In conjunction with Dragon Ball‘s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration, a special “Genkidamatsuri” (ゲンキダマツリ) event — a portmanteau and play on Goku’s Genki-Dama attack and the Japanese word for “festival” — was held 25 January 2026 at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside of Tokyo, Japan. The event featured several “stages” with a series of special guests and major announcements:
40th Anniversary Special Video
After the introduction of Masako Nozawa and Akio Iyoku, a “40th Anniversary Special Video” was played which adapted various manga panels, Weekly Shōnen Jump cover illustrations, and other artwork from Akira Toriyama’s run of the original Dragon Ball manga, starting with the “Dragon Ball Minus” chapter from Jaco the Galactic Patrolman. The video concluded with a few slides of character designs from Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and Dragon Ball Daima before concluding with the announcement of the new Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol animation.
The video was directed by veteran animator and illustrator Naoki Miyahara, with CG Direction by Kai Makino and 2D Animation Direction by Chikashi Kubota. Additionally, the video featured all-new, original music titled “Infinite Future” composed by Hans Zimmer and arranged by Thom Lukas — “Infinite Future” was later released for digital purchase and streaming following the event.
Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol
In conjunction with the 40th Anniversary Special Video, it was announced that the all-new Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol animated series story arc is set for production. The new animation will adapt the “Galactic Patrol Prisoner” arc from the Dragon Ball Super manga by Toyotarō, which originally ran in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine from 2018 to 2021, directly continuing the Dragon Ball Super story after the Tournament of Power and the Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film.
While a key visual showcasing Goku and Vegeta with the Galactic Patrol insignia was showcased, no further confirmations — that of a release timeframe, character designer, episode count, etc. — were revealed.
New Video Game Project “AGE 1000”
As Bandai Namco producer Masayuki Hirano was welcomed on stage, an all-new video game project tentatively titled “AGE 1000” was revealed through a new trailer:
The trailer features a new character designed by Akira Toriyama, sporting a familiar color scheme and the letters “GS” on their back. The character squares off against digital combatants in a training simulation before being confronted by another character entering the screen. As the trailer continues, the new character is seen transforming into a Super Saiyan.
It was noted that “AGE 1000” has been in the works for “6 to 7 years” counting all the pre-production and planning time through now, with heavy involvement from Akira Toriyama prior to his passing. The game is currently scheduled for release some time in 2027, with more updates to be unveiled at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 this April.
“AGE 1000” likely refers to the calendar year 1000 (using the “Age” system as seen in the original series itself) — a notable year, in that Age 1000 is when the main story of the now-defunct MMORPG Dragon Ball Online took place.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO producer Jun Furutani was welcomed on stage to provide an overview and update on the status of the game, originally released back in October 2024, including the first “Season Pass” of content which included characters from Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and Dragon Ball Daima. After this recap, a teaser video for forthcoming downloadable content — including characters, stages, modes, and more — was shared:
Notable playable characters given a spotlight included Super Saiyan Bardock (from Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock), Great Demon King Piccolo (from the original series), and Super #17 (from Dragon Ball GT). Among the new stages, costumes, and mode teasers, additional teases of content included: Goku and Vegeta’s team-up blast from Dragon Ball Super: Broly; Gohan in his outfit from Dragon Ball Z movie #9; the Turtle Hermit against Grandpa Gohan; Champa against Beerus; young Goku against Tao Pai-pai; Kuririn against Zangya; and Goku against Paikuhan.
A new theme song for the DLC was also announced entitled “Zero” and features the return of franchise stalwart Hironobu Kageyama, who last appeared in a mainline Dragon Ball video game back in 2010 for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2‘s “Battle of Omega”.
A roadmap for future content was later shared, which included: the rollout for existing DLC coming to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 editions of the game; winter and spring releases, respectively, for forthcoming free updates; and a summer timeline for new DLC rollout.
The new “Mission 100” single-player mode has since been released, featuring special conditions both for the player and their opponents — this mode is similar to what previously existed in Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! METEOR (released as “Budokai Tenkaichi 3” internationally) for the PlayStation 2 and Wii.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
Voice actor Koichi Yamadera (Beerus) was welcomed on stage for the final announcement of the day: Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, an enhanced cut of the first story arc from the original 2015 version of the Dragon Ball Super television series, will broadcast on Fuji TV this fall.
The trailer showcased enhanced visuals edited from the original version of the show, as well as entirely new shots:
An updated official website for the series was opened at: dragonball-super.com