Set for the fall season with an October 2020 debut, the Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai anime TV series has had a lot of information dropped about it.
The series is based on the manga by Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada that ran for 37 volumes between 1989 and 1996.
The two students then go off on a journey to avenge Avan and bring peace back to the world.
To save his students, Avan uses a Self-Sacrifice spell to attack, but is unable to defeat Hadlar.