Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.

  • Released: 2022-06-09
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Animation
  • Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryou Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa, Bin Shimada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Mamoru Miyano, Aya Hisakawa, Miyu Irino, Yuko Minaguchi, Aya Hirano, Mayumi Tanaka, Ryota Takeuchi, Ken Uo, Koichi Yamadera, Takeshi Kusao, Masakazu Morita, Tomokazu Sugita, Norio Wakamoto, Volcano Ota, Miki Ito
  • Director: Tetsuro Kodama
 Comments
  • VeronikaWolfQueen - 25 November 2023
    Didn't like it besides a few parts
    I'm just going to rate it a 3 on the account that honestly I hated around 90% of it. The androids were cool, didn't think they would be, but no yeah they were actually cool. Orange Piccolo ended up being cool and Beast Gohan, but at the end of the day how much of these 3 things did we really get? 20 minutes max out of the whole movie? Or something similar to that. The fight between Beast and Cell was incredibly short too. I don't really care if it uses the main characters or not, I feel like these two deserved some winning by themselves for once screen time but like 90% of it was just life, family and drama and the most minuscule amount of it was actual fighting.

    Hated most of the animations too and that extra stuff that appeared, the names etc, sorry that wasn't for me.

    By the time I actually started to like it, it ended essentially.

    Glad that I finally got around to seeing it though, that it was on special and that I could watch it, but yeah sorry major disappointment for me.

    I think realistically DBZ fight scenes, watching them and only them throughout the years spoiled me and yeah my falling in love with Zamasu and my stories etc. I need something to be going on neigh 24/7, could care less about family and family drama, I want drama against two enemies, the fun type of drama, not that boring family stuff.

    Even dramatic drama filled dreams fill me with immense mood enhancers upon waking up and for the rest of the day, but boring dreams get forgotten. Had Zamasu and Black attacking a city in my dream last night, woke up feeling like a million bucks. I hope future movies are better, but I reckon I shouldn't hold my breath either.
  • akafilmandmedia-05787 - 7 April 2023
    Another fun installment in the Super franchise
    The Dragon Ball Super story continues with its steady reboot of the anime that started it all. Super Hero adds a creative superhero theme, portrays the story from a much needed different perspective and like its predecessor (Dragon Ball Super: Broly), offers a new modern animation style. While the return of the classic Red Ribbon Army was welcomed, Dragon Ball Super continues its trend of relying on old, weaker versions of villains. Super Hero also carries on Super's recent disruption of the power scales in the Dragon Ball Universe.

    I enjoyed the new spin of the superhero theme in the film. A smart creative choice by the writers; most likely capitalising on the MCU wave and bringing it into the anime realm. It also added a fun and comedic flair to the film which may remind fans of the iconic, Great Saiyaman!

    I'm glad they chose to tell the story from Piccolo's perspective rather than Goku and Vegeta; I am growing tired of the show's reliance on Goku to save the day. Therefore, I am pleased to see they are trying to bring other beloved characters into the foreground who can have an actual impact when they take on the "final boss" in a story arc. The show's creators are also finally becoming aware that they need to bring back Gohan!

    When I first saw the trailer for the film, I was very concerned about the new CGI animation approach because it looked very clunky and plastic. However, I can say that the animation looked fresh and smooth. The CGI actually enhanced the colour and vibrancy during the action sequences; each fight involving energy blasts looked like an explosion of colour. Despite that, I am still hoping that bring back the "comic-book style animation" from the recent Broly film.

    As expected from a Dragon Ball Super film, the action was great. There was a great combination of hand to hand combat and energy attacks.

    The Dragon Ball series has progressed so much since the Red Ribbon army so it was a pleasant surprise to see them making a return. I did not enjoy the return of the genetically engineered, monstrous version of Cell. It does so much disservice to Cell and the unique personality he had. Furthermore, they pulled his similar strategy in the film, Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly and that was not well received by fans.

    Super Hero also continues to blur Dragon Ball Super's power scale. They made Piccolo more powerful, yet at the same time he hardly made a difference in the combat sequences. Goten and Trunks also make an appearance but appear weaker than ever.

    Overall, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was a fun film and still keeps the spirit of the anime that started it all, alive.
  • cesaren - 12 December 2022
    Missed opportunity
    To sum it up:

    GOOD: some characters, sound effects BAD: story, storytelling, enemies VERY BAD: CGI

    Gohan was always my favorite, and it was time we were reminded of how strong he can be. But it doesn't make any sense how he could power up that much since he hasn't trained for years, apparently. That 'hidden potential' line isn't enough. As for Piccolo, he's always a cool character to explore. Pan was extremely cute. And Bulma funny as ever.

    I grew up watching Dragon Ball, and animation quality has decreased significantly after DBZ, with some exceptions in Super. This CGI is just visually horrible, like a bad quality video game, and they took one of the key elements: the hair. I still have to understand what Gohan had in his head after his new transformation, because that was not hair. Let's hope they go back to a more traditional animation... and for a new season, also keep it short like so many other anime: less episodes with better overall quality.

    About the story, it had its moments but there were too many nostalgic elements, and enemies weren't a real threat. May be that's why it looks like a very long and low quality filler episode.
  • peterisrighthere - 15 October 2022
    A great Dragon Ball Movie
    To be honest, at first I was really concerned about the CGI-Animation. Since DBS Broly looked so great with the shintani art style, It was really sad to hear this movie would not get the same treatment.

    After I saw the movie, I have to say: This is a really great Dragon Ball Movie and I am very happy with it. The animations are really good, the CGI looks really great. The story- althought not being the greatest- made sense and was different. Even though Goku and Vegeta did not play an important role in the movie, It was really fun to see Piccolo and Gohan in the main character role. The fights were amazing, and the movie had a great climax with Beast Gohan beating Cell Max. The only negative point would be the short period of time we saw Beast Gohan. But at the end of the day, It is a movie so the amount of time it has is limited.

    Overall a great movie.
  • bcprabhu - 12 September 2022
    Unfortunately it is a huge step down from the previous ones in every category
    The story, the characters, the animation style are all worse than before. The main threat is just laughably bad. They try to get us with nostalgia but it doesn't work. I'm afraid that is the new (garbage) direction where we headed and not just in the anime version but also in the manga.

    They need to go back to the "old" style of animation and to the good stories with meaningful plots.

    There is some inconsistency with previously established skills/abilities, events and character traits (Pan, Gohan, Piccolo, Bulma).

    Power-ups just magically appear from nothing. I don't like that. No training, no preparation. These things just happen with no prior signs.

    The new androids look too generic and lack real personalities.

    The bad guys motivations are illogical and barely believable.

    Overall this movie is quite unnecessary. They should have done the Galactic Patrol Saga even if in multiple installations.