It spends its first quarter rehashing two movies you've already seen, then becomes something Dragon Ball has never been before. Tournament of Power isn't just escalation; it's forty characters fighting for their universes' survival, and the animation finally wakes up to match what's happening on screen. Goku stops being the protagonist and becomes the catalyst, watching his friends face impossible odds while he learns that raw power means nothing against someone willing to die for something that matters.

Seven years after Majin Buu's defeat, Earth is at peace, and Goku has settled into a new life as a radish farmer while his friends enjoy ordinary days. Far across the universe, Beerus, the ruthless God of Destruction, wakes troubled by a prophecy that a Super Saiyan God will defeat him. With his angelic attendant Whis, he searches for this being, and the hunt leads them to Earth, where Goku and his powerful allies face their strongest foe yet. Across 131 episodes, the series mixes action, adventure, comedy and fantasy with science fiction elements.