Dragon Ball Genkida Matsuri 2026 DBS remaster, DBS galactic patrol arc, Age 1000 announced.

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Re: Dragon Ball Genkida Matsuri 2026 on january 25th will have Dragon Ball announcements

Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pm

Kaboom wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:06 pmEw, gross.
Then don’t comment. We don’t need your negativity here.
Xeogran wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pm Wait a sec do we know if Moro arc is TV Anime or a Movie?
Looks like it’s going to be seasonal anime.
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Post by Super Saiyan Zach » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:21 pm

The Dark Knight wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:13 pm I think that was Xenoverse 3.
I feel like they would've announced it as XV3 if that was the case. This looks like it will be something else entirely.

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Post by mecha3000 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:22 pm

Man, this event is the first time where Dragon Ball really feels like it's transcended into mainstream pop culture like Marvel. Like, Akio Iyoku feels like Kevin Feige right now with the way these announcements are being presented. Or even like a Nintendo Direct. Also, I'm just so glad I'll never have to hear anyone beg for the Moro and Granolah arcs anymore. We can finally put that to rest and move on into a new era of Dragon Ball. Looks like they finally figured out the rights with the manga and anime. So, we'll start seeing Moro and Granolah in the games now.

As for the Age 1000 game, it looks like Xenoverse 3 to me, but maybe it's not. And it's cool to know how Akira Toriyama designed that new character, which proves he has some extra designs and concepts out there. And even the way the trailer had the text AKIRA TORIYAMA PRESENTS gave me chills, man. This night's a fun time.

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Post by JulieYBM » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:24 pm

DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pm
Kaboom wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:06 pmEw, gross.
Then don’t comment. We don’t need your negativity here.
He can have an negative opinion. The issue is that he's intentionally trying to be incendiary like it's a big deal.
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Post by Xeogran » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:25 pm

mecha3000 wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:22 pmSo, we'll start seeing Moro and Granolah in the games now.
Only Moro (and Merus). Granolah will have to wait some more.

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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:29 pm

JulieYBM wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:24 pm
DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pm
Kaboom wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:06 pmEw, gross.
Then don’t comment. We don’t need your negativity here.
He can have an negative opinion. The issue is that he's intentionally trying to be incendiary like it's a big deal.
And we don’t really need him to bring that here. He has the bad history with Super. I’m just simply telling him that this isn’t the place for it.
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Re: Dragon Ball Genkida Matsuri 2026 on january 25th will have Dragon Ball announcements

Post by The Dark Knight » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:30 pm

Xeogran wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pm Wait a sec do we know if Moro arc is TV Anime or a Movie?
I think it's going to be a seasonal anime like Daima. We might get a new arc every few years. Daima in 2024, Moro in 2027, Granola in 2029, etc...

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Post by M16U3L2015 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:31 pm

Well, the adaptation of the remaining arcs means that, at least for now, we won't have to worry about what will happen to the IP in the coming years.

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Post by The Dark Knight » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:32 pm

mecha3000 wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:22 pmMan, this event is the first time where Dragon Ball really feels like it's transcended into mainstream pop culture like Marvel.
Dragon Ball is the only anime/manga franchise that can pull off such a thing, and I'm glad they're finally doing it. I really hope we can get one of these every 2-3 years.

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Post by Cipher » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:32 pm

Looks like they're taking a page from the current shonen anime zeitgeist ushered in by Demon Slayer and adapting each arc as separately subtitled seasons.

Visual style from the poster looks very nice!

Glad this will finally free up the later manga characters for multimedia appearances.
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Post by Koitsukai » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:32 pm

Moro arc animated? New stages for SZ? Super 17? Piccolo Daimao?? Are we actually getting some happiness??

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Post by DragonBalllKaiHD » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:33 pm

Lord Beerus wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 9:53 pm Don’t expect any animated material soon. According the Ajay, the projected internal timeframe for the Galactic Patrol/Moro arc is late 2027.
Ajay doesn’t know anything. Late 2027 is way too far. They have already said it’s in the production, so the reasonable expectation should be late 2026.
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Post by Xeogran » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:35 pm

I'm hearing rumors that a presenter on stage said that Moro will be a movie, anyone heard something like this?

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Post by Kaboom » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:36 pm

DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:29 pm
JulieYBM wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:24 pm
DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:20 pmThen don’t comment. We don’t need your negativity here.
He can have an negative opinion. The issue is that he's intentionally trying to be incendiary like it's a big deal.
And we don’t really need him to bring that here. He has the bad history with Super. I’m just simply telling him that this isn’t the place for it.
I made a single, succinct, honest comment. Both of y'all get over yourselves and stop playing "tone police."
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Post by funrush » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:36 pm

New mode for SZ along with new characters, hopefully the people who were disappointed by that game will be satiated somewhat. I'm very excited! They even showed Champa!

Also it was great seeing Kageyama having fun up there, what a treat.

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Post by M16U3L2015 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:37 pm

DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:33 pm
Lord Beerus wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 9:53 pm Don’t expect any animated material soon. According the Ajay, the projected internal timeframe for the Galactic Patrol/Moro arc is late 2027.
Ajay doesn’t know anything. Late 2027 is way too far. They have already said it’s in the production, so the reasonable expectation should be late 2026.
Well, there was a one-year gap between Daima's announcement and its release, so I think it's reasonable to assume that it will be released in 2027.

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Post by The Dark Knight » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:39 pm

Sparking Zero's new characters:

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Post by M16U3L2015 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:40 pm

The special 40th anniversary video has already been uploaded, and the description on the website confirms that Hans Zimmer only composed the music for the video and will not be the composer for the anime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPa8C2WYTw
https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3975.html

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Post by MasenkoHA » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:40 pm

The Dark Knight wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:32 pm
mecha3000 wrote: Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:22 pmMan, this event is the first time where Dragon Ball really feels like it's transcended into mainstream pop culture like Marvel.
Dragon Ball is the only anime/manga franchise that can pull off such a thing, and I'm glad they're finally doing it. I really hope we can get one of these every 2-3 years.
Pokemon? You can argue it’s been primarily a video game franchise first since around 2002 but things like Ash finally winning a tournament (Sun and Moon) or being dropped after 25 years as a protagonist still get media attention.


I don’t particularly care for either but don’t One Piece and Demon Slayer turn up some pretty decent cash worldwide in the box office?


Shonen Jump in general* is kind of Japan’s Marvel at this point.




*And yes I am aware Pokemon isn’t a Shonen Jump IP

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Re: Dragon Ball Genkida Matsuri 2026 on january 25th will have Dragon Ball announcements

Post by demonontheleft » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:45 pm

Honestly happy that it is the Moro Arc getting an animated adaptation instead of just a remake of super as an entire series.

Completely unrelated, I loved so much of the 2D animation in that short anniversary video, seeing Goku and Freeza fight with a style similar to Toriyama's water colors of the time felt super cool, I think more dragon ball stuff should look like that.

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