Serendipity the Pink Dragon


Serendipity the Pink Dragon is a 26-episode anime television series produced by NTV and Zuiyo which aired weekly from 1 July 1983 to 23 December 1983 in Japan. The series was based on the Serendipity books by Stephen Cosgrove and character designs for the animation version were done by Yōichi Kotabe. After a boy is shipwrecked on a deserted island, he finds a pink egg which hatches into the pink dragon Serendipity. The series follows their adventures on the island.
A feature-length English dub consisting of episodes from the TV series, directed by Jim Terry, was released on home video in the United States on
March 9, 1989 by Celebrity Home Entertainment. The boy's name was changed from Kōna to "Bobby" in the English version. The TV series itself has also been aired in France, as Biniky le Dragon Rose, in Italy as Rosaura, in Iran as Serendipity and in Spain as Biniki, el dragón rosa. There hasn't been a DVD release of the English dub as of 2017.

Story

A boy named Kona, has an accident with his parents who was investigating the Southern Ocean, and flows to the isolated Pure Island in the South Sea with a large pink egg. The pink sea dragon Serendipity, born from the pink egg, and Kona, who is both deeply moved, are allowed to live on the island with the mermaid named Lola, who is the queen of Pure Island, and even the residents of Pure Island can be disappointed. However, the villain, captain Smudge, attack by aiming at the treasure Tear of the mermaid on the island. Kona, Serendipity, Lola and the other members of the island must work together to preserve the peace of Pure Island.

Cast

Additional Voices

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