Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018) User Reviews (181)

Though inferior to Dragonball/Z, Super is better than Dragonball GT!!!

[bora_mustafa · 8/10 · 11 January 2018]

As a long time viewer I absolutely love Dragonball, as well as Dragonball Z. These first two series were legendary and gave us some of the most memorable characters ever. Recently after watching the first four seasons of Dragonball Super, I felt compelled to re-watch the original series again so that I can make a fair comparison between the two.

Despite some fans having mixed feelings about Super, I think it's not bad, in fact the first two seasons combine the recent two theatrical movies (Beerus God of Destruction, Resurrection Frieza) but once that's over, Super has been getting much better with the tournament saga, as well as the evil Goku (Goku Black/Zamasu) saga and not forgetting the universe of power tournament. The show itself feels more refreshed with much crispier animation (and I'm pretty sure there are some parts with CGI) although it does upset me that some of the major characters (Piccolo, Gohan, Android 18) have been reduced to side shows.

Still, Dragonball Super is entertaining and I absolutely love the transformation scenes as well as the plentiful fights, Goku and Vegeta are great as ever and some of the new characters (Beerus, Champa, Hit, Jiren) are cool to watch. However, Dragonball Super does have some problems, and most of these are to do with continuity and power level inconsistency. As a quick example, remember when Goku first went Super Saiyan 3 in Dragonball Z, the entire earth was shaking and this illustrates how powerful the third level is, yet in Super they instantly turn to Super Saiyan God (Blue) without much of a stretch. There are plenty more inconsistencies, if you care to look for it, but if you just want to enjoy the show, just ignore them (like I do!!).

So despite its share of problems, I still think Dragonball Super is better than GT, that doesn't mean I don't like GT, I also liked GT but only for two reasons, Super Saiyan 4 level and Fusion (both of which are ignored in Super as the story continues from Dragonball Z and ignores GT). So to sum it up this is how I would rate the entire Dragonball Series:

Dragonball - 9 out of 10 for the first 3 seasons, 10 out of 10 for the last 2.

Dragonball Z - 10 out of 10 for the first five seasons (Saiyan, Namek, Frieza, Cell, Android) and 9 out of 10 for the rest (Majin Buu and Garlic Junior)

Dragonball GT - mostly I would rate it 6.5/7 except for the final 10 episodes which are 8 out of 10.

Dragonball Super - so far, I would rate it a solid 8.5 out of 10 although my rating could change once I've seen the rest.

So overall, Dragonball Super is pretty good, certainly an improvement over GT and while some fans might not like it, let's just all appreciate that we are getting to see the next generation of Dragonball and enjoy it for what it is.

Decent but not as good as the previous 2 Dragon Ball Shows

[liamfuller-34875 · 7/10 · 19 April 2020]

First of all this show is better than GT! Don't even try to say that Gt was better than this.

Now to the review. This show starts off exceedingly poor. The first 2 arcs are very, very average and I did not like at all. But if you can truly give the rest of the show a chance I think you'd definitely start to like it. The Zamasu arc is fantastic (a bit rushed) but still fantastic. And right after this arc we get (arguably) the best tournament arc in all of dragon ball. We also have the Broly movie which was fantastic. Overall, despite the slow start, the charm of dragon ball is still there. It's decent!

Ratings for the arcs: Beerus Arc 6/10 Ressurection of F 5/10 (Just because of what happens at the very end, I won't spoil it but it's sad) Zamasu Arc 9/10 Universe Survival Arc 9/10 Broly Movie 9/10

Great Work Overall

[searcherer · 9/10 · 30 August 2016]

Great anime is what it is. Lovable characters, intense action, humor, and anticipation are all blended into a seemingly never ending story that keeps you wanting for more. The variety of new characters that this new series brings is especially wonderful - it's both, wide and thoughtful. The fight sequences are good as ever, with thrilling and suspenseful moments that draw you the more.. can't wait for Sundays!

The only real downside is the occasional drop-down in graphics quality. It's a shame that this happens with such a legendary anime.. .

I'm not exactly fond of how Goku is portrayed as a rather naive, unclever person at times. However, he is ultimately still a very great character.. .

I really enjoy this anime.. hope it will last long!

Dragon Ball Super I LOVE IT!!!!!!

[abdurrafi · 10/10 · 9 July 2015]

Dragon Ball Super does not go into full blown action packed episodes from the start unlike it's DBZ counterpart. It starts with a more funny and story based start and I like it cause newer fans can get use to the characters. It's been 18 years since the last episode of DBZ and some people didn't get the chance to watch DBZ or know all it's characters but they can now.I use to hate it when people said that DBZ has no story and is all action right off the bat but now DBS shows how the characters are developing before the big battles arrive. The starting is amazing for both old Fans and new ones.

The music is enjoyable but I believe Signing Bruce Faulconer as the composer can do wonders to this series. The action will probably be like 'Revival of F' and I have no problem with it cause the one thing DB excels at is it's awesome fights. Though one thing I heavily hope for this series is to not bring villains who regenerate and to use it's human characters more.

Otherwise it is still an awesome nostalgia packed series for it's old fans and is also an awesome series for new ones.

Dragon Ball Super is getting SUPER BETTER!! Off to the Champa Arc!

[william-e-sepulveda · 10/10 · 25 February 2016]

Say what you say about the animation in some episodes, nothing stops me from loving this show! Dragon Ball Z is a big part of my childhood and i am glad that we have a new series. Sure the first arcs are based Battle of Gods and Resurrection F, but i don't mind this at all as in my mind it's a good idea to make these arcs for those who have not seen the two movies, which are all canon and so is this show. I think the real highlight will be the new Arc, where the Z-Fighters are heading to a new Tournament between the 7th Universe and the 6th Universe. Hopefully we get an English Dub of this anime, cause when it comes to Dragon Ball, it's one of those few anime you see in English. Oh and IMDb, tell Google to fix a problem when every time i search Dragon Ball Super, the rating is 7.9 on Google, but when i clicked it, it leads to Dragon Ball Absalon. Just a word of advice.

The Hype was well Deserved TO BE OVER 9000!!!!!

[nsakibl64 · 10/10 · 5 July 2015]

Childhood is back with a Bang!

ITS GONNA BE A LONG WAIT FOR SUNDAYS!!

Judging from the 1st episode the series is gonna have the laughs we all remember and action packed fun ..Goku is his goofy self...but always got his priorities straight...prepare for future dangers..

The 1st episode is something maybe all the viewers wanted to see happen to Goku.. :)

Mr.Satan Surprised Me :')....There was A cameo of a certain pair too.

I think its gonna be something we're gonna enjoy ...

So sit back and enjoy the ride...

Stop Hating

[panteloglous · 10/10 · 1 November 2015]

I'm reading the other reviews and all I'm hearing is a bunch of complaining. I don't see any difference in the original Dragon Ball and DBZ to Dragon Ball Super. Its fun and goofy just like the originals. I think most of you need to go back and watch the series again and let go of the awesomeness you remember as a child. It was epic but I think most of you are stuck on the feeling you had while watching it as a kid to what the show actually was.Dragon Ball Super to me, feels the same. It reminds me of the originals. It is fun, quirky and at times slightly goofy. The story starts great bringing the cast in full view and giving a little bit of back story. I never expected it to come out in full force with epic battles in the first few minutes. I personally like a story, the originals had a great story not just epic battles. Even other great anime have great story with lots of filler. I think people have had too many expectations for this show from the beginning and aren't giving it a chance. My advice is to give it some time.

Dragonball is Life itself

[jonesmi-75978 · 9/10 · 12 February 2019]

I love this anime to the core. The plot can seem ridiculous when they manage to surpass the power levels of their foes when their life is at stake, but it has taught me in real life that whenever a powerful foe/circumstance arises, I must Look to God first of all but to also look within the wonderful mind He has given me to overcome and work out how to defeat every opponent. This is the only anime that has actually genuinely brought me to tears. Many of the other Anime's try way to hard to be emotional, they force it and it just makes me sick. Dragonball is a natural! However, i do have a bit of discontentment with how powerful some people become. People have been achieving in one day what it took Goku and Vegeta to achieve in about 20 years!!! ( I calculated these years given how Gohan was a minor in the Frieza Saga). Please stick to the rules Dragonball writers.

Its not DBZ, its a series of its own

[addinmaien · 9/10 · 12 December 2016]

Well, i see a lot of people complaining about how the show sucks and stuff, but you have to understand that this is not DBZ, because if you do, you are just bounded by nostalgia.even if its a sequel. You can't expect long dragged out fights. While it is true that the episodes are rushed by the storyboard and lacks suspense sometimes. However I find the series enjoyable and can't wait for every Sunday. Dragon ball super isn't targeted for teens yet, when it started it was for kids and will grow much darker as time passes. The battle of Gods arc was done much better than the movie although i must admit I hate the frieza arc. However there was a massive improvement since the universal tournament arc. And the Future Trunks arc was quite good. Although some complained that Potara fusion was retconned, Vegitto was there for only a few minutes, the ending was too dark. However I think it made complete sense and explained why vegitto defused inside buu, and Vegitto is a special character, and we were lucky to catch a glimpse of him. Some people wanted the series to be dark and yet they are the ones to complain that the arc had a pretty dark ending and not a happy one. You also have to understand that Toriyama would come out with something unpredictable, and not what you would expect. The things that bother me in the series are the lackluster sound effects which is because we have the sound engineer from dbz working on One piece, how goofy they are making goku for comedy purposes, and them not bothering to tell the back stories for the characters.. The animation in battle of gods was quite good(except episode 5 although had more issues with the artwork) although was lackluster in the middle of the frieza saga and improved in the universal tournament arc and was pretty good back to normal in the future trunks arc. You have to understand that art and animation is not the same thing.Animation is the fluidity in movement, and how many frames are used per movement. Only Rof had poor animation as well as artwork. Well in the end we can say it was aimed for kids in the beginning as Toriyama also wants to attract the new generation to the show and gradually the kids will grow up, so will the series just get darker like it is getting now. Next we have the hit arc where goku dies, so we might get to see other characters shine. In the end it is still my favorite show. I am not giving the series a high rating because I am bounded by nostalgia, it's because i like the series as its own.

Lacking, but fun to watch for us who grew up on Dragon ball/Z

[robiisgod · 7/10 · 3 April 2018]

After watching all 131 episoses I can say this as an old and true Dragon ball fan - Dragon ball super was fun to watch, but at times lacking compared to the former series.

My first complaint was animation, which mustn't be this bad in an anime popular and loved like Dragon ball. However the animation improved as it ran it's course.

Secondly, it bothered me how they made Goku goofy and stupid during many moments in the begining. I mean he is a gulable character, but sometimes he rurned out to be stupid.

Thirdly, it seems that sometimes the staff forgets how powerful a certain power level is. In example Goku and Vegeta Blue fight Zamasu and have trouble sith him and than Trunks powers up to SSj 2 and holds against him. Further more Goku Blue against fused Kale and Caulifa as Super Saiyan 2 is also ridicilous. They should be as strong as Vegito against Buu and somehow they manage against Goku Blue.

Lastly, I truly missed the battle damage. Clothes rarely get damaged even though they battle now on a godly level and most of all there is no BLOOD. This reduced the seriousness of certain moments and I could't feel sad or worried.

On the other hand the score was phenomenal and so was the voice acting of the original cast. I think SUPER was mostly successful due to nostalgia of us older fans and was superior to that piece of trash GT, but there was still a lot that could have been improved.

All in all I hope that after the animated movie this December they continue the story of Super and that they add blood and pay more attention to details.

My dragon ball super review!

[ponchan · 10/10 · 26 July 2015]

As for now i really love what i see in this series even though there was just 3 episodes for now. It's really great to see this anime was still going, it brings back all my memories when i was a child.

Animation-excellent, it's better than the old ones.

Story- for now i can't judge it because it was only 3 ep but that 3 ep was still on the story and didn't change so it's OK for me.

Op and Ed song - i don't care about that much when it comes to this but it fits the show.

I rated it 10/10 because i don't see any or at least a bit of failure for this show as of now...

Big disappointment/missed opportunity

[slyfiskman · 6/10 · 9 June 2016]

Akira Toriyama had big opportunity to re-introduce Dragonball to a new generation. Dragonball Z pretty revolutionized all manga and was the inspiration for many more.

Dragonball Z had a big advantage over all others anime, because it was already popular and fans have been craving for new series for nearly 20 years. In the meantime, other popular anime's rose to popularity which was influenced by Dragonball.

Akira Toriyama failed to keep up and take inspiration from other popular anime's.

The current series are lifeless, badly drawn, filler full, lack of real action, lack of a robust story line, no character development.

Akira could have easily introduced new characters and even retired some background characters like Tien, Yamcha, Pilaf etc...

I find these series a big disappointment, the god's of destruction are a complete joke. Even sillier was Akira's decision to include movie plots into the anime. Think about this...Frieza's reason why he became so strong is because he had never trained in his life, when he did he became a lot stronger. I mean really? They could not have come up with something more creative?

They turned Vegeta into a big wuss. They are recycling story lines and some of the characters are redicilous (king of the Galacy is a green octopus with a crown)

I'm still going to watch in hope that it improves but I doubt it. I understand DB has always had comedy in it but this one is too much.

Underwhelmed and disappointing.

Milking the franchise

[noogailt · 3/10 · 2 September 2016]

I was at first glad that that my childhood franchise series returned, now i'm disappointed. It feels like watching some other anime series with dragon ball universe. This is even weaker than GT. I do love the intro song though, they got that right. Other than that it fails at every single step. Here is why:

1. The obvious one. The animation quality.. Everyone is drawn very strangely, the style resembles fairy tail in my opinion, definitely not dragon ball. Some episodes have horrible animations and the effects are cheap. I mean there aren't that much fights you can really enjoy watching. I mean this is dragon ball for Christ sake, just look at one punch man and it's fights... Can't they produce something like that? I mean how the hell the animation of late 80s be better then 2016... It's because they expect the fame to carry it on i suppose.

2. Everything is recycled. I mean first 2 arcs are movie recycles, which are stretched out and done even more poorly. The other one is tournament again and the newest one is meh, future trunks back with grim news, AGAIN.

3. Characters are messed up. I mean every character is basically held for gasp and observations other then Goku and Vegeta. Goku is for some reason more of an idiot than he was (remember the dragon ball z cell games, Buu saga, the way he acted as a mentor) and seems to be a kid again even though he is an adult and cares only about getting stronger above all. Vegeta is also comic relief. By the end of Buu saga, you could see him showing respect for Goku. Here he is a Tsundere. who is always behind. Gohan is somehow had anorexia or was held up in some kind of concentration camp, is skinny and useless (how could that happen in such short span), Krillin is turned into a coward for "character development" even though in the movie he isn't. Videl, a bad ass fighter chick is now a boring mom and her personality is completely wiped, she is a empty shell now. Where is feminism on that one?

4. The tone of the show is changed to some kind of comedy, and a not very good one. And it's not that there is no blood or gore, just there is no danger no tension. Even when they try to show dramatic moments, you realize there are dragon balls and you just simply don't care because it's not presented in a way you should care. For example Piccolo sacrifices himself for Gohan. I mean it has been done before and he is an adult now, and it feels pathetic and rehashed. Or the future trunks arc, where future earth is destroyed. It doesn't feel grim at all and it's suppose to. You don't feel anything there is now danger and all the characters are wacky. Dragonball was wacky too, but it had those serious moments, the feeling of the fight to the death, the moment of sacrifice and stuff and now it's just plain wacky. Even in the black Goku arc , Mai sacrifices appears to be killed yet you barely feel anything, because of the tone of the show and because the viewer haven't build any attachment to her yet. Remember all those deaths in Dragon ball and Z? Even though everyone could get revived with dragon ball characters dying felt SOMETHING. They fail to produce that feeling with these series. Is it specifically made for children? Cuz Fairytail is for children too yet somehow feels more mature and there are some stakes. Also what is with Kpop at the ending of episodes that kills the the dragon ball vibe?

5. The forms and fights are lazy and stupid. I mean characters could destroy planets in Frieza arc. Even though there are super saiyan gods now, they don't really look that powerful. The fights feel the same.When Goku in god form fight golden Frieza, it doesn't look different than the fight in dragon ball z on namek. When goku fought beerus in space, they could have destroyed the universe with their power, and now even though enemies are stronger it barely differs than the fight on namek with Frieza. I mean when Goku transformed into super Saiyan 3, the whole earth shivered. Now it's just *poof* blue form is stronger. And the new forms are lazy as hell. I mean golden frieza? super saiyan blue? I mean what's next super saiyan green? They look effortless and bland. They change the hair color and expect everyone to gasp? I mean there so many fan arts by now, you could picked something... No let's do it cheaply and just change the hair color and dumb fans will love it anyway, sigh.. I mean saiyans are primal monkey race. Shouldn't their god would be some god ape, something similar to Super Saiyan 4 and not just blue hair and aura?

6. The story is dumb and the villain reasoning is weak. Beerus tries to destroy planet because of pudding, black goku is killing all humans because they conflict with each other (also if he is so strong, how the hell he didn't wipe them out yet, when majin buu did it in one episode, and you can see humans fighting him with what , guns??).

7. Who is this aimed at? I mean even anime aimed at children have better story and fights these days. This for those kind of fans who will buy anything with dragon ball on it and attack you if you say anything bad about it.

This is what i call milking the franchise dry. Go watch movies instead and ignore these series.

Favourite

[vatsalrjchourey · 10/10 · 11 August 2021]

One of the best animes i ever watched.

My favourite.

Strongest

[vatsalrjchourey · 10/10 · 7 September 2021]

I want to see the goku on top again.

Please make him the strongest character of all animes again toriyama sir.

I love dragon ball,dragon ball z,dragon ball super

[vatsalrjchourey · 10/10 · 21 June 2021]

Dragon ball,dragon ball z,dragon ball super are the bestest anime i ever watched.

Favorite out of the Dragon Ball Series

[mchoietsy · 10/10 · 8 May 2021]

Favorite out of the Dragon Ball Series, had to review.

Epic and all-time favourite anime

[gakshit · 10/10 · 23 May 2021]

This anime is always best from my childhood and now the continuation of series and animation is epic.

Best anime

[draga-86034 · 10/10 · 10 January 2021]

One of my favorite anime i've ever seen Must Watch

Terrific, Though not Without Its' Problems

[caidenw-37050 · 7/10 · 10 December 2016]

This anime show is great! However, it DOES have a few problems here and there. Yes, there's plot holes from time to time, but virtually every show has those. The 1st 5 Japanese episodes have some ugly animation errors at a few times. The episodes themselves aren't terrible; it's just those moments, though they DO hurt the episodes. The animation was fixed excluding 1 time after those 5 episodes, and even then, the error wasn't quite as bad.

The action and intensity of this show are terrific! The stories are excellent, and the transformations are great, though I'm kind of sick of transformations now as far as Saiyans go. There's at least 1 retcon that I really don't like. There's also a few moments in a few episodes during the Future Trunks arc where they pull stuff out of their butt. Luckily, those episodes have some of the best, most bad*** action.

The show isn't as good as the original nor Z, but I'd definitely suggest checking it out. However, be warned. The voices of the Japanese dub are VERY different than..pretty much every other dub to say the least.

My Dragon ball Super Ratings

[lenigoto · 9/10 · 25 November 2021]

My Dragon ball Super Seasonal Ratings :

BOG Arc : ⭐⭐ ROF Arc : ⭐ U6 vs. U7 Arc : ⭐⭐⭐ Goku Black Arc : ⭐⭐⭐ Universe Survival Arc : ⭐⭐⭐⭐

My Overall Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

100% Honest on The New series "Dragon ball Super"

[bigbbotyhunter · 7/10 · 25 February 2016]

(WARNING A BIT OF SPOILERS) Dragon ball super,stats a few months after the defeat of Majin Buu. The first episode is obviously not action pack, but Farly good. We soon learn about Beerus, the god of destruction, who is off with his master whis in space. Around episode 5, which is infamous for its " bad animation " Goku fights Beerus at ssj1,2,and 3. He is easily defeated and goes off to earth. Its the exact same things as the DBZ movie from 2013, "Battle of god" Although somethings are changed It doesn't ruin the show much, in fact at times it makes it better then the movie. Goku vs Beerus was very satisfy to watch, the choreography when they're fighting brings a dragon ball feel back to the show. goku has reached an incredible level, strong enough to destroy a universe. From a new form called super saiyan god. The last episode of this arc was a tad bit disappointing compare to the movie, but enough of a fight to satisfy. The battle of gods arc earns a 7.5\10 from me. Now the next few episodes after battle of gods seems to be filler. Some episodes are expressing more of the characters, and will have lots of jokes. Pretty much the next arc is just resurrection of F, the last DBZ movie from 2015. A lot of things are changed from the movie, but aren't much important, and pretty much useless. There an incredible amount of plot holes in this arc, which makes the arc seem lazy. The fights are overwhelming and not at all good like the battle of gods arc. The other fighters fight Frieza's army and and everyone seems very weak. The artwork was very bad,and only good at close ups. The show seems to be censoring blood which is seeming like a show from ages 5. Although characters still die,it's not all that satisfying to appeal to teens or adults. And yes I know dragon ball was made for kids. The arc is pretty much Frieza resurrected returning with Tagoma alive,who he killed in the movie. Tagoma is much stronger than the other fighters, and Ginyu returns as well. Gotenks also appears... For a couple of seconds which seems to not Make sense. Frieza has reached a level high enough to go up against Goku in about 4 months! I understand they explained he never trained... But this is a huge plot hole. Goku and Frieza fight which is ruined by the artwork, and large amount of ki blast which is extremely boring. Frieza gains a new form called golden Frieza and Goku transforms as well. goku wins... Until he's shot from a laser and falls to the ground. He's given a sensu bean and Vegeta begins to fight frieza with the new form "Super saiyan god super saiyan" Which I forget to mentioned Goku used against Frieza, and not super saiyan god. Vegeta beats Frieza, which is done much better than the movie version. Everything else just goes with Way happened in the movie, and the episode ends. The resurrection of F arc earns a 3.5/10 for me. Episodes 1 to 27 are just rehashes of the Two DBZ movies from 2013 to 2015. For right now dragon ball super is doing very well. Goku,Vegeta,Piccolo, Majin buu, and a new character, are fighting against the universe six fighters. By the next episode the first fight of this arc will start. If you read the dragon ball super manga chapter 7 to 9 you'll see what will happen in the anime. Dragon ball is starting to feel a lot like dragon ball mixed with Z, which is doing good for now. People conplaning about the show are just bitching about the animation, which these idiots don't know its the artwork. These misinformed people don't seem to know that the animators have only one week to work on one episode. They seem to have never seen dragon ball, because they complain about the jokes in the show. And all they want is fighting, fighting,fighting. DO NOT LISTEN TO THESES MISSINFORMED IDIOTS. IF YOU LOVE DB, DBZ, DBGT, WHATEVER. YOU'LL LOVE DRAGON BALL SUPER,TAKE IT FROM A REAL FAN WHO STAYED WITH SHOW UNTIL THE THE RESSURCTION OF F ARC AND NOW. JUDGING FROM THE MANGA THE UNIVERSE 6 ARC SHOULD BE GREAT. ENJOY THE SERIES. BUT ITS YOUR OPINION TO DECIDE IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

Not for an intelligent audience

[robinyourhood · 1/10 · 15 February 2019]

There's nothing I can write that other's haven't said already.

One star for the brief moments of quality animation and background art but writing is a overly complicated anime clieché with bits of random silly moments that don't lend to the plot and fails to keep me interested, engaged and feeling a connection to characters that I grew to love in previous franchise history. Goku is a caricature of himself...Vegeta and the rest of the characters leaves me lost for words. Beerus was a cool addition but left me wanting more without delivering.

I don't want to be too hard on it though. I know it's hard work to produce content because I too am part of the entertainment industry but franchises like this deserve the best or nothing at all.

The perfect manga since the first one

[bouzlafanour · 10/10 · 2 July 2020]

Since the manga has begun we have loved it. It's an awesome perfect one which is very original it's a manga that attract not just teen but adults too.

Old Memories Made New...

[sanchit789 · 8/10 · 5 July 2015]

The First Episode of the much anticipated come back of the DBZ Series was just awesome. Brought back old memories of childhood! The story starting before The Battle of Gods and Goku not fighting but farming was a bit down, but I hope things will get better in the upcoming episodes. The wait is still on for the dubbed version. The second episode - Vegeta's Family trip is expected to be comic and exiting as the DBZ fans have never seen one (Vegeta's family trip). Goku is also going to go to King Kai's place to train! I think this will be like old times. There are also rumors about the 9 star Dragon Ball which is confirmed to be in Shanpa's(New Character) Universe. Over all an excellent opening after 18 Years!