Dragon Ball's primary conflict is ALWAYS ridiculous techniques

Key Takeaways

  • The desire to get rid of the Z Fighters has consequences.
  • There is only one wish received because of the ignorance of the participants.
  • The series is a good mix of comedy, nostalgia and new elements.



The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball DAIMA Season 2, “Glorio” available on Crunchyroll and Netflix.

Dragon Ball ALWAYS premiered last week and is streaming on Crunchyroll (and on Netflix a few days later). Early reviews (including ours on this site) have been excellent, and it looks like the world is ready for more. Dragon Ball in the world.

However, the world has only seen the first episode of the show, and although it has established the foundation, there is still much to be revealed. This week, not only do we have more revelations about what the series will be about, we're starting to see the tone the series will take.

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A New Wish Was Given

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As we saw last week, the Dragon Balls were summoned and our new antagonist, Majin Gomah, decided he wanted to use the Dragon Balls to gain new powers now that Goku and his friends had defeated their enemies. With three wishes under his belt, he decides that the first order of business is to wish all the Z Fighters to turn into children again, in order to reduce their powers (and thus will not be an obstacle to his ultimate goal). Although this wish is possible, wishes two and three are not.

Technique hinders planning

Although Shenron gives three wishes, it turns out that this is a courtesy he gives to the people he is familiar with on Earth. Since Gomah is a stranger to the universe, he only gets one, causing the Dragon Balls to spread again. This creates a particularly unfortunate problem for Gomah, who is informed by his fellow Namekians that even he cannot quickly recover the Dragon Balls after being used. They have to wait a while before they can make another wish. As an insurance policy, Gomah decides to kidnap Dende, who is turned into a baby by Shenron's granting of a wish.


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What happens to Goku and his friends?

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As a result of the granted wish, Goku and his friends turned into various (disagreeable) youths. Bulma and Chi Chi are happy to look young again, while Vegeta and Piccolo are not too surprised by their new situation. Goku seems more confused than anything else, while Trunks and Goten revert to being babies (although they do seem to have the ability to communicate telepathically for reasons that will hopefully be explained in the future).


The power is really lost

Although the plan was not a sure thing, it appeared that the removal of aging had at least an effect on individual power. As expected, however, the power did not disappear completely. If anything, the way it was explained was that everyone was “out of proportion” due to their new size. This means that even if they don't lose their powers, they need to retrain themselves to use them fully. This is certainly appropriate as it will give the characters a reason to train and strengthen their powers during the show, leading to clashes with new opponents in the series.

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This is what Dragon Ball GT should be

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With two episodes under the belt, it seems clear that the producers are taking inspiration Dragon Ball GTwhere comedy is more central to everything. Unlike that show though, Dragon Ball DAIMA excels at balancing act. Now, the producers have been following this line since the release of Dragon Ball Super, so it's not like this design will surprise longtime viewers. Longtime fans who have bad memories of Dragon Ball GT will take heart from the fact that the aspect of that show that was most derided (turning Goku back into a child) isn't being given a second shot. but most successful. . The fact that Toriyama helped write the story this time may have something to do with that success.

Even the theme songs are more daring than they are action-packed, with Hironobu Kageyama's classic music taking a back seat this time around. With Zedd / C&K performing the opening and Zedd going solo for the ending theme, the series has a new musical sound, and it will be interesting to see if the production of Dragon Ball continues with this new sound. to come Although the series charts a new path, it does not let go of the past, as characters and elements from the first episode also appear (appearances that have not appeared for a long time). How much is the past Dragon Ball ALWAYS It's not clear at the moment, but what is clear is that the series has been a lot of fun so far and most Dragon Ball fans will probably be happy with what can now be called “the version good at”. Dragon Ball GT.”


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Dragon Ball Daima is the latest anime in Akira Toriyama's legendary franchise. After transforming into a child, Goku must travel to a new world to try and turn things around.

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