Dragon Ball: DAIMA is the most recent anime series based off of the iconic manga by the late Akira Toriyama, and its recent premiere already took the world by storm. Naturally, Bandai Namco took this as an opportunity to add its characters to more than one Dragon Ball video game.
Firstly, there’s the recently released 3D arena fighter, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO. Bandai Namco had already announced that Goku (Mini) is going to be added to the roster a few weeks ago, but now the company posted a new trailer regarding the contents of the second DLC in the game’s Season Pass.
This will add two fighters from Dragon Ball DAIMA to the game: Vegeta (Mini) and Glorio, the new character who made his debut in the first episode of the show. Unfortunately, Bandai Namco didn’t reveal any in-game footage or a release date for neither of them.
The Season Pass of Sparking! ZERO is shaping up to be really exciting, with this trailer reminding us that the Season Pass will not only add Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 from Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in its first DLC, but also that there is also going to be a third DLC, although Bandai Namco will announce which characters will be featured in it on a later date.
Dragon Ball: DAIMA is also appearing in two older DBZ games
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been getting constant updates and DLCs since its original release back in 2020, and now it’s time for Dragon: BallDAIMA to make its appearance in this beloved action RPG. Bandai Namco announced the Adventure Through The Demon Realm DLC, which will partially cover the events of the show.
What’s especially interesting is that this is only Part 1, hinting that Bandai Namco will release a Part 2 in the near future. It’s most likely that the company split this campaign into 2 parts as to not spoil the entire plot of the new anime.
Lastly, Goku (Mini) will also arrive to Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 as a DLC character, alongside a new set of equippable skills based off of him for the game’s customizable avatar. There’s also going to be a Free Trial available for those who may want to try him out, although Bandai Namco didn’t confirm a concrete release date for neither the DLC or the Free Trial.
This was definitely the most shocking announcement of the bunch, seeing as Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is an action RPG from 2016 that is getting updates and DLC packs to this day, which is keeping the game and its community alive.
We are getting so much Dragon Ball content in 2024!
With the release of Sparking! ZERO and Dragon Ball: DAIMA, this is definitely a great moment to be a Dragon Ball fan. Furthermore, multiple simultaneous collaborations like these show how this franchise can have perfect brand synergy.
It seems Shueisha, Toei Animation and Bandai Namco are aware that most Dragon Ball fans don’t play just one game so, instead of prioritizing their most recent release, they decided to add new content to games that are relatively older. It wouldn’t be a surprise if these companies already have plans to add DLC from later episodes of Dragon Ball: DAIMA to these games in the near future, as Toei Animation releases new episodes with new characters, new transformations and new battles.
