‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ to Stream on Crunchyroll this October

Truly, it has been a rough year for manga and anime fans as we lost Akira Toriyama earlier this year in March. The prolific creator was only sixty-eight years old and was still actively working not just in the manga industry (on Dragon Ball Super illustrated by Toyotarou) but with animation projects like Dragon Ball DAIMA and Sand Land as well. The news shocked the world as Dragon Ball, Toriyama’s greatest series– is a globally loved, and the mangaka still is sorely missed. Dragon Ball DAIMA appears to be his final work and almost feels like a throwback to the era of classic Dragon Ball with much silliness and wonder about.

What Do We Know So Far? In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama’s original manga, which launched the Dragon Ball anime franchise, legendary studio Toei Animation brings fans a brand-new adventure. Dragon Ball DAIMA, the upcoming original anime series based on a new Dragon Ball story and characters from creator Akira Toriyama, will be available to stream with subtitles on Crunchyroll starting October 11 in the United States, Canada, Latin America including Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, followed by new weekly subtitled episodes simulcast with the Japanese TV broadcast. Dragon Ball DAIMA: Due to a conspiracy, Goku and his friends are turned small. What sort of adventure awaits Goku, Supreme Kai, and the new characters Glorio and Panzy in this unknown world, the “Demon Realm”? Dragon Ball DAIMA is di…