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Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Finished Airing Movie PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

ドラゴンボール超(スーパー) ブロリー · 2018

A forgotten Saiyan returns with terrifying power.

StatusFinished Airing SeasonFall 2018 StudioToei Animation SourceManga
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Broly, a Saiyan raised in isolation by a father consumed by resentment toward Vegeta's bloodline, is brought back into the picture by Frieza, who correctly identifies him as a weapon. What follows is essentially one enormous fight, as Goku and Vegeta face an opponent whose power grows continuously throughout the battle and who does not actually want to be fighting at all. The film also reworks the Saiyan origin story, giving the franchise's foundational history a fuller and more coherent shape. Every stage of the fight escalates until the landscape itself stops mattering.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine with character designs by Naohiro Shintani, Dragon Ball Super: Broly earned widespread acclaim for its animation quality, which departed markedly from the television series' style and is frequently cited among the best-animated fights in the franchise's history. Akira Toriyama was directly involved in reworking Broly, previously a non-canonical film villain, into official continuity. The film became a substantial international box office success, performing particularly strongly in North America and confirming the franchise's continued global drawing power. Its animation quality raised expectations for every subsequent franchise entry.
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