[11] Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was said to be "deeply involved beyond his usual capacity" and is credited in the accompanying teaser trailer with the original work, story, and character designs.

[12] Toriyama provided a message to the Comic Con panel explaining that although "DAIMA" is a made-up term, it is written in Japanese as "大魔".

[11] Akio Iyoku, executive producer of the Dragon Ball franchise, said that the series had been in the works for the last five years, but the title was decided less than a month ago.

[14] The staff aimed to appeal to a wider audience and, looking back on Daima in retrospect, Iyoku felt that Toriyama's unexpectedly making everyone in the cast small aided them in this.

[14] In November 2023, the January 2024 issue of V Jump announced the main staff members of Dragon Ball Daima and confirmed that Masako Nozawa would reprise her role as Goku.

[16] A second trailer focusing on Goku was released as part of the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event on January 28, 2024.

[22] On September 2, Fuji TV announced the specific broadcast details, including the start date of October 10, and that all episodes of the show were completed.

The former revealed cast members Yumiko Kobayashi as Kaioshin, Koki Uchiyama as Glorio, and Fairouz Ai as Panzy, and also teased the show's theme song.

[24] The roles of Showtaro Morikubo as Gomah, Junya Enoki as Degesu, and Yoko Hikasa as Dr. Arinsu were announced by the franchise's official website on September 10.

[6] Without any prior announcement, the second episode of the series aired on October 18 and featured voice actor changes for nearly all of the franchise's major characters due to them being turned into children.

[27] Mori commented that although he was worried about writing for the franchise yet again, Toriyama gave fresh excitement by changing its direction from "battle" to "adventure".

[39] Mariló Delgado's Spanish-language review for Espinof praised the series as an exercise in nostalgia, but warned viewers to be patient.

[41] CBR had earlier reported that Daima was not what many fans wanted, who were looking forward to a return of the Dragon Ball Super anime, particularly an adaptation of the manga-only Moro Saga.

The increased viewership was attributed to hype surrounding the battle with Gomah, Goku's newly canonized Super Saiyan 4 transformation, and the series approaching its finale.