Time to scratch another anime of the backlog, and this time it's Dragonball Super: Superheroes, the movie that came out in 2022.
It's a sequel to the Broly movie, and the second in the Super branding, which received high praise from the critics for it's nostalgia factor.
The CEO of Red Pharmaceuticals, commander Magenta, wants to reinstate the Red Ribbon Army, formerly led bu his father. He and his assistant seek the aid of Dr Hedo, the grandson of Dr Gero, who accepts the offer under the idea that Bulma's Capsule Corporation is out on world domination. Piccolo, who trains Gohan's daughter Pan, annoyed of the saiyan wasting his potential is attacked by the android Gamma 2. He manages to evade him, following him to the Red Ribbon Army base and infiltrating it.
He learns Hedo created Gamma 1 and 2, and that they are creating Cell Max, based on the original Cell's schematics. Going back to Bulma, they are unable to reach Vegeta and Goku, who are training off world with Broly. Piccolo asks Shenron to unlock his full potential, as Pan is kidnapped to lure Gohan to the base.
Together with Piccolo, he faces Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, but the latter gets convinced by Piccolo that Capsule Corporation isn't evil and that he and his creator are being manipulated. Magenta activates Cell Max however, and the giant rampaging monster breaks free. Bulma arrives with Goten, Trunks, Android 18 and Krillin, and all together they manage to bring down the big lumbering brute, with the aid of Gamma 2 sacrificing himself.
So, it was okay, quite fun but also more of the same. The biggest difference is maybe that there was no Goku in this movie (only briefly), showing off the others some more in the spotlight. So if you like the franchise, you're going to love this. if you're not a fan, it's Dragonball: lots of hyperspeed fighting and yelling...
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