Dragon Ball Super: will the anime on TV return with the new film?

Dragon Ball Super

The situation for what concerns the Dragon Ball Super anime is certainly very hot and it all began with the announcement in the last days of a new animated film for the brand of the same name that will be released in 2022 with the central production of Akira Toriyama. (in this article we report everything we know at the moment).

Dragon Ball Super, in addition to passing in theaters, was also an animated series broadcast on television from 2015 to 2018 and fans have actually wondered when it might come back.

At the moment there are no rumors about it, but a new interview with a Toei Animation animator, Florence, has been published on the new Dragon Ball website (you can reach it here) Jay Dominguito, who stated (English translation by @ Cipher_db on Twitter) that he would be very happy if in the future there is a new anime TV series that can continue to narrate the events of Dragon Ba The Super.



Clearly this does not confirm the arrival of a new series after the second animated film, but it gave some thought since these statements come from a Toei Animation employee a few days ago after the announcement of the film. Recall that there had been no rumors about a sequel on television after the anime ended.

Coincidences? Certainly yes, but it is also correct to ask questions. When we know more it will be our pleasure to update you.

We remind you that Dragon Ball Super will return to the cinema in 2022 with a new animated film (it will be the 21st considering the previous productions).

Dragon Ball Super: the anime

The Dragon Ball Super anime series, produced by Toei Animation, began in July 2015, placing itself temporally, compared to the original manga, after the events of the Majin Buu saga.

The role of the project, as well as the manga, is to connect with the historical ending of Dragon Ball, therefore, in the meantime, narrative arcs have been created for you that have led it to the Tournament of Power. The anime ends here, in March 2018, with a total of 131 episodes.



The entire anime series has been licensed and dubbed in Italian by Mediaset with broadcasts on Italia 1 go aired from 2016 to 2019.

The anime is therefore back, between the end of 2018 (Japan) and February 2019 (Italy with Anime Factory and Koch Media Italia), with the animated feature film at the cinema of Dragon Ball Super: Broly (to be able to retrieve it both in Home Video or manga version), directed to Tatsuya Nagamine with the artistic participation of Akira Toriyama himself.

Dragon Ball Super - manga and anime

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese animated series, produced by Toei Animation, broadcast in Japan on Fuji Television which arises as a follow-up to the defeat of Majin Buu. The series ended with episode number 131 (A miraculous conclusion! Goodbye Goku, until the day we meet again!).

The Italian edition of the anime, acquired by Mediaset and broadcast on Italia 1, began on December 23, 2016 and was completed with the last episode aired on September 29, 2019.

The direct sequel to the anime series is the 20th animated film of the franchise, Dragon Ball Super: Broly released on February 28, 2019 with Koch Media Italia and Anime Factory.

A new animated film will arrive in Japanese cinemas in 2022. It is the 21st film for the entire series and the 2nd dedicated to Dragon Ball Super. Akira Toriyama is actively working on the characters and dialogues.

The manga version is made monthly, conceived and scripted by Akira Toriyama and drawn by Toyotaro. The manga is serialized on V-Jump (Shueisha) from 20 June 2015 and is currently in chapter 70, with the first 68 writings collected in 15 volumes. The manga is currently facing the unpublished narrative arc of "Granola, the Survivor".

The Italian edition of the manga is entrusted to Star Comics with the first 13 volumes already available for purchase:

“Several time has passed since the great battle between Goku and Majin Buu, and now a new threat hangs over the world that has found peace… This time the enemy comes from the“ Sixth Universe ”! A completely new Dragon Ball begins, picking up the Saiyan adventures from where they left off! "