Getting into a comedic show for a plot is asking for trouble, and you might rob yourself of fun. Who wants to win the affections of a super pop star who slays her kind in his off time by becoming human is just absurd enough to rank very high on a comedy scale. The plot is incredibly simple, but it's all the motivation a comedy needs. Dragon Half is one of these, an OVA parody of RPGs and fantasy adventures, and is the best of the sub-genre I've seen to this day, without a close second. A lot of it was just as hit and miss as any other period of time, but the field was vast, filled with various styles of comedic offerings, like Compiler and Junk Boy. The early and mid 90's were probably the golden age of mindless comedy in anime as far as my viewing goes. They may unwittingly make enemies, but they are sure to have one heck of a good time.
Thus, the trio sets out on a quest to find a potion that will make Mink fully human. But in a sudden, absurd turn of events, Mink gets closer than ever to the object of her fantasies, only to realize that her love may never be reciprocated because of her dragon heritage. The three find themselves mooning over the dreamy and charming dragonslayer, Dick Saucer. Mink spends her days accompanied by her friend Pia, a dwarf girl with overprotective parents, and her best friend Lufa, an elf with great healing powers but impressively bad magic. Their union gave birth to Mink, who inherited horns, a tail, retractable wings, and incredible strength-characteristics which signify her dragon half nature. Her father had fallen in love with a red dragon he intended to kill, and instead of slaying the dragon, he married her. Mink is no ordinary teenage girl, being half-human and half-dragon.
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