History Anime / DeltoraQuest

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub in the US, on Creator/{{ABC3}} in Australia, on Creator/ToonamiAsia in Asian territories, as well as on TV in Italy, Pakistan, Turkey and New Zealand among other countries.

** Whenever Dain shows up in the books, emphasis is placed on his fine features and "delicate" looks. It carries over to the anime even a missing nose in most shots.
** Evil sorcerer Oacus.

** Neridah literally gets [[BoundAndGagged roped and bound]] in the Valley of the Lost but since she stole diamond from the heroes, they aren't too fussed to save her.

* DevilInPlainSight: Prandine the chief adviser to the king, is tall, pale high-voiced, long-fingered black robed creep. But young king Endon would never suspect his trusted his adviser much to his best Jarred's frustration. By the time Endon dos believe his friend it's too late and the Shadow Lord has scattered the Gems.

** [[spoiler: Dain is pale has no visible nose and has backstory that's sounds suspiciously made up. Plus when they enter [[ShiningCity Tora]] which dispels those with evil intentions the heroes fail notice Dain is almost dying, and are actually shocked when he betrays them later.]]

** All Thaegan children and a few of the Guardians.

** Neridah acts sweet innocent to Lief, so she can get the jump on him when they're fighting in the Rithmere games.
** Everyone suspects Doom to pull this (especially Jasmine) but after gets proved completely innocent by the city of Tora, he proves to be trusted and close ally
** [[spoiler: Dain, acts sweet to the trio (especially to jasmine) and is always hopeful and optimistic, and Lief suspects he may be the heir to throne. But he as soon as they hand to Belt to him Dain lets out some [[EvilLaughter cold laughter]] and reveals he's been a DoubleAgent has to be killed in surprisingly dark (yet awesome) fight with Lief]].

** Also the fact that both Jasmine and Doom both have green hair, tan skin and fight with daggers should tip off the audience exactly the connection they have... [[spoiler: '''Their father and daughter duh!!!''']].
* HeelFaceTurn: Glock is loud violent jerk, but when they gather the seven tribes and seek his help, Glock lightens up and becomes a [[FireForgedFriends strong friend]].
* InterestingSituationDuel: Let's see, a battle atop some stairs, with an enormous drop on either side, a battle while standing on one Ak-Baba while being divebombed by another (while fighting Fallow), fighting while spelunking in a [[spoiler: giant hive]], not to mention some of Thaegan's duels.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Lief and Jasmine bicker and fight like cats and dogs, failing to notice they have strong feelings for each other literally EveryoneCanSeeIt.

* LoveTriangle: Lief, Jasmine and Dain, and Neridah when Dain isn't around. [[spoiler: Thankfully it's put to a end when Dain turns out to be evil shape shiftier spy and gets stabbed by Lief and Neridah dies later]].

* {{Mooks}}: Grey Guards a legitimate threat in the books but sliced up easily by the heroes in anime (almost to easy-mode degree).

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Kree is lovable black bird and Fili could pass a Pokemon.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: the Ols can be anybody and Grade 3 Ols can be anything and are the top spies if the Shadow lords. The Ols are just non-threatening looking misty blobs with evil eyes, [[spoiler: except Dain who is disturbingly fleshy and muddy-like]].

** [[spoiler: Dain is pale has no visible nose and has backstory that's sounds suspiciously made up. Plus when they enter [[ShiningCity Tora]] which dispels those with evil intentions the heroes fail notice Dain is almost dying, and are actually shocked when he betrays them later.

* TheQuest: To find the seven gems and put them on the Belt of Deltora and give the Belt to heir to throne, this last part is harder than it needed to be since the heir is closer than you think.
* MasterSwordsmen: Barda, Lief, Doom and Endon. Glock was a swordsmen in the books but is [[BareFistedMonk melee fighter]] in the anime
* FarmBoy: Lief is a black smith's son from the slums of Del.
* ActionGirl: Take a ''[[IncrediblyLamePun wild]]'' guess [[spoiler:([[DontExplainTheJoke It's Jasmine]].)]]

* PowerTrio: Lief, Barda and Jasmine work so well together slaying monsters and grabbing gems, The Shadow Lord hunts down any traveling trio.

* {{Mooks}}: Grey Guards a legitimate threat in the books but sliced up easily by the heroes in anime (almost to easy-mode degree).

* RebelLeader: Doom, with some TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized throw in.

TournamentArc: Rithmere games, expanded and up-sized from the books.
DevilInPlainSight: Prandine the chief adviser to the king, is tall, pale high-voiced, long-fingered black robed creep. But young king Endon would never suspect his trusted his adviser much to his best Jarred's frustration. By the time Endon dos believe his friend it's too late and the Shadow Lord has scattered the Gems.
** Everyone thinks this of Doom (his name doesn't help) but he's a subversion as he truly is on the right side [[spoiler: and father to Jasmine]].
** [[spoiler: Dain is pale has no visible nose and has backstory that's sounds suspiciously made up. Plus when they enter [[ShiningCity Tora]] which dispels those with evil intentions the heroes fail notice Dain is almost dying, and are actually shocked when he betrays them later.

* TookALevelinBadass Lief started off as cocky street kid and became monster slaying badass [[spoiler: king]]. Jasmine was a lost little forest girl and ends up battle champion. And Barda in his youth failed to stop the Ak-Baba from taking the castle, but cut to sixteen years later and some Ak-Baba with missing heads.

* CrazyPrepared: Doom.
* {{Tsundere}} Jasmine to Lief, Doom and Glock to everyone.

* LoveTriangle: Lief, Jasmine and Dain, and Neridah when Dain isn't around. [[spoiler: Thankfully it's put to a end when Dain turns out to be evil shape shiftier spy and gets stabbed by Lief and Neridah dies later]].

* VillainousCrush:
** Thaegan has a soft spot for Lief.
** [[spoiler: Dain after he is proven to be evil he's previous romantic encounters with Jasmine are called are suspect]].
* FillerArc: The anime (which adapted the first series) ran for sixty-five episodes. The books' plot finally ran out at episode ''fifty''-two, and that included enough filler to make Thaegan into a recurring "boss"! Interestingly enough, Anime News Network reported that the Australian broadcast of the anime will consist of ''fifty-five'' episodes (52, plus the first three filler episodes). Meanwhile, only the first fifty-two have been seen in the U.S.. One wonders why they didn't just adapt the other two series.
HeelFaceTurn:

** Glock is loud violent jerk, but when they gather the seven tribes and seek his help, Glock lightens up and becomes a [[FireForgedFriends strong friend]].

* BloodKnight: Glock (and his entire race) Doom, Barda and every Vaarl.
** and Jasmine and Lief to lesser extent
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Lief and Jasmine bicker and fight like cats and dogs, failing to notice they have strong feelings for each other literally EveryoneCanSeeIt.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Kree is lovable black bird and Fili could pass a Pokemon.
* InterestingSituationDuel: Let's see, a battle atop some stairs, with an enormous drop on either side, a battle while standing on one Ak-Baba while being divebombed by another (while fighting Fallow), fighting while spelunking in a [[spoiler: giant hive]], not to mention some of Thaegan's duels.
* {{Shapeshifting}}: the Ols can be anybody and Grade 3 Ols can be anything and are the top spies if the Shadow lords. The Ols are just non-threatening looking misty blobs with evil eyes, [[spoiler: except Dain who is disturbingly fleshy and muddy-like]].

* ShiningCity: Tora, at least compared to Del.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Neridah [[spoiler:at least until the filler episodes]] many fans wish she had died sooner like in the books.

* PowerCrystal: All the gems, hell when monsters touch them they vaporize.

* AvengersAssemble: All seven tribes are united again even the ones that are near extinct like Glock or were precious hostile like the Dread Gnomes.

* SwappedRoles: [[spoiler: King Endon and Queen Sharn become Jarred and Anna of the forge. While Jarred and Anna pretend to be Endon and Sharn and go into exile (doesn't end well).

** [[spoiler: Dain pretends to be this to get jump on Lief, even after he's proven he's evil lying monster- twice]].

** Especially Endon as kid to DudeLooksLikeaLady- levels.

** Also the fact that both Jasmine and Doom both have green hair, tan skin and fight with daggers should tip off the audience exactly the connection they have... [[spoiler: '''They're father and daughter duh!!!!''']].
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Lief and Jasmine bicker and fight like cats and dogs, failing to notice they have strong feelings for each other literally EveryoneCanSeeIt.

** Marlien for Lief, Dain for Jasmine.
** Dain is more so in the anime. In which Neridah also flirts with Lief and [[ChestMonster Monster in disguise]] Francoise.
* RunningGag: Barda at least has to be hit by the monster, get up dramatically, and beat them after some self-empowerment, Lief and Jasmine regularly argue with each other to disguise the fact they have feelings they can't express.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Neridah [[spoiler:at least until the filler episodes]].

* XanatosGambit: "I have many plans"/"The Shadow Lord has many plans" - recuring.

HeelFaceTurn: Neridah acts sweet innocent to Lief, so she can get the jump on him when they're fighting in the Rithmere games.

** Marlien for Lief, Dain for Jasmine.
** Dain is more so in the anime. In which Neridah also flirts with Lief and [[ChestMonster Monster in disguise]] Francoise.
* RunningGag: Barda at least has to be hit by the monster, get up dramatically, and beat them after some self-empowerment, Lief and Jasmine regularly argue with each other to disguise the fact they have feelings they can't express.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Jasmine having green hair in the anime (she has black hair in the books), while Lief turned blond in ''all'' the adaptations.

** Despite the fact that he is both cold and cruel, the anime-only character Sorcerer Oacus's death is surprisingly tearjerking, even if his last words are to curse the heroes. It seems he may have been as much a victim of the Shadow Lord's machinations (if not more so) as everybody else.

* AscendedExtra: Neridah, Thaegan and the Enigmatic... Bird.

* BagOfKidnapping: In episode 24 the Grey Guards kidnap Prin the Kin with this method, planning to eat her later.

** Whenever Dain shows up in the books, emphasis is placed on his fine features and "delicate" looks. It carries over to the anime.

** Jasmine.

* CrapsackWorld:

* LiteralCliffhanger: Neridah uses this as a ''fighting style''.

* OnlySaneMan: Jasmine in the episode involving Francoise.

** Marilen for Lief, Dain and Glock for Jasmine.
** Dain is more so in the anime. In which Neridah also flirts with Lief.
* RunningGag: Barda at least has to be hit by the monster, get up dramatically, and beat them after some self-empowerment.
* SadisticChoice: In the anime: [[spoiler: Thaegan has captured our heroes and transported them into her Mirror of Fear. Lief fights with his EvilTwin, Barda fights against what was thought as Brandine, and a caged Jasmine is forced to solve a difficult puzzle or she will be dipped into searing hot water for the monsters' stew. Luckily, the Belt's Ruby shows him the way out of the mirror.]]

* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: Anna]] says this to Jasmine when her spirit is momentarily drawn back by the topaz.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Neridah [[spoiler:at least until the filler episodes]]. Reeah also survives... although we really don't see him again.

* BadAss:
** Doom.
** Damn-near ''everyone in the series'', and don't you deny it!

* LampshadeHanging: During one of their encounters, Jasmine [[BreakingTheFourthWall leans on the fourth wall]] when she notes she's grown a bit tired of dueling with Thaegan.

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub in the US and on Creator/{{ABC3}} in Australia, on Creator/ToonamiAsia in asian territories, as well as on TV in Italy, Pakistan, Turkey and New Zealand among other countries.

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub in the US and on Creator/{{ABC3}} in Australia, as well as on TV in Italy, Pakistan, Turkey and New Zealand among other countries.

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub in the US and on Creator/{{ABC3}} in Australia, as well as on TV in Italy, Pakistan and New Zealand.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Neridah [[spoiler:at least until the filler episodes]].

* EldritchAbomination: The Shadow Lord's appearance in the anime can best be described as "[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon Darkrai]] seen through the eyes of GuillermoDelToro."

* LiteralCliffhanger: Neridah uses this as a "fighting style".

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub in the US, on Creator/{{ABC3}} in Australia, and in Italy.

'''Deltora Quest''' is a [[HighFantasy fantasy]] series that also has as a mix of [[GenreBlending mystery, interactivity, horror, romance, action and adventure]]. The anime is an [[AnimatedAdaptation adaptation]] of the [[Literature/DeltoraQuest novels]] written by [[AustralianLiterature Australian author]] Emily Rodda. Like the books, it is quite {{Troperiffic}}.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Jasmine has a Grade A...[[spoiler:for her left leg]].

'''Deltora Quest''' is a [[HighFantasy fantasy]] series that has as a mix of [[GenreBlending fantasy, mystery, interactivity, horror, romance, action and adventure]]. The anime is an [[AnimatedAdaptation adaptation]] of the [[Literature/DeltoraQuest novels]] written by [[AustralianLiterature Australian author]] Emily Rodda. Like the books, it is quite {{Troperiffic}}.

The series has aired around the world, on TheHub, on Creator/{{ABC3}}, and in Italy.

* WorldOfHam: Hamminess galore.

'''Deltora Quest''' is an anime [[HighFantasy fantasy]] series that has as a mix of [[GenreBlending fantasy, mystery, interactivity, horror, romance, action and adventure]]. It is an [[AnimatedAdaptation anime adaptation]] of the [[Literature/DeltoraQuest novels]] written by [[AustralianLiterature Australian author]] Emily Rodda. Like the books, it is quite {{Troperiffic}}.

The anime has aired around the world, on TheHub, on Creator/{{ABC3}}, and in Italy.

* BagOfKidnapping: In episode 24 of the anime the Grey Guards kidnap Prin the Kin with this method, planning to eat her later.
** Lief in the anime.

** Evil sorcerer Oacus in the anime.
* CanonForeigner: The sorcerer Oacus in the anime.

* ConspicuousCG: The bosses in the anime and occasionally the belt too.