Dragon Drive, Vol. 9

Dragon Drive #9

by Ken-ichi Sakura

Reiji thinks he’s no good at anything – especially schoolwork! Then one day he’s introduced to a game called Dragon Drive and gets his very own virtual dragon named Chibi. Small and weak Chibi appears to be as big a loser as Reiji! But after their first battle, Reiji realizes there may be more to his tiny friend than meets the eye. In the middle of his match with Maria Tsukimi, Takumi runs into (and almost over) Taro, a jaded player who's more into napping than fighting. But he's another Raikoo master, and when he wakes up, he's unstoppable! Then a hacker takes over the D.D. system to reshuffle Earth and Rikyu--and reality itself! As humans vanish into Rikyu and dragons soar through the skies of Earth, Takumi races to find the programmer who can stop the worlds from colliding...

Genres: Manga, Young Adult, Science Fiction

182 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2008

About the author

Also known as Ken'ichi Sakura.

Ken-ichi Sakura made his debut in Monthly Shonen Jump with the manga Fabre Tanteiki, which was in 2000. He began Dragon Drive in the March 2001 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump, which went on to be a successful anime and even bred its own video games. His latest work, Kotokuri, began running in March 2006's volume in Monthly Shonen Jump.

Reviews

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Takumi was really starting to enjoy the exciting game of DRAGON DRIVE, even winning a few fights - but a hacker enters the program and begins merging the video game with realty! Sakura amps up the shock and action with this exciting entry. Who can Takumi turn to when his two worlds begin to mix and blend?!

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seems like just a copy of his original story...don't understand why...