Ral Grad
| Ral Grad | |
Cover of the first volume | |
| BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド (Burū Doragon Raru Gurado) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tsuneo Takano |
| Illustrated by | Takeshi Obata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 4, 2006 – July 9, 2007 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Ral Ω Grad (Japanese: BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド, Hepburn: Burū Doragon Raru Gurado) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsuneo Takano and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is loosely based on the Blue Dragon video game. The story revolves around the journey of a young man named Ral from the kingdom of Sphaelite. Ral has a symbiotic relationship with Grad, a legendary shadow with the form of a giant blue dragon. The series ran in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2006 to July 2007, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.