{"rewrite":{"id":"r_25183cdeb15a47305e5369d5","clusterId":"c_1dda752ed690777cdd925385","slug":"kentaro-yabuki-draws-dragon-quest-v-protagonist-s-daughter-finding-a-tiny-medal","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kentaro Yabuki Draws Dragon Quest V Protagonist's Daughter Finding a Tiny Medal","summary":"Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki, known for To Love-Ru and Ayakashi Triangle, posted fan art of the protagonist's daughter from Dragon Quest V on June 18. The drawing shows her with a smug expression holding a tiny medal. Yabuki said the game got him into RPGs when he was in seventh grade.","whyItMatters":"A major manga artist publicly shared personal fan art of a classic Dragon Quest character, linking his own entry into RPGs to Dragon Quest V.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eManga artist Kentaro Yabuki posted a doodle of the protagonist\u0026#39;s daughter from Dragon Quest V on June 18. The image shows her with a smug expression after finding a tiny medal. Yabuki wrote that Dragon Quest V got him into RPGs when he was in seventh grade, and that he even bought the novel version and CD theater at the time. He said the drawing was inspired by finding a tiny medal in a box of King Slime eyedrops he bought recently. Fans on X called the drawing cute and praised the smug expression.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yabuki's Dragon Quest V fan art doubles as a personal origin story: the game that got him into RPGs in seventh grade. The smug expression on the daughter's face is a callback to a specific gameplay moment, not generic cuteness.","twitterPost":"Yabuki's Dragon Quest V fan art ties his current work to the RPG that hooked him in seventh grade. The smirk is a specific game moment.","threadsPost":"Kentaro Yabuki drew the Dragon Quest V protagonist's daughter finding a tiny medal, with a smug expression that nails a specific in-game moment. He also said the game got him into RPGs when he was in seventh grade. The art is both fan service and a personal origin story.","newsletterBlurb":"Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki posted fan art of the protagonist's daughter from Dragon Quest V. The drawing shows her with a smug expression after finding a tiny medal. Yabuki said Dragon Quest V got him into RPGs when he was in seventh grade.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/19/183229.html\",\"title\":\"Dragon Quest V protagonist's daughter drawn by To Love-Ru's Kentaro Yabuki! Fan art of her smugly finding a tiny medal gets reactions\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4471,"outputTokens":490,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781858238,"createdAt":"2026-06-19T08:28:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-19T08:33:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T08:33:16.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1dda752ed690777cdd925385","canonicalTitle":"『ドラクエV』主人公の娘を「To LOVEる」矢吹健太朗先生が描く！ちいさなメダル見つけて得意げな表情のファンアートに反響","representativeArticleId":"a_d702b168d7177537faf80fbc","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"To Love-Ru\",\"Ayakashi Triangle\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kentaro Yabuki\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-19T07:50:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-19T10:30:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T10:35:41.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/19/168209.html","title":"『ドラクエV』主人公の娘を「To LOVEる」矢吹健太朗先生が描く！ちいさなメダル見つけて得意げな表情のファンアートに反響"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/19/183229.html","title":"『ドラクエV』主人公の娘を「To LOVEる」矢吹健太朗先生が描く！ちいさなメダル見つけて得意げな表情のファンアートに反響"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["To Love-Ru","Ayakashi Triangle"],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride"],"studios":[],"people":["Kentaro Yabuki"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki posted fan art of the protagonist's daughter from Dragon Quest V on June 18.","The drawing shows the character with a smug expression holding a tiny medal.","Yabuki said Dragon Quest V got him into RPGs when he was in seventh grade.","Yabuki said he bought the novel version and CD theater of Dragon Quest V at the time.","Yabuki said the drawing was inspired by finding a tiny medal in a box of King Slime eyedrops he bought recently."]}