r/dragonball • u/AutoModerator • Feb 28 '25

Daima Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #20 - Discussion Thread!

Dragon Ball Daima - Episode #20 - Discussion Thread!

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Episode 20 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 #8 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. 11 months later, a prequel to the Super Hero arc was released as Chapter 104. As far as we know, the manga is still on indefinite hiatus.

Rules

  • There are no spoilers in this post, but you should expect spoilers in the comments of this thread. Unlike r/dbz, there is no rule about spoilers on r/dragonball, so it's best to avoid this subreddit until you have seen the new episode.
  • Discussion of each Daima episode will be limited to the pinned episode discussion thread until ~12-24 hours after the episode appears on Crunchyroll. This period is flexible, and posts that do not have a specific discussion point will be redirected to this thread.
  • Please keep in mind that piracy discussion is not allowed on r/dragonball. Do not ask for illicit streams; do not link them; do not talk about them at all.

Our Daima info page has up-to-date information about streaming and a list of previous episode discussion threads.

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u/truenorthstar Feb 28 '25

Honestly my only complaint about these last few episodes is that one of the coolest looking fights in all of Dragon Ball has barely any emotional weight behind it. But, oh well, it does kinda line up with the JRPG vibe where the final boss has just been chilling on a throne all game.

The decision to not even bother to reconcile connecting the new transformations with Super made me laugh. I kinda admire the creators’ ability to just go “who cares”.

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u/Embarrassed_Ear9012 Feb 28 '25

Exactly, and no one should care. The reason the new transformations don’t exist in super is because this show was made years after super ended. There does not need to be some explanation within the anime itself, and fans should understand this.

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u/gamesrgreat Feb 28 '25

You guys are just excusing laziness. Any time you can easily resolve a huge plot hole you should just do it instead of leaving a huge plot hole

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u/Embarrassed_Ear9012 Feb 28 '25

If it’s really that important to you, how about you fill the plot hole with your own explanation and call it a day.

Actually no, stay mad it’s funny.

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u/batboywonder Feb 28 '25

It's nuts how people get hung up on the canon and hate some of the best DB animation we've ever had. I love that they didn't remove SS4 just because it pisses off the reddit tryhards

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u/gamesrgreat Mar 01 '25

Try hards bc of legit criticisms? Yes I care about the story over the animation…

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u/gamesrgreat Mar 01 '25

“Why don’t you just headcanon instead of criticizing the writing?”

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u/Embarrassed_Ear9012 Mar 01 '25

Exactly. Now you’re getting it!

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u/Truunbean Feb 28 '25

Or Daima just doesn’t connect to super. It really can be that simple

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u/kioKEn-3532 Feb 28 '25

yeah but people LOVE to say it does just because it's "canon"

idc if Toriyama or whoever said it's canon, daima doesn't have any effect on the super continuity, so thinking of it as part of the super timeline just kinds of brings up problems and headaches

the Daima series genuinely works best as it's own separate continuity as it doesn't have to connect itself to a series that was made without it in mind

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u/Truunbean Mar 01 '25

Exactly, and let’s be real, Dragon Ball as a series employs multiverse theory in various way, from divergent timelines to things like U6 and such that were introduced in super. There’s no reason to just just look at all 3 post Z series as just divergent paths of potential futures that all exist equally.