Dragon Ball Daima Ep 5 Review
Last time on Dragon Ball Daima, the trip of Goku, Shin, and Glorio witnessed the cruelty of Gomah’s reign first-hand as they extorted a village for their money. Or worse, for their very life essence. Thankfully, a mysterious little girl with a penchant for engineering provided enough of a distraction for Goku to do his thing. The question is, who is this girl who seems oddly similar to the likes of Bulma? Fans, meet Panzy, the next party member and the Demon Realm’s equivalent to Bulma…in more ways than one.
Meet Panzy, the New Bulma
After escaping the hopeless soldiers in the village, Goku’s party gets a formal introduction to the mysterious girl seen in the OP and ED, Panzy. A native of the Third Demon World, Panzy is, for lack of a better term, a younger version of Bulma. Young being subjective here, since we learn that Demons can live a thousand years. At 82 years old, she’s basically the human/saiyan equivalent of an 8-year-old.
Regardless of her age, though, I wasn’t joking when comparing her to Bulma. She’s incredibly smart, resourceful, and extroverted for someone her age, being the one who made her failed bombs that she tried to use. She’s also able to get the group a faster route to the castle they’re headed to, which her father rules.
Did we not mention that she’s a princess? Bulma may not be a princess (unless being married to Vegeta counts,) but with how rich she is, she might as well be! The only difference between her and Panzy is that Panzy has magic telekinesis!
A Good Old-Fashioned Goku Beatdown
At any rate, now that they’re at the castle, it’s revealed that Panzy’s father, Kadan, hired Glorio to bring the guy who beat Majin Buu to him. This was so that that person could defeat King Gomah and allow Kadan to become the new Demon King. While the man may be a bit arrogant, even offering to let Goku marry Panzy (lol), given what we remember about Dabura and what we’ve seen of Gomah, he’d be an improvement.
Speaking of Gomah, we get an update as to what he’s doing. Instead of holding Dende captive, he’s treating him like he would any baby: with love and care. Granted, it’s pretty obvious he’s only raising him so that when he gets big again, he can make Gomah more Dragon Balls.
At any rate, Kadan is obviously unsure as to how strong Goku is given his current state. So, he has Goku fight the entire castle garrison on his own. What follows is a…well I wouldn’t even call it a fight for Goku. It’s more like him just getting a warm-up in as he wipes the floor with the soldiers. In the episode’s best moment, he even flexes by briefly assuming his Super Saiyan form just for the heck of it!
As someone who binge-watched the original Dragon Ball online during high school, this fight was incredibly nostalgic for me. It harkens back to the days when Goku fought enemies like the Red Ribbon Army on his own or with his friends. Good times!
By the end of the episode, Kadan gives his full support to the group as they set off on the next leg of their journey, giving them a new plane to use in the process. They even offer to leave a message for the second group of Vegeta, Bulma, and Piccolo that will be following them. The most significant thing that happens, though, is that Panzy decides to join the group as their fourth party member.
New Party Member Acquired
This entire episode easily cements Panzy as the best girl of Daima. Everything about her reminds viewers of how Goku and Bulma’s friendship formed in the early days, and it looks like history will repeat with him and Panzy. Unfortunately, the group’s bad luck doesn’t seem to let up. First, Shin continues to think that Glorio is sus. Secondly, their plane goes down as they’re headed to…wherever it is they’re going to. It looks like this is going to be one of those long Shonen series.
Who cares, though? That just means more Dragon Ball for everyone! Great introduction to a new character who will no doubt become a waifu.
