A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years (aka Shi Cao Lao Long Bei Guan Yi E Long Zhi Ming or 食草老龙被冠以恶龙之名)
Date Aired
Season 1 — July 30th, 2022 to October 8th, 2022 (12 Episodes)
Season 2 — October 2nd, 2024 to December 11th, 2024 (12 Episodes)
Adapted From…
From the light novel series ‘Yowai 5000-nen no Soushoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryuu Nintei‘ written by Kaisei Enomoto and illustrated by Shugao.
A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Plot (Synopsis via Bilibili)
A herbivorous dragon, who wishes only to live a peaceful life away from the world’s conflicts, encounters Reiko, a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) girl.
No matter how earnestly the dragon tries to persuade her, he cannot dissuade Reiko, who is determined to die.
So, left with no other options, the dragon resorts to fabricating a lie to give Reiko a reason to live.
Under the false pretense of being an “evil dragon,” the dragon and Reiko, who believes him to be the strongest “evil dragon,” embark on a journey to defeat the demon king’s army.
A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years characters
Herbivore Dragon (aka “Evil Dragon Lord”, Reiko, Prabas, Aliante, Edward, Rosetta, Liot, Mystery Man, Vanessa, Water Spirit
Donghua Genre
Country of Origin
Mainland China
Language
Mandarin Chinese
Producers
Bilibili
Animation Studio
Type of Animation
2D Animation
Watch
Watch A Herbivorous Dragon… via Bilibili (for subscribers).
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