There are two major television series that were adapted from the games. began airing in December 2, 1989 to April 5, 1991, and ran for 43 episodes. It was supervised by Horii, with a story loosely based on "Dragon Quest III". The first 13 episodes of the series were translated into English by Saban Entertainment under the title "Dragon Warrior". Due to its early time slot, and a lawsuit filed by Toriyama for not being credited for his work on character designs, it was not renewed. The series was released on DVD in Japan on October 2006, with its nine volumes selling about 90,000 units by February 2007.