Dominance

Content warnings.:  Cartoon Blood and Gore, Physical Violence, Death, Animal Abuse (Dog Fighting).

Overview
Dominance is an original animated series created by AngelAnimations. The series  was released on Youtube in episode format between August 9th 2008 to August 23rd 2009 and was entirely animated and written by AngelAnimation. Dominance does not have voice actors. Instead the series relies on its visuals and subtitles for the entirety of its run. It features a cast of feral creatures called wolf dragons and tiger dragons in a fantasy setting. The first episode of the series was released on August 9th 2008 and was one minute twenty one seconds long.

The series is divided into five arcs over the course of forty one episodes. The first arc of the series is titled Milo and Sage, followed by The War Continues, In the Wrong Hands, Back to the Forest, and A Dramatic Change. Each arc contains eight to nine episodes in total. Episodes of the series are on average between forty seconds to three minutes long. With the final episode of the series having the longest run time of seven minutes and four seconds. The shortest episode of the series is episode one of The War Continues at forty three seconds in length. Unfortunately due to music present in the series a large section of the final arc A Dramatic Change is currently unavailable in some countries.

The final episode of the series was released on August 23 2009 and saw the conclusion of the series. However a short video continuation was released on January 2nd 2010 and showed a brief glimpse into Calla’s life after returning home.

Plot
For as long as anyone could remember, tiger dragons and wolf dragons have fought against each other in an attempt to become the dominant species. Tension has been ever building and most of each population views the other as enemies. But prejudice matters not to the young. Milo, a wolf dragon, and Sage, a tiger dragon, are best friends and playmates. Despite their fathers disapproval of their friendship, for Milo and Sage there is no better friend or companion but their relationship is put to the test when Milo’s father is killed by Sage’s.

After Milo’s father’s death, the wolf and tiger dragons erupt into new and more heated conflicts with each other. Milo joins the fight to defend his fellow wolf dragons. But what he’s not prepared for is meeting Sage again. Face to face, Milo’s resolve and anger break when his old friend tells him the truth of that night. Reunited the two friends abandon the war and run off to live together in peace. However their pasts are not done with them.

Milo wakes up from a strange dream to find they’ve been tracked down by tiger dragons. Sage is weakened to the point of being unable to fight the tiger dragons. With no other choice Milo attacks the three tiger dragons to protect his friend even at the cost of his own life. Just when things are looking bleak Sage makes a break for it and causes the group of tiger dragons to split. Sage manages to slip away from the others and finds himself regretting leaving Milo behind in the middle of a fight. Unsure if his friend is alive or dead, Sage realizes that even if Milo’s alive he would not want to see a coward.

After his separation from Milo, Sage finds himself in the company of a wolf dragon named Tori. Years pass, Sage and Tori have a daughter named Calla. But Sage worries that Calla will be treated poorly because she’s a hybrid. Tori tries to put him at ease but his concerns are far from unfounded. Calla struggles to make any connections to her peers. She is often on the receiving end of cruel pranks and jokes and has been labeled a freak by the other wolf dragons. One day however Calla discovers a strange tree in the forest with a tunnel running through the trunk. Calla follows the tunnel and finds herself in a completely unfamiliar world. Filled with strange creatures and machines. In a panic she runs away from the tree and is captured. Calla readies herself to fight and as soon as she’s free set off to find her way back home. Meanwhile back in the forest Tori and Sage desperately search for their daughter only for Sage to realize that the war between tiger and wolf dragons has finally made it to them. With the fighting worse than ever, Sage knows he must find Calla before it's too late.

Characters
The main characters of Dominance are Sage, Milo, and Calla. Most other characters in the series are unnamed but there are a few named minor roles such as Tori and Amorette.

Links
Youtube.