Dragon Ball Super: Broly

Official Australian release date: 24/1/19. Viewed: 24/1/19.

Director: Tatsuya Nagamine

Actors: Sean Schemmel, Jason Douglas, Vic Mignogna, Christopher Sabat

Genre: Action / Sci-Fi

Rating: PG

‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ is a sequel/continuation/reboot of the ‘Dragon Ball’ TV series and the two most recent films, ‘Battle of Gods’ and ‘Resurrection F’. Like those, it’s like slipping back into comfy pajamas – Goku (Schemmel)’s still funny and righteous, Vegeta (Sabat)’s still got a chip on his shoulder and Frieza (Ayers) is still out for universal domination. Starts with a good backstory of the Saiyans on their planet and how/why Broly (Mignogna) and his father, Paragus (Clarke) are exiled.

Not much for secondary characters to do, but we still see Trunks, Bulma, Beerus and Piccolo. Once we’ve established Frieza’s hand in turning Broly bad and bringing them to Earth, it’s up to Goku and Vegeta to stop the ‘legendary Super Saiyan’. From there, it’s pretty much a massive battle scene for the final 30min.

As in the series and films, there animation is excellent, the soundtrack’s fast, there’s plenty of “powering-up” and close-ups and enough jokes thrown in to provide levity. It’s fun to see new levels of ‘Super Saiyan’ and their respective colours and the changes in fighting styles these bring. Nothing groundbreaking, but a good ending and decent story.

Overall: Enjoyable anime journey.

Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars.