The TV Anime Series Dragon Ball Super: Beerus will be broadcast on Fuji TV in the fall of 2026

[Mister_Popo]

Honestly, there’s a solid argument to be made for keeping Zamasu and the TOP the way they are. BOG and ROF have the weakest animation and are essentially just extended versions of movies. They’re more limited in runtime, so with relatively little investment they can be shortened and improved in terms of animation. In other words, the cost-benefit tradeoff is clearly favorable. By trimming that content, you’re not really losing anything essential.

The Future Trunks and TOP arcs, on the other hand, are really the defining stories of Super—the big flagship arcs. The Future Trunks arc stands out because of its relatively complex narrative (by Dragon Ball standards), with lots of time travel. Quite a lot happens within those 20–21 episodes, so if you try to compress all those events and timelines, it could start to feel rushed or overly condensed.

The TOP arc is long, but the extended fights are exactly what give it that sense of scale and grandeur. If you cut it down into something more like a “pumped-up” Universe 6 arc, you risk losing that epic feeling that suits an ultimate multi-universal fight. At the same time, editing it down is still a lot of work, especially if everything needs to remain coherent and consistent.

For Future Trunks and TOP, it’s not just about cutting content—you also have to make sure the story still works and feels recognizable compared to how it originally was. Meanwhile, the animation in those later arcs is generally decent, aside from a few weaker episodes here and there. So it becomes a significant investment, with the added risk of criticism that these arcs no longer capture their original grandeur.

All of this is happening while the Moro arc is “the big one” that critics will scrutinize very closely, especially since it’s been so long-awaited. That absolutely needs to be executed perfectly. From that perspective, the strategy isn’t entirely illogical.

[JulieYBM]

The Future Trunks arc has too much pointless back-and-forth time traveling that doesn't add anything to the plot of characters. It can and should absolutely be cut down to a smaller episode count.

[angeldreamZ004]

Hmmm. You have a point. The problem is that taking that too literally, we'll have the two sides conflicting with each other like you pointed out. With the Zamasu and ToP arcs not requiring a remake because of their quality, but at the same time, they are the defining and most important stories of Super prior to Moro.
Though I personally believe it's more or less like 50% for two sides. It comes down to the way the Super Movies x Arcs dynamic worked. “Super” (or “DBZ Gods of the Universe Saga”) was originally conceived as a movie series, that means Beerus and Golden Freeza story arcs are the main engine behind this. There's a reason why it's the fourth time we're seeing them. Of course, once Super changes to the serialized format we're used to, things get more complicated. From that point of view, the Broly movie is meant to work as a direct sequel to Resurrection ‘F’ actually, but has to address the events of the TV / manga arcs because Freeza made his way into one of those arcs, which was the ToP, that's why the movie had to address the events from that arc.
They saw the problem this would generate in the future, so it was decided that the next movie would remain vague in regards to the next arcs, which would not get animated, so it only contributed more to this. That's why Super Hero works as a direct sequel to Broly and feels like it “ignores” the Moro and Granola arcs. But that would also lead to the problem where Freeza became a manga exclusive character due to his new form not debuting in a movie. But that's a whole separate story that is not really the main idea of this thread.

Going back to Zamasu and ToP arcs, it wouldn't make sense to redo them only, but it also makes no sense to skip Beerus, Golden Freeza and Champa arcs, given their importance.

If Zamasu and ToP are skipped, then the Moro and Granola arc would make no sense, as those arcs explore concepts that were very important in those previous Super arcs.
ToP is responsible for introducing the Ultra Instinct and Freeza's 2nd revival.
So Moro and Granola can't make sense if the ToP is skipped, and the ToP won't make sense if the Zamasu arc is skipped because of the Two Zenos, and Zamasu literally can't happen without Champa arc which is where the production stopped now.
That's why Broly is the only arc that is most prone to be skipped, given how it really doesn't affect what comes after it with the exception of Super Hero. The other arcs are more directly connected.

That's why it would be necessary for this “new Super” to cover at least these 8 stories under the Super umbrella. Of course, there's the problem that the Zamasu and ToP remakes could feel artificially shortened, but if the arcs will feel natural or not, it's up for us to analyse. The idea of consistency behind this new Super is about telling those stories.

If they don't do that, then there's no need for this remake, they should've started straight with the Moro arc, it doesn't matter if Daima is the “prequel” to this new Super and that's why after it what we're getting is Super Beerus. It ruins the sole purpose of its existence.
Skipping Zamasu and ToP arcs would tell us that the plans have changed and they're not really caring about consistency anymore, and would only further justify the desire of the fans who are saying “we want Moro already, there's no need for a remake”

[Mister_Popo]

I’m also not saying that the Future Trunks and TOP arcs absolutely can’t be successfully shortened. What I’m saying is that it could be a lot of work, and it’s a choice by Toei Animation where they invest their time, resources, and staff right now. Because if you shorten them and present them in the same style as the first remastered arcs, then you really have to do it properly—and that means giving all episodes a refreshed, updated art style.

Moreover, you can for instance shorten the Future Trunks arc to maybe 12–14 episodes and remove some content, but you have to be careful not to undermine the core story. There are several elements you absolutely need:

- Introduction + building the threat around Future Trunks
- First confrontation with Goku Black
- The mystery surrounding his identity + connection to Zamasu
- Training/preparation
- Escalation (Rosé, Fused Zamasu, etc.)
- The climax + resolution

If you cut more aggressively and go down to around 10 episodes or fewer, you may lose emotional buildup and the sense of escalation, resulting in a reduced payoff at the end. If they don’t have the time to do it properly and cut it too aggressively, the final product could feel rushed—that could be a reason not to do it (for now).

Shortening it properly requires careful planning and rewriting to ensure the essence of the story remains intact. On top of that, there’s the remastering process itself—where, especially for the TOP arc, a lot of work would be required.

All of this can factor into their decision on whether or not to remaster the Future Trunks and TOP arcs, in what format they would do it, and when that would actually happen. They can always re-release Dragon Ball Super in its entirety, using either the old or a new version of the Future Trunks / TOP arcs.

[JulieYBM]

I'm always an optimist about the potential to improve on art, so I do hope for the future bringing a better take on the Future Trunks arc and the Tournament of Power arc. Even with minimal room to create whole new scenes from scratch, I believe that if they can squeeze a few strategic news scenes out ala the Gundam compilation films, then they could effectively cut the Gokuu Black arc down by ten episodes. I think it would fit nine or fewer episodes best, but I suspect that they would decide to go with twelve episodes total.

Since we're undoubtedly going to be stuck with Vegetto Blue, I'd hope that they improve that fight scene a bit. Shida's scene is very short, after all.

Hopefully, Trunks would get a better animated take down of Zamasu, too.

[angeldreamZ004]

I know you didn't mean that, I'm sorry if any part of my previous post made it seem like you did.
But what I precisely meant is, while you're talking about them being capable of successfully shortening the arcs in a way that we'll fully digest the story, it's not necessarily something they're looking for.
For example, the official site says “reconstructed narrative”, and indeed that's part of the results when you try to make these arcs shorter. But that can be either for the negative, or the positive. And the way I personally interpret it, I think they remain vague on that.
It's definitely guaranteed that the visuals and pacing will be improved, but when it comes to the narrative, I can't see that, at least not 100%, it's not clear if they are also aiming on improving the narrative, improving the writing, more narrative cohesion. That's why I said that it will be up to us to conclude if the story improved or not, it can be better, or worse than the original Super anime. I know that can make people think “what's the point of enhancing it if the story got worse or didn't improve?” but that's the way it is (or it can be).

But their main goal, from my understanding, is to retell these stories, with better visuals and pacing. Iyoku himself said that he wanted us to go through “Super” once again.
Unless, of course, plans have changed, and the current rumours have a strong potential of indicating that they indeed changed.

Going back to what you said, they'll definitely have to think a lot about it now, the time and resources they'll spend on it. They're focused on Moro, don't know how the rest of the remake is going to be treated, that's why it's being said that it won't go beyond Champa because they are very likely lost about what to do with those two arcs. And like you said, there's the possibility they think it may not be worth it, which in my opinion would translate to disaster.

I personally hope we get the Zamasu and ToP arcs done, with the same treatment that Beerus-Champa will get. Wouldn't like to see them after Moro, but I can accept it if it ends up being that way. It will mean it went 50% as planned at least.
Now, if we really never get those two arcs included, then it means the plans have been cancelled (like many people are spreading this fake info about the two arcs being cancelled) and the remake ending at Champa will not be only an internal thing but also a public thing. Not only will it tell us that it failed from an in-universe perspective, which is honestly something we’re already very used to, but also out-of-universe as well, people will have to switch to the old anime or read the manga in order to understand the Moro arc, lacking both a narrative and a release chronology consistency for New Super.

The remake will very likely automatically receive a lot of hate and criticism because a lot of fans expect to see the manga exclusive content animated. Not finishing it would be even worse, no matter how good the Moro arc will be, I can even create a conspiracy theory that the Moro arc will be used as a smoke screen to distract people from this incoming disaster of the remake.

It would expose how Modern Dragon Ball just can't avoid being confusing and a mess.

Battle of Gods / Beerus Arc - Movie, Manga, Old Anime and New Anime
Jaco - Manga Only
Resurrection ‘F / Golden Freeza Arc - Movie, Incomplete Movie Promotional Manga, Old Anime and New Anime.
Champa Arc - Manga, Old Anime, New Anime
Zamasu Arc - Manga and Old Anime
ToP Arc - Manga and Old Anime
Broly - Movie Only
Moro & Granola - Manga and Anime
Super Hero - Movie, Manga and Anime
Daima - Anime Only

[Mister_Popo]

My bad, my friend, not yours. With my previous post, I was responding about 70% to what Julie said and 30% to what you said, and I probably wasn’t clear enough about that.
Where I completely agree with you: basically these arcs should be shown in the broadcast before the Moro arc.
Especially for new viewers who don’t yet know the story, it’s actually “not done” to leave those arcs out of the broadcast or to show them later.
It's not the best marketing strategy.

Even if they'd decide not to remaster them: the Future Trunks and TOP arcs really should at least be recut to remove the filler, given their own intro and branding (like Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, Dragon Ball: The Galactic Patrol) and re-broadcasted before the Moro arc, so that everything remains one coherent whole.

[angeldreamZ004]

Airing a reprise of the original Zamasu and ToP arcs, removing specific episodes wouldn't be a bad idea. But what about the streaming audience? This series will be streamed, right?
How would they handle this? Tell people “watch the old anime from Episodes X to X” or “Read the Manga from chapters X to X”? it would be funny, but I don't really see it happening

And since it seems we won't be getting any updates by official sources or leaks for a while, I'll be placing my bet now.

We will get the remake covering the Zamasu and ToP arcs, not only that, but also released before the Moro arc.
But, the work done on those two arcs, will be half assed, without the same quality and effort put into the first 3 arcs.
They want to give full attention to the non-adapted manga arcs now and won't have time to babysit the remake anymore, so they'll retouch those two arcs as fast as they can so they can focus on Moro second half or Granola Saga and beyond, especially because later, the manga may return with new chapters, meaning that they'll have more to adapt in the future.

Pretty much, the remastered Zamasu and ToP arcs will have a rushed production equivalent to the rushed production the original Super had.

Not the ideal, but it's what they'll be doing to assure that everything went as planned, consistent, in order. At least I hope so, in case delivering those two arcs with the same quality as the first 3 is impossible. It would be a quality drop instead of a quality improvement, the opposite of the old Super lol.

All that + Remake will receive a lot of backlash, especially from people who expected to see the manga exclusive stuff. But will immediately be forgotten once the Moro arc starts, so anyway.

[FortuneSSJ]

I don't like the idea of remastering the first three arcs only for now and then the rest after Moro.
Even if they have something bigger planned for Goku Black and TOP, like a TV Special remake like the ones from One Piece and not just a remaster.

The main goal should be to make it easier for new fans to jump in. Going back and forth is not a good idea.
What's the rush for Moro? The manga still didn't come back. The anime will be on hiatus again sooner or later.

[angeldreamZ004]

I agree. In my opinion, if the return of the manga had already been announced, it would be the only justification to rush the production of this New DBS and jump straight into Moro.

Which makes me go back to something I said in one of my previous posts.
Maybe Iyoku saw the fan reception online in regards to Moro and the Remade arcs, and since a lot of them said they want the Moro arc and not the remake, he decided to start the production of DBS TGP already. It’s the only justification that comes to my head now, as Iyoku presents himself as someone who delivers what fans expect, I could find now, you probably already all saw these, but I'll still link them as I think it can be used not as proof, but at least as evidence (1 Toriyama saying that his editor, who I doubt it was Victory Uchida, was the one who suggested Broly for the 2018 movie due to the character's popularity overseas / 2 Iyoku commenting on DB and DBS popularity overseas and aiming on fans / 3 Iyoku saying he was the one who suggested Gohan for Super Hero / 4 Super Hero was about Toriyama writing a story that fans desired to see / 5 Not official, but Geekdom reporting everything Iyoku brought to the franchise based on “fan expectations” during the last 10 years)

Additionally, Ajay said that the change in production happened in early April, that is like, 2 months after the Genkidamatsuri event, enough time for Iyoku and the team to verify on what was the online reception in regards to the two projects. Or else, could've been very well a decision that was made back in January, Iyoku said at the time that “production has been set” for Moro arc, but it's only 2 months later that everyone is moved to this project? I don't know how things work internally, but I personally think that's weird.

In case I'm correct, I wonder if the entire production would still have been moved to DBS TGP regardless of the entire fanbase accepting the remake before getting Moro. Maybe it took 2 months to make the deals with Toei and Shuiesha in regards to TGP and that's why the production only started now, i don't know.

[JulieYBM]

The shift in production here is likely just about needing to shuffle people around and getting their ducks in a row. It's either planned or a last minute decision made as a result of someone deciding to either enter production sooner for whatever reason. With any luck, the length of production will not be rushed.