At New York Comedian Con 2023, Toei Animation introduced the following anime installment of the sprawling Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball: Daima, wherein Goku and buddies are getting… youthful and tinier?
Monica Rial, the English dub voice of the tech-wiz Bulma in Dragon Ball Tremendous, served as moderator for a particular Dragon Ball panel. “I received away from [Bulma’s hotheaded Saiyan hubby] Vegeta for the weekend,” she jested. She received the followers fired up by teasing a “mysterious unique new video, not introduced anyplace else.” Additionally attending was Ian Sinclair, the English voice of Whis (the right-hand man of Beerus the Destroyer), who had by no means seen the footage.
Now, Sinclair and followers received their glimpse at a particular teaser for a brand new collection, Dragon Ball: Daima, celebrating 40 years of the franchise. With Toriyama’s writing and designs, Daima is a Dragon Ball story by no means informed elsewhere within the franchise. In some way Goku, Bulma, Piccolo, Yamcha and others have been lowered into cutesy pint-sized youthful varieties. The collection is slated for a fall 2024 launch.
Earlier than a Dragon Ball fan can scratch their heads and utter, “I received so many questions,” you’re not getting any solutions for some time. The visiting Dragon Ball government producer Akio Iyoku (with a translator) remained secretive concerning the transformation. “Sure, it’s very curious. There are some issues I can’t say… Akira Toriyama has been deeply concerned past his normal capability within the character design and paintings and extra.”
“We determined [the title] just a few days in the past,” shared Iyoku. So why the title Daima?
A letter kind Toriyama, displayed on display on the panel, defined it together with some–nonetheless obscure–plot growth:
“DAIMA” is a made-up time period… in English could be one thing like “Evil.”
Because of a conspiracy, Goku and his buddies are turned small. In an effort to sort things, they’ll head off to a brand new world! It’s a grand journey with intense motion in an unknown and mysterious new world. Since Goku has to make up for his petite dimension, he makes use of his Nyoibo (Energy Pole) to combat, one thing not seen in a very long time. I got here up with the story and settings, in addition to a number of the designs. I’m really placing much more into this than normal.”
Now again to his pint-sized self of the outdated days, the Saiyan Goku is reuniting together with his Energy Pole, which is among the many parts that will remind the viewer that Dragon Ball is a liberal retelling of Journey to the West epic. The trailer hints that the wish-granting Dragon Balls play a job of their kiddie transformation, however it doesn’t present the wrongdoer who might need uttered the want.
Sinclair inquired about one other thriller: “Is Whis going to be in it?” Iyoku answered, “I’m not going to say no, however perhaps, however I’m going to say Bulma’s in it.”
The panel additionally teased Dragon Ball video and card video games, a Sand Land RPG online game (primarily based on one other Toriyama property), the house and digital video launch of Dragon Ball Tremendous: Tremendous Hero (November 11), and the return of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods to film theaters (October 17 and 18) with 20 minutes of bonus supplies.
“Dragon Ball: Daima. Dragon Ball: Daima. Dragon Ball: Daima, please bear in mind this title,” Iyoku reiterated.
The panel closed out with a video message of Goku’s (stylish as all the time) octogenarian Japanese voice actress, Masako Nozawa, posing as if she have been performing a “KamehameHAAAAAAA. That was it for Toei’s Dragon Ball panel, however be certain that to take a look at all of Polygon’s protection of all of New York Comedian Con 2023’s information, trailers, and highlights proper right here.