Dragon Ball DAIMA’s premiere spends the majority of its time in the Demon Realm, an enlightening environment that the franchise has only really scratched the surface of outside non-canon video games and promotional anime like Dragon Ball Heroes and Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Immediately, there’s a lot of personality, depth, and size to the Demon Realm that makes it feel like is can easily sustain endless DAIMA adventures. The Demon Realm is unlike anything else that’s been experienced in the franchise. There’s even a comprehensive living security system that must be navigated in order to exit to the outside world. Demon Realm technology is also unique and creative. It’s easy to picture Toriyama having an absolute ball as he helped design these spaceships and machines.
Dragon Ball DAIMA quickly finds a rhythm between Degesu, Gomah, and Dr. Arinsu, its three central Majin figures. They are easily the episode’s highlight and there’s excellent chemistry between them that’s simultaneously sinister and silly. Their energy is somewhat reminiscent of the Pilaf Gang during the original Dragon Ball, especially when it comes to Gomah – his delusions of grandeur, and how he throws his weight around. It’s also quite entertaining to see Degesu and Gomah provide humorous color commentary on their Buu Saga rewatch (and even they can’t help but fast-forward through that laborious stretch of episodes). These Majin all work well amongst each other, but it will be exciting to see how their demeanors develop once they mingle with Shin – who is revealed to be Degesu’s older brother and Dr. Arinsu’s sibling – and Glorio, who just gets to lurk in the shadows of this premiere.
One of the most fascinating revelations to come out of this premiere and its Demon Realm machinations is that Dragon Ball DAIMA confirms that Namekians are evidently from the Demon Realm. They even have their own Dragon Balls. This is something that was heavily implied during Dragon Ball Super’s Granolah the Survivor Saga and, of course, presumed with Dragon Ball’s Demon King Piccolo. However, it’s still nice to get confirmation on this front and a reminder that Piccolo’s rehabilitation into a hero is truly impressive. Gomah and Degesu launch a resilient plan that involves turning Dragon Ball’s heroes into harmless children, but “Conspiracy” also teases some even more wicked matters to come.
The de-aging wish, as debilitating as it is, only represents a fraction of their three-pronged plan. Dragon Ball DAIMA plants the seeds for a powerful relic, the Evil Third Eye and Tertian Oculus, which has been lost since the era of Dabura’s father, Supreme Demon King Abura. The Tertian Oculus is a Majin heirloom that gives an individual incredible power when it’s placed on their head. This will surely play a major role in what’s to come and could even lead to Mechikabura’s canonical debut. Dragon Ball DAIMA also sets up the Demon Realm’s own Dragon Balls, which are protected by the three powerful Tamagamis, who are likely to become Goku’s targets once he storms the Demon Realm for a solution to their first-grade fiasco.
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