After years of speculation about what the next anime series would be in Akira Toriyama's legendary franchise, Toei Animation finally answered the question as part of the New York Comic Con 2023. And no, it won't be the sequel you expected Excellentbut an original project titled Dragon Ball: Daima.
Dragon Ball Daimawhat is it about?
In this new series, Goku, Vegeta and other characters from the saga become smaller than usual. All this because of a Shenlong wish from mysterious characters. The anime will take place sometime after the end Dragon Ball Z and before beginning Dragon Ball Super.
With vibrations of Dragon Ball GTthe project promises to bring the franchise back to its roots.
Toriyama shared the following message about the project to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball (above):
“Hello, I’m Akira Toriyama.
I'm currently working on a new one Dragon Ball. The title is Dragon Ball Daima.
'Daima' is a made-up term that would mean something like 'evil' in kanji or English.
Because of a wish, Goku and his friends become small. To make things right, they will set out for a new world. It's a great adventure with intense action in an unknown and mysterious world.
Since Goku needs to compensate for his small size, he uses his sacred staff to fight, something that hasn't been seen in a long time.
I created the story and setting as well as many of the designs. The truth is that I'm doing a lot more of my part than usual.
It will delve into the mysteries of the universe Dragon Ball.
I hope you enjoy these battles, which are different from the usual ones, beautiful and powerful!”
Cast and production team
Yoshitaka Yashima (Animation Director of Dragon Ball Super) And Aya Komaki (Director of One piece) are the leaders of this new project. Yuuko Kakihara (Digimon Adventure tri.) supervises and writes the scripts, while Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Dragon Ball Z) customizes character designs for animation.
According to the producers Akira Toriyama is “deeply involved.” He Mangaka is credited with the original work, story, and new character designs.
The Japanese voice cast will be seen again Masako Nozawa like Son Goku.
When it premieres Dragon Ball Daima?
The new anime series Dragon Ball will premiere in Fall 2024; that is, sometime between the months of October and December.
