Dragon Ball Daima producer reveals that the idea for anime is older than you might think

Daima appeared after many years of development for the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball. (Image: © Bird Studio, Shueisha / Toei animation)

Although it feels like the animeOnly recently started, he ends again at the end of this month. Then you will find out how the adventures of Son Goku and Co. go out in the shadow realm.

Until then, we would like to sweeten the last episodes with additional background knowledge that the Daima producer Akio Iyoku as part of oneInterviewswith the Japanese website Mantan Web.

Dragon Ball Daima has long been in production

Especially in the fast-moving anime business, it is likely to be surprising that the producers have taken the time at Dragon Ball Daima. Namelythe idea came to them six years agoDuring the production of the filmDragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Iyoku and his team introduced themselves to produce a brand new anime series away from the film. When they presented the idea of ​​the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, the now deceased Akira Toriyama, he was on board.

Although Iyoku had not planned to involve Toriyama great, he was so enthusiastic about the idea that he was largely involved in Daima.

Daima set high goals

In fact, the team was motivated by the brand new history from the Dragon Ball Universe that production began before Toriyama had completed the script. It was important to master a difficult balancing act.

The producers wanted to address long -term fans and a fresh, childlike audience.

"In particular, we had the generation in our heads, which was located in the early 1930s and had their own children. While they grew up as children, they looked Dragon Ball GT. That was an important inspiration: we wanted to create an anime series that GT resembles. "

That comes unexpectedly, right? Although Dragon Ball Daima seamlessly linked the events according to DBZ, the successor DBGT was the real inspiration.

In order to reach a wide audience, the producers Son Goku removed something from the action -heavy fights that are about the fate of the earth. Instead, they rejuvenated him and his friends and focused on a trip to the center that shows more of the world of Dragon Ball.

Toriyama, Iyoku and her team were particularly important not to bring completely new elements into the already broad universe, but to expand existing ones such as the shadow realm and to strengthen the lore.

They seem to have succeeded - or what do you think?How do you like Dragon Ball Daima?