Big news coming from Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri. The 40th Anniversary celebration for Akira Toriyama‘s Dragon Ball happened over the weekend and it brought forward several new projects that fans have been asking for, and that’s the continuation of the Dragon Ball Super TV Anime, starting with the Galactic Patrol.
Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol
The new series will be taking place after the Universal Survival Arc, which aired between 2015 and 2018. It also appears in the manga as the “Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc.” Goku, and Vegeta, work together with the members of the Galactic Patrol, the peacekeepers of the galaxy, to begin a SUPER scale battle against a new enemy, “Planet-Eater” Moro! The new series is currently in production. The announcement was teased in a brand-new anniversary video for Dragon Ball with Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer composing the music for the video. Naoki Miyahara directed the video at Toei Animation.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (Enhanced Edition)
“Dragon Ball Super Begins Anew!” Next up, is the announcement of the Enhanced Edition of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus. The project features extensive new cuts, revisions to existing scenes, a complete re-rendering of all footage, newly recorded dubbing with added score and sound effects, and a full reconstruction of the story from the TV Anime. The Enhanced Edition properly expresses Akira Toriyama’s original idea and worldbuilding more accurately. It will premiere in Fall 2026 on Fuji TV.
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‘Age 1000’ Project
A new game Project from Toei Animation and Bandai Namco Entertainment was announced, titled “Age 1000.” It will include a “never-before-seen original character, designed by Akira Toriyama.” The character is in the above video. Akio Iyoku stated Toriyama was involved in the world-building, characters, and other aspects of the game. It has been in development for about 6-7 years, and more information will be revealed at the “Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026” event on April 18-19 in Los Angeles. The game will be released in 2027.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
New information was revealed for the upcoming DLC for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, which will include new playable characters such as Super Android 17, Super Sayian Bardock, and King Piccolo. Accompanying the new characters will be new costumes, moves, battle stages, and a new mode. Bandai Namco Entertainment will reveal more details this summer. The event also revealed a separate free update for the game that adds single player mode Mission 100 that will launch on January 26th. PLEASE NOTE: The schedule will differ for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of the game.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Source: Dragon Ball Official Website (1,2), Anime News Network (1,2)
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