Popular shonen franchise fans are left wondering what’s next for Dragon Ball Super with the release of this year’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. After all, the most recent Dragon Ball Super picture was the highest-grossing film worldwide in September 2022, with a $32 million opening weekend across 31 countries. Fans may still follow the tale of Dragon Ball Super after the anime ended in 2018 thanks to the manga series by creator Akira Toriyama and illustrator Toyotarou, which has already continued with a handful of arcs set after the events of the Universal Survival Saga (the final arc of the anime series, so far). And thus, more Dragon Ball Super stories are on the way, but when will the anime return? When can we expect more Dragon Ball Super films?
When will we see the return of Dragon Ball Super?
If you’ve been reading the Dragon Ball Super manga, you know that the adventures of Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of the Z-Fighters are only just beginning. The Universe Survival Saga stopped when Toei Animation’s Dragon Ball Super anime series ended in July 2022, but the tale continues in the manga series, with the Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc and the Granolah the Survivor Saga following in quick succession. To answer your question, it is quite likely that the Dragon Super anime series will return with additional episodes to adapt the arcs covered in the manga series.
The studio Toei Animation has not yet stated that it would be reviving Dragon Ball, but there are strong indications that it is working on new episodes of Dragon Ball Super. Recent reports suggest that an announcement for a new Dragon Ball weekly anime would be made in late November or early December of 2022.
When will the next season of the Dragon Ball Super anime air?
The trustworthy leaker @DBSChronicles posted to Twitter on July 5, 2022, to reveal that new episodes of Dragon Ball Super are being made following the Universe Survival Saga and that the anime would return in 2023. Fans will have to wait for updates from Toei Animation and the official Dragon Ball website to find out when the Dragon Ball Super anime series will return, despite the fact that @DBSChronicles has an excellent reputation for relaying trustworthy information.
After Super Hero, will there be another Dragon Ball Super film?
According to a tweet from @DBSChronicles from July 2022, “Toei is intending to release once every 2-3 years,” indicating that work on a new Dragon Ball movie is well underway. Since 2022 saw the release of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the following film in the franchise is unlikely to arrive until 2024. Although Toei Animation has yet to announce the next Dragon Ball picture, the studio’s huge success with Super Hero suggests that it will not cease producing new feature films anytime soon.
Though the specifics of the narrative for the upcoming Dragon Ball film have yet to be revealed, it is safe to assume that it will take place after the events of Super Hero and potentially the most recent arc of the manga. Although the upcoming film is unlikely to follow the manga’s storyline, it might have some sort of tie-in with the most recent arc of the Dragon Ball Super anime or manga. Once Toei officially announces additional news regarding the impending Dragon Ball Super films, we will update this article with that information.
Where does the Dragon Ball Super manga now stand in terms of story?
Recent events in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 87 marked the end of the Granolah the Survivor Saga, and a note at the chapter’s conclusion confirmed the beginning of a new story arc in the manga. So far, however, neither Shueisha nor Akira Toriyama nor Toyotarou nor the official Dragon Ball website has revealed any information regarding the upcoming arc as of October 18, 2022.
There won’t be a new Dragon Ball Super chapter this month, unfortunately. Dragon Ball Super Chapter 88, the anticipated first chapter of the new arc, would most likely include Black Frieza, the renowned villain’s most powerful form; however, a release date has not yet been set.