This week we're covering the newest installment of a favorite series of mine - the Dragon Ball franchise! "Dragon Ball Daima" is an animated tale set between the Majin Buu arc and the end of the original manga/story. Due to nefarious actions by Gomah, an impish demon king, our heroes get transformed into children. It's up to Goku, Kaioshin, and his Little Friends new(!) and old to save Earth's guardian so they can become adults again... but in facing such insurmountable odds, will they live to fight another day. Of course they will, or "Dragon Ball Super" can't happen and all that merch we bought would be pointless!

We start things off by giving our general thoughts about 'Modern Dragon Ball' and then get down to business answering the following questions: What does "Dragon Ball Daima" get right? Is this iteration of Son Goku our friend or is he a jerkass as in most of Dragon Ball Super? While this isn't the Dragon Ball Series we wanted, could it be the shot in the arm (Goku hates needles) this long-running story needed?

Theme song by Stu Rosenberg.

Edited by Michael D. Rowland.

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