Summary
- Dragon Ball Daima is a homage to Akira Toriyama, with the manga artist heavily involved in its creation.
- Vegeta’s new Super Saiyan 3 transformation is called Ultra Vegeta 1, reflecting his prideful personality.
- Despite some flaws, fans were understanding of Dragon Ball Daima, as it was Toriyama’s final project released posthumously.
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Dragon Ball Daima is considered by many an homage to Akira Toriyama. The legendary manga artist passed away in 2024, which left the entire world in mourning for weeks. Even now, people around the world talk about the great man and his importance to the industry. Dragon Ball Daima is canon, so fans do not need to argue.
Recently, Vegeta used the Super Saiyan 3 transformation in the anime, which was a first for him. However, the Saiyan Prince refused to acknowledge that he had used the aforementioned transformation. Instead, he called it Ultra Vegeta 1.
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The name of Vegeta’s new transformation has amused fans. Vegeta denying that he used Super Saiyan 3 is on point with his personality. He is known for being someone who never compromises on his pride, even if it means being unreasonable. As previously stated, Vegeta’s new transformation is indeed Super Saiyan 3, and he used the name only to avoid admitting that he used it.
Dragon Ball Daima Is Akira Toriyama’s Last Project
Dragon Ball Daima was announced in October 2023. It was confirmed that Akira Toriyama was heavily involved in the creation of the series. He has been credited for the story and character designs. Additionally, he was credited with designing several monsters, vehicles, and background characters. According to reports, Dragon Ball Daima had been in development for five years. Akio Iyoku, the executive producer, also mentioned that they used Dragon Ball GT as a starting point.
He also mentioned that the staff brought up the project while they were working on Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. When they approached Toriyama, he was overjoyed.
Akio Iyoku mentioned that Dragon Ball Daima was made with the aim of entertaining fans who grew up watching Dragon Ball GT. Due to the unfortunate death of Akira Toriyama, many doubted whether the series would go ahead with the release or not.
A New Project Won’t Be Announced Anytime Soon
But the staff wanted to release the anime as an homage to Akira Toriyama. Eventually, it began airing on October 11, 2024, and the final episode was released on February 28, 2025. Despite its flaws, fans weren’t overly critical of the anime as they knew it was Akira Toriyama’s last project.
Since Dragon Ball Daima has only just ended, it is unreasonable to assume that a new project will be announced in the coming months. So, Dragon Ball fans will have to remain patient and wait for quite some time for new updates.
Dragon Ball Daima is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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Dragon Ball DAIMA
- Release Date
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October 11, 2024
- Writers
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Akira Toriyama