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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ColliderColliderDragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a fun movie that knows how to use its humor and has fun with the fights, but it’s very conscious that you need to care about those characters to enjoy the ride. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero isn’t afraid to let go of brainless action in favor of developing its own plot and spending quiet time with some fan favorites.
- 80Los Angeles TimesTracy BrownLos Angeles TimesTracy BrownDragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a must see for fans that salutes one of the series’ best relationships, but newcomers interested in more than the fun of an action-packed visual spectacle might want to check out some of the TV series first.
- 70IGNIGNThe Dragon Ball franchise’s first 3D CG-animated feature film is a fun, low-stakes love letter to Gohan fans with exciting momentum as well as room for some moving sentimentality amidst earth-shattering fights.
- 70The New York TimesCalum MarshThe New York TimesCalum MarshThe “Dragon Ball” formula is repetitive and predictable. But it’s difficult to overstate how exquisitely gratifying that formula can be.
- 65TheWrapSimon AbramsTheWrapSimon AbramsWhile this new “Dragon Ball” spinoff may not be all things to all viewers, it’s also a thrilling showcase for Toriyama’s beloved characters.
- 60The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinSuper Hero gamely tries to explain the backstory a bit at the beginning, but trying to keep up as we are plunged into a world of bad guys with outrageous quiffs, super-skilled preschoolers and green-skinned martial arts masters with droopy forehead antennae is quite futile. If, however, you can relax and just let it wash over you, Super Hero’s eye candy animation is mesmeric.
- 60Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerThe look of Dragon Ball is changing, and Super Hero represents its growing pains. But it also represents a willingness to look its longevity in the face and, like all long-running serials, see what passing the torch once again really means.
- 40Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerThis is still Dragon Ball, with all its quirks so well established that they're just part of the process now.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreA serious upgrade in “Dragon Ball” franchise animation runs up against the same overdoses of exposition, endless back story and arcane plot contrivances designed to pit characters against each other in epic throwdowns in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.