Comprehensive Merchandise Guide: Novels and More
Futabasha Famicom Game Book Series/Enix Original Game Books
(Similar to Choose-Your-Own Adventure/RPG books)
| Name |
Dragon Quest |
| Release date |
1986 |
| Author |
Studio Hard Co. and Akio Higuchi |
| ISBN |
4-575-76020-X |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest II, The Gods of Evil Vol. 1 |
| Release date |
1987 |
| Author |
Studio Hard Co. and Akio Higuchi |
| ISBN |
4-575-76037-4 |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest II, The Gods of Evil Vol. 2 |
| Release date |
1987 |
| Author |
Studio Hard Co. and Akio Higuchi |
| ISBN |
4-575-76038-2 |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest III, Vol. 1 |
| Release date |
1-1-1989 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-04-1 |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest III, Vol. 2 |
| Release date |
1-1-1989 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-05-X |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest III, Vol. 3 |
| Release date |
3-15-1989 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-06-8 |
| Description |
Novel in Japanese text. |
Dragon Quest IV Novels
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Novel 2 |
| Release date |
8-15-1992 |
| Author |
Printed by Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-96-3 |
| Description |
This is volume two out of four. Due to my ignorance of Japanese, I am unsure if this is really just the original printing of the DQIV novels listed below. The wonderful thing about this little book, though, is that it is filled with gorgeous illustrations by Mutsumi Inomata. (See the art book page for more about Mutsumi.) This novel is 247 pages long and is mainly about Alena, with the begining of Taloon's story towards the back. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Novel 1 |
| Release date |
7-20-2001 |
| Author |
Saori Kumi |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0304-0 |
| Description |
I wish I knew Japanese. This book is 356 pages with very few illustrations. It tells the story of the first two chapters in the game, covering Ragnar, Alena, Cristo, and Brey. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Novel 2 |
| Release date |
10-5-2000 |
| Author |
Saori Kumi |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0305-9 |
| Description |
Again, heavy Japanese text. Very nice color picture of Mara and Nara inside, as well as a world map and a page about each character. This book is the shortest of the three at 255 pages, and is about Taloon (Torneco) and Mara and Nara. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Novel 3 |
| Release date |
10-5-2000 |
| Author |
Saori Kumi |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0306-7 |
| Description |
I love this front cover! The volume covers chapter 5, and has several great illustrations, including one of Master Dragon arriving at the final battle. I mourn my lack of foreign language skills. |
Other Dragon Quest IV Books
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Legend in the Dark |
| Release date |
11-15-1990 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-48-3 |
| Description |
This contains several short, well-illustrated stories about different characters and places in DQIV. I love the two color game scene illustrations by Michitaka Kikuchi of the battle in the waterfall cave and Cristo (Krift) raising the Magma Staff. There is a sort of paper dungeon game in the back of the book, too. Overall, it is a nice book even if you don't read Japanese. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV Master's Club |
| Release date |
2-10-1991 |
| Author |
Meiya Nakaragi, published by Hippon Super |
| ISBN |
4-7966-0084-1 |
| Description |
Features a wide variety of fan art for DQ 1-4, but the main focus is 4. Color section in front and back of book. Wide range of artistic skill; quite enjoyable if you love fan art. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest IV World Travel Sketches |
| Release date |
4-12-1991 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-64-5 |
| Description |
Features short illustrated stories from various locations in the DraQue IV world, including one on Hoiminn (Healie). Heavy Japanese text, but great artwork. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Princess Alena volume 4 |
| Release date |
9-27-1999 |
| Author |
Mamiko Yasaka for Enix |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0071-8 |
| Description |
I love this manga. This artwork is very beautiful and inspiring. This manga is very easy for Japanese-ignorant DQ fans to "read" because the emotions and actions are so well illustrated. You can buy books 4 and 5 brand new from Jamall. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Princess Alena volume 5 |
| Release date |
3-27-2000 |
| Author |
Mamiko Yasaka for Enix |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0178-1 |
| Description |
I love this book. Great, easy-to-follow manga. Artwork is excellent and true to the characters. It has several different stories ("levels"); I assume this takes place in the time from the end of DQIV chapter 2 and meeting them again in chapter 5. And this scene with the crying slime just broke my heart. ;_; |
Miscellaneous Books
| Name |
Dragon Quest III Master's Club |
| Release date |
1988 |
| Author |
JICC |
| ISBN |
4-88063-487-5 |
| Description |
Features tons of DQ 1-3 fan art (mainly 3) ranging of kindergarten level to Enix-should-hire-this-guy, interviews, some comics, a short story and a Q & A. Heavy Japanese text, but quite enjoyable due to the fan art. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Monster Story |
| Release date |
7-31-1989 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-08-4 |
| Description |
Not to be confused with the Dragon Quest Monsters games, this book was released between DQIII and DQIV. It has stories about various monsters, including slimes. ^^ Overall art is so-so, many of them having some odd strange hero with blonde hair (???); the slime art is very nice. Heavy Japanese text. Nice chart in back of the monster "families" with a poster on the reverse side. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Suraimu Arukundesu |
| Release date |
5-1-98 |
| Author |
V-Jump |
| ISBN |
4-08-108080-1 |
| Description |
This is a guide book for maintaining your virtual slime. Great slime artwork, and if you know Japanese this is undoubtedly a great source for keeping your slime alive. |
| Name |
Slime book 4 |
| Release date |
4-9-2000 |
| Author |
V-Jump |
| ISBN |
4-08-806018-0 |
| Description |
Very strange manga (for kids) about an adventuring slime and his cat friend, Wolf. The slime randomly changes into different types of slimes (plant slime, wrestler slime, hero slime). It doesn't directly connect to any DQ world, but features many other traditional DQ monsters. At the back it has a segment where they visit the real offices of Enix and take a sneak peak inside the massive story/art/programming tomes for Dragon Quest VII. Purchased from Jamall. |
| Name |
Suraimu Daisakusen
|
| Release date |
11-7-2001 |
| Author |
Osamu Kaneko, V-Jump |
| ISBN |
4-08-806023-7 |
| Description |
The further strange adventures of many kinds of slimes. This book is so colorful and crazy, the pictures make me smile. It even has Borg Slimes! |
| Name |
Making of Dragon Quest |
| Release date |
1990 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-900527-26-2 |
| Description |
For more information on this book, this page is an excellent source. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Tenkuu Monogatari (Tale of the Air) 1 |
| Release date |
4-12-1998, 7-20-2001 |
| Author |
Chino Yukimiya |
| ISBN |
4-87025-265-1 |
| Description |
This is a tale of Sora and Ten, the children from Dragon Quest 5. The art is very cutesy and pleasant, making it clear that this is a manga for kids. I would go as far as to describe the illustrations as "fun"; they make me smile, especially the gumdrop slimes. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest Tenkuu Monogatari (Tale of the Air) 2 |
| Release date |
10-12-1997, 7-20-2001 |
| Author |
Chino Yukimiya |
| ISBN |
4-87025-381-X |
| Description |
This is the continuing adventures of Sora and Ten, the children from Dragon Quest 5. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest - Maboroshi no Daichi 1 |
| Release date |
10-22-1997 |
| Author |
Masaomi Kanzaki, Yuji Horii |
| ISBN |
4-87025-222-8 |
| Description |
A 186-page manga based on Dragon Quest 6. The artwork is nice, though I prefer Kamui Fujiwara's manga (see Dragon Quest 7 manga below). This book has made me even fonder of spot slimes, though the poor lil slime gets pretty battered in this book. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest - Maboroshi no Daichi 10 |
| Release date |
4-22-2001 |
| Author |
Enix |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0439 |
| Description |
This is a nicely illustrated manga featuring Dragon Quest 6 characters. As I am unfamiliar with this game, I can't say much more except that the spotted slime is very kawaii. ^^ |
| Name |
Dragon Quest VII Warriors of Eden volume 01 |
| Release date |
8-22-2001 |
| Author |
Kamui Fujiwara |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0491-8 |
| Description |
This fairly easy to follow manga follows the first part of the DQ7 story. The illustrations are excellent. |
| Name |
Dragon Quest VII Warriors of Eden volume 02 |
| Release date |
11-22-2001 |
| Author |
Kamui Fujiwara |
| ISBN |
4-7575-0558-2 |
| Description |
This novel continues with the characters solving the problems of Rexwood, and then returning to Rexwood in the present. |
Last updated Thursday, January 17, 2002
