It has been six years since Dragon Ball Super ended and Son Goku last appeared in a TV anime, but in just a few days, the fan-favorite shonen hero created by the late Akira Toriyama will finally return. Dragon Ball DAIMA, the new TV anime series that will feature Goku and Vegeta in their mini form, will premiere on October 11. While the trailers gave us an early look at Goku and other Z-Fighters' next adventure, plot details are mostly being kept under wraps, but now, a new synopsis may have revealed the main antagonist behind the conspiracy that caused the Saiyan hero and his friends to shrink to their mini forms.
Toei Animation, the studio that produced Dragon Ball DAIMA, has shared the official synopsis of the new anime's first episode, and it turns out that the unexpected transformation is caused by someone from the "Demon Realm". The blurb also mentioned a mysterious "young Majin", Glorio, who could be a major villain in the series. Here's the official synopsis for Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 1:
Goku and his friends were living a peaceful life when they were suddenly shrunk due to a conspiracy! When they find out that the reason might lie in a world called "Demon Realm", a mysterious young Majin named Glorio appears before them
It's likely that Glorio will be the one telling Goku why they were shrunk early on, before Goku and his friends go on an adventure. Dragon Ball DAIMA will likely go back to its roots when it comes to its story, so we can expect them to go on a journey to find the seven Dragon Balls, so they could transform back to their grown-up forms.
You can watch the latest trailer for Dragon Ball DAIMA below:
Masako Nozawa returns as the voice of Son Goku. Aya Komaki (ONE PIECE FILM RED assistant director) and Yoshitaka Yashima (Dragon Ball Super storyboard artist, animation director et al.) directed Dragon Ball DAIMA for Toei Animation. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning) adapted Toriyama's designs for animation, and the scripts were written and supervised by Yuuko Kakihara (Pseudo-Harem).
Where to Watch Dragon Ball DAIMA
Dragon Ball DAIMA will be available to stream on Crunchyroll in the United States, Canada, and Latin America, including Brazil. The TV anime will also stream in South Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand followed by Japanese TV broadcasts. The first episode will go live in Japan on October 11, and Crunchyroll will simulcast the new episodes with English (and other languages) subtitles as they're released weekly. Crunchyroll announced an English dub for Dragon Ball DAIMA, and Toei Animation will debut that version in select theaters this fall.
Previously, Toei Animation revealed this description for Dragon Ball DAIMA:
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 DAIMA is confirmed to premiere in an extended 40-minute time slot (10-minute extension).
