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1 month ago | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Daniel Kurland
Dragon Ball GThasn’t always had it easy and remains one of the franchise’s more polarizing anime, despite the recent reappraisal that it’s received. There are certainly tonal issues in play when Dragon Ball GT begins as well as misjudging the type of audience that would be tuning into the series. Dragon Ball GT gradually becomes a more confident anime and its heights are easily on par with Dragon Ball Z’s best moments.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
Dragon Ball Sign in to your CBR account 40 years ago, Akira Toriyama began serializing in Shonen Jump what many would argue is the greatest shonen manga series of all time, Dragon Ball. Over the course of ten years, from September 1985 to August 1995, Toriyama would pen the 519 chapters that make up his martial arts manga magnum opus. The series would grow and evolve dramatically throughout that time, though it still always kept a tone and flavor that was very much Toriyama. That Toriyama...
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 8, "Tamagami". Glorio and Arinsu have remained two of Dragon Ball DAIMA’s most mysterious characters throughout the series. Their motivations were always questionable, that is, until Episode 8, "Tamagami," completely blew the lid off the truth of their relationship. This was something first hinted at in prior episodes, with Episode 1 even seeming to imply some connection between the two when viewed in hindsight.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 8, "Tamagami". Dragon Ball DAIMA has been far from the norm for Dragon Ball, despite it actively going back to the series’ more adventure-oriented roots. DAIMA has more in common with the Journey to the West inspiration of Akira Toriyama’s original concept than DBZ ever did, but the anime's fights are some of the best the series has seen in years.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
Goku and Vegeta are known to be two of the strongest fighters in anime history, let alone Dragon Ball. Even by the end of the Buu Saga (which the newest anime in the series, DAIMA, follows), Goku has access to his Super Saiyan 3 form, making him strong enough to defeat the Demon Realm’s most powerful entity, Majin Buu. However, all that changed when he and the rest of the Z Fighters are transformed into children in the very first episode of DAIMA.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
Dragon Ball Sign in to your CBR account The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 7, "Collar". DAIMA has changed & retconned a lot about Dragon Ball’s characters and lore in just a few short episodes. From the backstory of the Kais to the origins of the Namekians, DAIMA keeps altering Dragon Ball’s past, for better or worse. Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 7, “Collar”, made another positive change to the story that hints at a slightly more promising future for the series – this...
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
Dragon Ball DAIMA has given fans exciting lore bombshells in every single episode since the lfirst episode aired on October 11th, 2024. In just its first few episodes alone, fans learned about the internal politics of the Demon Realm, and even that the Potara Fusion can be undone with Majin Buu’s bodily gasses. However, the characters who have gotten the most surprising reveals in the series so far have been Shin and Piccolo.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Daniel Kurland
Dragon Ball Sign in to your CBR account Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball Zis an important stepping stone for the franchise that helped it become the more mature and action-packed anime franchise that it is today. DBZ features a considerably more exaggerated style of action that’s rich with aerial attacks, apocalyptic energy blasts, and unforgettable transformations. Dragon Ball Z’s tone is certainly more intense than the original Dragon Ball, which carries over to the anime’s diverse cast of...
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Daniel Kurland
Dragon Ball DAIMAhas rejuvenated Akira Toriyama’s successful shonen franchise in unexpected ways and it’s extremely satisfying to get a new Dragon Ball adventure that mixes the old with the new. Dragon Ball DAIMA was produced to commemorate Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary and it’s no coincidence that this original anime turns Goku back into a child, just like he was in the original Dragon Ball.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
cbr.com | Akira Toriyama |Brett Cardaro
The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 6, "Lightning". The more Goku is forcibly pulled into the political conflict of the mysterious and treacherous Demon Realm in Dragon BallDAIMA, the more odd characters of questionable allegiances he meets. However, none are quite as difficult to read as Glorio: Goku and Shin’s guide through the Demon Realm and the one responsible for actually helping them get there in the first place.
