The BEST episodes of Blue Dragon season 1
Every episode of Blue Dragon season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Dragon season 1!
This Japanese, animated show is based on the Xbox 360 game of the same title. Each year for the past ten years strange, purple clouds have appeared in the sky, bringing disasters to the locales over which they hang. Shu, Kluke, and Jiro are determined to fight back. Through some gnarly misadventures, the three friends find themselves trapped in a flying fortress. They end up swallowing glowing orbs which has the strange result of making their shadows transform into monsters; Kluke's becomes a blue phoenix, Jiro's a blue minotaur, and Shu's a blue dragon. Following their escape from the floating fortress, they encounter more people from towns that have also fallen victim to the purple clouds. The three friends realize they have to use their shadow-monster powers to stop Nene (the commander of the floating fortress) from destroying their world.
#1 - The Informant's Pursuit
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/2007
Conrad takes his soldiers to head to the west side to gather others that will fight Gran Kingdom. Homeron continues his infiltration to look for Castle Des La Teste's master computer. Gilliam and his followers Todd and Bishop attack the recently released prisoners resulting in Marumaro and Saber Tiger fighting Gilliam and Euphoria with Shu's Blue Dragon and Kluke's Phoenix joining the battle. Jiro and Zola fight Todd and Bishop. With the help of Phoenix, Marumaro and Saber Tiger managed to damage Euphoria. Andropov informs Gilliam to have his group retreat. As for Homeron, he learns the name of the white-haired woman to be Delphinium.
#2 - The Book of Origins
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2007
Kluke has woken up and is good now. Shu and the others continue their journey to the book of origins. Now Shu and the others are in logic city in their journey.
#3 - Shu
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/29/2008
#4 - The Ties That Bind
Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 3/22/2008
#5 - Zola
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 3/15/2008
#6 - The Gate
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 3/8/2008
#7 - Into the Darkness
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/1/2008
#8 - Dissension
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 2/23/2008
#9 - A New Plan
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/19/2008
#10 - Darkness' True Form
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/9/2008
#11 - The True World
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/2/2008
#12 - The Arrival of Odin
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/26/2008
#13 - Bird in a Cage
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/19/2008
#14 - Dark Symphony
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/22/2007
#15 - Strength in Numbers
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/15/2007
#16 - Bouquet's New Power
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/8/2007
#17 - The Shining Hippo
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/1/2007
Kluke and Bouquet argue over which ruins to go to first, and Kluke derides Bouquet for being useless. Needing to refuel, the group enters enemy territory where they learn from an informant disguised as a soldier, Nene is on his way to the ruins of Bouquet's power.
#18 - The Shadow Wielder's Apprentice
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/10/2007
Shu and Blue Dragon are sent to the nearest town to find a blacksmith to make a replacement part for the Mechat and also to get supplies. On their way to the nearest village, Shu and Blue Dragon save a boy named Tonto from local bandits.
#19 - Gilliam Returns
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/24/2007
Gilliam is recuperating at Castle Des La Teste and recovers quickly in a plot to take revenge on Zola. Delphinium allows Gilliam to take the type-three models of the Black Shadow robots with him. Kluke and Bouquet argue where to go next when Zola tells them that they have to refuel the Mechat. Meanwhile, Nene is informed that the drilling beam on his flying fortress is almost up to power. While Shu and Jiro protect Kluke while she refuels the Mechat, Zola and Marumaro take on the soldiers positioned there. Gilliam receives word from Delphinium that the Gran Kingdom strategic refueling base was attacked. Kluke is told by Zola to head to the Hippopotamus Ruins since Nene's flying fortress is heading there. Gilliam attacks and Zola engages him while the others fight his Black Shadows. Kluke solves Chapter Seven of the Extra Seven and uses the crystal on her necklace to power up Phoenix when the Black Shadows charge up their attack.
#20 - A Path Towards Hope
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2007
Shu worries of Kluke being unconscious, while Jiro worries about defeating Nene. Shu and the others discovered that they still have a hold on the criteria on the suspect who killed the saineles. They say that the suspect is a age of 20 to 30,she has blue hair, and has perfume on her body. So, Shu and the others decide to get the extra seven pages to get stronger and defeat Nene.
#21 - Mystery of the Ruins
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/11/2007
Shu's informant Homeron is gathering information about the Extra Seven. Shu and Co. arrive at Flame Phoenix ruins. When Kluke disappears, she ends up in the area where she first encountered her Phoenix shadow and asks it how she can call upon its power again. Phoenix tells Kluke that the answers lie in herself. Kluke then receives a necklace and rejoins Shu and Co. When they find Jibral's scattered army being attacked, Shu and Co. join the battle. Upon defeating the robotic soldiers and their shadows, Shu and Co. are soon attacked by a giant robot. Kluke brings out her Phoenix Shadow to use its barrier to protect everyone enough for Shu to use Blue Dragon to destroy the giant robot. Meanwhile, Homeron receives news the mysterious woman who stole the Extra 7 is heading west.
#22 - The Captive Knight
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/2007
Shu and Co. encounter Homeron again. He reveals that the information of the Extra 7 is somewhere in Gran Kingdom's Castle Des La Teste and they will have to infiltrate it to get to its master computer. Conrad L. Lawrence is shown to be imprisoned in a local prison run by Cynthia which Homeron also tells Shu. Zola comes up with a plan to lure the guards from Castle Des La Teste in order to rescue Conrad and get the information. As the others attack the prison, Homeron, Kluke, and Bouquet infiltrate the castle. Upon rescuing the captive soldiers, Shu and Jiro free Conrad and run into Cynthia. Lemaire also arrives to help Cynthia and both of them begin to overwhelm Shu and Jiro until a successful attack from Blue Dragon and Minotaur weakens them down. Zola catches up after destroying the robots that came with Lemaire. With the reinforcements from Castle Des La Teste approaching, Zola issues a retreat as Homeron begins his infiltration.
#23 - Towards the Great Blue Sky
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/2007
Homeron informs Shu and Co. about Delphinium who is a Secret Intelligence Agent from Gran Kingdom responsible for the theft of the Extra 7. The group then sees the warships of Sabalu Country (which used to be part of Gran Kingdom) passing. Zola concludes that they give the Sabalu Country airships a warm welcome when the Warship Norg is amongst the Gran Kingdom ships. They managed to obtain one of its Mechats for that action. As the battle starts, they find the Norg and Shu uses Blue Dragon to get Homeron on board. When Kluke lands the ship on the Norg, a fight between the robotic soldiers ensues. Homeron manages to gain some information and prevent the Norg from crashing. He then tries to get info from the ship's captain on where it took Delphinium. When he does squeal that General Logi has the Extra 7, the Norg starts to descend to the ground.
#24 - Devil's Pursuit
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/15/2007
Following the trail of the downed Norg ship, Shu and Co. look for Homeron and the Norg's crew in the Great Brandish Forest which is on the border of Gran Kingdom and Sabalu Country. Delphinium is also in the woods searching for the Norg Crew. Shu, Jiro, and Marumaro as well as Homeron and the Norg Crew are soon attacked by Obacks (one-eyed single-horned bears). Even when Shu catches up with Honmalon at where the Obacks nest, Delphinium arrives and uses her shadow to kill Homeron. After evading Blue Dragon, Delphinium escapes. With the crew of the Norg freed, the captain of the Norg tells Shu that the Extra Seven are on General Logi's ship.
#25 - Versus the Independent Flying Squadron
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/22/2007
Nene's flying fortress invades Raqueeva. When General Szabo questions Nene about General Logi's activity, Nene tells him to let General Logi handle Shu's group. On the trail of Logi's ship, Shu and Co. end up in battle with the Independent Flying Squadron again. This time, they've all been equipped with Power Boosters to make them more powerful and are instructed to fight them even if it is to the finish. Zola and Marumaro fight Gilliam, Todd, and Bishop while Cynthia and Schneider attack Shu and Co.