Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero sees the return of the Red Ribbon Army from Goku’s past having created two new androids Gamma 1 & Gamma 2 to challenge him and his friends. But with Goku and Vegeta off-planet training with Whis and Beerus, it’s up to Piccolo and Gohan to protect the world from these new foes.
From a technical standpoint this is perhaps the most technically sound Dragon Ball movie, visually-speaking: with beautifully rendered backgrounds & environments, hard lines surrounding the characters, who still have a classic 2D design style and movement, to make them visually standout within the frames.
Unlike most of what Super has been knowing to do with its arcs and character journeys, Super Hero instead ditches the world-ending scenarios with a personal, character-driven narrative which sees the Red Ribbon Army of a path of revenge, directly attacking the Z Warrior where it hurts the most: their friends and family.
Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 not only sport fantastic designs that display Toriyama’s fascinating and influence by American pop-culture, but they are the most uniquely motivated androids in the franchise.
With Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero expect lots of surprises, gorgeous action with vibrant animation, layered characterization & all-timer Dragon Ball moments.
4 out of 5