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DAIMA EP.9 (Spoiler) Review/Theories

• Only 3 more shots from the 2 minute trailer left to see in the show now.

• Panzy starts the episode off reminding us that's she's not the type of princess who enjoys roughin' it outdoors. Understandable. One more thing she & Bulma can bond over.

• So they went with "put on a silly hat, Goku" instead of having Goku walk around as a Super Saiyan. (Surprise, surprise, it didn't work out.)

• I'd forgotten that Goku's nyoibo can't shrink to the size of a toothpick like Wukong's staff. Hope it never gets stolen, then.

• If Glorio isn't being sponsored by Kadan, then I guess I should've been saying "poor Dr Arinsu's wallet" this whole time. Glorio must think he's traveling with the most oblivious people ever...

• If Panzy's rubber ducky is anything to go off, then 3rd Demon world ducks either have dinosaur-like crests or silly mohawks. I like it. Either is cute to me.

• If that was a bottle of liquor Glorio was chugging, then he oughta talk to someone. You good, buddy?

• I suppose Panzy placing a tracker on her bag holding the D ball just barely justifies recklessly leaving it by a breakable window instead of everyone's (Goku & co.) line of sight.

• The mohawked blue demon demonstrated an impressive proficiency in body altering/shape shifting magic. This further strengthens the implication that Glinds reach a point in their early life where they choose to have masculine/feminine presenting bodies via magic.

• Glorio acknowledging Panzy's helpful was a cute moment.

• Goku trying to stay up was pretty funny.

• While Vegeta's bar fight was much shorter, I liked that the interior of the bar looked wildly different, not just it's cool blue/purple lighting, but the clearly Star Wars cantina inspired middle table section with colorful drink dispensers. Though it was another bar fight that led to plane theft...

• Vegeta's burger looked yummy. Neat that it wasn't the same black bun burger. Even little bits of variety helps the world feel lived in.

• There are ACTUAL Zombies in the 3rd Demon world. (Implied) Entire forest patches full of them. And they aren't just undead, but can also TURN you into a zombie. I know it's just a bit, but Holy Moly.

• As I predicted in my episode 5 review, Hybis has the Tertian Oculus in his belt.

• I'm starting to think that this whole "timid yesman" persona Degesu has is just an act. A few episodes ago, Shin described Degesu as especially ambitious. Why would someone Shin implied to be the possibly even more ambitious than even Dr Arinsu settle for the position he holds under King Gohma's heel? I keep thinking about that wish Degesu wanted...

• While a bit selfish in it's own right, leaving the rescue of Dende/defeat of King Gohma up to Vegeta & Piccolo isn't exactly irrational. A jerk move to be sure. "Bad habit of his" indeed, Piccolo...

• Out of every angry face Bulma has pulled throughout Dragon Ball, the one she pulls when after Piccolo says "We should have brought Kibito, since he can teleport" is my new all-time fav.

• Vegeta paid extra for slow-mo shots. Also, him just sneaking up on that horse demon while they were distracted by Piccolo was so funny to me. Also also, Horse-headed demons are a thing. Neato.

• All these zoomed in shots of Marba makes me feel like she's secretly much more malevolent than she lets on. Casually mentioning that she used to sell Saibaimen seeds, as in lil killing machines, literally bioweapons, implies a lot. Plus even Dr Arinsu doesn't fully trust her.

• Since Marba only having 2 seeds left, it's loosely implied that Majin Kuu might not live for more than a few episodes. The next Majin will probably be the scarier threat. Dr Arinsu said "This thing might not work, so let's start with just one.(Seed)" One planted more than 5 centimeters down was implied to be stronger yet uncomfortable, according to Marba.

• This Majin Kuu feels sort of intelligent, (maybe thanks to Dr Arinsu's spit?). But I'm literally only basing this off of how it responded to orders/how serious it acted. Only time will tell...

• Hybis, bro, you chew weird.

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DAIMA EP.8 (SPOILER) Review/theories.

• Gotta gush about the fight, of course. Tamagami #3's reflexes & fighting instincts in general were top-notch/surprisingly sharp for someone who'd been standing around for years. The other two are surely no different. Being able to magically manipulate his hammer mjölnir style of course implies that Tamagamis #1+2 can/will do the same.

• I've enjoyed/appreciated all the nyoibo action thus far, but Goku sheathing it Future Trunks sword style was raw AF. & Immediately after using it to snap his opponent's weapon's hilt too!

• As I stated in a previous review, (EP.6) Goku has in fact acclimated to the weight of 3rd world's air.

• Goku's verbal response to Tamagami #3's red blasts leads me to believe they're ki blasts, which might imply that Neva has known about ki/ki manipulation this entire time, but has never shared this info nor taught a single demon about it all this time. (Maybe part of some sort of contingency/emergency plan?)

• Not sure if it only applies to #3, but while powering up, he let steam out of his body, similar to the way Buu does. Neat detail.

• #3's sudden surrender tells me that the fight itself was meant to test if the person who earns the dragon ball can keep it safe on their own while they go collect the rest, while the second test focuses on attentiveness. Not letting the ball out of your sight & stuff like that. You really gotta earn it, not just fight to take it.

• Also, golly that second test was Hunter x Hunter-coded.

• The little respectful bow Goku did after thanking #3 for the ball... & The way #3 was practicing the Kamehameha before waving goodbye... T_T

• Vegeta & co. are gonna hafta meet up with Goku & crew in the second world. I'm sure we'll spend time watching Piccolo getting in touch with his roots. More Namekian lore is always welcome. There's really nothing for Vegeta & Piccolo in 3rd world, anyways...

• Eagle eyes Degesu returns.

• Dr Arinsu sneaking up to collect a sample of Buu post-Vegeta's sacrifice was not only genius on her part, but Toriyama's as well. After all, she's not a ki user & Piccolo was miles away for a bit. She could've also cloaked her presence with magic, too. Must have used teleportation magic to sneak around, keeping a safe distance from Buu's fight while waiting to pounce. (Kai-Kai?)

• We're introduced to a witch named "Marba". Based on the Majin "M" emblem that can be seen in the stained glass of her front door+the one on her outfit, which was even zoomed in on+ the fact she was the one who created Buu, (& the fact her name starts with "M") we can assume that the emblem was her's all along, so Bibidi (& by extension Babidi) straight up shamelessly appropriated it.

• Dr Arinsu admits to having constructed a Majin of her own a while ago, but it wasn't powerful enough to "beat her", which tells me she always wanted one powerful enough to to beat/assassinate previous Supreme Kings, but only now has the resources.

• Guess Toriyama didn't like his old idea of Majin Buu existing since time in memorial, & came up with an equally (if not a lil more) interesting origin. Marba, who despite being powerful enough to create a creature like Buu, just straight up didn't bother taking credit for him because she deemed him a failure, & instead let a reckless imbecile like Bibidi "use" & take credit for Buu. After asking Marba to make Buu for him, no less. So disrespectful, Bibidi.

• Majin Buu being so dangerous that entire races like Glinds & Namekians not only fled their home world, but outright abandoned their own Realm, is quite a compelling backstory for all parties involved. I view the fact that only "some" Glinds were killed a small miracle.

• Dr Arinsu sure loves her hover-hookah.

• Marba mentioned she "focused on controllability", so this new Majin might not be as strong as kid Buu, but surely still deadly. (& will hopefully have a personality) If even a powerful witch like her says that King Gohma isn't a pushover, then perhaps he rivaled Dabura's strength with pure destructive magic power.

• My theory about Dr Arinsu just using Goku & friends to gather the Demon Realm dragon balls through Glorio was completely correct.

• Buff red haired demon lady from Kadan's castle has fangs. I NEED TO KNOW HER NAME, TOEI. (& The name of the short haired demon lady, too.)

• Cute domesticated-Vegeta moment at the end there. Saiyan/Namek saga Vegeta would've just murdered Hybis & flown off to question random strangers.

• Marba's tree/cottage/floating island sure has pretty colors. Wouldn't mind hanging out in a VR Chat recreation of it. Play with the cauldron a little.

• Next EP looks like it's gonna be super cute, at least.