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The 1st episode ofDragon Ball Daimahit Crunchyroll on Jun 14, 2025, and it has already given fans huge chunks of lore dumps that made people flock to social media and discuss quite heavily. The first half of the episode revealed two new characters, Gomah and Degusu, as they watched a recap of the Majin Buu saga, which serves two purposes. One is that new fans can get to know what has happened in the past, thereby quickly getting to know what the new story is about.
Second, older fans get to see the saga from Gomah and Degusu’s POV, as they reveal new information while the episode replays scenes from the Buu saga with stellar animation quality. In addition, fans got to know the real origin of the Namekian race, which has been teased since the Granolah arc, caught a glimpse of the Demon Realm and saw Shin’s brother and sister.
While fans have been debating aboutDragon Ball Daima‘s canon-status, the series acknowledges the existence ofDragon Ball Superin one subtle but crucial scene.
IsDragon Ball DaimaCanon toDragon BallandDragon Ball Super?
Fans are already familiar with the fact that series creatorAkira Toriyamawas more involved inDaima‘s story writing than other projects pertaining toDragon Ball Super. This means it cannot get more Canon than that. Furthermore, Trunks revealed in episode 1 that he is 9 years old, which means the events ofDaimatake place 1 year after the Buu saga and 3 years before Beerus awakens inDragon Ball Super.
This proves thatDragon Ball Daimais connected to the originalDragon Ballmanga but is it connected to Super as well? Since it takes place before the sequel, there will be no mention of Super Saiyan God, Blue, Ultra Instinct, or any of the higher Gods like Beerus or Whis. But the first episode ofDaimamentions a particular anecdote that acknowledges the revelations Toriyama made inDragon Ball Super.
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After reaching the halfway point in the episode, the fish-like monster in charge of the gateway asks Gomah, Neva, and Degesu where they want to go once they leave the Demon Realm. Here, Degesu looks at some notes and asks for Universe 7, which is a clear reference toDragon Ball Superchapter 5, where Whis tells Goku and Vegeta about the 12 universes. No other sequel toDragon Ballintroduces the concept of the multiverse so it’s easy to conclude thatDragon Ball Daimawill connect withDragon Ball Superin the future.
Furthermore, there are rumors spreading in the fandom that the creator ofDragon Ball Supermanga, Toyotaro, will draw a manga adaptation ofDragon Ball Daima(albeit, no as elaborate as forDragon Ball Super: Super Hero) that will make sure to connect events fromSuper.
However, fans have a crucial question after watching the episode.
Dragon Ball DaimaretconnedDragon Ball Super?
Shin and Kibito have demerged, and Kibito explains that their fused version went inside Majin Buu’s body and there’s a special gas that separates the fusion made by the Potara earrings. This is completely new information that sort of explains why Goku and Vegeta separated from being Vegito in Buu’s body.
However,Dragon Ball Superhad its own explanation, which states that when a Potara fusion doesn’t involve a Supreme Kai, the fusion lasts for only an hour. Moreover, Chapter 4 of theDragon Ball Supermanga states that Shin and Kibito used the Dragon Balls to undo the fusion. Does this mean Toriyama literally forgot what he had established inSuper?
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Not entirely,one theorysuggests that there’s a chance that Shin and Kibito may re-fuse again inDragon Ball Daima. Since Shin is one of the main characters of the series, he might need Kibito’s help to aid Goku and defeat a powerful Demon. After everything’s done, Kibitokai returns to Buu, but it turns out he’s sleeping, and there’s no guarantee they’ll be safe inside his body once Buu has gone to sleep.
Therefore, they used the Dragon Balls to separate themselves, hence connecting the plot back toDragon Ball Super. Either Toriyama might have done this already inDragon Ball Daimaor Toyotaro may do it in the manga adaptation. Either way, there’s no doubt thatDaimais connected to bothDragon BallandDragon Ball Super.
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z,Dragon Ball Super,andDragon Ball Daimaare available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Anand Bhaskaran
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A Dragon Ball fanatic who also loves to read and talk about Indian spirituality. An MBA finance graduate with a passion for doing everything that is unrelated to it. Anand has over 4 years of experience under his belt, having worked with leading content heads in the anime community. Currently, he’s more into Slice of Life and Romcom shows than actual Battle Shonen. But unfortunately, he’s stuck with a job writing ONLY about Battle Shonen (smh).
