Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of your favorite Z-Fighters will be making their big comeback this October with the premiere of Dragon Ball DAIMA TV anime, one of series creator Akira Toriyama's final works. Today, Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV has announced their upcoming programming slate at their Odaiba headquarters, sharing details about the highly-anticipated premiere of Dragon Ball DAIMA. Mantan Web reported that the new shonen anime series is scheduled to premiere on October 11, 2023 in an extended 40-minute time slot (10-minute extension).
According to Yuichi Nakajima, the head of programming at Fuji TV, “all the episodes [of Dragon Ball DAIMA] are ready” for broadcast. Dragon Ball DAIMA will be airing in Fuji TV's brand new anime-focused time slot on Friday nights at 11:40 PM JST. In the press conference, Nakajima explained that the shift from Sunday mornings (where Dragon Ball Kai and Super broadcasted) to Friday nights is so that new episodes will be broadcast nationwide, making the new anime “easily able to be watched by the target demographic.” It was also announced that all episodes of Dragon Ball DAIMA have been completed.
Masako Nozawa will return to voice Son Goku once again, but fans will have to wait for the rest of the casting details. Aya Komaki (ONE PIECE FILM RED assistant director) and Yoshitaka Yashima (Dragon Ball Super storyboard artist, animation director et al.) will be directing Dragon Ball DAIMA for Toei Animation. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning) will be in charge of adapting Toriyama's designs for animation, and the scripts will be written and supervised by Yuuko Kakihara (Pseudo-Harem).
What is Dragon Ball DAIMA about?
You can read the official synopsis for Dragon Ball DAIMA here:
Dragon Ball Daima is a new anime in which Akira Toriyama has been directly involved with the production of its brand-new story, including the plot and character designs. Also, it is being released for the 40th anniversary of the original Dragon Ball series, taking the fans' expectations to a whole new level.
Dragon Ball Super anime aired from 2015 to 2018 with a total of 131 episodes.
For more information about Dragon Ball DAIMA, visit the official website of the anime.
