Dragon Ball Daima (ドラゴンボールDaima Doragon Bōru Daima),[1] stylized as Dragon Ball DAIMA, is the fifth anime installment in the Dragon Ball franchise.
Release[]
The series was announced during the Dragon Ball Special Panel at New York Comic Con 2023; it was revealed to be airing in Fall 2024. On July 19, 2024, and September 2, 2024, it is later revealed that the series would premiere on October 11, 2024.[2][3]
Toei Animation holds the international rights to the series and is streamed via Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix. As with the other Dragon Ball media dubbed in English, the first three English dub episodes of Daima are produced by OkraTron 5000 premiering in U.S. theaters on November 10-12, 2024.[4][5]
Overview[]
"Hello. I'm Akira Toriyama. |
Production[]
Key visual of Dragon Ball Daima
Daima was originally going to be an anime-original series without any input from Akira Toriyama, however after giving advice here and there, Toriyama ended up becoming majorly involved; creating the story, world, characters, mechs, and all sorts of other things.[6][7]
Akira Toriyama handled the story and settings, as well as many of the designs.[1][8][9][7]
"Daima" is a made-up term, which would translate to "Evil" in English.[1] However, the kanji used for Daima (大魔) mean "great" and "demon/magic".[10][8][9] The series' name is primarily displayed as ドラゴンボールDaima(ダイマ) by official sources, using katakana for Daima rather than the kanji Toriyama gave.[11][7]
Akio Iyoku confirmed Dragon Ball Daima would feature a completely original story.[12]
On February 10, 2025, Akio Iyoku stated in an interview that it took six years to develop Dragon Ball Daima starting on parallel to the work on Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The show was developed with the intent of it being watched by children and parents, with the decision of turning Goku back into a child being because the parents would likely have been watching Dragon Ball GT when they were younger. Toriyama's involvement was intended to be minimal, but he ended up creating most of Daima; with the anime being a continuation of and strongly connected to the original manga's Majin Buu Saga. While originally it was intended just for Goku to become a child again, Toriyama changed it after he became involved, so the entire cast was affected. More time was spent developing Daima than the prior films. Iyoku believes that pointy-eared people originating from the Demon Realm was something Toriyama had in mind for a while but had never had a chance to implement prior.[8][9][7]
Story[]
Due to a conspiracy, Goku and his friends are turned small. In order to fix things, they'll head off to a new world! It's a grand adventure with intense action in an unknown and mysterious world. Since Goku has to make up for his petite size, he uses his Power Pole to fight, something not seen in a long time.
Sagas[]
- Daima Saga (Episodes 1-20)
Cast[]
Staff[]
- Series Director: Yoshitaka Yashima & Aya Komaki[29]
- Episode Director: Aya Komaki, Kazuya Karasawa, Takao Kiriyama, Kan Murakami, Yūichi Tsuzuki, Gaku Yano, Ryūta Kawahara
- Story: Akira Toriyama
- Character Designs: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru[29]
- Screenplay: Yūko Kakihara[29]
- Art Director: Maya Kasai
- Art: Bun-sun Lee, Maya Kasai (eps 1-), Eiji Hamano
- Background Art: Bun-sun Lee, Maya Kasai (eps 1-)
- Music: Kōsuke Yamashita
- Animation Supervisor: Naoko Yamaoka, Takeo Ide, Miyako Tsuji, Kozue Komatsu, Naoki Murakami, Kōji Watanabe, Takumi Yamamoto, Shun Sawai, Hiroyuki Honda, Kaori Saitō, Hiromi Ishigami, Yūya Takahashi, Emiko Miyamoto, Yūichi Hamano, Shuntarō Mura, Mikio Fujiwara
- Script Assistance: Silver Link
Theme Songs[]
- Opening (OP):
- "Jaka Jaan": episodes 2~19
Trivia[]
- Daima is the last Dragon Ball project to be worked on by Akira Toriyama before his death on March 1, 2024.[30][31][32]
- In the United States, Dragon Ball Daima had a limited theatrical release on the weekend of November 8, 2024, that included the first three episodes in the English dub. This release saw the event gross a total of $661,204 at the box office.
- According to executive producer Akio Iyoku, the red katakana letters in each Daima episode title have some meaning, which has yet to be revealed.[33]
Gallery[]
 Key Visual #1 English  Key Visual #1 Japanese  Key Visual #2 English  Key Visual #2 Japanese  Jump Victory Carnival 2024 Key Visual  Design of Mini Goku  Design of Goku  Design of Mini Shin  Design of Shin  Design of Mini Vegeta  Design of Vegeta  Design of Mini Bulma  Design of Bulma  Design of Mini Piccolo  Design of Piccolo  Design of Mini Krillin  Design of Krillin  Design of Mini Yamcha  Design of Yamcha  Design of Mini Chi-Chi  Design of Chi-Chi  Design of Mini Master Roshi  Design of Master Roshi  Design of Mini Goten  Design of Goten  Design of Mini Trunks  Design of Trunks  Design of Mini Dende  Design of Dende  Design of Mini Mr. Popo  Design of Mr. Popo  Design of Mini Android 18  Design of Android 18  Design of Mini Marron  Design of Marron  Design of Mini Kibito  Design of Kibito  Design of Mini Mr. Satan  Design of Mr. Satan  Design of Mini Good Buu  Design of Good Buu  Design of Mini Ox-King  Design of Ox-King  Design of Mini Puar  Design of Puar  Design of Mini Oolong  Design of Oolong  Design of Tamagami Number Three  Design of Tamagami Number Two  Design of Tamagami Number One  Design of Marba  Design of Majin Duu  Design of Majin Kuu  Design of Hybis  Design of Neva  Design of Dr. Arinsu  Design of Degesu  Design of Gomah  Design of Panzy  Design of Glorio  Designs of Mini Goku and Krillin  Designs of Mini Mr. Satan, Android 18, Chi-Chi, and Good Buu  Designs of Gomah, Panzy, Glorio, Mini Goku, Shin, Vegeta, and Piccolo  Designs of Gomah, Degesu, and Dr. Arinsu  Designs of Mini Goku and Krillin  Designs of Mini Mr. Satan, Android 18, Chi-Chi, and Good Buu  Demon Realm scoundrels and Gendarmerie soldiers  Mini Goku featured on the November 2024 cover of Saikyō Jump  Mini Goku featured on the December 2024 cover of V-Jump  Kid Goku and Super Saiyan Mini Goku featured on the December 2024 cover of Saikyō Jump |
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Akira Toriyama's message on Daima.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball DAIMA" Unveiling new characters & a main visual Plus a highly anticipated new trailer!. dragon-ball-official. Retrieved on July 19, 2024.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Daima Release Date Announced. Comicbook. Retrieved on September 2, 2024.
- ↑ Dragon Ball DAIMA English Dub Premiere Heads to U.S. Theaters This November. Crunchyroll. Retrieved on Septmber 24, 2024.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Daima Anime's Trailer Reveals U.S. Screening for English Dub on November 10-12, Previews Dub Voices. Anime News Network. Retrieved on September 24, 2024.
- ↑ New Translation: Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2024 – Akira Toriyama Lifetime Achievement Award Comment. Retrieved on March 18, 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Dragon Ball DAIMA: Behind the Scenes of the First Anime Series in 6 Years Why did they make Goku smaller? (Japanese). MANTANWEB. Retrieved on February 11, 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Executive producer Akio Iyoku discusses Daima's origin. Twitter.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Herms' tweet on Iyoku interview. Retrieved on February 11, 2025.
- ↑ Herms' tweet on Daima's meaning. Retrieved on October 12, 2023.
- ↑ Herms' tweet on the NYCC Announcement. Retrieved on October 12, 2023.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Daima Confirmed to Feature "Completely Original" Story. comicbook. Retrieved on January 6, 2024.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Daima releases English dub trailer, announces US theatrical screening dates. sportskeeda. Retrieved on Septmber 24, 2024.
- ↑ Dragon Ball Daima Anime Confirms Stephanie Nadolny's Return as Young Goku in English, Aaron Dismuke as New Character Glorio. Anime News Network. Retrieved on October 17, 2024.
- ↑ Panzy's English Voice Actor Revealed. Twitter. Retrieved on February 5, 2025.
- ↑ Landon McDonald voicing Degesu. X. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Nasim Benelkour voicing Piccolo Mini. x. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Announcement of voice actor change in charge of Yamcha role. dragonballdaima. Retrieved on October 4, 2024.
- ↑ Brittany Lauda confirms voicing Chi-Chi Mini. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Jordan Dash Cruz voicing Master Roshi Mini. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Dusty Feeney voicing Majin Buu Mini. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Emi Lo voicing Dende Mini. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Trisha Melon voicing Mr. Popo (Mini). Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Kristian Eros voicing Sir Warp. Retrieved on November 10, 2024.
- ↑ Character Announcement! I’m voice King Kadan the Don. The King of the Third Demon World in the New Dragon Ball Daima Dub!. Instagram. Retrieved on February 12, 2025.
- ↑ Hybis in the house! 😁. Instagram. Retrieved on February 7, 2025.
- ↑ It's an incredible honor to be the English voice of Tamagami 3, guardian of the 3 star Dragon Ball in #DragonballDaima.. Retrieved on Febraruy 22, 2025.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Danima is Daniel Penz. Hillia is Matthew Elkins. Gaimoi is Brandon Johnson. They all had an incredible time cutting loose as these dudes!. Twitter. Retrieved on April 16, 2025.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 OFFICIALLY REVEALED! #DragonBallDaima Staff List. Retrieved on November 19, 2023.
- ↑ Information; Dear Friends and Partners. en.dragon-ball-official (March 8, 2024).
- ↑ Akira Toriyama, the Creator of Dragon Ball, Dead at 68. comicbook. Retrieved on March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (2024-03-08). Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at age 68. Gematsu.
- ↑ Red letters in each Daima episode title. Twitter. Retrieved on January 2, 2025.