Super possibly losing its timeslot or going on hiatus in March?

[Doctor.]

What I'm curious now is whether they will hastily wrap things up to set up EOZ in the final one/two Super episodes or just end it as if another arc was coming. If it's the latter, then I expect Super part 2 in 2019 (still set in the 10-years gap), if it's the former, then I guess it's a bigger decision for Toei/Bandai/Toriyama to make where to take the series next. Be it Next Generation series, Future Trunks series or (god forbid) Heroes series which would flop horribly.

I seriously don't want to sacrifice a TV anime for more movies..... it looks like that's how we could end up.
Damn.

Small chance. 2018 movie, even if it has Goku/Vegeta/Cabba telling stories and whatnot, will primarly be set in the past. So hardly a replacement for the ongoing story.

Pretty sure it hasn't been confirmed it's set in the past. Just that it involves Saiyans right? Could be an adventure on planet Sadala film for all we know.

[Sani007]

So that was the real meaning of Toshio's twitter post?

"It might be fool that I realized how much it meant to me after I lost it. However I'm just thankful for an ordinary voice of characters.
No matter what people say, DBS is the best"

[Bio Broly]

If the story wraps up on March whats going to happen to Frieza? Now there is probably no plan for him

[Basaku]

If the story wraps up on March whats going to happen to Frieza? Now there is probably no plan for him

Probably back to hell or erased, there doesn't seem to be any time left for any big twist

[DBZ_Lee]

It's unlikely, but they could be protecting the end of #131, which could reveal Super/DB will be back in 2019 at the end of the episode.

[Basaku]

It's unlikely, but they could be protecting the end of #131, which could reveal Super/DB will be back in 2019 at the end of the episode.

If the plan is to simply make 2019 just another 'season' of Super right after TOP then yeah, but if we're railroaded into EOZ in 131 then most likely neither Toei or Toriyama have decided yet where to take the series next

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Well this makes heavily scheduling merch until June very risky. Trying to market a show that doesn't exist, best of luck to them! Any current Z branded merch is currently struggling to shift, example Blood of Saiyans line Goku I managed to get for ¥600 and it only came out last month! (and unsurprisingly they're shifting the Blood of Saiyans line over to DBS brand in May).

This will be a true test of how strong the DBS brand name is.

[DBZ_Lee]

It's unlikely, but they could be protecting the end of #131, which could reveal Super/DB will be back in 2019 at the end of the episode.

If the plan is to simply make 2019 just another 'season' of Super right after TOP then yeah, but if we're railroaded into EOZ in 131 then most likely neither Toei or Toriyama have decided yet where to take the series next

If we are in EoZ territory by the end of #131, then my interest will wane very fast, for a variety of reasons.

[Cure Dragon 255]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 ... ot/.126626

I hope this is all for the best...

[Asura]

Why is everyone saying Super is cancelled/done for? The Fuji spokesperson literally said “it’s not like the series is going anywhere.”

Do people even read before getting hysterical?

[Basaku]

It's unlikely, but they could be protecting the end of #131, which could reveal Super/DB will be back in 2019 at the end of the episode.

If the plan is to simply make 2019 just another 'season' of Super right after TOP then yeah, but if we're railroaded into EOZ in 131 then most likely neither Toei or Toriyama have decided yet where to take the series next

If we are in EoZ territory by the end of #131, then my interest will wane very fast, for a variety of reasons.

Understandable, but it's time for it honestly. I would find it ludicrous if Super surpassed episode count of original DB or Kaified DBZ without ever moving form the same time period

[TheMikado]

Why is everyone saying Super is cancelled/done for? The Fuji spokesperson literally said “it’s not like the series is going anywhere.”

Do people even read before getting hysterical?

From what I read I thought they said “Dragonball” as in the franchise NOT the series. And my understanding was that the series is done, but anything DB related isn’t out of the question

[AnimeNation101]

"Super ENDING in March"... "There are no plans for the broadcast of a new DB show". Unfortunately, that's not a hiatus. Yeah, Dragon Ball it's not over, there will be specials, movies in the future but this is the end of DBS (or any other on-going DB show) and I'm very sad about that.

What.the.hell? Is there an official link to this?

It's Herms' translation on Twitter.

You do know that your left out the most important part. They also said, “its not like the series will end”.

[Asura]

Why is everyone saying Super is cancelled/done for? The Fuji spokesperson literally said “it’s not like the series is going anywhere.”

Do people even read before getting hysterical?

From what I read I thought they said “Dragonball” as in the franchise NOT the series. And my understanding was that the series is done, but anything DB related isn’t out of the question

There’s far more stronger arguments for a hiatus than there is a cancellation. The fact that this news comes only weeks after the announcement of a new movie should be pretty obvious as to why it’s going on hiatus. The animators can’t be working on both things at the same time. DBS is more popular than ever and merchandise sales are through the roof. It would make literally zero sense to cancel Super given what it’s done for the franchise to revive it and make Dragon Ball as popular as it is right now.

[DBZ_Lee]

If the plan is to simply make 2019 just another 'season' of Super right after TOP then yeah, but if we're railroaded into EOZ in 131 then most likely neither Toei or Toriyama have decided yet where to take the series next

If we are in EoZ territory by the end of #131, then my interest will wane very fast, for a variety of reasons.

Understandable, but it's time for it honestly. I would find it ludicrous if Super surpassed episode count of original DB or Kaified DBZ without ever moving form the same time period

Thing is, if One Piece can go over 20+ years with only a passing of 2, surely Super can go a fair few more with a further passage of up to 3. (where it would end at the epilogue)
Timeskips were a part of DB in the past, but times have changed now, as the epilogue exists.
Maybe they will go passed it, who knows, but if they do, then there are a lot of complications involved: GT, ageing cast etc.

[BrolyKale]

If the story wraps up on March whats going to happen to Frieza? Now there is probably no plan for him

Probably back to hell or erased, there doesn't seem to be any time left for any big twist

Well, Freezer has had its day and that's enough.

[TheMikado]

What.the.hell? Is there an official link to this?

It's Herms' translation on Twitter.

You do know that your left out the most important part. They also said, “its not like the series will end”.

Here is the context.

“Fuji TV says that while there are no set plans for the broadcast of a new DB show, “it’s not like the series is over”.

Further we have:

“This site likewise says the new Kitaro series will start in the 9:00 AM Sunday timeslot on April 1st, and that DB's broadcast afterwards is still "under discussion":

[Cure Dragon 255]

I love how pointless the change from Buu to Freeza was.

[mecha3000]

I love how pointless the change from Buu to Freeza was.

Agreed. It was nice, but if the plot thread never gets picked back up again - They might as well have just kept Buu. Still, perhaps Frieza's return is setup for a new series? I mean, there's still a lot of loose threads. Also, the idea of Goku training Uub to take on Frieza (who perhaps trains his son, Kuriza?) is kinda awesome to me.

[TheMikado]

Why is everyone saying Super is cancelled/done for? The Fuji spokesperson literally said “it’s not like the series is going anywhere.”

Do people even read before getting hysterical?

From what I read I thought they said “Dragonball” as in the franchise NOT the series. And my understanding was that the series is done, but anything DB related isn’t out of the question

There’s far more stronger arguments for a hiatus than there is a cancellation. The fact that this news comes only weeks after the announcement of a new movie should be pretty obvious as to why it’s going on hiatus. The animators can’t be working on both things at the same time. DBS is more popular than ever and merchandise sales are through the roof. It would make literally zero sense to cancel Super given what it’s done for the franchise to revive it and make Dragon Ball as popular as it is right now.

There were also fair stronger arguments for it not to be replaced by another show at all... the same arguments your making here are the same arguments that people used to convince themselves that this wasn’t happening anytime soon. Yet here we are and really shows the value of that argument. As I’ve said many many times there were far more clues that it would end but externally and storywise. Ending at the ToP makes perfect sense narratively.