Warning: Spoilers for Black Clover chapters #374-6! When Black CloverAfter the three most recent chapters were released in November 2024, most fans were understandably focused on Yami's big transformation, in part because the title's reduced publishing rate with Jump GIGA made the big events more impactful for fans. The fact that Yami's transformation was the culmination of some foreshadowing in Yami and his sister's story also helped drive the significance of the moment. However, one of the scenes in the three chapters was much more movingserving as another perfect execution of using revived fallen characters as Paladins. This scene involves…
Author: Steven Blackburn
Many fans understandably appreciate how Dragon Ball GT is not actually canon for the franchise (despite controversial statements from Shueisha and Toriyama), mainly because of the widely criticized Black Star Dragon Ball Saga. So when Dragon Ball Daima emerged as essentially GTofficial replacement, it was no surprise to me that many of those same fans rejoiced. And now the fact that Dragon Ball Daima clearly presented in terms of superior animation, dialogue, and character interactions has already effectively sealed the deal for many of those fans. However, in terms of the overall story, DaimaThe current arc is clearly a reinterpretation…
Although the great comparison between Dragon Ball Daima and Dragon Ball GT is often framed around how Goku reverted to being a child, the biggest topic of discussion should be about the potential return of Super Saiyan 4. Despite the focus on young Goku's exploits, recent episodes of Dragon Ball latest animes are proving this Daima is borrowing heavily from GT's tradition, and the result could very well be the long-awaited canonization of Super Saiyan 4. Regardless of how possible Super Saiyan 4's appearance in Daima possible, there remains one important caveat that could effectively derail any possibility - the…
Dragon Ball Super has been controversial, in part, because of how the series seemingly reshaped Goku's character for the worse. While some criticisms have merit, other accusations have been less accurate. An example of the latter is the response to how the anime adaptation had Goku show a desire to undergo Old Kai's unlocking power because he would supposedly never do such a thing. However, not only does this not contradict Goku's core principles, but his past actions disprove him as the original. Dragon Ball the manga showed a young Goku involved in a similar ritual. The controversial Dragon Ball…
Although most fans can't get enough of Dragon Ball Daimaat least some are probably still scratching their heads as to why this series debuted when the Dragon Ball Super the anime is still on hiatus and hasn't even caught up with the manga. However, there is a promising scene in Dragon ball Superis a manga that has the potential to unite the two series in what would be an effective use of foreshadowing for the franchise, if that happens. In fact, the scene in question also serves as a more convincing theory as to why Frieza Black let Goku and…
Warning: Spoilers for episode 3 of Dragon Ball Daima It very rarely has Dragon ball has already caused an environmental force on an alien planet to affect the way Goku and his friends fight. And even if Dragon Ball Daima episode #3 presents a dynamic of how the dense gas of the Third Demon World's volcanoes makes your air feel heavy, the series, surprisingly, takes drastic measures to eliminate such effects. Part of DaimaThe initial appeal of is how it makes Goku much weaker, reverting him to a child (like GT he did). In fact, the first few episodes explored…
Warning: Spoilers for The healer who was banned from his party is actually the strongest episode 4Critics and even fans of anime genres where weak healers turn out to be strong or where protagonists are unfairly kicked out of their group are understandably accosted. Crunchy Rollof The healer who was banned from his party is actually the strongest with skepticism. However, the first few episodes of this ostensibly generic anime began to hint at the fact that It was probably much more than just another facsimile of not one, but two subgenresand the fourth episode appears to have cemented its…
Warning: Spoilers ahead I Was Reincarnated As The 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Abilities Episode 12A reincarnation anime that has already proven to be the version of the genre Dragon Ball Called I was reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I can take my time perfecting my magical abilities has now more than doubled the number of pre-existing reasons why it deserves this prestigious title. Rather appropriately, this doubling effect happens in the last half of the final action, which spans the last two episodes of the first season. A second one is also…
Training arcs are understandably viewed with skepticism when they fall into disrepute Anime Only because the demographic has a tendency to over-rely on them to explain how a hero becomes exponentially stronger than a more powerful opponent. However, these Viral hit Anime is shown how it can be done, and this series is not even a show, let alone Japanese. It is a person. Incredibly, the series even has the protagonist, Hobin, undergo even more training than Sean Series who are considered to be the worst offenders in this regard, and Viral hitThe entire premise really justifies this higher amount.…
The title of J-Roman Club's The 100th time is the charm: she was executed 99 times, so how did she unlock the "super love" mode?! That's not the only wild aspect of this new isekai manga. His name is just as deceiving as it is ridiculous, as it allows Alfina to hear the thoughts of men who just happen to be in love with her. The fact that they love you, however, is why the underlying message is so dark. The reason why Alfina has been executed so many times is because she is one of many villains who unfortunately…