Daiko
The Hidden Saiyan
POD-miaouwai · Original Series
Daiko
The hidden Saiyan
Episodes
6 episodes
Characters
Naeli
A Friend
Denji
Namek Oracle
Vorak
Soldier of Korath
Korath
The Red King
Lyara
Daiko adoptive Mother
Torek
Daiko Adoptive Father
Worldview
Story
DAIKO is an original live-action fan film series set in the Dragon Ball universe, during the Black Frieza arc. It follows Daiko, a young Saiyan exiled as a child to Elvaï, a vast and forgotten planet of titanic ancient cities and a blue-skinned people. Raised by an adoptive family, protected by one faction and hunted by another, he has spent twenty-two years not quite belonging anywhere — and not knowing what he truly is. As his dormant power begins to wake, Daiko is drawn into Elvaï’s buried politics, a fragile love he can’t name, and the slow discovery that his presence on this world was never an accident. Across six episodes, the series builds toward a revelation that reframes everything that came before. It’s not a story about fighting — it’s about the moment you understand your own existence has a meaning you never suspected, and what it costs to become what you are.
Behind the scenes
FAQ 1
Jul 28, 2026
Who is Daiko? Daiko is a Saiyan sent as a child to the planet Elvaï to survive Frieza. Raised among Elvaï's blue-skinned people by an adoptive family, protected by one faction and hunted by another, he spent years not knowing what he truly was — until his dormant power began to wake. He is one of the children King Vegeta secretly scattered across the galaxy, and the first of them to awaken. Who is Naëli? Naëli is the leader of the faction that protects Daiko, and the woman he grew up beside. Fierce, political, and carrying an unspoken love for him, she inherited her cause from her murdered father. By the end, she becomes the first "White ruler" in Elvaï's history — chosen by the planet itself. Who is Vorak? Vorak is Naëli's older brother and, for most of the story, the commander who hunts Daiko under King Korath's orders. He genuinely believes he's protecting Elvaï. When he learns the truth about his own king, he turns — first in secret, then openly — and helps bring Korath down. Who is Korath? Korath is the king of Elvaï, marked with red skin at his coronation — the color of a ruler indifferent to the lives of others. He struck a secret bargain with Frieza's empire long ago, trading Daiko for his own survival, and has clung to his throne ever since. His downfall comes when he's finally forced to face the Seal. Who are Naëli and Vorak's father? He was the founder of the resistance faction and the man who found Daiko's pod and gave the child to his sister to raise. He publicly foresaw Korath's corruption — and was secretly assassinated on Korath's orders to bury the truth. His unfinished mission is what Naëli carries forward.
FAQ 2
Jul 28, 2026
Why isn't Daiko around 40, like Goku? Good catch — canonically he should be. The Saiyan children were launched at the fall of Planet Vegeta (Age 737), the same event that sent Kakarot to Earth. But their pods kept them in cryogenic stasis during the long journey, and Daiko only awoke on Elvaï 22 years ago, at the age of 6 — making him 28 today, in the Black Frieza era. On a "deaf world" like Elvaï, Saiyans also don't get their natural longevity, so he ages at a near-human rate. What is King Vegeta's plan? King Vegeta knew Frieza would destroy their world and couldn't save his race openly — so he saved it in secret. He chose the youngest children (too young to be conditioned for conquest) who also carried the rarest, most dangerous blood: the legendary potential. He scattered them across hidden "deaf worlds," each watched over by a Namek, with one goal — to raise Saiyans differently: free, not conquerors. Daiko mastering his legendary power instead of being consumed by it is the proof his plan could work. Is this official Dragon Ball? No. DAIKO is an original, non-commercial fan film set in the Dragon Ball universe, made out of love for the world Akira Toriyama created. All rights to Dragon Ball belong to their respective owners. When does the story take place? During the Black Frieza arc — Frieza's peak, when his hatred of the Saiyans defines him. That's why Episode 1 shows transmissions of Goku and Vegeta fighting him. Why is everyone's skin blue? That's the native people of Elvaï, Daiko's adopted world. Daiko himself is a Saiyan and looks human — which is exactly why he never quite belonged. What's the Seal? An ancient stone that reveals the true nature of Elvaï's rulers by changing their color — white for a just king, red for an indifferent one, black for total rejection. Korath hid from it for fifteen years.
FAQ 3
Jul 28, 2026
Is Daiko the only hidden Saiyan? No. There are others, scattered across other deaf worlds, each still asleep. Daiko is simply the first to wake — and his mission is to find and awaken the rest. Is Daiko related to Broly? No — they're a mirror, not brothers. Broly was the legendary Saiyan King Vegeta feared and cast out; Daiko is the one he chose and placed in a home built on love. One became a weapon; the other, a hope. Will there be more? Yes — the story continues. Daiko's journey to wake the other Saiyans and rebuild a free people is just beginning. How was this made? Entirely with AI-assisted tools — no animation, no CGI, no 3D. Real actors, real cinematic vision, across six episodes. (See any episode description for the full breakdown of tools and credits.)