Dragon Ball Super

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English: Dragon Ball Super

Synonyms: Dragon Ball Chou, DB Super, DBS

Japanese: ドラゴンボール超（スーパー）

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 131

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 5, 2015 to Mar 25, 2018

Premiered: Summer 2015

Broadcast: Sundays at 09:00 (JST)

Producers: Yomiko Advertising, Fuji TV

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Toei Animation

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Super Power, Martial Arts, Fantasy, Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.70¹ (scored by 145,152 users)

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Ranked: #1110²

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Popularity: #260

Members: 312,373

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Synopsis

Seven years after the events of Dragon Ball Z, Earth is at peace, and its people live free from any dangers lurking in the universe. However, this peace is short-lived; a sleeping evil awakens in the dark reaches of the galaxy: Beerus, the ruthless God of Destruction.

Disturbed by a prophecy that he will be defeated by a "Super Saiyan God," Beerus and his angelic attendant Whis start searching the universe for this mysterious being. Before long, they reach Earth where they encounter Gokuu Son, one of the planet's mightiest warriors, and his similarly powerful friends.

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Dragon Ball Super's first 27 episodes are adaptations of the films Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami (episodes 1-14) and Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F (episodes 15-27).

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Adaptation:	Dragon Ball Super
Parent story:	Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Kai (2014)
Character:	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan
Alternative version:	Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami, Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no "F"
Sequel:	Dragon Ball Super Movie: Broly
Spin-off:	Dragon Ball Heroes

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Son, Gokuu

Main

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Vegeta

Main

Horikawa, Ryo
Japanese

Son, Gohan

Supporting

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

Piccolo

Supporting

Furukawa, Toshio
Japanese

Trunks

Supporting

Kusao, Takeshi
Japanese

Future Trunks

Supporting

Kusao, Takeshi
Japanese

Jinzouningen 18-gou

Supporting

Itou, Miki
Japanese

Bulma

Supporting

Tsuru, Hiromi
Japanese

Kuririn

Supporting

Tanaka, Mayumi
Japanese

Son, Goten

Supporting

Nozawa, Masako
Japanese

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Nagamine, Tatsuya

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Chioka, Kimitoshi

Director

Nakamura, Ryouta

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Ishitani, Megumi

Episode Director, Storyboard

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#1: "Chouzetsu☆Dynamic! (超絶☆ダイナミック!)" by Kazuya Yoshii (吉井和哉) (eps 1-76)
#2: "Genkai Toppa × Survivor (限界突破×サバイバー)" by Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川きよし) (eps 77- 131)

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#01: "Hello Hello Hello (ハローハローハロー)" by Good Morning America (eps 1-12)
#02: "Starring Star (スターリングスター)" by KEYTALK (eps 13-25)
#03: "Usubeni (薄紅)" by LACCO TOWER (eps 26-36)
#04: "Forever Dreaming" by Czecho No Republic (eps 37-49)
#05: "Yoka-Yoka Dance (よかよかダンス)" by Batten Shoujo-tai (ばってん少女隊) (eps 50-59)
#06: "Chaohan MUSIC (炒飯MUSIC)" by Arukara (60-72)
#07: "Aku no Tenshi to Seigi no Akuma" by THE COLLECTORS (73-83)
#08: "Boogie Back" by Miyu Inoue (井上実優) (eps 84-96)
#09: "Haruka (遥)" by LACCO TOWER (eps 97-108)
#10: "70cm Shiho no Madobe (70cm四方の窓辺)" by ROTTENGRAFFTY (eps 109-121)

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Mar 24, 2018

131 of 131 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Gozmit (All reviews)

127 people found this review helpful

Dragon Ball is and probably always will be my favorite series. I was just an four year old boy when I first had the pleasure of witnessing Dragon Ball on TV. Though I was perhaps too young to understand it, as I got older, I'd eventually move onto Dragon Ball Z. The more I'd aged, the more I grew to love Dragon Ball. I was hooked, and my knowledge of the series was immense.

Dragon Ball Super is the continuation and sequel of Dragon Ball Z. The story is quite similar to Z as we see our hero Goku progressively meeting stronger foes and the read more

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Mar 24, 2018

131 of 131 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Rikuson1 (All reviews)

100 people found this review helpful

Dragon Ball Super Review

Story (6/10) Fair

If you are looking for a great story in Dragon Ball (past the pre-DBZ stuff) in 2018 you are doing it wrong. We all know Akira Toriyama is far from the best when it comes to this department so I never go in looking to have my mind blown by it. But in my opinion at least it never gets to the point where it's completely brain dead stupid that I feel like my intelligence is being directly insulted (like Fairy Tail for example yes shots fired but no one is defending that anime's story anyway). The anime started off read more

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Mar 29, 2018

131 of 131 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

FrffyVsMAL (All reviews)

94 people found this review helpful

SPOILERS duh...

Hard work always ran at the core of Dragon Ball Z's appeal. Inspiring people to get into shape & persevere in the face of unspeakable odds. Perhaps this is the most appropriate place to focus our critique.

What is Dragon Ball Z?

It's impossible to speak for everyone when it comes to what message you take away from the show. However I would like to make a case, that perhaps some of the backlash this series has received, can inform why people acted so negatively towards it (at least in comparison to DBZ).

"Goku never wins"

I can understand both sides of this argument. Lets first argue against this sentiment.

Beerus: Beerus is not really a 'bad guy' he acts as a sign of whats to come for the story. After obtaining a new transformation Goku ISN'T able to beat Beerus. Which I find personally fascinating because that usually doesn't happen in the show.

Frieza: Goku technically wins this fight, but is cheated out. But in a certain perspective this was a good decision. Goku's first battle against Frieza is ICONIC, but it only turned out that way because there was a entire arc of buildup. Vegeta has progressed tremendously as a character and his battle with Frieza holds more weight. However Goku does kill Frieza last minute, robbing the battle of a proper dramatic ending.

Hit: He plays a similar role to Beerus, but on a much smaller scale.

Zamasu: This was the most traditional Dragon Ball Z arc in the whole show. But much like the Android Saga, it ends with Trunks victory. Remember Gohan Vs Cell wasn't the end of that arc. It was Trunks vs First Form Cell when he returned back home. Goku killing Zamasu doesn't hold the same weight because it's not Goku's world thats in danger. It's Trunks.

Jiren: Disappointing end boss. Not much else to say. (AWESOME fight though)

It can easily be explained why certain decisions were made in the story, but the major complaint runs back to what I spoke about before. Hard work.

In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku beat the final antagonist, it was a thematic representation of hard work. That if you keep pushing yourself, you can surpass unspeakable odds. But with the lack of final boss defeats in Dragon ball Super, that theme isn't as resonant. Goku progresses but it never feels like his training meant anything if he still can't win in the end.

Final boss fights matter in DBZ, they act as that big moment that makes the whole experience worth watching. But with no end goal for our heroes (not to mention people like Whis and the other angels still rank HIGH above the Z fighters) the whole workout is just draining.

Dragon Ball Super is not a BAD show, but I understand why people were upset. I still really enjoyed myself despite this above average score, and I would recommend watching the last couple arcs after the movie re-caps.

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Mar 25, 2018

131 of 131 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

DtDaniel (All reviews)

30 people found this review helpful

Dragon Ball Super, the sequel of the popular Dragon Ball Z, is a show with very polarising opinions. Some people love it and others hate it. I'm going to say it's pretty good and will give it a 7/10.

Story: 6/10
The story of Dragon Ball Super isn't very complicated. There is a villain who shows up and Goku and his friends need to defeat him or there is a tournament going on and Goku and his friends must find a way to win it. The first 2 arcs are the movies Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' retold, the 3rd arc is a universal tournament, the 4th arc is about a mysterious enemy in Future Trunks' timeline and the 5th arc is a battle royale with 8 universes. The stories are quite simple, but can offer a lot of enjoyment.

Art and animation: 6/10
The art and animation of the show in the first 2 arcs is very inconsistent. Some moments it's very bad and worth around a 3/10 and sometimes (more often in the later arcs) it's very good and worth a 9/10. I would recommend skipping the first 2 arcs and watching the movies Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' instead, if you can't stand bad animation (the first 2 arcs are episode 1-27). The major fights in the 3rd, 4th and 5th arc are often very well animated and deserve a 8/10 or higher. That's why the art and animation is overall worth a 6/10.

Sound: 8/10
The soundtrack of the show is overall pretty good and the show has some great music (often in the major battles). Overall the soundtrack deserves a 8/10.

Character: 6/10
The characters in Dragon Ball Super are pretty simple. There's Goku who likes to fight and wants to keep getting stronger, there's Vegeta who's fighting for his Saiyan pride and you've got some new characters like Whis and Beerus. The characters are overall pretty simple, but can still be very likeable. Overall they deserve a 6/10.

Enjoyment: 8/10
Overall the show was very enjoyable for me. The major fights were very fun or exciting to watch. Even some of the filler episodes in the series were very fun to watch, because of certain character interactions or a pretty good subplot. It was enjoyable enough for me to wait every week for a new episode to air. Overall this deserves a 8/10.

Overall: 7/10 (6,8/10)
Dragon Ball Super had its ups and downs, like problems with the animation at the start (which were luckily fixed later on), but was overall a very enjoyable show. If you've previously watched Dragon Ball Z, I would recommend to watch this series as well (although you could watch the movies and start at episode 28, if you can't stand bad animation). Overall I think the anime deserves a 7/10.

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