The official Dragon Ball franchise website announced on Saturday that the anime Dragon Ball Daima will conclude on February 28. The series’ 17th episode aired on Friday, and if it continues with weekly releases, the final episode would be its 20th. Toei Animation released a “Climax” trailer on Friday to mark the announcement.
Dragon Ball Daima first premiered on October 11 as part of a newly launched anime programming block on Fuji TV, airing Fridays at 11:40 p.m. (10:40 a.m. EDT). That same day, Crunchyroll began streaming the anime.
Netflix also picked up the series, initially releasing it in Asia on October 14, followed by a global rollout on October 18. Additionally, Crunchyroll launched the anime’s English dub on January 10, featuring the return of Stephanie Nadolny as the voice of young Goku.
The series is helmed by Yoshitaka Yashima (Dragon Ball Super, Digimon franchise) and Aya Komaki (One Piece series director, episode director for Marie & Gali), who serve as series directors. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Dragon Ball Z, Digimon franchise) is responsible for adapting the late Akira Toriyama’s character designs for animation.
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Yuuko Kakihara (Digimon Adventure tri. films, Urusei Yatsura (2022), Cells at Work!) supervises and writes the series scripts. Akira Toriyama, the franchise’s original creator, is credited with both the story and character designs for this new installment. Akio Iyoku, founder of Capsule Corporation Tokyo, is serving as an executive producer.
The anime’s theme songs feature prominent artists: Zedd, in collaboration with C&K (CLIEVY and KEEN), performs the opening theme “Jaka Jaan.” The ending theme, “Nakama” (Companions), is performed by Zedd featuring Ai, with Zedd composing the song specifically for the anime and Ai writing the lyrics.
The story follows Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, Piccolo, and other familiar characters who have mysteriously reverted to younger versions of themselves. However, unlike Dragon Ball GT, where Goku is transformed into a child following the original series’ conclusion, Daima introduces a different premise.
The characters embark on a journey to the Demon Realm to restore their original forms and rescue Earth’s Guardian, Dende, who has been turned into a baby. Along the way, they encounter new allies and formidable enemies. While the title Daima has no direct meaning, the kanji used in the name can be interpreted as “Evil” in English.
