Dragon Ball DAIMA" unveils the first character illustration drawn by Akira Toriyama! A PV showing a smaller Goku in action is also on view!

From the completely new anime series "Dragon Ball DAIMA," scheduled for release in the fall of 2024, a PV featuring character illustrations drawn by Akira Toriyama, rare handwritten setting drawings of Goku and Krillin, and a smaller Goku in action has been released.

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⇒ Goku and his friends have become smaller! Completely new anime "DRAGON BALL DAIMA" will start in the fall of 2024! Akira Toriyama is in charge of story, character design, etc.

The Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2024, a once-a-year festival where fans gather to compete in a variety of home, mobile, and card games bearing Dragon Ball titles, was held in Los Angeles, California, USA, over two days on January 27 and 28.

During the "Dragon Ball DAIMA" special stage held at the climax of the event, character illustrations drawn by Akira Toriyama for the new animated series "Dragon Ball DAIMA" were revealed for the first time.

In addition, a new PV was also released featuring an animated Goku designed by Mr. Toriyama, filling the entire screen with his dynamic movements, raising the expectations of fans around the world for the series to be released in the fall of 2024.

The illustrations of Goku, Krillin, and other well-known characters, as well as new characters appearing for the first time, were drawn by Mr. Toriyama for "Dragon Ball DAIMA," and are very rare and precious. The stage also featured a behind-the-scenes look at how these designs are turned into images at the animation production site, as well as the latest PV showing the characters designed by Mr. Toriyama animated and filling the screen with their dynamic movements.

It was an extremely rare opportunity to see the new characters as only Mr. Toriyama can draw them, in his own hand-drawn illustrations. Check out every detail and get ready for the next news about the film, which will be released in the fall of 2024!

The new illustrations of Goku and other smaller characters in the film, designed by Akira Toriyama, are now available for viewing!

*1: Goku and Krillin, who became smaller due to a conspiracy, drawn by Akira Toriyama.

*2: Mr. Satan, Android 18, Chichi, and Majin Buu, who have become smaller.

The illustrations of the new characters designed by Akira Toriyama have also been unveiled!

*3: Illustrations of the new characters drawn by Mr. Toriyama. They will be animated and challenge Goku to a fight in the PV!

*4: Akira Toriyama's self-portrait illustration that was released at the time of the announcement of this work.

Teaser video released!

Film Information
Dragon Ball DAIMA

<Deployment period>
Fall 2024

<Staff>
Original Story/ Character Design : Akira Toriyama
Series Director : Yoshitaka Yashima, Fumi Komaki
Animation Character Design : Katsusho Nakatsuru
Series Composition/Screenplay : Yuko Kakihara

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