Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It perfectly depicts spring weather.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

Atarashii haru was hatched in very early spring, when there is still some snow on the ground. He loves the smell of the frost as it melts away and gives way to the flowers of spring. He loves to make friends with all the newly born birds and bunnies. Spring is by far his favorite season.

His name means new spring.