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All things considered, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is off to a great start. The new opening scene has done a better job of framing Goku's arc than the original series ever did, the animation and art direction are massively improved, and the story's moving at a great pace. Unfortunately, Akira Toriyama's legendary original editor on Dr. Slump and the Dragon Ball manga, Kazuhiko Torishima, isn't a fan of the anime remake.
Following the premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1, Kazuhiko Torishima took to X to reveal that the first episode made him "grumpy like Beerus." Torishima's disdain for modern Dragon Ball as well as the anime and manga industry is no secret. He's previously criticized the likes of One Piece and doesn't seem to hold Dragon Ball Super's Toyotarou in particularly high esteem. Given that Torishima didn't like Dragon Ball DAIMA either, him disliking the Dragon Ball Super remake is par for the course.
As of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1, the main cast aren't much stronger than they were at the end of DBZ, but there's been some changes.
Watching the episode itself, it's hard to understand what exactly made Torishima so grumpy. If anything, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is the most the series has felt like Akira Toriyama's manga in years – even more so than Dragon Ball DAIMA .
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