Dragon Drive

EP1 - The Sleeping Dragon

Reiji Ozora is a terribly unmotivated high school student. However, when his friend Maiko Yukino introduces him to a virtual reality game known as Dragon Drive, Reiji finally finds the motivation to do something. Sadly, this motivation is dwindled when Reiji receives a dragon so weak that it doesn't even register. He names the dragon Chibi, and when he's forced into a battle with Daisuke Hagiwara, a boy infatuated with Maiko, Reiji soon discovers that there is more to Chibi than meets than eye.

EP2 - Dive of Promise

Since he's been doing so well, Reiji promises Maiko that he'll protect her if she's in trouble next time they play Dragon Drive. Maiko tells him that he is overconfident and his success so far was just luck. Reiji ignores her and starts bragging about how great Chibi is.Later that day they go back to play Dragon Drive, and Reiji meets a boy by the name of Ichiro. Ichiro is incredibly tough and shows no mercy towards the other players. Claiming he'll beat everyone in ten minutes or less and he'll save Reiji for last so he can witness it. Ichiro starts taking out all of the other players dragons, until Maiko becomes his target. Reiji discovers Chibi can grow wings and jumps off a building hoping he'll fly them to her. Chibi isn't strong enough and the two begin to plummet to the ground. Chibi is able to regain height at the last moment.

EP3 - Revenge

EP4 - An Awakening from the Impact

Reiji's having a run of bad luck lately, he keeps losing matches. However, when he finds his way into a battle with the strongest players in the world, Ichiro Sumishiba, Sayaka Towa and the number one ranked player Hikaru Himuro, Reiji finally finds the motivation he needs to awaken Chibi's true power.

EP5 - Inside out Sphere

Reiji wants to become a stronger Dragon Drive player than Hikaru Himuro, so Agent L shows him a secret training room. Kyoji and Sayaka are already there, and give Reiji some pointers.Meanwhile, Maiko spots Reiji and is suspicious of where he has been going, but when she spots him with Agent L, she drags Daisuke to help her spy on him. The pair follow Reiji into the secret training room and are attacked by two powerful dragons.Despite Goraoh and Kanpa's best efforts, the virtual dragons are about to beat them. When all hope seems lost for them, Reiji suddenly appears and easily defeats the dragons, with the help of a seemingly new powerful dragon that Reiji is riding atop of. Much to their surprise, Maiko and Daisuke learn that the new dragon is in fact Chibi.

EP6 - Successor

EP7 - Dragonic Heaven

After Reiji accepts the challenge of joining the Dragonic Heaven Tournament, Gokakku's older brother, Rokkaku, challenges him to a fight for the spot in the tournament.During their fight, Chibi is poisoned by one of Rokkaku's henchmen, and left is unable to battle normally, and Rokkaku appears to have an easy victory. However, Reiji and Chibi refuse to give up. When his lackey attempts to force them to surrender by holding Maiko hostage. Rokkaku surprises everyone and attacks him for interfering. Witnessing both his strength and honor. Reiji offers Rokkaku membership on his team for the Dragonic Heaven tournament. Taken aback, Rokkaku accepts Reiji's offer.

EP8 - The Beginning of a Battle

Rokkaku takes Reiji and Daisuke the location where the tournament will be held. When they arrive, Chibi falls into a nearby river and is found by a pair of mysterious children.Reiji goes looking for Chibi, and ends up finding him with the twins. The two have tied him to a rope and is forcing him to dance on a ball in the middle of the ocean with their own dragon. Reiji is furious and demands Chibi back, but the twins, Lyn and Sue, refuse, claiming that since they found him. Chibi is now technically their property. Adding that he is much more entertaining than their own pet dragon. The twins' escort, a woman calling herself Sally appears and tells him that she'll pay him as much money as he likes in exchange for Chibi. Reiji refuses the money and the twins are shocked about how un-greedy he is.They call forth this giant sea serpent-like dragon to eat Chibi and their own pet dragon. Working together, Reiji and Chibi easily defeat the sea serpent dragon. Then free the twins pet dragon, who shows he's very grateful to Reiji before leaving.

EP9 - The Place of Anger

Reiji, Daisuke, and Rokkaku have only a few hours to get a special stone to qualify for the tournament. Rokkaku decides to take a nap and tells them that this will prove whether they should be able work as a team or not. Reiji and Daisuke find a bunch of stones huddled together, but it turns out to be a trap set by Lyn and Sue. the young twins from before.They use their dragons to ambush Reiji and Daisuke. Daisuke orders Reiji to stay out of the fight so he can prove his strength. Daisuke and Kanpa are severely overpowered, but Daisuke refuses to give up. Touched by his determination, Sue gives Daisuke an orb and tells him that he deserves it because she wants to see somebody like him make it to the next round so she can defeat him personally. But, it's all a trick and Daisuke is attacked by both the opposing dragons and seemingly defeated.Reiji gets very angry at the twins for tricking Daisuke and begins goes into a rage. Chibi's body begins to turn black and he seems to have grown more powerful...

EP10 - Proof of Trust

Chibi's body has turned black and he seems even more powerful than before. Reiji fights Lyn and Sue's dragons and appears to be easily winning. However, Reiji is so blinded by rage that it doesn't last long and the twins soon make their comeback.A dark figure appears behind them and the twins' dragons get even more power. Reiji takes a beating and the twins' escort Sally appears. She tells Reiji explains that the twins are in fact being possessed by an evil dragon named Darx. She begs Reiji to help and Reiji agrees to save them.Chibi returns to normal and Reiji realizes that rage is not how to unlock Chibi's true potential. Chibi returns to his larger form and they fight the two dragons again. The twins regain control of their bodies long enough to explain that it's too late for them and want Reiji to kill them so they can be free. Then much to Reiji's surprise, the aquatic dragon he'd freed from the twins earlier arrive to help him. With renewed determination. Reiji and Chibi overpower Darx, forcing the evil dragon to flee and freeing the twins.

EP11 - Like Yourself

As they trek through the desert to the Dragonic tournament, Maiko stats that since Daisuke's place on the team until he recovers. Rokkaku claims that Maiko can't take Daisuke's place because she is no warrior, and her dragon Goraoh is too weak. Maiko makes Rokkaku a bet, if she can reach the end of the desert on her own, since her dragon can't fly, then she gets to take the injured Daisuke's place. Reiji tries to convince Maiko not to, but Rokkaku agrees to her terms.As she makes her way across the desert with Goraoh, Maiko comes to realize how hard it really is to be a warrior. After being chased quite a ways by a pack of vicious wild dragons, she and Goraoh comes across an abandoned music house where she discovers a tiny pink dragon that tells the story of it's life. As the music house soon comes under attack, it's up to Maiko to protect it. With help from her new dragon friend, Medina Heaven, Maiko uses the hidden defenses of the music house Goraoh's powerful sound attacks to devastate the attacking dragons.Eventually, Maiko, Goraoh and Medina Heaven catch up with Reiji and the others. Winning her bet with Rokkaku.

EP12 - Gathering

While visiting a town on their way to the tournament, the group spies some three contestants picking on elderly man. Rokkaku mocks them and the three get ready to fight him. However, a mysterious man arrives and stops the fight.That night, the three contestants from earlier abduct Maiko and try to use her a bait in a trap for Reiji and Rokkaku. Reiji goes after them and gets caught up in a fight. The leader starts attacking him with Maiko tied up to his dragon. Unable to fight back, Reiji and Chibi take a heavy beating. Just when they are about to be defeated, the mysterious warrior from before arrives and reveals himself to be the winner of the last tournament Sun Wols. He saves Maiko and Reiji is given the opportunity to defeat them. However, Reiji says he'll spare them so they can fight properly in the tournament.The next morning, Maiko tells Reiji and Rokkaku to stay back so she can get revenge on them. Maiko easily beats all three of them and Daisuke arrives for the match, only to discover that it is already over.

EP13 - The Mission

Reiji, Maiko, and Daisuke soon learn about an evil dragon Gwonku, who destroyed the home and killed the partner of Medina Heaven is keeping some of the people he hasn't yet killed hostage.In order to save them, and against Rokkaku's advice, they risk their own participation in the tournament to see if there's a chance to save the captives. They do manage to find one woman being held in a cell the can't force open, but fall into a trap where a dragon made of liquid can burn anything it touches. Kyoji suddenly arrives on his dragon Air Blast to save them.When they regroup, Rokkaku scolds Reiji and the others for not listening to him. Reiji meanwhile is still worried about the woman being held prisoner by Gwonku, unaware that she is Mukai's mother. Kyoji then announces that they will be fighting each other in the next round.

EP14 - A Winner and a Loser

The time for the match between Reiji's team and Mukai's team has come. While Makio and Sayaka battle it out, Daisuke decides he can help by going to rescue the mysterious woman prisoner while everyone is watching the matches.Daisuke and Kanpa try to save the mystery woman on their own. After Maiko and Sayaka's match ends with a draw, Reiji fights against Kyoji. When Chibi finally gets the strength to defeat Kyoji, Kyoji gives up, saying he wishes to learn more about Reiji. Next Reiji fights against Mukai himself, while at the same time Daisuke finds out the truth about the mysterious woman. She tells him to give her pendant to her son, and soon dies form exhaustion and malnutrition, despite Daisuke's pleas.Back at the arena, Reiji and Chibi are able to defeat Mukai and his dragon Shadow Fang.

EP15 - Eve of Battle

EP16 - The Catch

EP17 - The End of Revenge

EP18 - The Journey

EP19 - Rebirth

EP20 - Travel of Ordeals

Ichiro Sumishiba appears to offer his services to Maiko, Daisuke, and Rokkaku, but wishes to speak with Meguru first. While he and Meguru find a place to talk, Ichiro reminisces about his past. When he and Meguru are alone he begs her to come back to Earth for her sister Agent L.Meanwhile, Reiji goes off on a journey with Chibi to find the legendary dragon named Shinsaber, and learn it's secrets. He soon gets stuck in a swamp while a dragon attacks him. A mysterious young man appears Kohryu and tries to help, but doesn't stand a chance. At the last second, Hikaru arrives and defeats the dragon, but destroys a sacred shrine in the process. Reiji and Hikaru are soon arrested, and the boy explains the situation. When he learns about Reiji's plan, the boy decides to go and ask that they be set free, but soon discovers the truth about his teacher, leader of the village Defense Force, and the dragon that has been attacking the village. He rushes back and helps Reiji and Hikaru escape their cell, and then all three must defeat the dragon to prove their trust. Hikaru watches from the sidelines as Chibi is too hungry to transform, and Reiji and the boy struggle to against the evil dragon. He then decides to help, only to find that Reiji had a plan to defeat the dragon all along. Reiji and the boy work together and defeat the dragon.As a consequence, the boy gets a spot on the Defense Force. The young man's master is exposed for the fraud he is, and Reiji and Chibi take their leave. But, Hikaru wont leave them alone.

EP21 - To The Legendary Mountain

Hikaru pursues Reiji as he and Chibi try to train, but Reiji eventually gives Hikaru the slip.Meanwhile, Ichiro tries to convince Meguru to return to Earth with him, but she refuses. The other begin to question if Ichiro really plans to help, and Ichiro tries to find a way to get them to trust him. Sun Wols then arrives assist them in their fight against Kohei and RI-ON, but gets angry when he sees Ichiro. Sun doesn't trust Ichiro, because he was on a team with Kohei. Ichiro proposes a battle to prove his loyalty, and Sun eagerly accepts. The two fight with what seems to be equal strength, but Meguru begs them to stop. Sun's dragon accidentally targets Meguru with his attack, and Ichiro uses his dragon as a shield to protect her. Upon seeing this Sun agrees that Ichiro can now be fully trusted.Also, Reiji and Chibi are getting closer to their destination.

EP22 - Berserk

Upon is return to earth, Kohei runs into one of RI-ON's agents. The agent tells Kohei that he's worried about him. Concerns that Kohei dismisses. The Agent reminisces about his and Kohei's past, and tries to get him to change his ways. However, Kohei wants nothing more than to please his father, and he will do anything to do so. He agrees to try the agents' Dragon Drive simulation, and easily wins. Once it's over Kohei leaves the unconscious man and gets ready to depart back to Rikyu.Meanwhile Reiji continues to go after Shinsaber, and ignores a warning not to go. Along the way, he once again encounters Hikaru, who found a man unconscious. The man wakes up and runs away screaming in fear. Hikaru asks if Reiji really wants to fight Shinsaber and asks for a battle against Reiji, with the winner facing off against Shinsaber.

EP23 - Shinseiber

The battle between Reiji Ozora and Hikaru Himuro is interrupted by Shinsaber, whom defeats the two with ease. The two soon encounter the man from earlier and agree to save his daughter from some bandits. Along the way, the two encounter Shinsaber again.

EP24 - In Return for the Power

Chibi may have acquired the power of Shinsaber, but the power is too much for him to handle. As a result, Chibi begins to overheat and goes into a catatonic state and Reiji is warned that if he doesn't find a mineral that suppresses the power causing him to overheat, Chibi will die.Hikaru carries Reiji to the location and tells Reiji he wants Chibi to get better so he can defeat him and get even greater power. Hikaru takes his leave as Reiji finds the mineral.Meanwhile, Kohei has returned to Rikyu, and is attacking the shrines and interrogating the priests to learn the location of the Shrine of the four Dragons. Daisuke tries to hold Kohei off while Maiko goes to get the others.Also, Rokkaku is attacked by a mysterious warrior in dark glasses for seemingly no reason. Reiji has gotten the mineral, he risks his life to save Chibi, and manages to do so. After resting, they go off to find the others. All of the others get ready to attack Kohei, but Reiji shows up and reveals his new power. Kohei flees the battle, happy that he now has an opponent worth fighting.

EP25 - Mysterious Warrior

The mysterious warrior in shades decides to team up with Kohei, hoping he'll take out the others while he goes after Rokkaku. Reiji and Chibi try to train, but they are too strong for everyone else to help much. However, something isn't quite right with Chibi.Kohei and the warrior arrive at Reiji's location, but Rokkaku isn't anywhere to be seen. Maiko refuses to tell, and the warrior must fight them all to prove his strength to Kohei. Reiji decides to take him on by himself, and appears to have the advantage. But, Reiji has trouble hitting his opponent. Chibi begins to lose power and Kohei finally understands that the warrior is strong enough to be his partner. Reiji is told that Chibi doesn't have the stamina to use the power of SinnSaber too many times, and needs to work on improving that. Meanwhile, Sayaka Towa decides to team up with Kohei and the warrior.

EP26 - A Friends Shadow

Everyone decides to go off and find the shrine before kohei, while Daisuke and Maiko stay behind. Reiji and Sun Wols decide to tell about themselves, while Kyoji searches for Sayaka and Ichiro searches for his own path.Reiji and Sun meet up with some guys who are capturing dragons, and are taken to where their madam lives. They ask her for the location of the shrine, but she refuses to tell them. She then shows them her Dragon Paradise , where she catches dragons alive and keeps them as trophies, trapped forever in a crystal shell where they live forever. Reiji tries to free them, but Chibi is captured and frozen as well. Meanwhile, Sayaka has gained Kohei's trust, but not the warrior's. So, she decides to fight Kyoji to earn it. It doesn't take longer for to be outmatched, so Kohei and the warrior help her out. But, Rokkaku shows up and draws the warrior's attention. The warrior reveals himself to be Mahiru, Rokkaku's friend's little brother, and he wants revenge for his brother's death. Rokkaku and Yako promised to become the best together and die together, but Rokkaku's still alive. Mahiru thinks Rokkaku betrayed his brother and attacks, but Kyoji helps out. Kohei, Mahiru, and Sayaka decide to leave and move to the next stage of their plan.

EP27 - Eternal Life

Reiji and Sun Wols must think up a plan to save their dragons, as well as all of the others from the lady. After sneaking inside, they discover that the lady's name is Bloody Mary, and she used to be a Dragonic Heaven champion. However, her dragon died protecting her, and she decided she never wanted to let another dragon ever die again.Now that the dragons can live eternally, she wants to do the same and asks Reiji to join her. Reiji and Sun try to convince her she is wrong, and all of the dragons break free. Reiji and Sun allow their dragons to get beat up to relieve the dragons of their anger. Mary realizes her mistake and tells them how to find the Shrine of the Four Dragons.

EP28 - Memory

Meguru struggles to remember where the shrine is located, but can't remember a thing. The group decides to go looking for the shrine, in hopes of jogging her memory.Sayaka convinces Kohei to let her go find information on the location. She confronts Meguru and asks for information, but Kohei shows up to try and kidnap her. While the group fights, Sayaka blows her cover by seeking out Reiji and asking him to help. When the reinforcements arrive, Kohei is forced to retreat. Meguru finally remembers the location of the shrine.

EP29 - Young Boy

A young boy named Hideaki suddenly appears over the skies of Rikyu, claiming his machine malfunctioned. Kohei appears to see what the fuss all is about, and is defeated by Hideaki single handed.Reiji and the others try to get him to join them, but Ichiro doesn't trust him, and neither does Chibi. He quickly becomes attached to Meguru, and when Ichiro tells her he shouldn't be trusted, he runs away. They find him holding up a dam to protect a city and they all work together to stop the water.It appears they now trust Hideaki and Meguru tells him their plan. Hideaki then leaves with Meguru and heads towards Kohei and Mahiru.

EP30 - Betrayal

Hideaki, who is revealed to be working for RI-ON, now knows where the shrine is. Kohei tells Meguru to lead them there, but she refuses. When Ishiro arrives, Hideaki wants to prove his strength to Meguru and defeats him.Soon though the others arrive to save Ichiro and a full scale battle ensues. Meguru is determined not to help RI-ON and jumps off of Kohei's dragon, attempting to commit suicide. Ichiro saves her and Hideaki is furious, he wants Meguru back. However, with help from Agent L, Ichiro's life is spared by affecting Hideaki from Earth. Something strange goes on with him, and the president of RI-ON orders them to head to the shrine.As they leave, Reiji and the others openly wonder how they can possibly win now, and are determined to reach the shrine before Kohei, Mahiru, and Hideaki.

EP31 - The Four Sacred Dragons

EP32 - Rival

The group must deal with the four dragons, as Kohei tries to sneak past them into the shrine. He fails, and everyone must fight the Dragons. However, Reiji and Chibi are still having trouble getting a chance to help Sun Wols blast the opposing dragon.Unexpected help in the form of Hikaru Himuro. With Hikaru's advice, Reiji and Chibi finally master SinnSaber's power. Hikaru explains to Reiji that he was always alone, and he wants to fight Reiji so badly because it's the only way he can find out what makes Reiji seem like himself, when he has friends. Reiji agrees to challenge Hikaru, but only if he helps them in the final fight. Hikaru agrees and the newly formed team prepare to face off the four dragons.

EP33 - Dark Labyrinth

Daisuke and Kanpa appear to have defeated the dragon they were fighting. However, Daisuke becomes possessed by the dragon in the process and is forced to trap his friends in a sphere of dark energy. The dragon, through Daisuke explains that they are all evil in their hearts, and want Shinryu's power for themselves. The possessed Daisuke then pits them against replicas of themselves, their dark side made manifest.Meanwhile, Rokkaku and Hikaru must deal with another dragon while Reiji and Chibi rest for a moment to recover their strength. Thanks to Maiko's display of courage and resolve, everyone defeats their darker side. But, with their darker sides gone they must now must defeat Daisuke. Reiji and Chibi are finally ready to return to the fight, and they encounter Kohei. One of the four dragons interferes with their fight and traps them both in an ice prison.

EP34 - Truth

Reiji awakens, only to realize he's trapped in a strange ice covered cave with Kohei. Kohei tells Reiji to take the opportunity and fight him now. When Kohei attack misses, Reiji realizes he's blind. Kohei begs Reiji to finish him off, or RI-ON will do so instead. Kohei tells Reiji about his past, and how if they met earlier, they might have been friends. Reiji offers to help Kohei, and Kohei agrees to join them. The two work together and break free if the shared illusion. They then defeat the dragon creating it.Once that's over Kohei takes off and tells Reiji he should save his friends rather than chase after him. Reiji angrily realizes that Kohei used him, Kohei however points out that he simply didn't mean everything he'd said earlier. Reiji goes to help the others, while Kohei and Hideaki steal Shinryu. Hikaru stats plainly he'll have to Daisuke to save everyone from him, but Maiko begs him not to. Reiji and Chibi arrive and manage to free Daisuke and Kanpa, but not before promising the dragon guardian that they would not release Shinryu.Kohei meanwhile is trying to make a break for it, but Rokkaku tries to stop him. Mahiru shows up and doesn't do what Kohei asks. Kohei attacks him, but Rokkaku protects him. Kohei attacks again, but Kyoji and Sayaka arrive and prevent the attack. Kyoji then forces Kohei reveal that he was the one who killed Mahiru's brother. Mahiru now knows the truth and prepares to attack Kohei in a rage.

EP35 - D Zone

Reiji and the others try to stop Kohei and Hideaki from returning to Earth, but fail in doing so. Rokkaku and Mahiru manage to follow them back to Earth, leaving the others behind.Meanwhile, Kohei's father, Saizou Toki, finally has the Dragonite and is ready to release Shinryu, having Hideaki do it from D-Zone. Kohei travels to D-Zone to prove his strength and steals it from Hideaki. Kohei then figures out what Hideaki really is, he is a computer program, a virtual life-form that can only exist within the Dragon Drive game and Rikyu.Saizou appears within Dragon Drive and Hideaki runs to him, happy to meet him in person. Kohei explains to Hideaki that he is simply a computer program created to keep an eye on him, and that Saizou doesn't care about him beyond that. Hideaki refuses to believe Kohei, that is until Saizou deletes him. Kohei then decides that it's time to release Shinryu and prepared to do so.

EP36 - Return

Reiji and the others discover that Chibi has fallen ill, and may even die if something isn't done. To stop this, Reiji goes on a journey to find a special herb that may save Chibi's life. Meanwhile, RI-ON is preparing to send forces back to Rikyu to carry out their plans and revive Shinryu.To prepare for Kohei's inevitable return, Maiko, Daisuke, and Rokkaku decide to seek out more warriors to ask for their aid in the upcoming battle. They soon discover a young man by the name of Shiro Kurosawa, who is actually another Dragon Drive player from Earth. They later stumble across his dragon, but it is locked up in cave behind a wall of rocks. Shiro explains that the dragon's name is Eager-Striker, the first creature he met when he arrived in Rikyu. He goes on, explaining that they two of them were the best of friends until Eager-Striker seemingly went crazy one day and attacked him.While this is going on, Kanpa seemingly goes into a rage and appears to being trying to strike Daisuke, but it turns out he was trying to protect him from very small bloodsucking dragons. Shiro realizes his mistake, and is soon saved by Eager-Striker. After the bloodsucking dragons are defeated, Shiro declines Maiko's offer to join them, stating that he still has too much to learn about dragons to be of any help.Meanwhile, Reiji returns with the herb, but finds that Chibi won't wake up, Chibi instead begins to glow brightly. Once he stops glowing, Chibi awakens alive and well.

EP37 - Shinryuu

Reiji awakens and finds that he's in his room. When he goes to school, Daisuke and Maiko both seem to have forgotten everything. In truth, they're pretending they forgot because they don't want to face Shinryu. Reiji finally convinces them to face Shinryu one more time, and with the help of L, S, Meguru, and Ichiro, prepare for the final showdown.

EP38 - D-Break!