Animation, Science Fiction, Action  •  2022  •  100 min  •  Teen (13+)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero poster

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.


Starring Cast

Masako Nozawa  •   Aya Hisakawa  •   Ryô Horikawa


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around universal themes of heroism, personal growth, and teamwork against a generic evil organization, making its core narrative apolitical. Its resolution emphasizes individual responsibility and collective action without aligning with specific political ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero maintains the established character designs and narrative focus of the long-running Japanese franchise. It does not feature explicit DEI-driven casting changes or engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities, instead focusing on a classic hero-vs-villain action plot with positive framing of its protagonists.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on action, character development, and the return of the Red Ribbon Army, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium

The film features female characters such as Pan, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Videl, and Android 18. However, none of these characters engage in or are depicted as victorious in direct physical combat against one or more male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts. Android 18 participates in the final battle, but her contributions are not decisive physical victories against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features established Dragon Ball characters who retain their canonical genders. New characters introduced in this installment do not constitute gender swaps, as they have no prior canonical gender to change from.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This animated film is an installment in an existing franchise. All returning characters maintain their established visual racial characteristics from prior canon. New characters introduced in the film are not considered for race swap analysis.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.9

Critic Ratings

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9.5
Metacritic logo
6.5

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