Anime Review: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Today I will be reviewing an anime movie, one that is truly a special movie. This film has become the  eighteenth movie in the Dragon Ball universe and has become the first anime movie to hit U.S. theaters since films like Akira, Ponyo, and Yugioh: The Movie, were released. This film is also the first Dragon Ball movie whose story is actually in the manga. This movie takes place during a short lived peace after Majin Buu's defeat at the hands of Goku. a great and powerful deity named Beerus the destroyer, a god of destruction, awakens prematurely from his fifty year slumber and is informed a Saiyan has defeated Frieza. Intrigued by this news and curious about a dream he had while asleep, where he battles against a "Super Saiyan God", Beerus decides to go to Earth to find the Super Saiyan god. This film brings all the lovable Dragon Ball universe characters back with the original english voice actors reprising their roles. Other famous voice actors make their appearance, like Jason Douglass(Psycho-Pass, Black Butler II, Elfen Lied) as Lord Beerus, and Ian Sinclair(Black Butler, Future Diary, Hetalia: Axis Powers) as Beerus's aid, Whis. This film is really a cut above the rest of the Dragon Ball Z movies, this film provides stunning animation quality, visually appealing special effects, and a fully original story with plenty of excitement. This movie receives a 7.8/10 and deserves a buy from any Dragon Ball Z fan. For those who are not, try it anyway, you might be pleasantly surprised.