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How did Dragon Ball Daima viewers rank the show in relation to the other Dragon Ball series? Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of my Daima Viewer Survey. Dragon Ball Daima Anime Ranking In my Daima Viewer Survey I asked participants to rank Dragon Ball Daima in relation […]

Part 4 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results are here! How did fans feel about 10 different aspects of Daima? Topics in Part 4 include: Viewers agreed or disagreed with 10 sentiment statements—Second 5 If you missed Part 1, go read it now, where I covered: The language of Daima the viewers watched […]

Part 3 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results are here! How did fans feel about 10 different aspects of Daima? Topics in Part 3 include: Viewers agreed or disagreed with 10 sentiment statements—First 5 If you missed Part 1, go read it now, where I covered: The language of Daima the viewers watched […]

Part 2 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results are here! How did fans rate Daima, and did they share it with others? Learn what the data from 1,182 fans tells us! Topics in Part 2 include: Viewer Daima series rating How many episodes they watched If they engaged in repeat viewings Recommended it […]

The results of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey are here! Did Dragon Ball fans love Daima or hate it? Learn what the data from 1,182 fans tells us! Inside you’ll find some shocking revelations about how fans feel about Dragon Ball Daima, the final project from Akira Toriyama. Topics include: The language of Daima […]

Did you watch Dragon Ball Daima? Loved it? Hated it? Take my viewer survey to tell me how you felt about Daima, and I’ll share the collected data with the public: https://link.thedaoofdragonball.com/d... As the Dragon Ball Scholar, I’m gathering this data for my writing about Daima in blog posts, books, and videos. Your responses will […]

New Dragon Ball Daima S.H. Figuarts figures from Premium Bandai have been revealed for pre-order, including a Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku (Mini). The S.H.Figuarts Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku (Mini) -Daima- figure is only available in pre-order for a limited-time and a limited-run. It will ship in December, 2025. Same for the S.H.Figuarts Super […]

Dragon Ball fans have always wondered when Grandpa Gohan died and how long Goku was alone on Mt. Paozu before meeting Bulma. Now we know! I translated a statement by Akira Toriyama in Bird Land Press 15 where he describes when Grandpa Gohan died, prior to Dragon Ball Chapter 1. Here’s the full translation of […]

Piccolo is Black is a good book, but it’s so disappointing! That’s because in spite of the title, Piccolo is Black is not a book about Piccolo, nor Dragon Ball, and it’s not written for Dragon Ball fans, anime fans, pop culture experts, or any specific audience. You shouldn’t read Piccolo is Black if you’re […]

Piccolo is Black is a good book, but it’s so disappointing! That’s because in spite of the title, Piccolo is Black is not a book about Piccolo, nor Dragon Ball, and it’s not written for Dragon Ball fans, anime fans, pop culture experts, or any specific audience. You shouldn’t read Piccolo is Black if you’re […]