Akira Toriyama breaks silence on Dragon Ball Daima anime series

Tulisha srivastava
A still from Dragon Ball Daima

As announced during this year’s NYCC, the Dragon Ball franchise is getting a new series, Daima – so here’s what creator Akira Toriyama has to say about it.

Dragon Ball is one of the most popular anime and manga franchises in the world, with several spin-offs and movies under its belt. The franchise gathered attention on the New York Comic Con stage as it unveiled a new canon anime. 

Dragon Ball Daima is the latest anime adaptation, and series creator Akira Toriyama shares a message about it. The story revolves around Goku and Kaiōshin as they turn into kids by a demon. They work together to find a way to become adults again.

Although the series doesn’t have an official release date yet, NYCC confirmed that it will drop in Fall 2024. The series also revealed its first trailer. Delve deeper to find out what Akira Toriyama has to say about the upcoming Dragon Ball Daima anime series.

Akira Toriyama’s message about Dragon Ball Daima

Akira Toriyama shares his message upcoming Dragon Ball Daima anime series and also talks about its plot.

The Dragon Ball creator shares, “Hello, I’m Akira Toriyama. I’m currently working on a new Dragon Ball. The title is Dragon Ball Daima. Daima is a made-up term… [which] in English would be something like Evil. 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. 

“I came up with the story and settings as well as a lot of the designs. I’m actually putting a lot more into this than usual. “Things will unfold that close in on the mysteries of the Dragon Ball World. Hope you all enjoy these different-from-usual battles that are cute and powerful.”

As the Dragon Ball Daima trailer features, Goku and his friends appear considerably different in this upcoming anime series. Everyone has been transformed into children. Now, it will be up to our heroes to undo the curse that caused this shift, and Toriyama promises that their journey will reveal mysteries of the Dragon Ball Universe.

You can catch up with the Dragon Ball series and movies on Crunchyroll.

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About The Author

Tulisha is an anime writer at Dexerto. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. She is most knowledgeable about Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com