Unexpected proposals, jealous husbands and comedic assistance from Majin Kuu

I praised Dragon Ball DAIMA for most of his episodes, but with this one I can’t help but complain about how lackluster it was. Even though the first half was pretty interesting, I think even Toei knew that no one could take Majin Kuu seriously with a design like that. The moment his Tamagami 1 fight started, I just couldn’t see him as anything other than a comedic character, and surprisingly, that’s exactly what he turned out to be.

The episode that cut directly into the fight between Majin Kuu and Tamagami gave me hope that they wouldn’t be gone for long, but I was very, very wrong. Goku literally goes the long way by choosing to go to the 2nd Demon World despite having a path directly to the 3rd Demon World. While his logic makes sense, it was a loud message to fans to be patient.

Dragon Ball DAIMA gives Vegeta brownie points

The first half of Dragon Ball DAIMA the last episode repeats its previous ones, recognizing the good pace and active narrative. Scenes switching from one side to the other are not cluttered and not forced. Majin Kuu is clearly having a hard time fighting while Vegeta defends his wife’s honor. Bulma admires her smooth skin, the benefits of childhood. This catches the attention of Gibis, who also likes that part of her. Bulma states that she does not want to become an adult again, but Vegeta is against it. Hibis offers to marry Bulma out of nowhere.

As sweet a proposal as it was, given Gibis’s indifference, Vegeta wasn’t going to sit back and watch his wife get proposed to. I really enjoyed his jealousy, especially his insistence on Bulma becoming an adult again, leading to a series of grown-up jokes that made way for a rather interesting tone in an otherwise bland series. He was always extremely protective of his wife no matter what, what was more surprising was that Gibis got away with just a warning and nothing more.

The other side of the first half really focuses on Panza, proving that she’s not just some character to act as a stand-in for Bulmi. Despite being attacked and nearly eaten by the Kraken, she jumped back onto their ship to retrieve the Dragon Ball. The scene created unnecessary stakes when Goku jumped in to save her. It was obvious that nothing would happen to them, so the excitement that should have been there was simply not there.

A good episode turned into bad filler

Dragon Ball DAIMA unerringly dropped one knowledge bomb after another as it passed. This is both good and bad. On the one hand, you’re bombarded with new information about characters that have been around for decades. On the other hand, all this information is bombarded at you without warning. It doesn’t feel smooth and looks like the audience is being fed it.

Another problem with the episode was how quickly it dropped in quality. The fight between Majin Kuu and Tamagami was okay, the outcome was predictable, but it was nice to see how out of phase the droid really was. The Kraken attacks shown twice seemed unnecessary and the second one served no purpose. The Nameks’ original home becomes a pit stop for the team, where they urge everyone to finally meet.

However, the turn of events comes when the relentless lorddrop begins. Team Vegeta is given the same information that Goku’s side and we as the audience haven’t had in a long time. The execution of this felt off and somewhat boring. The second half of the episode flopped even with the new information about the multiverse, Raimis and the other Supreme Kais.

Rating: 7/10

Dragon Ball DAIMA available for viewing on Crunchyroll.

Dragon Ball DAIMA Episode 10: Unexpected Proposals, Jealous Husbands, and Majin Kuu’s Comedic Assistance

Dragon Ball DAIMA episode 10 had a boring second half.