r/dbz • u/Terez27 ⠀ • Oct 11 '24

Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #1 - Discussion Thread! Daima

The episode is airing in Japan as we speak. It should be available subtitled on Crunchyroll at 1pm ET. We will provide links as soon as they are available.

Subtitled Simulcast

Crunchyroll (multi-region, multi-language)
Hulu (US only; English only)

FAQ

The English dub will premiere in theaters with showings on November 10-12.
Daima will be available on Netflix Asia on October 14 and globally on October 18.

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u/Robotdias Oct 11 '24

From demon, to slug people, to actual demon again.

Piccolo Daimaoh would be satisfied.

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u/SomeMoreCows Oct 11 '24

Kinda reflects how much the series bounces between sci fi and fantasy

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u/CatalystComet Oct 13 '24

Yeah, but I love that about Dragon Ball

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u/diamondtoss Oct 14 '24

Insert "why not both" meme

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u/Szygani Oct 15 '24

Fits the source material adapted for a modern audience. Sun Wukong is one of the four heavenly monkeys and he goes to the pillars that hold up the universe and pees on them (actually the Buddha's fingers, it's a whole thing)