The last anime Akira Toriyama worked on before he died, Dragon Ball DAIMA it felt like a love letter to the whole Dragon Ball franchise. Dragon Ball DAIMA mixed the original Dragon Ball's atmosphere and adventure, p Dragon Ball Z's action in a story designed to capture the nostalgia of the '90s kids grew up with Dragon Ball GT as the end of the series.
It features the best animation and art direction of all Dragon Ball anime, DAIMA is nothing short of fantastic and in many ways a better sequel DBZ than Dragon Ball Super. Now almost two years since the anime premiered, Crunchyroll has finally announced a release date Dragon Ball DAIMA fans have been waiting ages.
“DAIMA Betrays Dragon Ball” Editor Akira Toriyama hated Dragon Ball DAIMA
Even though the anime was written by Akira Toriyama himself, its original editor does not love Dragon Ball DAIMA or modern Dragon Ball.
Crunchyroll celebrates 40 years of Dragon Ball with a new version of Dragon Ball DAIMA
Originally reported by Crunchyroll Dragon Ball DAIMABlu-ray release March 3, 2026 – almost two years to the day Akira Toriyama died. Unfortunately, the Blu-ray of the series was suddenly delayed and pre-orders were pulled from the Crunchyroll Store earlier this year. After months of waiting, Cruncyroll has finally revealed the new Blu-ray release date.
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Dragon Ball DAIMA Season 1 will be released on Blu-ray on August 11, 2026. The Blu-ray release will compile all 20 episodes Dragon Ball DAIMA. Dragon Ball DAIMA – The Complete Season – will retail for $55.98 on the Crunchyroll Store, compared to $69.98 on Amazon. Similarly, Dragon Ball DAIMAThe limited edition Blu-ray will retail for a discounted price of $75.98 via Crunchyroll versus $94.98 on Amazon and other retailers.
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Dragon Ball DAIMA – The Complete Season – Blu-ray – The limited edition is packed with goodies for fans
Suitable for limited edition release, Dragon Ball DAIMAThe limited edition Blu-ray is packed with extras that justify the higher price. In addition to the Blu-ray itself and all 20 episodes of the anime, Limited Edition Dragon Ball DAIMA The Blu-ray includes seven foil art cards of the series' main characters: Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Bulma, Shin, Glorio and Panzy.
The limited edition release also comes with a sticker of Mini Goku, Mini Vegeta and Mini Piccolo together, while packaged in a beautiful double-sided box. The front cover of the Limited Edition pack features art of Goku, Shin, Gloria and Panzy exploring the lush environment of the Demon Realm, while the back features Kami's Lookout sitting atop a sea of clouds.
Dragon Ball Super returns this October
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus recently revealed official merchandise to be released in October 2026, confirming the anime's soft release month.
Dragon Ball DAIMA Blu-ray is for the entire season, not the complete series
The door is still open for Season 2
Notably, Crunchyroll is clamoring for a Blu-ray release Dragon Ball DAIMA A complete season, not a complete series. While Dragon Ball DAIMA Season 2 was not announced, the anime ended on a cliffhanger with the reveal of more Tertian Oculus. The main cast also hasn't left the demon realm yet, leaving room for more adventures. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot'with Dragon Ball DAIMA The DLC even went out of its way to set up a sequel to the anime.
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Dragon Ball Super: Beerus due out this fall (probably October) with Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol anime set to follow sometime in 2027 or 2028. There is no reason two Dragon Ball anime can't run concurrently, especially since then Dragon Ball DAIMA and Dragon Ball Super scratching a very different itch for the series. Although nothing is confirmed yet, the chances of a Dragon Ball DAIMA Season 2 is still high and the anime deserves a sequel.
- Release date
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2024–2025
- Network
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Fuji TV, Kansai TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Iwate Menkoi Television, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, TNC, OHK, Ishikawa TV, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, Television Shin Hiroshima, Sa Tkuranbo TV, NTS, NTS Broadcast, NTS NIB, KKT, Fukushima TV, TOS, AKT, Toyama Television, Okinawa Television Broadcasting
- directors
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Kazuya Karasawa, Ryuta Kawahara
- Writers
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Akira Toriyama
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Masako Nozawa
Son Goku (mini) (voice)
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Koki Uchiyama
Gloria (voice)
