FUNimation is bringing over another of its simulcasts to get a run on Hulu, which is continuing to build up an impressive library of anime series in the past year to delight fans that are looking for both new and older shows. Dragonar Academy, which premiered last week on the FUNimation site for EVS members, now has its first episode available on the service. Those that subscribe to Hulu Plus can watch this show on their TV and mobile devices but there’s no high definition option. The series is originally known as Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi, which is translated into Dragonar Academy. The light novels began back in 2010 (with a manga adaptation following in 2011) and the series, authored by Shiki Mizuchi with illustrations by Kohada Shimesaba, has had thirteen volumes published so far, making it something that if successful, can have a bit of a life to it.
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Plot Concept: Learning to ride and tame dragons comes easy to most students at Ansarivan Dragonar Academy—except for first-year student Ash Blake, who is known by his fellow classmates as the “number one problem child.” Poor Ash is the laughing stock at school because, despite his unfashionably large star-shaped brand that marks him as a future dragon master, he has nothing to show for it. His dragon has never appeared.
Until now, that is. One fateful day, Ash’s dragon awakes in full glory, but appears different than any dragon ever seen before—in the form of a beautiful girl! What’s worse, Ash soon discovers that this new dragon has attitude to spare, as she promptly informs him that she is the master, and he, the servant.
Ash’s problems with dragon riding have only just begun.
