"Dragon Ball Super (Manga)" Official Discussion Thread

[Bardock God of Time]

thank u Batman!

I guess it's still a waiting game with the manga. As much hopium as I would love to inhale, I don't believe that things are resolved yet with the manga and that he'a already drawing next chapters. His twitter bio change is super obvious hint that he's trying to make things happen (maybe with Torishima and Iyoku's help, maybe not) and that it is a very difficult if he felt the need to publicly hint at it. If he was already drawing next chapters, he wouldn't have put up that bio at all IMO, what would be the point if manga was restarting within the next 2-3 months

I also don't think anything is being drawn, but I do believe discussions are being held about when, and especially how to continue the manga. Fans gave him and Toei a lot of leeway as a result of Toriyama's name being attached to their work (unlike GT which got thrown under the bus even when it did things right), but that's not a luxury they will have moving forward. Everything he does moving forward will be put under a magnifying glass by both fans and critics, and honestly, I wouldn't exactly blame him if he decided to walk away. If the team behind GT was ripped to shreds as a result of Toriyama's lack of involvement, just imagine what he and the others will have to deal with now that he's not involved as a result of passing away.

Very true BUT - they may easily say "based on Toriyama draft" for whatever that Black Freeza saga is and it would not only be logical but very plausible too, then people would instantly accept it as the final Toriyama-involved Super arc and the finale of the whole era. Now, what comes after that would be a harder sell, but that's a whole different discussion what to even do with this franchise post-EOZ

I'd like to think Toriyama had some notes and rules regarding Frieza. I'd imagine Frieza is one of Toriyama's favorite villains as he keeps coming back, if they were to do a Black Frieza arc...would Toriyama have wanted Frieza to die or be hakai'd?

I can't see Frieza being redeemed. I also can't see Frieza becoming a Beerus type character either, imagine Frieza showing up to Bulma's birthday or the End of Z World Tournament lmao.

Personally I'd love to see Frieza's race origins and if there's more of his people out in the universe and Frieza's son Kuriza. Maybe get Frost involved in this arc?

[angeldreamZ004]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this to be posted, but I still would like to share it anyway. The Official DB site started a poll at Goku Day where you can vote for which is your favorite DBS manga cover art. They say the most voted cover art will receive a new version drawn by Toyotaro himself in August. My vote goes to Volume 15 cover art.

https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/dra ... 1778475960

It's also interesting to note how this also features the back cover art of the volumes, and I'm pretty sure this is the first time we're seeing the actual original illustrations without that blue filter.

[Gapudo]

I'm reading the Trunks and Goten saiyamen arc. It sucks, but it's still Dragon Ball

Anyway, how can Trunks be afraid of ghosts when Gotenks literally shot ghosts out of his mouth? Makes sense?

[angeldreamZ004]

I guess this pretty much confirms the hiatus will continue into August as well
https://x.com/sekai_db/status/2057121662563152284?s=12

[The Dark Knight]

I guess this pretty much confirms the hiatus will continue into August as well
https://x.com/sekai_db/status/2057121662563152284?s=12

I highly doubt we'll get any major updates until Jump Festa later this December.

[angeldreamZ004]

The Dark Knight I personally think that Jump Festa when it comes to new big Dragon Ball announcements, had a questionable track record in the latest 4 / 5 years.
The last big announcement for a long time was in the 2021 edition (JF 2022), where the second trailer for Super Hero was revealed + the movie's release date. Then at the 2024 edition (JF 2025) there was the announcement for the Special One Shot chapter of Super.
But aside from that, the other editions all featured Toyotaro illustrations only, or some extra details on Daima such as Toriyama's designs for a few characters in the 2024 edition.
All other big Dragon Ball Anime-Manga-Games announcements were made in regular V-Jump maganizes or through other official sources and events.

1-The Super Hero Highschool Arc was announced in the V-Jump January 2023 Edition (November 2022)
2-Sparking Zero was announced in DB Games Battle Hour March 2023.
3-Daima was announced at New York Comic Con 2023.
4-Super Beerus and The Galactic Patrol were announced on Genkidamatsuri this year.
5-Victory Uchida's statement about the Super manga not returning in 2025 was made at the Jump Victory Carnival on July 2025.

I think the pattern tells us that we could get major updates prior to Jump Festa.