What is Dragon Quest?
{{italic title}} [[File:Dragon Quest logo.svg|230px|right]] {{nihongo|'''''Dragon Quest'''''|ドラゴンクエスト|Doragon Kuesuto}}, also known as '''''Dragon Warrior''''' outside of Japan before 2005, is a [[role-playing video game]] series. ''Dragon Quest'' is divided into two series: ''Dragon Quest'' and ''Dragon Quest Monsters''. In the first, the main characters are human. In the second, the main characters are [[monster]]s. The series was created by [[Yuji Horii]], and published by [[Square Enix]] (formerly [[Enix]]). Its first title was released in 1986 in Japan on the [[Famicom]] (known as [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in America), and as of February 2013, ten main games were released. ''Dragon Quest 10'' is an [[online game]]. Besides these, there are many spin-off games and related products ([[manga]], [[anime]], [[Drama CD]]s and et cetera). The series is the most popular in Japan,<ref>{{cite web |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=2006-12-11 |title=Dragon Quest IX set for DS |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/12/12/dragon-quest-9-set-for-ds |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=2012-10-13 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6CJKDJUa3?url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/12/12/dragon-quest-9-set-for-ds |archive-date=2012-11-20 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Parish |last=Jeremy |title=Dragon Quest: Ye Complete Dragonography |url=http://www.1up.com/features/dragon-quest-complete-series-guide |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=2012-11-23 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6COs9LyoD?url=http://www.1up.com/features/dragon-quest-complete-series-guide |archive-date=2012-11-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Christian |last=Nutt |date=2005-11-22 |title=Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King |url=http://uk.ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dragon-warrior-viii/669330p1.html |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |access-date=2012-11-23 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6COsWYV5W?url=http://uk.ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/dragon-warrior-viii/669330p1.html |archive-date=2012-11-23 |url-