After waiting so long, Dragon Ball fans finally got some news Super updates, and it was more than anyone could have hoped for. Not only is the series returning with an adaptation of the manga's Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, but a new version of the God of Destruction Beerus Saga is also on the way.
An anime story of the celebrated Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods movie, God of Destruction Beerus Saga started Super anime, and it was off to a really rocky start. While the film was a solid, high-quality entry to the franchise, the entire God of Destruction Beerus Saga felt like a rushed, poorly done afterthought. You can pretty much criticize every important part of the arc, but with Beerusmay we see some of its biggest problems improve.
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Better, more consistent animation
A big talking point that fans brought up was the arc animation. The movie looked good, and the anime adaptation of it couldn't hold a candle to the quality of the movie's animation. Fans weren't used to seeing such poor animation from Dragon Balland while it is true that the original series and Z had its fair share of animation glitches that people tend to overlook due to nostalgia, what we got with God of Destruction Beerus Saga was often a messy disappointment.
With Beerus will be a big return for the franchise, the expectation (or at least the hope) is that Toei will really bring their A-game this time around. The remake is described as an “improved” version of the original, complete with redrawings, so one can only hope they fix some of the more obvious issues.
Improved pacing
This is a major problem that the anime has compared to the movie, and it can be difficult to navigate. Even though it is only 15 episodes long, many felt that the God of Destruction Beerus Saga dragged on longer than it needed to. Compare that to the movie, which is a tighter, more concise retelling of the story, and the difference is night and day.
Understandably, things would be different from the movie with the anime adaptation, and fans expected the anime arc to be longer than the movie's version of things. But the problem is that a lot of it just felt boring and poorly done. It takes four episodes for Goku and Beerus to have their first confrontation on King Kai's planet. It's way too long. It drags out time and kills any momentum the arc has right from the start. If the new retelling can make the added moments feel more meaningful and improve the flow of things, it will go a long way to making the arc feel like a watchable watch.
Fight Choreography needs work
We've seen some incredible fights from modern shonen anime adaptations, so it's a bit frustrating to watch Dragon Ballthe series that inspired most of these newer titles gets the short end of the stick when it comes to fight choreography. The original Dragon Ball the anime had some great fights that were carried by engaging choreography, making you feel like every punch, kick, and ki blast had some purpose behind it.
The problem with the fights in God of Destruction Beerus Saga is that they feel so repetitive and simplistic, even though they feature what is supposed to be the strongest fighter in the universe, Beerus. The remake needs to add more variety to the fights, giving each battle the care and attention it deserves. If they can do it, even the most difficult to please Dragon Ball fan will have some good things to say about the retelling.
Super Saiyan God Ritual
One of the most controversial things to come out of the movie and the anime adaptation later was Goku gaining Super Saiyan God through the Super Saiyan God Ritual. It remains a massive outlier and something the series just seems to have forgotten and left behind, making you wonder if it was really a necessary addition in the first place.
Beerus likely won't completely recast the ritual or anything like that, but if it could change things to feel a little more earned, that would be a big change. Treating it as anything other than a cheap, quick power-up with not a lot of work needed to get it would make it feel more in line with other transformations we've seen in the series.
Raise the stakes
It can be hard to pull off, but a big issue in the original arc is that there never really seems to be any real danger. Yes, we know that Goku and the gang will most likely make it as they do in other sagas, but things feel way too predictable with Beerus. It's a given that he won't destroy the Earth despite dwarfing characters like Goku and Vegeta in power.
The events following the God of Destruction Beerus Saga are already set in stone, but that doesn't matter Beerus can't play things up and make the God of Destruction seem like a more consequential villain. Beerus will give in, spare Earth and take an interest in Goku and Vegeta, but at least they can spice it up a bit before he does.
