in battle on different occasions, she is a very large Ankylosaurus which breathes blue fire. She devours the life force of planets to become stronger. Her warrior form comes out of the Ankylosaurus back, which gives her something a centaur-like appearance. She was shrunken down and taken away by Drago Wing in return for not harming Earth.
- Gigano Dragon (ギガノドラゴン, Gigano Doragon, 2-12, 23-26)
- Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese); Bob Papenbrook (English)
- Dino Tyranno's rival, his form is that of a Chinese dragon and he is a vicious fighter who is indifferent to Diamond Ryugu's plans and would rather focus on getting his revenge against Tyranno, leading to his death. But Gigano Dragon was resurrected by Dark Dragon with the power link up with Drago Wing. He was destroyed during his last duel with Tyranno when both rivals clashed their swords for the last time. It seemed that both rivals parted in good terms, seeing that Gigano Dragon silently acknowledged Tyranno's victory in his last moments.
- Drago Wing (ナイトウイング, Naito Uingu, Night Wing)
- Voiced by: Masato Hirano (Japanese); Steven Blum (English)
- Field Commander to the Dragozaur Armies, Drago Wing can drain any opponent of their life force, like a vampire can drain blood from his victim. Sneaky, underhanded, but tends to be insulted by both Gigano Dragon and Dark Dragon. He survived during the whole series as he escorts the now tiny Diamond Ryugu away from Earth. His form is a prehistoric bat.
- Dark Dragon (14-24)
- Voiced by: Daran Norris
- A Drago Wizard who once betrayed the Dragozaurs, Dark Dragon was an old enemy of the Dino Knights. Unlike the rest of the main cast, his normal form is a humanoid one and when fighting he transforms into what resembles a European dragon. He also has the ability to manipulate and produce bats, as well as other powers. Dark Dragon is very intelligent and relies on subtle manipulation for his plans, though he's extremely powerful, the only villain surpassing him being Diamond Ryugu himself. Destroyed by Dino Tyranno near the finale.
- Dragozaur Army Forces
- Voiced by: Michael Sorich, David Lodge
- The Dragozaur Army Forces have the forms of Allosaurus (though they have 2 fingers on each hand like tyrannosaurs), Triceratops, and Pteranodon and cannot transform into their warrior forms like the others. Dark Dragon can also call forth bats from thin air to form his version of the Dragozaur Army Forces. Every one of them was destroyed along with Drago Tigra when the room they were in was blown up.
Drago Clones
Created by Diamond Ryugu using the powers of the Dark Crystal, the Drago Clones (シャドーウォリアー, Shadō Woriā, Shadow Warriors) were as powerful as their counterparts in the main Dino Knights.
- Drago Tyran (シャドーティラノ, Shadō Tirano, Shadow Tyranno, 8)
- Voiced by: Kōji Ishii (Japanese); Richard Epcar (English)
- Dark version of Dino Tyranno, and is the leader of the Drago Clones. Armed by the Slasher Sword. Destroyed by accident by Drago Ceratops.
- Drago Ceratops (シャドートリケラ, Shadō Torikera, Shadow Tricera, 8-21)
- Voiced by: David Lodge
- Dark version of Dino Tricera. Takes command after the death of Drago Tyran. He dies when his head is shredded by Stego Skeletal Revolution. In the anime, a few items fell on top of him through a trigger activated by Rick.
- Drago Brachio (シャドーブラキオ, Shadō Burakio, Shadow Brachio, 8-11)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Nishimatsu (Japanese); Tom Wyner (English)
- Dark version of Dino Brachio. Armed with the Axe of Venom. Destroyed when Dino Brachio used Dino Kenty's Skeletal Drill to impale him.
- Drago Stegus (シャドーステゴ, Shadō Sutego, Shadow Stego, 8-21)
- Voiced by: Kerrigan Mahan
- Dark version of Dino Stego. Killed in a fight with Dino Stego. In the anime, he fell into the river through a game of tug of war with Rick and was presumably destroyed.
- Drago Dactylus (シャドープテラ, Shadō Putera, Shadow Ptera, 8-21)
- Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki
- Dark version of Dino Ptera. Decapitated by Dino Sabre's Saber Wailing Whip. In the anime, she was electrocuted when she got hit by the sign of the ninja castle.
- Drago Tigra (シャドーサーベル, Shadō Sāberu, Shadow Saber, 8-11)
- Dark version of Dino Sabre, armed with the Wicked Whip. Tried to escape but the room he was in was blown up. in the anime, he was wounded by Tyranno and teleported back to Diamond Ryugu but apparently died on the way.
- Drago Elephas (シャドーマンモス, Shadō Manmosu, Shadow Mammoth, 8-21)
- Dark version of Dino Mammoth. Crushed along with Drago Brachio and Drago Wing when a skeleton fell on them. In the anime, he was defeated when Rick clogged his mouth causing him to explode.
Others
- Supersaurus (スパザウルス, Supazaurusu): A complete skeleton that was discovered in Colorado that was supposed to be delivered to the Dinotarium. Dark Dragon uses his powers on to create havoc in the city streets. Dark Dragon gave the Supersaurus skeleton the ability to absorb the Dino Knights' life force and turn them back into fossils. This caused the Dino Knights to find a way to stop the Supersaurus skeleton without touching it.
Humans
- Kaito Tatsuno (竜野 海斗, Tatsuno Kaito)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Aida (Japanese); Jason Spisak (English)
- Kaito is a teenager who seemed less interested in actual dinosaurs even when his father helped to design the Dinoterium, a place that is a tribute to dinosaurs. When he stumbles upon the Dragozaurs stealing a local life force, his cry for the sake of life reawakens the Dino Knights and since then, he has been their ally. He possesses one of three Dino Daggers that can restore a Dino Knight's strength.
- Rena
- Voiced by: Philece Sampler
- Rena is Kaito's friend since kindergarten. She shares Kaito's secret about the Dino Knights. She possesses the second Dino Dagger. Another fact about her is that she can't swim and has a fear of scorpions and spiders.
- Rick
- Voiced by: Michael Lindsay
- Rick is a cowboy from the west who is good with a lasso and travels on a horse. Since the death of his parents, he protects the two fossils that turn out to be two of the three Cerazaur Brothers while living with his grandfather. Only his Dino Dagger can restore their strength. Throughout the series, he becomes close to the Cerazaur brothers, even being accepted as their "fourth brother." When he is trapped by Dark Dragon and the Drago Clones in the Ninja Castle (which was a trap set up by Dark Dragon to lure Styraco into surrendering his powers), Styraco gives up his life energy to save Rick, but Rick and the other Cerazaur brothers save Styraco. After being saved, the Cerazaur Brothers give Rick a scroll stating that he truly understands the concept of Bushido.
Other humans
- Taki
- Voiced by: Doug Erholtz
- Taki is a bully that bothers Kaito on different occasions. Despite that, he is a coward when it comes to different occasions. He tries to prove the existence of revived dinosaurs.
- Naomi Kimura (木村 ナオミ, Kimura Naomi)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Matsushita
- She is the tour guide at the Dinotarium, given an English accent in the Dub. She is the one who figures out that Supersaurus is being controlled by Dark Dragon by climbing up on its neck while asleep and realizing that one of the neck bones is not like the others. However, she faints at the sight of DinoTyranno. She is told she was dreaming when she wakes up.
- Dr. Abbott
- Voiced by: Beau Billingslea
- The manager of the Dinotarium, he is constantly telling Naomi that she is imagining things throughout the series and that "she needs a vacation".
- Professor Takuda:
- Ronnie
- Voiced by: Wendee Lee
- Kaito's little brother.
- Emily
- Voiced by: Wendee Lee
- Gomez: A greedy fossil hunter who tried to get the Dino Weapons on the island they were on. He and his henchmen were scared away when the Drago Clones invaded the island. He later returned and tried to steal Gigano Dragon's fossil only to be thwarted by Dark Dragon.
- Princess Helen
- Voiced by: Peggy O'Neal
- Helen is the current princess of Atlantis. Kaito and Rena are saved by Helen (who was wearing a hooded robe at the time) and tells them that they are in Atlantis. She does help them get to where the Dino Dagger confiscated from Kaito was where they end up ambushed by the guards. Helen was knocked down during this and her identity as the princess was revealed. When the Dragozaurs attack Atlantis, Helen convinces her father to let Kaito reclaim his Dino Dagger so that he can reawaken Dino Icthyo. After the Dragozaurs were repelled, Helen and her father disappear to the afterlife alongside the other Atlanteans imploring Kaito, Rena, and the Dino Knights to protect the Earth at all cost.
Episode list
- The Dino Knights Revived - The legendary Dragozaurs have drained the last of the galaxy, and they are now wanting Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, a teenager named Kaito sees a dinosaur exhibit by Naomi and Dr. Abbott. The fossils in the museum are really the Dino Knights, and they come to life and prepare to battle the Dragozaurs to save Earth.
- The Dino Daggers of Friendship - Gigano Dragon challenges Dino Tyranno, his old enemy. On Earth, Kaito is saved from the school bully by his friend Rena. He reveals to Rena the Dino Knights. In the Dinotarium, fossilized daggers are found, which are really the power source to the Dino Knights. The Dragozaurs wish to control them, and the Dino Knights must battle to control them.
- Everything's Relative - Dino Sabre and Dino Tricera travel to Africa with Kaito and Rena to find trace of relatives. However, the Dragozaurs are also there, draining the water springs, and Dino Sabre and Dino Tricera must fight them.
- Save Dino Ptera - Diamond Ryugu plots to get rid of all of Earth's Dinozaurs. She wants to zap the planet of its life force first, and Drago Wing sends a device to do so. Kaito and Rena find it, and Dino Ptera is drained while investigating. The Dino Knights must recharge her and defeat the Dragozaurs.
- The Battle of the Aurora - Rena spots an aurora, and Dino Tyranno assumes that it is the Dragozaurs. Dino Mammoth goes to the Arctic to find its source. Rena and Dino Brachio go to find him, but only to battle the Dragozaurs. Dino Mammoth and Dino Mammoth are shrunk by Drago Wing. The only way to restore them is to destroy the Dragozaurs' life force extractor hidden in the Arctic.
- A New Friend - Dino Tyranno, Kaito, and Rena go to New Mexico to find members of the Dino Knights' race. Two fossils are located by fossil hunters, and Kaito and Rena find the rock-faces of Toro and Centro, two of the Cerasaurs. Only the Cerasaurs' Dino Dagger will awaken them; these are in possession of one named Rick who has been watching over the fossils. The only chance of keeping Drago Gigano from defeating Dino Tyranno is to release them.
- The Master Swordsman Triblades - Drago Wing is commanded to destroy Toro and Centro before they find their third brother, Styraco. Rick is helping them, but Drago Wing attacks Toro and Centro. Rick must find Styraco's fossil, and if he does, the three of them will combine into Triblades, a mighty and divine Dino Knight.
- Battle of the Drago Clones - Diamond Ryugu makes the Drago Clones, evil versions of the Dino Knights to make up for the Dragozaurs' constant failure. They are ordered to lure the Dino Knights, and the Clones defeat them. To make matters worse, the Drago Clones use a fear-inducing ray to make the Dinozaurs too afraid to fight. Will they be able to charge themselves up and face their fears?
- Long Lost Love - A Stegosaurus plate tail is excavated in New York, which is Dino Stego's old girlfriend Daisy. Kaito and Rena try to get Rick to help them revive it, but the Drago Clones want to get it because it contains life force. Dino Stego joins his comrades to defend Daisy before the Drago Clones kidnap her.
- Rick's Big Adventure - The Cerasaur brothers are practicing when they and Rick hear an explosion. Thieves blasted open a mine shaft and find what they think are gems, but the 'gems' are actually rocks full of life force. Drago Gigano goes to steal the rocks, but the thieves intend to blow up the nearby dam and drain it to excavate the mines more. When the dam blows, Styraco, Toro, and Centro must stop Gigano.
- Their Name is Dino Weapons - Kaito, Rena, Naomi, Dr. Abbott, and Professor Takuda tarvel to a volanic island filled with life force. There are three mini-Dinozaurs on the island, which are rogue. A man named Gomez illegally catches them for specimens. The Dino Kinghts realize that these are the Dino Weapons. Unforunately, the Drago Clones arrive, and the Dino Knights must face them if they are to get the weapons.
- The Legend of Dino Ramph (1) - Kaito dreams of seeing a phoenix, and soon finds out that it is a creature known as Dino Ramph. Dino Tyranno knows of him, and the two of them go to Central America to investigate tremors. Gigano Dragon attacks, and Dino Tyranno must be recharged to defeat him. Meanwhile, the other knights are fighting the Drago Clones at the South Pole. But Diamond Ryugu is coming to fight them himself? Are the Dino Knights doomed?
- The Legend of Dino Ramph (2) - The Dino Knights try to hold off the Dragozaurs in the Antarctic. They swear to Diamond Ryugu that they will defend the Earth. Diamond Ryugu stats to suck up all of the life force, draining Earth. Rick, Rena, and Kaito, must awaken the phoenix Dino Ramph to defeat the Dragozaurs.
- A New Shadow (1) - Diamond Ryugu wants Dino Ramph's power, but only after the Dino Knights are slain. She summons Dark Dragon, a rogue creature who cannot be contatined, and sends it so that the Dino Knights will be destroyed in battle and perhaps Dark Dragon. Kaito and Rena are trying to find Dino Ramph before Ryugu does, and Rick tells them that a bird creature has been located. But it is a trap by Dark Dragon. Will the Dino Knights overcome Dark Dragon?
- Keep the Faith (2) - Dino Tyranno and Dino Tricera have been incinerated in the volcano, and the others try to protect their remains. Only Dino Ramph can resurrect them. Kaito, Rick, Rena, and Ptera search for him and find him at Drago Mountain. The group must pass the mountain warriors' test to survive. Dark Dragon is about to confront the remaining Dino Knights and the Cerasaurs. While they hold him off, the kids try to restore Tyranno and Tricera. Will they succeed and defeat Dark Dragon?
- The Stolen Dino Dagger - Dark Dragon protests his defeat to Diamond Ryugu that the Dino Daggers were the only reason he was defeated, so a trap is developed. Kaito meets up with a girl named Kira who is 'lost' and tries to steal Kaito's Dino Dagger. She then tries to use one of Dark Dragon's bats to shapeshift into the Dino Dagger so she can swipe the authentic one. Rena tries to warn Kaito, but it's too late. Kaito must get his dagger back or it's all over.
- Welcome Back Theo - Kaito, Taki, and Rena are swept away by a whirlpool and end up in a cave. They see an underwater city full of life force. The city guards catch them and confiscate Kaito's Dino Dagger. While Kaito and Rena escape, the run into a girl named Helen tells them they are in Atlantis. Diamond Ryugu sends the Drago Clones to the city. Helen helps Kaito get the dagger back, but they must stop the Drago Clones.
- Dino Icthyo in a Pinch - Dino Tyranno and Dino Tricera fight Dragozaurs on the ocean surface. Dino Icthyo helps drive them off. Dino Arch starts to fall for Theo. Theo tells the kids that she will be impressed if Arch brings her a ruby. While searching for the ruby to give Theo, Arch and the other Dino Knights have a skirmish with Drago Wing.
- Baby Come Back - A group of Dragozaurs sneak to Earth to smuggle their own life force. Meanwhile, Kaito takes his parents' friends' baby, Zach and Kaito's little brother Ronnie at a carnival. Tyranno fights the isolated Dragozaurs. Zach is abducted during the battle, and Drago Wing finds out that the Dragozaurs have brought a human to the base. The Dino Knights have to save Zach!
- Remember Your True Self - Drago Wing offers to properly motivate the Dragozaurs with a stirring speech in order to please Diamond Ryugu. On Earth, the newly motivated Dragozaurs fight the Dino Knights, but with the same result as always....defeat. During their retreat, Drago Wing accidentally falls to the ground and loses his memory. When summoned back to Diamond Ryugu, she orders the Dragozaurs to restore his memory in one hour by showing him images of their previous battles with the Dino Knights.
- The Ninja Castle in the Sky - The remaining Drago Clones (excluding Drago Tigra for some reason) holographically make themselves look like humans and build a ninja castle which they use to trap Rick. The Cerazaurs brothers are the Drago Clones' target, and Rick must stop the Drago Clones, who are led by Dark Dragon.
- Supersaurus' Great Strength - Skeletal remains of a supersaurus are found. Rena and Kaito go with Naomi to look at it. Dark Dragon promises Diamond Ryugu that he'll defeat the Dino Knights. Dark Dragon takes control of the supersaurus skeleton and starts destroying the city. The supersaurus drains Dino Tricera's life force. Tyranno learns that the must find a way to fight the beast without touching it.
- Gigano Strikes Back - A dragon fossil is discovered by Dr. Gale, and Kaito and Rena go to the excavation site to see it uncovered. As soon as they see it, they recognise it as Gigano Dragon and quickly report the discovery to Dino Tyranno. Dark Dragon tells Diamond Ryugu that he has a plan to restore Gigano Dragon's energy so that he will at last complete his revenge upon Tyranno. As the fossilised form of Gigano is driven away by Dr. Gale, his truck is attack by another truck driven by the fossil hunter Gomez. He steals Gigano's fossil, but it is soon stolen again by Dark Dragon's bats. Kaito and Rena observe a life force extractor attached to Gigano's fossil, and call in the Dino Knights. The kids try to stop Gigano from absorbing enough life force, but are unable to stop him from coming back to life. Gigano immediately challenges Tyranno to another fight to the finish. Drago Wing is sent to recover Gigano when it becomes clear that he doesn't have enough energy to fight Tyranno, but Gigano then siphons off energy from Drago Wing. Tyranno then has to battle and defeat a newly empowered Gigano Dragon
- The Demonic Solar Eclipse - NASA is going to launch a new weather observation satellite immediately after the day's solar eclipse, and Kaito agrees to watch the event with Rena. As the eclipse begins, Kaito is seeing off the effects of food poisoning in the Dinotarium and misses it. As everyone else observes the eclipse, they notice a strange glow around the Moon, and Dark Dragon casts a spell to control everyone's mind, telling them to go to the Dinotarium and destroy the Dino Knights. Kaito, unaffected by the eclipse, notices that everyone is behaving strangely and quickly warns the Dino Knights. The large mind-controlled mob of people arrive at the Dinotarium to find the Dino Knights gone, but Rena uses her Dino Dagger to find their location for them. Dark Dragon then uses his bats to turn most of the Knights back into fossils. Figuring out that destroying Dark Dragon is the only way to free the people on Earth, Tyranno hitches a ride on NASA's rocket to get to Dark Dragon's base in space. Tyranno then does battle with Dark Dragon on the Moon's surface to determine the fate of the Dino Knights and the humans.
- Invasion of the Bite Lice (1) - The Dragozaur's base begins to crumble without a supply of life force, and Diamond Ryugu sends Drago Wing to Earth to command an army of bite lice. At the same time, Rick visits the Dinotarium for the first time while staying over at Kaito's home. Soon, a miniature Drago Wing and his bite lice army invade the Earth, covering it with Diamond Ryugu's dark energy. The Dino Knights are disabled, and so the kids venture out to observe what is going on. The bite lice are deployed and begin covering everything in sight, terrorizing the city's inhabitants, as Diamond Ryugu begins a search for something important to her on Earth. Rick summons the Cerasaur brothers to help fight the bite lice, and after Dino Ictheo and the Dino Weapons join the fray, discover that the lice are afraid of chickens, they are all able to drive the lice away. Unfortunately, their victory is short-lived as Diamond Ryugu finds and kidnaps Dino Ramph, for use in a giant planet-killer life force extractor. All of the assembled Dino Knights then begin a final desperate attack on Ryugu and her device.
- For the Earth (2) - The Dino Knights battle an army of Dragozaurs in order to get to the planet-killer device and free Dino Ramph, but Diamond Ryugu arrive on Earth herself to fight the Knights. As she begins to destroy the Knights, Gigano Dragon arrives and demands to finish off Tyranno personally. The two of them fight, while Kaito, Rena and Rick enter the planet-killer in order to get closer to Dino Ramph and use their Dino Daggers to free him. Gigano merges with Drago Wing to become even more powerful, and renews his final battle with Tyranno, while Ryugu holds the rest of the Dino Knights at bay. Inside the planet-killer, the kids avoid a series of booby-traps, but find that their daggers are beginning to run out of energy, turning back into fossils. Diamond Ryugu begins absorbing the Earth's life force, destroying the planet, when suddenly Kaito, Rena and Rick put their faith in the Dino Daggers and free Dino Ramph from the machine. Dino Ramph, Dino Tyranno and the rest of the Dino Knights then use all of their remaining life force to defeat Diamond Ryugu and destroy her planet-killer.
Cast
Japanese Cast
- Jōji Nakata - Dinotyranno (OVA)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa - Dinotyranno
- Shō Hayami - Dinotricera
- Tesshō Genda - Dinobrachio, Diamond Ryugu (OVA)
- Hōchū Ōtsuka - Dinostego
- Kenji Nojima - Dinosaber
- Hideo Ishikawa - Dinoptera
- Hiroomi Sugino - Dinomammoth
- Yasunori Matsumoto - Triblados
- Kōsuke Toriumi - Dinocentros
- Katsuya Shiga - Dinochasmos
- Yasunori Matsumoto - Dinostyras
- Daisuke Ishikawa - Swordsaurus
- Takehiro Murozono - Shieldsaurus
- Nobuyuki Tanaka - Drillsaurus
- Miki Yoshino - Dinoicthyo
- Ikuya Sawaki - Diamond Ryugu
- Takeshi Watabe - Giganodragon (OVA)
- Tomomichi Nishimura - Giganodragon
- Masato Hirano - Nightwing
- Kōji Ishii - Shadowtyranno
- Kazuhiko Nishimatsu - Shadowbrachio
- Ikuya Sawaki - Shadowptera
- Sayaka Aida - Tatsuno Kaito
- Miyuki Matsushita - Kimura Naomi
English Cast
- Catherine Battistone -
- Beau Billingslea - Dino Mammoth, Dr. Abbott
- Steven Blum - Drago Wing
- Richard Epcar - Dino Styraco, Drago Tyran
- Doug Erholtz - Taki
- Joey Camen - Dino Tricera
- Bob Joles -
- Wendee Lee - Ronnie, Emily
- Michael Lindsay - Rick
- David Lodge - Drago Ceratops
- Peter Lurie - Dino Stego, Dino Sabre
- Kerrigan Mahan - Drago Stegus
- Bob Papenbrook - Gigano Dragon
- Philece Sampler - Rena
- Michael Sorich - Dragozaur Army Forces
- Jason Spisak - Kaito Tatsuno
- Kim Strauss - Dino Tyranno
- James Arnold Taylor - Dino Kenty, Leon
- Scott Weil -
- Wally Wingert - Dino Pachy, Dino Centro
- Tom Wyner - Dino Brachio, Dino Toro, Drago Brachio
- Lenore Zann - Dino Ptera
Additional voices
- Jason Barson -
- Peggy O'Neal - Princess Helen (ep. 17)
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Kira (ep. 16)
- Tony Pope - Mountain Man (ep. 15)
- Marlene Sharp -
- Kirk Thornton - King of Atlantis (ep. 17)
Crew
English Crew
- Wendee Lee - Voice Director
- Steve Kramer - Voice Director
- Jamie Simone - Producer
- Tom Wyner - Story Editor
Toyline
Dino Knights
- DZ-1 Dino T-Rex "Dino Tyranno"
- DZ-2 Dino Brachio
- DZ-3 Dino Stego
- DZ-4 Dino Sabre
- DZ-5 Dino Ptera
- DZ-6 Dino Tricera
- DZ-7 Dino Mammoth
Dragozaurs
- DG-1 Gigano Dragon
- DG-2 Drago Tyran
- DG-3 Drago Brachio
- DG-4 Drago Stegus
- DG-5 Drago Tigra
- DG-6 Drago Dactyl
- DG-7 Drago Ceratops
- DG-8 Drago Elephas
Utimate Packs
3-Packs
- Ultimate Dino T-Rex 3-Pack
- DZ-1 Dino T-Rex
- DZ-11 Dino Pachy
- DZ-12 Dino Arch
- Ultimate Dino Brachio 3-Pack
- DZ-2 Dino Brachio
- DZ-4 Dino Sabre
- DZ-13 Dino Kenty
- Ultimate Dino Styrako 3-Pack
- DZ-8 Dino Styrako
- DZ-9 Dino Toro
- DZ-10 Dino Centro
2-Packs
- Ultimate Gigano Dragon 2-Pack
- DG-1 Gigano Dragon
- DG-9 Drago Wing
- Ultimate Drago Draconus
- Drago Draconus "Dark Dragon"
- DG-5 Drago Tigra
References
External links
- Dinozaurs (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dinozaurs at Internet Movie Database
- Dinozaurs at TV.com