Next "Dragon Ball Super" project is already in the works

L Thammy · Jun 21, 2022

I wonder if the movie format was to fit Toriyama's writing or if Toriyama's writing was to fit the movie format? I know that with Battle of Gods he said that he wrote way too much for a movie, so I wonder if he could be convinced to write for television.

Skeeter49 · Jun 21, 2022

Crossing Eden said:
Yea what's the deal with that? Is there any particular why they suddenly pulled the plug and started exclusively making movies?

There were heavy rumors that a super continuation was in the pipeline not long after Super ended, but for whatever reason either the rumors were bad "apparently the source was animators at Toei", or for whatever reason it was scrapped so they could move the teams onto One Piece/ Digimon/ Dragon Quest.

dlauv · Jun 21, 2022

Fj0823 said:
In that same interview they confirmed they see the anime as a separate timeline from the manga and used the events up to Broly as their only reference

Maybe they'll do a multiverse and we can check up on the Ocean dub Deadzone-World's Strongest-Tree of Might timeline. I miss my boy Icarus.

Irikan · Jun 21, 2022

Broly was by far the best content coming from DB in decades, and Super was extremely mediocre for the vast majority of its run. I'd rather them just releasing movies if it means there's actually gonna be quality content all the way through.

Steven · Jun 21, 2022

Never seen everyone universally begging for something that they just won't give us.

Take our fucking money or eyes or views or whatever man. Just give us a new anime please. The tournament of power, new characters and universes had so much promise for new storylines…plus there's manga content to adapt and revise…

Cmon man

TheMadTitan · Jun 21, 2022

BasilZero said:
"Somehow Evil Buu returns"

Anime version of the Android 21 arc would solve that easily.

Or make Super Dragon Ball Heroes canon and bring in this dude.

Skeeter49 · Jun 21, 2022

How does Toei's lineup look in terms of anime projects? Curious if they're still balls deep in a bunch of things or if things are ending which could be a factor in a potential anime revival.

shintoki · Jun 21, 2022

I'm down.

falcondoc · Jun 21, 2022

Not convinced at all there will a new anime anytime soon. Everything from Toriyama seems like he just wants to do movies. I'll believe it when I see it.

The Silver · Jun 21, 2022

TheMadTitan said:
Anime version of the Android 21 arc would solve that easily.

Or make Super Dragon Ball Heroes canon and bring in this dude.

Buu absorbed Sonic?

Messi · Jun 21, 2022

Geode said:
What's up with Japanese current obsession with anime movies? It feels like most big name animes are being released just as movies, Dragon ball, Gundam, etc. Since they're just movies, most don't come to any streaming platforms which makes it very difficult for me to watch them.

Demon Slayer Mugen Train is the highest grossing movie in Japanese history.

Budget
$15.75 million

Box office
$504 million

That's why studios do it. People love seeing this stuff at the movies.

MechaJackie · Jun 21, 2022

Geode said:
What's up with Japanese current obsession with anime movies? It feels like most big name animes are being released just as movies, Dragon ball, Gundam, etc. Since they're just movies, most don't come to any streaming platforms which makes it very difficult for me to watch them.

Gundam's UC Timeline has been pretty much OVA and Movie only for quite a while now, really the last (original) UC TV Anime was Victory back in 1993, other Gundam timelines have TV anime and Witch From Mercury is coming later this year.

Funkybee · Jun 21, 2022

I don't care if it's a movie or series and how long it takes to be made,
JUST keep Dragon Ball going throughout my entire lifetime.

Dale Copper · Jun 21, 2022

MechaJackie said:
Gundam's UC Timeline has been pretty much OVA and Movie only for quite a while now, really the last (original) UC TV Anime was Victory back in 1993, other Gundam timelines have TV anime and Witch From Mercury is coming later this year.

I think the failure of Victory really turned Bandai off of doing UC on TV, despite the UC movies/OVA's doing very well/making more money I believe off merch sales due to older fanbase.

TheMadTitan · Jun 21, 2022

The Silver said:
Buu absorbed Sonic?

That's Finn, another Buu-like demon created by the Makaioshin (Dabura's people) while fighting the cast and Kaioshin in the Dark Demon Saga.

Another reason why the Dark Demon Saga needs to be adapted for Dragon Ball Super. The Demon realm and the Kaioshin/Makaioshin dynamic is exploration fodder. And then we can have a followup to Dabura being in heaven and being rescued and revived in comical fashion.

MechaJackie · Jun 21, 2022

Dale Copper said:
I think the failure of Victory really turned Bandai off of doing UC on TV, despite the UC movies/OVA's doing very well/making more money I believe off merch sales due to older fanbase.

yeah, I also imagine Bandai sees UC as a premium "brand" for the franchise at this point and every new thing has to be a whole event with merch associated with it and such.

NeonZ · Jun 21, 2022

MechaJackie said:
Gundam's UC Timeline has been pretty much OVA and Movie only for quite a while now, really the last (original) UC TV Anime was Victory back in 1993, other Gundam timelines have TV anime and Witch From Mercury is coming later this year.

Technically, they did release tv cuts of Unicorn and The Origin, although obviously a while after their original releases.

MechaJackie · Jun 21, 2022

NeonZ said:
Technically, they did release tv cuts of Unicorn and The Origin, although obviously a while after their original releases.

thats what I meant by original TV Anime, they did cuts but nothing original on that format.

Saifu · Jun 21, 2022

Time to bring back Raditz for real this time lol...

Skeeter49 · Jun 21, 2022

Saifu said:
Time to bring back Raditz for real this time lol...

If Super has showed us anything, if we meme it Toei will do it. We memed cyborg Raditz, so give it 3 years and we'll see it.

metalfearsolid · Jun 21, 2022

Why is there no anime return yet?

Gyro Zeppeli · Jun 21, 2022

Daysean said:
I do not understand why people want the anime back asap
Do you want random nonsensical comical filler with with low to mid quality animation and the occasional good animation during critical arc moments (Moro and Granola by that point)?
The manga only has Moro and Granola arcs after ToP
Give it some more time to grow, or do yall want Boruto 2.0?

I want a return to Z's dark and bloody storytelling. For this to happen, it would require a new series title to distance itself from Super.

Skeeter49 · Jun 22, 2022

Daysean said:
I do not understand why people want the anime back asap
Do you want random nonsensical comical filler with with low to mid quality animation and the occasional good animation during critical arc moments (Moro and Granola by that point)?
The manga only has Moro and Granola arcs after ToP
Give it some more time to grow, or do yall want Boruto 2.0?

Most people don't want the manga adapted. Anime Super did it's own thing after the movie retellings and was better for it.

ArchedThunder · Jun 22, 2022

Skeeter49 said:
How does Toei's lineup look in terms of anime projects? Curious if they're still balls deep in a bunch of things or if things are ending which could be a factor in a potential anime revival.

Dragon Quest Dai and Digimon will be ending soonish and as far as I know there's no other currently announced shows on the horizon.

Dust · Jun 22, 2022

DBS manga just straight up sucks, I hope they will keep ignoring it. Time to make Janemba or Cooler canon.

Zero-ELEC · Jun 22, 2022

BasilZero said:
"Somehow Evil Buu returns"

So the Android 21 arc from Dragon Ball FighterZ, got it.

Geode · Jun 22, 2022

MechaJackie said:
Gundam's UC Timeline has been pretty much OVA and Movie only for quite a while now, really the last (original) UC TV Anime was Victory back in 1993, other Gundam timelines have TV anime and Witch From Mercury is coming later this year.

I'm glad the Hathaway movie came to Netflix or I've would have never seen it. I still haven't seen the G-reco movies yet. I want to watch the Code Geass movies too, but they're not streaming.

Daysean · Jun 22, 2022

As someone who has been avoiding the manga to the best of my degree because I want to see it animated, its VERY surprising (and yet kinda not surprising) to hear that it isn't liked (its Dragon Ball, I KNOW cant avoid spoilers on critical events/transformations, but i try to avoid the plot as much as possible)

I take back what i said, as long as they do some fun filler ideas (Like Boruto did with the traveling in past shit) i def dont mind it coming back asap

Lotus · Jun 22, 2022

Daysean said:
As someone who has been avoiding the manga to the best of my degree because I want to see it animated, its VERY surprising (and yet kinda not surprising) to hear that it isn't liked (its Dragon Ball, I KNOW cant avoid spoilers on critical events/transformations, but i try to avoid the plot as much as possible)

I take back what i said, as long as they do some fun filler ideas (Like Boruto did with the traveling in past shit) i def dont mind it coming back asap

Oh yea a lot of us hate it, straight up hoping if the anime returns that it'll just do its own thing instead of adapting them

ArchedThunder · Jun 22, 2022

Daysean said:
As someone who has been avoiding the manga to the best of my degree because I want to see it animated, its VERY surprising (and yet kinda not surprising) to hear that it isn't liked (its Dragon Ball, I KNOW cant avoid spoilers on critical events/transformations, but i try to avoid the plot as much as possible)

I take back what i said, as long as they do some fun filler ideas (Like Boruto did with the traveling in past shit) i def dont mind it coming back asap

It's always going to depend on where you look, a lot of people like the manga.

404LinkNotFound · Jun 22, 2022

ArchedThunder said:
It's always going to depend on where you look, a lot of people like the manga.

Yea i have a friend whose swears that the manga on a whole is better than the anime. Never read thr manga tho so i cant really agree or disagree

Orange Piccolo · Jun 22, 2022

Plenty like the manga. It's just a loud minority on era that say otherwise.

Skeeter49 · Jun 22, 2022

Daysean said:
As someone who has been avoiding the manga to the best of my degree because I want to see it animated, its VERY surprising (and yet kinda not surprising) to hear that it isn't liked (its Dragon Ball, I KNOW cant avoid spoilers on critical events/transformations, but i try to avoid the plot as much as possible)

I take back what i said, as long as they do some fun filler ideas (Like Boruto did with the traveling in past shit) i def dont mind it coming back asap

I think where most of us stand is the Moro arc could be done well if it's handled a little differently by the dragon room.
Granola has a lot of key plot points that I never want to see in an animated DB anime/ movie.

The nice thing is the manga and anime seem to be completely different continuities, so hopefully there's no pressure for them to adapt Moro.

MrWindUpBird · Jun 22, 2022

Daysean said:
As someone who has been avoiding the manga to the best of my degree because I want to see it animated, its VERY surprising (and yet kinda not surprising) to hear that it isn't liked (its Dragon Ball, I KNOW cant avoid spoilers on critical events/transformations, but i try to avoid the plot as much as possible)

I take back what i said, as long as they do some fun filler ideas (Like Boruto did with the traveling in past shit) i def dont mind it coming back asap

Tons of people like the Super manga, just like tons of people like Boruto.

The loudest detractors are always the minority. Always.

Sanox · Jun 22, 2022

New series not a movie pls and bring A21 into canon as a new ally

Calvin Leonard · Jun 22, 2022

Remember people, Masako Nozawa is 85 years old! Appreciate her longevity but let's keep that in mind.

Lotus · Jun 22, 2022

Calvin Leonard said:
Remember people, Masako Nozawa is 85 years old! Appreciate her longevity but let's keep that in mind.

Don't tell us, tell the people that would make the anime 😔

ArchedThunder · Jun 23, 2022

Calvin Leonard said:
Remember people, Masako Nozawa is 85 years old! Appreciate her longevity but let's keep that in mind.

She's healthy and didn't want the anime to end in the first place.

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