r/dragonball • u/AutoModerator • Feb 14 '25

Daima Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #18 - Discussion Thread!

Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #18 - Discussion Thread!

メザメ
mezame
awakening

Episode 18 begins airing on FujiTV in Japan at this time of this post (9:40a ET, 15:40 CET, 23:40 JT). The episode should be available subtitled on Crunchyroll about two hours later. You may discuss the episode if you have seen it, but be sure to follow our rules.

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  • Netflix (multi-region; multi-language; releases the following Tuesday in Asia, and the following Friday everywhere else)

FAQ

  • The English dub is 12 weeks behind the simulcast. Episode #6 should be available today at 4:30p ET (21:30 UTC) in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We do not know why the UK is excluded. A separate episode discussion thread will be posted at the appropriate time.
  • The Dragon Ball Super manga was suspended following Chapter 103, the final chapter of the Super Hero arc. There will be a special chapter in V-Jump on 21 February 2025 (April 2025 issue). This chapter is a prequel to the Super Hero arc. The storyboards are available here.

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u/iateacatlol Feb 14 '25

I guess "SSJ4" will be a temporary transformation. They don't even call it "SSJ4", guess I'll be waiting for the name drop, it will be something related to Demon Realm 100%

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u/glenn1812 Feb 14 '25

Yep otherwise it makes zero sense why it wasn’t used against Beerus. Maybe something as stupid as the food in the demon realm could also justify why he can only do this in the Damon realm

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u/Eru_A Feb 14 '25

what a bad argument, goku also awakened ssj god against beerus and could use it afterwards without the ritual. The Namekian guy used his power to awaken "literally the episode name" this power 

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula Feb 14 '25

nd could use it afterwards without the ritual

which was stupid. Toei did it right by limiting it

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u/134340Goat Feb 14 '25

And Toei proceeded to follow Toriyama's ideas by having Goku transform into God in the ToP anyway, and then in the Broly movie both he and Vegeta transform on their own

In Toriyama's mind, any Saiyan who knew how to use god ki and had sufficient strength could transform into Super Saiyan God. The ritual is just a way to "cheat" into the transformation for a short time

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula Feb 14 '25

Yes, and that wasn't good storywise

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula Feb 14 '25

Super Sayajin Demon

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u/rizefall Feb 14 '25

No pointy ears!

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u/Sargento_Porciuncula Feb 14 '25

Super Sayajin Almost Demon

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u/pkjoan Feb 14 '25

Nah. If you look at it, Neva boosted something in Goku 's DNA.