Daima‘s Ending Is a Fitting Last Note on Akira Toriyama’s Vision for Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball Daima has finally come to an end. The anime’s 20-episode run delivered an ample helping of fan service by making wishful fiction from internet forums of old real, with myriad new and returning transformations. The show also served as a huge animation flex on the part of Toei Animation weekly, putting the stalwart anime in conversation with popular power fantasy series of today like Solo Leveling with its hype fights. But Daima‘s most significant accomplishment is that it is a fitting bookend to late creator Akira Toriyama‘s 40-year legacy with the series. When Dragon Ball Daima first aired last year, the main points of contention at the forefront of every fan’s mind were where the show was placed in the series canon—and what new revelations it would cement in its wake. For those curious, the show wastes no time confirming that it occurs sometime after the Buu saga in Dragon Ball Z and technically before the events of Dragon Ball Super. Keeping things canon in Dragon Ball h ... Read full article.