Dragon Ball Daima Premieres With an Extended Episode on October 11, All Episodes Completed

Dragon Ball DAIMA anime will officially get an extended episode for its premiere, and it has been confirmed that the entire anime is already completed. It was also announced that the anime will premiere on October 11, the same day as the highly anticipated Sparking ZERO game will be released. The show has been given a late-night time slot for its broadcast in Japan, and the first episode will be extended by 10 minutes.

Yuichi Nakajima, the head of programming at Fuji TV, revealed at a press conference that Dragon Ball DAIMA is fully completed. He explained the decision for its Friday night slot by saying:
“Since this is a brand-new series, we want it to be seen nationwide. While previous series aired on Sunday mornings, that time slot wasn’t nationwide. We believe this new slot will make it easier for Dragon Ball fans and our target audience to watch. We want to reinforce the image that ‘anime belongs on Fuji TV.'”

Studio Toei Animation is animating, while Akira Toriyama was in charge of the story and original character design. Yoshitaka Yashima and Aya Komaki are serving as the series directors, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru adapted the design for the animation, and Yuko Kashihara is in charge of the series composition and script. They previously revealed a new trailer, visual and cast members.

Akira Toriyama started the Dragon Ball manga in 1984. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1989. The Dragon Ball Z sequel started in 1989 and ended in 1995. The sequel to Z, Dragon Ball Super started serialization in 2015 and is still ongoing.

The franchise received numerous anime adaptations, with the latest ones being Dragon Ball Super and Super Dragon Ball Heroes. With the latter one being separate from the main continuity, fans have been excited for the story to continue. The Dragon Ball Super TV anime ran from 2015 to 2018 with a total of 131 episodes. The Dragon Ball DAIMA anime was announced in October 2023.

Source: Oricon
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