Manga where a boy plays a virtual reality game and gets a dragon thats terrible but turns out to be good A manga where some boy is convinced to get in this pod where you randomly get a dragon selected for you and his is literally terrible. But it has hidden off the charts abilities? Any help? I gave it away years ago to a school and now can't remember the name of it for the life of me!
I think this is really Dragon Drive.



Dragon Drive is a manga by Kenishi Sakura which finished publishing in the year 2006.


  The story follows a boy named Reiji Oozora who's a total loser at school. One day, his friend takes to hidden place and forces him to play a virtual game called Dragon Drive. When he joins the game, he receives his own dragon. But the worst thing is that his dragon is so small and weak that it can't possibly do anything and so he names it Chibi. 


As stated from the wiki: 


  As Chibi, he appears to be the weakest dragon, but in his true form, known as Senkoukura, he is the most powerful of all dragons, and worshipped as a deity by some.


Chibi in his original and weak form:


   


Chibi in his true form, Senkoukura: