Dragon Ball Franchise still remains one of the most popular franchise to date with tons of merchandising, pop culture references, and huge fan base. It is impossible that you visit a comic con and not see a bunch of cosplayers dressed as DB characters. So, yeah even though it has been 5 years since we last saw it on screen, its presence is overwhelming. With the release of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero last year and the end of Granolah Arc of the manga, all eyes are now on 2 things. First, Beast Gohan’s manga debut, which we might see next month itself and second, the return of the anime. Today we’ll talk about the latter and if you want to know more about the manga, check out this article.
Dragon Ball Super Season 2 – Is The Anime Returning? When?
As confirmed by reliable Dragon Ball leakers, @DBSChronicles, @DBSHype, and @SLOplays, Dragon Ball Super is all set to return and continue Z fighters’ journey post Universe Survival Saga. In fact, leakers went as far as to say that the anime is already in production and will star airing in 2024! However, we still have to hear the official announcement and title for the anime and till then let’s call it Dragon Ball Super Season 2. We also received reports from multiple sources that Akira Toriyama, aka the creator of the Dragon Ball series, is involved in the production of the upcoming 2023 Dragon Ball anime.
Last year, we also heard from Dragon Ball Room Head, Akio Iyoku as he confirmed that a new DBS project is already in the works during a QnA. When asked about his plans now that DBS: Super Hero has been released in Japan, he said, “Well, if you’re asking… a new entry on the series is… already in the making! Super Hero took us 5 years to make, so it’s only natural we’re already working on what comes next! (Laughs). Toriyama-sensei himself is always working on new DB concepts and ideas, after all. We’re all thinking about what we want to show the world next.”
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As for the official announcement of Dragon Ball Super return, we expect it to happen sometime near Nov 2023 which would be Dragon Ball’s anniversary or by Q2 2024 once One Punch Man Season 3 wraps up. Anyways, it seems we won’t see the anime return before 2025 and that year would be perfect for its return as it will mark the 10th anniversary of the show.
Dragon Ball Super Season 2 will most probably follow the manga and we’ll see the Galactic Patrol Prisoner saga and The Moro Arc. But we have often seen anime diverting from manga and Dragon Ball series tend to do it in a positive way. We expect the season to start off with Dragon Ball Super: Broly adaptation for the beginning few episodes and then moving on to the next manga arc. If it follows the Manga, we’ll see the rise of a new supervillain called Moro who will give the Z fighters a run for their money. Moro has the terrifying power to steal life force from planets which makes him the biggest threat they’ll face since Frieza.
Talking about Frieza, you might be aware that he was resurrected at the end of the Universal Survival Saga of DBS. This would kickstart the next arc after Moro, called the Granolah the Survivor Arc. Granolah is a Cerealian whose home planet was destroyed by Saiyans under the command of Frieza. So, upon hearing about Frieza’s resurrection, he will be out for revenge which will also make him clash with Goku and Vegeta. Post that, either the season will end or continue with the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero arc and culminate with the Black Frieza arc which is yet to make its debut even in the manga. The chances are less, but since Dragon Ball Super has followed the trend of anime first and manga next, we can expect this to happen.
So, the anime does have some interesting arcs lined up and it would be fun to see them translate to screen, under the supervision of the Toriyama! If you want to know more about the anime return, the arcs, and transformations, check here! That’s pretty much all we know about Dragon Ball Super Season 2 and if you have anymore information on the same, please share the same in the comments section below.
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