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How did fans feel about 10 different aspects of Daima?</p> 414</figcaption> 415 416 </a> 417 418 </figure> 419 420 421</article> 422 423 <article id="post_19848"> 424 425 426 <figure class="blog_posts_thumbnail"> 427 428 429 <a href="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/social/dragon-ball-daima-viewer-survey-results-3/" alt="Read Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 3" rel="bookmark"><img width="280" height="200" src="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/storage/2025/05/dragon-ball-daima-survey-results-part-3-thumb.png" class="attachment-index-thumb size-index-thumb wp-post-image" alt="dragon ball daima survey results part 3" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> 430 <span class="blog_posts_thumbnail_title">Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 3</span> 431 432 <figcaption><p>Part 3 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results are here! How did fans feel about 10 different aspects of Daima?</p> 433</figcaption> 434 435 </a> 436 437 </figure> 438 439 440</article> 441 442 <article id="post_19809"> 443 444 445 <figure class="blog_posts_thumbnail"> 446 447 448 <a href="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/social/dragon-ball-daima-viewer-survey-results-2/" alt="Read Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 2" rel="bookmark"><img width="280" height="200" src="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/storage/2025/04/dragon-ball-daima-survey-results-2-thumbnail.jpg" class="attachment-index-thumb size-index-thumb wp-post-image" alt="dragon ball daima survey results part 2" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> 449 <span class="blog_posts_thumbnail_title">Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 2</span> 450 451 <figcaption><p>Part 2 of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey results are here! How did fans rate Daima, and did they share it with others? Learn what the data from 1,182 fans tells us!</p> 452</figcaption> 453 454 </a> 455 456 </figure> 457 458 459</article> 460 461 <article id="post_19767"> 462 463 464 <figure class="blog_posts_thumbnail"> 465 466 467 <a href="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/social/dragon-ball-daima-viewer-survey-results-1/" alt="Read Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 1" rel="bookmark"><img width="280" height="200" src="https://thedaoofdragonball.com/storage/2025/04/dragon-ball-daima-survey-results-part-1-thumb.png" class="attachment-index-thumb size-index-thumb wp-post-image" alt="dragon ball daima survey results part 1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> 468 <span class="blog_posts_thumbnail_title">Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey Results: Part 1</span> 469 470 <figcaption><p>The results of my Dragon Ball Daima Viewer Survey are here! Did Dragon Ball fans love Daima or hate it? 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