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by Xeogran » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:20 am
BernardoCairo wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:12 am
Koitsukai wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:10 amIn terms of the manga, the hiatus, more of Black Freeza, etc., still nothing?
I imagine the legal issues are being resolved? In the end, they're going to adapt a story by Toyotaro. I'm almost certain the manga will return eventually.
Or the story will get edited so much we won't even recognize it

Would explain why they're not crediting Toyotaro for some reason

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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:20 am
M16U3L2015 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:18 am
Maybe, but I still find it strange that they didn't mention Toyotaro in the announcement, since it's an adaptation of his story.
Honestly, I doubt the manga will return.
Toyotaro will be on stage later today with Victory Ushida.
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by TechExpert2021 » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:20 am
Looks like the Dragon Ball Super anime is back (and finally adapting the Moro arc from the DBS manga)! And this is coming from someone who grew up with Dragon Ball Super.
Also, I'm glad the rights dispute between Akio Iyoku's Capsule Corporation Tokyo and Shueisha has been resolved.
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by kemuri07 » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:24 am
Lol nah. Don’t get me wrong, Super looked like trash (and I’ve never been a fan of how modern day dragon ball looks) but it wasn’t just the visuals that was the problem, it was the pacing. That killed this anime for me.
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by JulieYBM » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:27 am
The enhanced Beerus arc basically just being the old 2015 animated series with redone photography and a few new shots still based on Yamamuro's character designs does not bode well for the project at all lol
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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:27 am
kemuri07 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:24 amSuper looked like trash but it wasn’t just the visuals that was the problem, it was the pacing. That killed this anime for me.
THANK YOU. People focus way too much on Super's animation and ignore the equally bad pacing, both of which are thankfully being addressed here. There are aspects of Super that I don't like that won't be changed here, but the art, animation, and pacing will go a long way in improving Super for me. Super in its current form is between a 4 and 5 for me, but this remake will push it to a 7 if done right.
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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:32 am
"Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, a project that was started a few years ago, is the newly ENHANCED edition of the anime Dragon Ball Super. ENHANCED by the latest visual expression, every scene, especially the battle scenes, is even more immersive, providing a more faithful and detailed reproduction of the original work by Akira Toriyama, and it will deliver a quality that is sure to fully satisfy audiences."
https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_3976.html
Again, not a full remake, but rather a high budget remaster.
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by miguelnuva1 » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:34 am
If they can get Beerus and Frieza down to 12 episodes.
U6 vs U7 another 6 episodes.
Goku Black 6-10 episodes
TOP 24 episodes
That would improve the pacing of Super a lot.
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by BernardoCairo » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:35 am
They seem to be really confident in it. That's a start. It was already looking much better from the little we saw.
Better pacing and better visuals. It's what Kai wanted to be back in the day.
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by BernardoCairo » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:37 am
Xeogran wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:20 amOr the story will get edited so much we won't even recognize it

Would explain why they're not crediting Toyotaro for some reason

Moro is Toyotaro's baby anyway. You can't have Moro without at least some Toyotaro influence.
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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:39 am
miguelnuva1 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:34 am
If they can get Beerus and Frieza down to 12 episodes.
U6 vs U7 another 6 episodes.
Goku Black 6-10 episodes
TOP 24 episodes
That would improve the pacing of Super a lot.
Cutting down each arc in half will indeed go a long way in improving the flow of things. 12 episodes for the retellings, 7 for Champa, 10-11 for Black, 20-24 for the tournament of power, and finally 5 for Broly. That brings the total up to around 52, which lines up perfectly with a year of content leading up to Moro.
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by FortuneSSJ » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:48 am
Really satisfied with the anime announcements. Got all I wanted.

Hopefully they give us SSJ Goku Black. It was in Toriyama notes.
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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:50 am
FortuneSSJ wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:48 am
Really satisfied with the anime announcements. Got all I wanted.
I got far more than I wanted. I would've been happy with the remake alone, and even that I wasn't sure would happen. I also got Moro, which I consider to be the best modern story alongside Battle of Gods and Daima. I ate good today.
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by DragonBalllKaiHD » Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:50 am
JulieYBM wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:27 am
The enhanced Beerus arc basically just being the old 2015 animated series with redone photography and a few new shots still based on Yamamuro's character designs does not bode well for the project at all lol
I never had the faith to begin with. The trailer looks terrible, and the fact that Yamamuro, after working on Daima under Nakatsuru, still decides to stick with his bad traits tells me all I need to know about the mini series. It doesn't surprise me that Yamamuro likes to make his work suck, given that he worked under the legendary Shigeyasu Yamauchi on several occasions, but learned nothing from him.
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by Majin Buu » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:01 am
Anime Moro- In the past I have expressed interest in seeing an animated adaptation of the Moro arc, so I can't say I'm not intrigued by this announcement. I'm still interested in seeing how it'll be different from the manga.
Battle of Gods BEERUS- So the rumors were true, we're getting our third version of Battle of Gods. Honestly, I don't mind this. As others have said, the Super version of this story looks awful so a version of it that doesn't look (as) awful is a plus. Previous posts have mentioned this being a fix for pacing issues- I've also said in the past that pacing is one of Dragon Ball Super's biggest issues (along with characterization) so I'm all for a better paced version of this version of this story.
The prospect of this being done for the rest of Super also has me intrigued.
Yeah, these new projects have me intrigued.
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by Scsigs » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:05 am
FortuneSSJ wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:48 am
Really satisfied with the anime announcements. Got all I wanted.

Hopefully they give us SSJ Goku Black. It was in Toriyama notes.
"In his notes" as in he
could use it, which is plainly obvious because he's in Goku's body & can go SSGSS, which turns into Rose. I'd like to see it too, but considering it's just a refresh of the original animation, I doubt it.
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by kemuri07 » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:08 am
DragonBalllKaiHD wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:50 am
JulieYBM wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 1:27 am
The enhanced Beerus arc basically just being the old 2015 animated series with redone photography and a few new shots still based on Yamamuro's character designs does not bode well for the project at all lol
I never had the faith to begin with. The trailer looks terrible, and the fact that Yamamuro, after working on Daima under Nakatsuru, still decides to stick with his bad traits tells me all I need to know about the mini series. It doesn't surprise me that Yamamuro likes to make his work suck, given that he worked under the legendary Shigeyasu Yamauchi on several occasions, but learned nothing from him.
I was a bit confused, because I did initially think they were going full on Remake following the announcement of the Moro Arc. Like, hey this is Super but the Manga version. And I"ve been up front in saying that it makes plenty of improvements that makes Super decent. Of course the Manga did give us the Granolah arc and uuuuuuuuuugh. Fuck that so hard.
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by Xeogran » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:31 am
I just hope for SSJ Goku Black because he was even in Toriyama's outline.
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by The Dark Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:31 am
Scsigs wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:05 am
"In his notes" as in he
could use it, which is plainly obvious because he's in Goku's body & can go SSGSS, which turns into Rose. I'd like to see it too, but considering it's just a refresh of the original animation, I doubt it.
There are enough substantial changes being made to where I don't think it's unrealistic to expect Black's first transformation to have Golden hair.
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by JulieYBM » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:33 am
The whole, "We're going to make it closer to Toriyama's draft" is just such bullshit. Girl, you're just trying to sell new merchandise as cheaply as possible, at least be honest about it lol