If you’d like to see an innocent dragon subjected to the school of hard knocks, then check out the newly released credit-free version of the opening animation sequence for A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years is Unfairly Villainized, a Chinese-produced ONA based on the series of Japanese fantasy light novels about a peaceful dragon who is mistaken for a vicious tyrant.

The video below features the official opening theme for the Japanese version of the series, entitled “Bokura wa Genius” (“We Are Genius”), as performed by Shuka Saitō.

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The original A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized light novels are written by Kaisei Enomoto, illustrated by Syugao, and published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Imprint. The original net animation is directed by Siwen Liu and features animation production by LAN STUDIO, and it previously streamed in China on bilibili.

The Japanese language version of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized will broadcast in Japan on AT-X and TOKYO MX beginning on January 06, 2023, with an additional broadcast to follow on BS Fuji beginning on January 10, 2023. Crunchyroll currently streams A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized, and describes the story of the series as follows:

Desperate to defend her village from the demon king, Reiko offers herself to a 5,000-year-old dragon for his help in exchange, but the flame-breathing beast is vegetarian and a total weakling. Together they embark on a journey to take down the demon king. With her dragon comrade, Reiko claims that she’s his disciple, able to draw from his infinite powers, but is it really from him?

Source: MoCa

© bilibili ©Kaisei Enomoto, Syugao / KADOKAWA 2022

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