Warning: Contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Daima episode #1.Most stories inDragon Balltend to revolve around the titular Dragon Balls, andDragon Ball Daimais no different. The story is kicked off by Gomah, the new king of the Demon Realm, using the Dragon Balls to turn Goku and his friends into children, forcing Goku and Shin to travel through the Demon Realm to find a way to get everyone back to normal.

Dragon Ball Daimais anotherDragon Ballstory that involves the Dragon Balls, but it doesn’t stop at just using the regular Dragon Balls from Earth.Dragon Ball Daimaepisode #1revealed that the Demon Realm has its own set of Dragon Balls, and just from a single episode,the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm are set up to be some of the strongest Dragon Balls in the entire series. Those Dragon Balls are certain to be the focal point ofDragon Ball Daima, and it will be great to see what their full power can accomplish.

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Why The Dragon Balls Of The Demon Realm Are Such A Big Deal

The Dragon Balls Of The Demon Realm Explained

Not only are the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm bigger than Earth’s Dragon Balls like the Namekian and Super Dragon Balls, but there are only three of them instead of seven, not unlike the Cerealian Dragon Balls, which could be used without having to wait and could grant esoteric wishes like making someone the strongest person in the universe. As such,the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm are implied to be incredibly powerful due to their size and small quantity, and they could easily be some of the strongest ones to date.

The Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm being incredibly powerful is also supported by the strength of their creator, Neva. Not only did Neva make the Tamagami so strong that no one’s used his Dragon Balls in 1000 years, but Neva, himself, is so powerful that he can force Earth’s Dragon Balls to prematurely end their hibernation cycle, something never once hinted at being possible before now.Neva being far stronger than the creators of other Dragon Balls implies his Dragon Balls will also be much stronger, and learning to what extent will be great to see.

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Daima’s New Dragon Balls Are The Perfect Evolution Of The Franchise’s Original Concept

The Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm being the focus ofDragon Ball Daimais another take on the most classic formula for aDragon Ballstory, and with how powerful they’re implied to be compared to Earth’s Dragon Balls to the point of having guardians Goku will inevitably fight,Dragon Ball Daimacan be seen as evolving the original concept ofDragon Ballwith the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm. One ofDaima’s biggest selling points was a partial return toDragon Ball’s writing style, and its handling of the Dragon Balls perfectly plays into that.

All of that plays into the earliest wayDragon Ball’s Akira Toriyamatried to makeDragon Ballwork. The original manga took a dip in popularity after seemingly peaking with the first quest for the Dragon Balls, which is why every subsequent story does something new, soDragon Ball Daimaupping the scale of a quest for the Dragon Balls is a perfect extension of what madeDragon Ballsuch a success. There was plenty of reason to be excited aboutDragon Ball Daimafrom day one, and its new Dragon Balls only serve to add to that.

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Dragon Ball Daima sees Goku and his allies inexplicably shrunk into miniature forms, prompting a journey to the Demon Realm. This animated adventure, part of the Dragon Ball franchise, explores their mission to solve the mystery and restore their original statures. Released in October 2024.