The Year of the Dragon Adventure

**The Year of the Dragon Adventure** is an action-adventure-thrill CGI animated film produced by Fantawild Animation (in cooperation with Spacetoon Pictures). The film will be releasing on February 2024.

## Summary

Jesse and his super friends—Kyle, John, Karen, Serena, and Alexia—set off on a super extraordinary mission to save Yongkkori Realm from evil during the legendary Year of the Dragon. They must travel through trials, puzzles, and mystical landscapes to find ways to defeat the evil king, aided by Jesse's loyal childhood stuffed toy, Stuffie the Dragon, who mysteriously comes to life. Along the way, they discover the value of friendship, courage, and the delicate balance of light and darkness.

## Synopsis

The story begins in the past, when a young Jesse (about five years old) is seen outside with his grandfather in his grandparents' house. His grandfather tells him the legend of the two dragons, Taeyang and Wolgwang, which signify Light and Darkness, respectively. They're sealed within the Celestial Stone a thousand years ago in the Yongkkori Realm, a heavenly kingdom inhabited by people with dragon features (horns and a dragon tail). Jesse was so amazed of his grandfather's story, He is curious about the twin dragons.

In the present, Jesse and his gang are in the shopping center preparing for the Korean New Year (Seollal). Jesse reminded that they had scheduled a sleepover party for that evening before Seollal arrives the next day. As the gang prepare for their first evening together, they return back to Jesse's house.

## Characters

### The Action Six

* Jesse (lead character)
* Kyle
* John
* Karen
* Serena
* Alexia

### Minor Characters

* Stephen (Hwang Jun-hyeong)
* Maria (Choi Min-Ah)
* Jake (Kim Jae-hyun) (video call only)
* Nicholas (Shin Ju-hwan) (video call only)
* Jesse's unnamed grandfather

### Movie Exclusive Characters

* Stuffie
* King Yeongwonhan the Benevolence (the Yongkkori Realm's leader)
* The Twin Dragons- Taeyang and Wolgwang
* King Heeyeon the Cruel

## Cast

### Arabic

* Eyas Abu Ghazaleh as Jesse (Park Jun-young) (lead character)
* Rasha Rizk as Karen (Jung Ji-young)
* ??? as Kyle
* ??? as Serena
* ??? as John
* ??? as Alexia
* ??? as Stephen (Hwang Jun-hyeong)
* ??? as Maria (Choi Min-Ah)
* ??? as Jake (Kim Jae-hyun)
* ??? as Nicholas (Shin Ju-hwan)
* ??? as Stuffie
* ??? as King Heeyon
* ??? as Jesse's unnamed grandfather

### Japanese

* Yuki Kaji as Jesse (Park Jun-young) (lead character)
* Asami Seto as Karen (Jung Ji-young)
* Ryota Osaka as Kyle
* Rina Hidaka as Serena
* Kohsuke Toriumi as John
* Mai Nakahara as Alexia
* Ryusei Nakao as Stephen (Hwang Jun-hyeong)
* Takako Honda as Maria (Choi Min-Ah)
* Kensho Ono as Jake (Kim Jae-hyun)
* ??? as Nicholas (Shin Ju-hwan)
* Ai Kayano as Stuffie
* Takehito Koyasu as King Heeyon
* ??? as Jesse's unnamed grandfather

## Quotes

### Jesse

* "*And so the Yongkkori Realm lived in peace, although the twin dragons still lives on, protecting its kingdom and our realm, Aside for that, my friends went back to their respective homes, even King Yeongwonhan gave us some money envelope as a "reward of gratitude" before we sent us back home. Me, Karen, and our family celebrate Seollal together and we do rituals too. Even my dragon grandfather and my human grandmother is still with us in Seollal.*

## Trivia

* This is the only film to be animated by a Chinese animation studio, Fantawild Animation (The studio whose behind animating **Boonie Bears**) (in-cooperation with Spacetoon Studios).
* Some of the Japanese voice actors/actresses were notable voicing for...
	+ Kensho Ono (Kim Jae-hyun's VA) for voicing Giorno Giovanna in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
	+ Takehito Koyasu (King Heeyon's VA) for voicing DIO Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (from Phantom Blood and Stardust Crusaders)