It looks like the Dragon Ball Super TV anime series is set to return in 2023.
It has been four years now since the end of Dragon Ball Super’s initial run on TV. But now, it looks like Dragon Ball Super anime series is set to return in 2023.
While there’s no official announcement yet, reliable Dragon Ball leaker @DBSChronicles shared on Twitter that the Dragon Ball anime will be back in 2023 [spotted by CBR].
Alongside the reveal of the series’ resumption, the report mentioned that the Dragon Ball Super anime’s story will pick up right after the Universe Survival Saga.
Along with the anime series’ 2023 comeback, the report also stated that a new movie following Dragon Ball Super: Super Herois currently in production.
The leaker added that Toei is planning to release a Dragon Ball movie once every two to three years.
Related: Is Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Coming to Netflix? Here's What We Know
The Dragon Ball Super anime is based on the ongoing manga of the same name by Akira Toriyama, the creator of the iconic Dragon Ball series. Super serves as a sequel to the original series, and its story takes place ten years after the Majin Buu Saga.
Animated by Toei Animation, the Dragon Ball Super anime ran from July 2015 to March 2018 and is 131 episodes long. The anime covered several story arcs from the manga, and it ended with the Universe Survival Saga which saw the best fighters from multiple universes face off in the Tournament of Power.
Following the end of the series’ initial run, Toei Animation released Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Released in 2018, the anime movie is a reboot of Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan. It is also the first film in the franchise to feature the Super name.
Toei followed up Broly with Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, a 3DCG anime movie that was released in Japan on June 11. This second movie is set to release in cinemas worldwide in August and September 2022.
There could be a web anime in the works too.
Posted Sept. 6, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
The Dragon Ball Super series is in the limelight again after the release of the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie worldwide. The series began with a manga by Akira Toriyama that started in June 2015 and is still ongoing. It was followed by an anime adaptation that started its run just a month later in July till March 2018 for a total of 131 episodes. The same year, the first movie in the series, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, was also released. Now, it seems like another anime is in the works for the Dragon Ball Super brand, and it could be a web anime.
Twitter user @DbsHype posted that in a TV calendar for 2023 which contains copyright listings, there is a mention of “2023 Dragon Ball Super Production Committee” which hints toward an anime in the works for the series. But it is entirely possible that this was printed in the calendar by mistake.
For people wondering what’s the sudden talk about Super, a TV Calender 2023 copyrights listing mentions“2023 Dragon Ball Super Production Committee”, if it’s a mistake or they actually meant to write it, we’ll find out soon.//t.co/yc78Jcx3iF pic.twitter.com/gLXs6MsE7u
— Hype [@DbsHype] September 3, 2022
It wouldn’t be too surprising if the producers decide to come up with a new Dragon Ball Super anime now. The franchise is at an all-time high with the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie, as it is performing really well in Japan and the USA box office. It would be the best time to release a web series based on Dragon Ball Super to cash in on the renewed interest from the movie.
1. WEB Anime in 2023. Likely not a continuation of 'Super'. Eps will be