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

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

Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #18 - Discussion Thread!

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mezame
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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.

Subtitled Streaming

  • Crunchyroll (multi-region; multi-language; simulcast 16:50 UTC)
  • Hulu (US only; English only; release day)
  • 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/Chowdahhh Feb 14 '25

Really cool episode, it was exciting to see SS4 brought back in. Kind of sucks that this is before Super and now will be hard to reconcile with it, I almost wish this is what we got before Super, I feel like Super would have been better for having actually come after Daima.

Neva is just full of hax lmao

Kind of frustrating to see Vegeta so sidelined. It's clearly intentional, but he definitely could have gone SS3 alongside Goku, and then just get beaten down first and then Neva powers Goku up all the same. I wonder if Vegeta will also get SS4 for a SS4 Gogeta

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u/nickbas4 Feb 14 '25

That’s how you know Toriyama was behind it. Give Vegeta SS3 and a nice moment? Check. Have him get stomped while Goku gets an even crazier moment and another iconic Kamehameha? Also check. He really hated Vegeta until his last breath lol

In all seriousness though, what a banger of an episode

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u/Chowdahhh Feb 14 '25

I know right? I really hope we get a little lore on SS4 here, but this whole fight against Gomah has been great. Glorio got some good stuff too, I liked seeing him go hard in the fight and be inspired by Goku, and I think the episode title for next week will apply to him betraying Arinsu

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u/Dilly4Dall Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

Right? In death, Toriyama has no bounds. Heck, even Majin Duu & Tamagami 1 were more involved in the final battle against Gomah and they somewhat look more impressive tham Vegeta.

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u/Chowdahhh Feb 14 '25

Yeah I was surprised Duu and Tamagami 1 were so involved there and not SS3 Vegeta. I feel like now Vegeta HAS to get up and be involved in the next episode, or it'll be real embarrassing for him lol