Akira Toriyama Announces ‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ Anime Series That Sees The Famous Characters Turned Into Child Versions

Toei Animation and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama announced a brand new Dragon Ball series at New York Comic Con titled Dragon Ball Daima.

Goku greets Korin in Dragon Ball Daima (2024), Toei

As reported by X user Shonen Games, Toriyama shared a message with convention attendees informing what Dragon Ball Daima will be about.

He said, “‘DAIMA’ is a made-up term, which in Japanese characters would be … or in English would be something like ‘Evil.’”

From there he provided some details about the series, “Due to a conspiracy, Goku and his friends are turned small. In order to fix things, they’ll head off to a new world! It’s a grand adventure with intense action in an unknown and mysterious world.”

Akira Toriyama’s message to Dragon Ball fans announcing Dragon Ball Daima via ShonenGameZ on X

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Toriyama continued, “Since Goku has to make up for his petite size, he uses his Nyoibo (Power Pole) to fight, something not seen in a long time. I came up with the story and settings, as well as a lot of the designs. I’m actually putting a lot more into this than usual!”

He then concluded, “Things will unfold that close in on the mysteries of the Dragon Ball world. Hope you all enjoy these different-from-usual battles that are cute and powerful!!”

Akira Toriyama’s message to Dragon Ball fans announcing Dragon Ball Daima via ShonenGameZ on X

Alongside the series’ announcement and Toriyama’s message Toei also released an official trailer and revealed the series is expected to debut sometime in Fall 2024.

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More information about Dragon Ball DAIMA is expected to be revealed during Battle Hour in January 2024 according to Dragon Ball X user SupaChronicles.

SupaChronicles on X

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