Summary

Dragon Ball Daimafinally ended, but left many fans with questions about the story. TheGT-inspired atmosphere of the series drove some fans away, asDBGTis a divisive show in theDragon Ballfandom, and many would rather pretend that it has never existed.

However, many fans continued to watch it, even though they were not convinced by the premise of the anime, in the hopes that the story would eventually come up with explanations that would directly link it toDragon Ball Supersomehow. Of course, not all fans were wary of the show. A good portion enjoyed the series and/or itsDragon BallandDragon Ball GTvibes.

Anyway, instead of giving explanations, the second half ofDragon Ball Daimafeatured many elements that, while not exactly contradictingSuper,don’t seem to make much sense when you think about the continuity between those two series.These elements include Vegeta and Goku transforming into SSJ3 and SSJ4, respectively, since these are transformations they haven’t used in Super yet.

On the other hand, unlikeDragon Ball GT, it is not easy to dismiss this series as “not canon” because it is widely known thatAkira Toriyama was deeply involved in it, and, according to Akyo Iyuko, wrote most of the series.

Daimaeven addressed that both Goku and Vegeta trained hard after the Buu Saga and unlocked these new forms, making it clear that, if Super takes place after Daima, they know how to transform into them, while giving no explanation to possible reasons that they haven’t done it.

What Are Fans Saying On Social Media?

Most complaints are related to the continuity between these two series, or the explanations given in the final episode — and posts about it can be found on severalDragon Ballsubreddits. For example,one user asked:

So… after Daima’s last episode… Please someone explain to me how this fits Super, it was both disappointing and doesn’t fit at all with the timeline. Wasn’t all of this supposed to be canon?

Despite lots of fans expressing dissatisfaction, there are many in the replies saying that people shouldn’t take the timeline too seriously, and remembering that this is Toriyama’s view about his own story — if he didn’t mind it, then there is no reason to make a big deal of it. A few are concerned about how the community may be divided because ofDaima, like this one:

The worst part is the arguing between hardcore Daima fans and hardcore Super fans that is already starting. And it’s gonna be worse than GT vs Super canon debates ever were if they don’t fix this mess fast in a Daima Movie, Season 2 or the Black Freeza arc…

Other complaints include under-exploited elements introduced inDaima. At the beginning of the story, Gokulearns about Join Bugs(or Fusion Bugs), a type of Medi Bugs that allows up to three people to fuse. Due to that,many expectedto see either Gogetaor maybe evena new fusion, with Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta. But these bugs were properly explored during the series.

Could There Still Be Any Explanations?

Daima’s post-credits scene opened up the possibility of a sequel. Then there would be room for explanations of the supposed inconsistencies. Not only that, but if aDaimamanga is announced, just like Dragon Ball Super, the author could dive into the lore and come up with connections between the series.

However, the production team ofDragon Ball Daima, including Toriyama, did not seem to worry about it — so even if a sequel is announced, they might not try to explain anything once again. For now, it may be best to just enjoyDaimaandSuperwithout worrying too much.

Dragon Ball Daimais available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll.