Dragons of Wonderhatch Episode 8 Review

Minor story spoilers ahead

Pytonpyt has begun invading Japan, and Tyme is desperate to find a peaceful resolution to help keep both worlds safe without more bloodshed or destruction!

Titled “Door to the World,” episode eight of “Dragons of Wonderhatch” (Wandahatchi: Soratobu Ryu no Shima) serves as the season finale. At 52 minutes, it is almost twice as long as episode seven, which was only 32 minutes. Viewers finally get a dragon versus dragon fight in the real world, with Akuta (Makenyu) mounting one of them, but it was ever so brief! And in one of the biggest disappointments, Tyme’s (Okudaira Daiken) dragon Guphin is almost a no show!

For a season finale, episode 8 was a mixed bag, featuring some beautiful cinematography and world-building that helps balance the lack of exciting action scenes and a coherent story ending. Pytonpyt, the massive dragon-like entity that invades Japan, is an imposing white figure against the pleasing blues of the clear Japanese sky and seashore. Akuta teams up with Tyme to venture inside its confines and find a way to prevent it from destroying Upananta and Japan. Meanwhile, Nagi (Sena Nakajima) attempts to prevent her mother from going to Upananta and starting a new life (which seems in peril anyway).

Okudaira Daiken proves to be a worthy leading hero as the optimistic-idealistic Tyme, lighting up the screen each time with his smile and cheery energy. Even in the toughest of times, Tyme’s spirit keeps those around him going. Even Akuta acknowledges this after brutally snubbing his young junior in earlier episodes. A small sub-plot involving Nagi’s friend Son (Emma) trying to protect himself and a bunch of humans on the floating island from a dragon’s attack was mildly comedic and very random – he is able to create a magical flying ship from the substance he got from Tyme. Very random.

The ending was also kind of random, it ends with an underwhelming (and temporary) solution, which leaves a lot of scope for a season two, but doesn’t wrap up the first one with a satisfactory conclusion. I expected more.

You can stream “Dragons of Wonderhatch” on Disney Plus and Hulu.

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