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First reactions to 'Dragon Ball Daima' from Japan: "I cried within the first 10 seconds!!!"
Japanese fans share their first impressions after watching the first episode of the new anime featuring mini versions of Goku, Vegeta and company.
In just three days’ time, ‘Dragon Ball Daima’ will be released all over the world on various platforms, the new and long-awaited anime based on the franchise created by Akira Toriyama and starring the mini versions of Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo and company. However, some Japanese fans have already been able to preview the first episode and share their initial reactions, and they could not be more positive: “I cried within the first 10 seconds” or “This is a godly anime” are just two examples of the first impressions of ‘Dragon Ball Daima’, which also celebrates the high level of animation it shows.
First impressions of Dragon Ball Daima
According to DbsHype account in X, the first reactions to Dragon Ball Daima couldn’t be more positive: “The animation is amazing! Nakatsuru-san, your drawing is amazing, I cried within the first ten seconds! That’s all for my impressions of the earliest screening! I’m really looking forward to broadcast starting next week!,” said one fan, not without praising chief animation director Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru.
“It’s been a while since Yashima-san has been so involved as a an animation staff member. And as expected, character designers, Nakatsuru-san and Kubota-san Were on spot.I can honestly say it’s a godly anime,” said another fan, noting the return to the franchise of Yoshitaka Yashima, a veteran animator and character designer of ‘Dragon Ball Z’ and ‘Dragon Ball Super’. “All I can hear is the cheers from the screening,” mentioned another fan.
They also emphasize the sense of humor of Dragon Ball Daima, recapturing the light-hearted style of Goku’s early adventures: “‘Dragon Ball Daima’ joins the battle! Episode 1 of the anime it was so, so funny. I couldn’t believe it, I yelled out loud, I’m so, so excited for the next episode,” adds another Japanese fan. “I also felt like that characters from the original returned and spoke for the first time in a long time, and it was all so awesome,” concluded another fan.
‘Dragon Ball Daima’ premieres worldwide this coming October 11th, with the possibility to watch it in the United States via Crunchyroll starting this Friday, and on Netflix a week later, as we already know, with Japanese voices and English subtitles.