Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ballis set in a fantastical world, but at the beginning of the shonen anime series, the stakes are still quite grounded. Goku and Bulma feel like small characters in a vast world, which Dragon Ball successfully developed with each new entry in the franchise. Not only did Dragon Ball venture into outer space and the afterlife, but it introduced a rich multiverse and the powerful Gods who hold dominion over these various realms.

This has become even more complex after the addition of Dragon Ball Daima’s robust Demon Realm and the many Majin tiers of power that exist there. Dragon Ball has reached a point where Gods of Destruction, Angels, and Zeno the Omni-King represent some of the most powerful and important deities in existence. However, Gods have subtly been around right from Dragon Ball’s start, and it’s been a long journey to...