Netflix’s The Dragon Prince is amazing, and you need to watch it.
When I heard that Aaron Ehasz, one of the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender—my favourite show of all time—was making another anime, I knew I could expect great things.
If its first season is anything to go on, The Dragon Prince will surely occupy the same tier of greatness as Avatar: The Last Airbender and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
The Dragon Prince
It is immediately apparent that The Dragon Prince emerged from the same mind as Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The first episode begins with a prologue explaining the basics of how magic works and some of Xadia’s history.
Originally there were six primal sources of magic, but then a human mage invented dark magic, leading to the elves and dragons driving all humans out of Xadia.
Centuries later, humans killed the king of the dragons and his heir. Now, with the world on the brink of war, a group of elven assassins have been sent to kill King Harrow, the human king responsible for those atrocities.
Callum, Ezran, and Rayla
It’s at this point that we meet the king’s stepson Callum, whom you may notice is voiced by the same actor who played Sokka in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
As one would expect, his performance is phenomenal, but that’s not to say everyone else’s isn’t.
Callum’s half-brother is Prince Ezran, the elves’ other target, and King Harrow makes plans to protect the both of them. Meanwhile, Rayla, an elven assassin on her first mission, tries to atone for having jeopardized the assassination.
The Quest
While the king’s advisor Lord Viren plots to use dark magic to save the king, Ezren, Callum, and Rayla discover that Viren did not, in fact, destroy the dragon prince’s egg.
Now they must embark on a quest to return the dragon prince to his mother and make peace between the humans, elves, and dragons.
Original
I love everything about this show! I love the animation. I love the story. I love the characters. I cannot think of a single thing wrong with The Dragon Prince.
Despite having many of the things common in fantasy (elves, dragons, dark magic, etc.), everything feels completely original.
You have no idea how refreshing it is to see a stepparent who cares about their stepchild, to see a prince’s half-brother willing to sacrifice everything for him, and even just to hear an elf speak with a Scottish Accent for a change.
Greatness
Between this and the much more comedic Disenchantment, it seems like Netflix has really gotten the hang of the fantasy genre, although The Dragon Prince is in a wholly different league from Disenchantment.
There’s a reason people have been calling this “the next Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Aaron Ehasz is clearly some sort of genius. I don’t care who you are; you need to watch this and tell your friends about it.
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