Going back to 2022, Toei will dragon ball super superhero, Featuring a new art style, Piccolo and Gohan (aka his son) are at the forefront. If you end the movie loving either character, especially the former, it seems like that was the goal all along.
In celebration on a recent radio show dragon ball Celebrating its 40th anniversary, longtime executive producer Akio Iyoku spoke about the series’ past and current projects. According to a translation note by a Twitter user Pera Pera Yume (thank you, CBR), Iyoku wanted Piccolo to be on par with Goku and Vegeta, both of whom had leveled up significantly throughout dragon ball super Run, Broly movie. At that point, Piccolo was still, Something that many fans of the character noticed. Lee Yeok is also one such fan and tried to address the issue.
As he tells it, he asked author Akira Toriyama for advice on the correct behavior for Namekians. Ultimately, their conversation sparked the idea for Toriyama to write the following: superhero. In this movie, Goku and Vegeta are sidelined, allowing Piccolo and Gohan to take center stage and fight the newly revived Red Ribbon Army. Eventually, the duo unlocks new forms they can use. Piccolo has a very cool new form. orange mode considered by Toriyama As his first proper upgrade.
Happy New Year!🐉
Yesterday, January 1st, on the radio program “All Night Nippon ~Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Special~”, Akio Iyuka talked for about 20 minutes about Daima, the future, and various other things about DB👀
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— Andy Antaro 🇩🇪 (@peraperayume) January 2, 2025
While Piccolo is in the flow dragon ball daima In the anime, his orange form has not yet appeared, nor in last year’s fighting game dragon ball sparking zero. (that It was, However, it was added to xenoverse 2 ) This movie seems to have done its job and left people wanting more Piccolo. Now, the question is how Toei will balance that demand with the demand for other fan-favorite characters — especially since Toriyama’s death early last year.
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