Dragon Ball celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original manga series by the late Akira Toriyama debuting in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. In it, a completely new anime series with a plot never seen in the previous series was born. But the experience is a lot different than what fans might expect.
Dragon Ball Daima has a completely original plot from late author Akira Toriyama, with completely new character designs. The story begins with King Gomah making a wish with the dragon god to turn Goku and everyone involved in the Majin Buu arc into children.
Now, producer Akio Iyoku has explained why this happens, it serves two purposes. It's about giving older fans a familiar experience and something new for current fans to enjoy.
Why did Goku return to being a child?
As Dragon Ball producer Akio Iyoku explained in a special radio broadcast celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Daima serves as a good return point for older fans. A smaller Goku serves as a different setting and situation from Dragon Ball Super for new fans.
When it came to turning the entire cast of characters into children instead of just Goku, the writing team behind the anime just thought it would be more interesting to make everyone younger after the events of the Majin arc. Buu.
Iyoku was coy when it came to revealing when Dragon Ball Daima will end, and also couldn't reveal how long this new anime will last. But at the same time, Iyoku also revealed some interesting information about the future of Dragon Ball Daima. Not only did he reveal that there's a secret message built in with each episode title, but there's also likely more planned for the future of Dragon Ball in general.
It's unclear whether this will be a sequel to Dragon Ball Daima or other projects like Dragon Ball Super, but the future of anime remains bright.
