Dragon Ball’s Super Hero movie was created to give Piccolo the W title

Back in 2022, put out Tui Dragon Ball Super: Superhero, A very good movie with a new art style and setting Piccolo and Gohan (aka his son) in the introduction. If you come away from the movie liking either character, especially the first, it seems like that was the goal all along.

During the last radio celebration Dragon Ball On the 40th anniversary, longtime executive producer Akio Ioko spoke about the series’ past and current projects. According to notes translated by a Twitter user com.peraperayume (Thanks, CBR), Ioko wanted Piccolo to be on par with Goku and Vegeta, both of whom had leveled up significantly throughout Dragon Ball Super Run and Broly film. By that point, Piccolo hadn’t done that, Something that many fans of the character have noticed. Ioko was one of those fans, and he sought to address this problem.

As he tells it, he sought advice from creator Akira Toriyama on how to do right by the Namekian. Eventually, their conversations sparked Toriyama’s idea of ​​writing Super hero. This movie sets Goku and Vegeta aside so that Piccolo and Gohan can take center stage and face the newly revived Red Ribbon Army. Ultimately, the duo unlocks new forms to use, with Piccolo being a great new form Orange mode considered before Toriyama As his first proper promotion.

Happy New Year!🐉
Yesterday on January 1st, Akio Ioko spoke on the radio show “All Night Nippon – Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Special” for about 20 minutes about various things in DB, including Daima and what might be coming👀
Some pieces have been translated 🔽

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— Andy 案太郎 🇩🇪 (@peraperayume) January 2, 2025

While Piccolo is in the stream Dragon Ball Dima Anime, his orange form has not yet appeared in this, as it did in last year’s fighting game Dragon Ball: Zero Thrill. (He – she He was, However, added to Xenforce 2 Like the DLC.) The movie seems to have done its job and made people want more of Piccolo. Now, it’s just a matter of how Toei balances that demand with those of other fan-favorite characters — and even more so since then Toriyama’s departure Early last year.

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