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From the beginning, the main motive ofDragon Ballhas always been the best possible portrayal of battles and fights between the vast array of characters that have been featured in the series. However, along with the fights, the series also carries a balanced proportion of humor, excitement, satisfaction, and happiness.
While these combinations of themes have keptDragon Ballon top, Akira Toriyama, the creator of the series, once revealed that there was oneDragon Ballmovie that he felt was too battle-focused and did not give much attention to other themes of the series. This movie wasDragon Ball Super: Broly, and it was released in 2018.
This is also the reason why he chose to take a different route withDragon Ball Super: Super Heroand make it lighter by focusing more on traditional aspects like daily life situations. This also helped Toriyama take a little time off from drawing battle and action sequences more and more.
Akira Toriyama’s Opinion AboutDragon Ball Super: Broly
An interview with theDragon Ballcreator was included in theDragon Ball Super: Super Heromovie pamphlet during the release of the movie in 2022 and it was later translated by@Herms98on X. In this interview, Toriyama was asked about what he felt when he was asked for a follow-up toDragon Ball Super: Brolyand what was on his mind while he supervised it.
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Toriyama stated:
The previous film, “Broly”, focused on battles of next-level strength. If we had just kept going on like that and made the next movie another battle film, it seemed like we would lose Dragon Ball’s cheerful spirit. So this time around, I figured I should return things to a somewhat lighter route, with character-based daily life, which is then threatened by a crisis which results in a big battle.
According to the mangaka,Dragon Ball Super: Brolywas entirelybased around the different forms of battlesthat featured in the movies, including characters like Goku, Vegeta, and Broly. If they had followed the same pattern withDragon Ball Super: Super Hero, they would have lost the jolly nature of theDragon Ballnarrative.
Akira Toriyama Was Moved ByDragon Ball Super: Super Hero
While talking about the narrative ofDragon Ball Super: Super Hero,Akira Toriyamamentioned that although the team focused more on the cheerful and daily life scenarios in the movie, these aspects helped in creating a profound experience in terms of battle scenes in the traditionalDragon Ballsense.
Toriyama revealed:
Those battle scenes are wonderful, as is traditional in this series, and I’m always very moved by them. Thanks to that, I can just write “and now these two characters have a big battle” in the original script, and rest easy knowing that this will get turned into an incredible battle. Naturally, this time around the battles are more amazing than ever. You won’t be able to take your eyes off them!
The manga creator revealed that, although he was not the one who created the battle and action sequences inDragon Ball Super: Super Hero, he was proud of them.
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And he was right about that, as the movie becamethe second-highest-grossingDragon Ballfilmto date and earned a lot of fame and recognition.
You can watch theDragon Ballmovies on Crunchyroll.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
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