Dragon Ball DAIMA, the lastest entry in the long-running Dragon Ball franchise, debuted in October 2024Following a special theatrical debut of the English dub back in November, Crunchyroll has announced the streaming release date of Dragon Ball DAIMA. On Crunchyroll, Dragon Ball DAIMA will stream for fans in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The English dub of Dragon Ball DAIMA is currently scheduled to go live on Friday, January 10, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Fans can confirm the equivalent in their local time zones by consulting this link. As of this writing, has not been announced if the English dub will also be available on the other services that currently stream the original Japanese version of Dragon Ball DAIMA.
Episodes of Dragon Ball DAIMA currently go live every Friday on Netflix, Crunchyroll and Hulu, although the other services appear to be at least a week behind Crunchyroll. Dragon Ball DAIMA is currently only available in the original Japanese voice track with subtitles. On both Crunchyroll Netflix, the series is currently available with English, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.
Crunchyroll reveals the Dragon Ball DAIMA English cast
Crunchyroll's announcement of the English dub's release date also contains an extensive cast list for Dragon Ball DAIMA. The longtime English cast is largely returning to their established roles, including Sean Schemmel as Goku and Christopher Sabat as Vegeta. DAIMA will also see the return of Stephanie Nadolny as the voice of Mini Goku for the first time in 14 years.
Other cast members revealed by Crunchyroll include:
• Paul Castro Jr. as Mini Vegeta
• Nasim Benelkour as Mini Piccolo
• Aaron Dismuke as Glorio
• Tom Laflin as Gomah
• Landon McDonald as Degeus
• Morgan Lauré as Doctor Arinsu
Crunchyroll provides the following summary of Dragon Ball DAIMA:
"Goku and company were living peaceful lives when they suddenly turned small due to a conspiracy! When they discover that the reason for this may lie in a world known as the "Demon Realm", a mysterious young Majin named Glorio appears before them."Crunchyroll
DAIMA celebrates a milestone 40 years of Dragon Ball
The initial Japanese debut of Dragon Ball DAIMA in 2024 corresponds to the 40th anniversary of the debut of the original Dragon Ball manga in the pages of iconic magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Although the series's creator Akira Toriyama died in early 2024 before the debut of DAIMA, he was directly and extensively involved in the series's production, including contributing the story concept and character designs. 2024 also saw the death of Doc Harris, the first English-language narrator of Dragon Ball Z.
In addition to Dragon Ball DAIMA celebrating the franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024 also saw the launch of the latest video game in the Budokai Tenkaichi series of Dragon Ball fighting games: Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO. Notably, Sparking! ZERO features a cast of 182 playable characters from all across the franchise's history. The game's publisher Bandai Namco has pointed out that this is the largest roster ever in a Budokai Tenkaichi game.
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