{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-28T07:00:28.401Z","story":{"id":"r_80ab7fc96c0f4721816e43d4","slug":"dragon-quest-turns-40-fans-and-creators-celebrate","url":"https://yomimono.id/dragon-quest-turns-40-fans-and-creators-celebrate","headline":"Dragon Quest Turns 40, Fans and Creators Celebrate","summary":"May 27 marked the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series. Creator Yuji Horii, former series director Jin Fujisawa, voice actors, and the official Final Fantasy account posted congratulations. The franchise began in 1986 with a command-based RPG that helped popularize the genre in Japan.","why_it_matters":"The anniversary drew tributes from across the Japanese entertainment industry, showing the series' long reach beyond its own fanbase.","published_at":"2026-05-28T05:16:37.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Happy Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary From Around the Anime World","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-27/happy-dragon-quest-40th-anniversary-from-around-the-anime-world/.237861"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest"],"studios":[],"people":["Yuji Horii","Kazuhiko Torishima","Yuki Kaji","Shoko Nakagawa","Hikaru Midorikawa","Ami Shibata","Kazutoshi Soyama"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":true}}}