What Premise Would Warrant Another Dragon Ball Series?

[SaiyaJedi]

I continue to maintain that Dragon Ball Heroes is the elephant in the room. A new cast (with the original characters as "cards" that could just as easily use existing voice samples from the game), a new premise, a mixture of (simulated) fighting and strategy, and a built-in merchandise pool that's actually selling like crazy? The only question is why they're not on top of this already.

To me, the writing is on the wall; the only question is when. After the end of the Buu arc in Kai might make sense, but it's also far from ideal, given how heavily Heroes mines characters and concepts from GT.

I suppose time will tell....

[DBZGTKOSDH]

I had being thinking recently with the possibility that the Boo arc of Kai will air on TV in Japan after all, maybe they will start it as a new series (so, it's not Dragon Ball Kai Episode 99, but Dragon Ball [insert new title] Episode 1), and then continue with new episodes after Majin Boo's death that take place after BoG, with a plot related to the 12 Universes.

[KentalSSJ6]

I had being thinking recently with the possibility that the Boo arc of Kai will air on TV in Japan after all, maybe they will start it as a new series (so, it's not Dragon Ball Kai Episode 99, but Dragon Ball [insert new title] Episode 1), and then continue with new episodes after Majin Boo's death that take place after BoG, with a plot related to the 12 Universes.

While the 12 universes more or less blows the door off on new material to work with, well still have to wait until Toei is done with the Beerus and Whis stuff. They might continue with more BOG related movies and may have used BOG as the foundation to a new series for all we know. Only time will tell but I am curious as to what the other universes are like.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

While the 12 universes more or less blows the door off on new material to work with, well still have to wait until Toei is done with the Beerus and Whis stuff. They might continue with more BOG related movies and may have used BOG as the foundation to a new series for all we know. Only time will tell but I am curious as to what the other universes are like.

You mean more movies with Beerus and/or Whis as villains? Nah, it would be lazy & uninteresting IMO, especially when Beerus turned into a good guy in the end. If they make more stuff after BoG, I would expect Beerus & Whis to play important roles, but more as allies rather than villains.

[Hellspawn28]

A series based on Heroes will likely be made then a TV series that's a sequel to BOG. I'm pretty sure we will see a BOG sequel, but I don't think a BOG TV series would work other then a mini series. Like Julian pointed out that DB Heroes is a big money maker in Japan and the game can work for a TV show. The series takes place inside of a video game, so you can easily have it take place outside the main DB universe. Bandai and Toei both work together and Toei will pretty much do anything what Bandai wants.

[KentalSSJ6]

While the 12 universes more or less blows the door off on new material to work with, well still have to wait until Toei is done with the Beerus and Whis stuff. They might continue with more BOG related movies and may have used BOG as the foundation to a new series for all we know. Only time will tell but I am curious as to what the other universes are like.

You mean more movies with Beerus and/or Whis as villains? Nah, it would be lazy & uninteresting IMO, especially when Beerus turned into a good guy in the end. If they make more stuff after BoG, I would expect Beerus & Whis to play important roles, but more as allies rather than villains.

Thats what I was implying. Beerus is gonna be sleeping for another 3 years now so if more stuff is to come itll likely begin with him waking once more and seeing if Goku has gotten strong enough to equal and/or beat him. Then itll likely begin diving into the other universes. Maybe a villain somewhat like Janemba comes around and begins merging them together, resulting in Goku and company meeting other Hakaishin and such.

But again, only time will tell. We better get more wasabi scenes with Beerus.

[Duo]

Adaptation of DB Multiverse, which ironically, they pointed in that general direction with BoG.

I kind of found BoG to throw a wrench into the continuity basis Multiverse depends on. Super Saiyan God should exist by the time it takes place, and it also raises the question of Vegetto having to fight Beerus in the universe he's from.

I still like the story though and don't really care if there's a continuity between a new series compared to the original or not.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Adaptation of DB Multiverse, which ironically, they pointed in that general direction with BoG.

I kind of found BoG to throw a wrench into the continuity basis Multiverse depends on. Super Saiyan God should exist by the time it takes place, and it also raises the question of Vegetto having to fight Beerus in the universe he's from.

Salagir considers BoG non-canon to DBM.

But the universes in DBM are not the same with the universes in BoG. The universes in DBM are alternative timelines, while the 12 Universes in BoG sound more like different universes with different planets & gods.

[KentalSSJ6]

Adaptation of DB Multiverse, which ironically, they pointed in that general direction with BoG.

I kind of found BoG to throw a wrench into the continuity basis Multiverse depends on. Super Saiyan God should exist by the time it takes place, and it also raises the question of Vegetto having to fight Beerus in the universe he's from.

Salagir considers BoG non-canon to DBM.

But the universes in DBM are not the same with the universes in BoG. The universes in DBM are alternative timelines, while the 12 Universes in BoG sound more like different universes with different planets & gods.

Id piss myself with laughter if the other universes end up being other Shonen Jump series. Can you imagine if Universe 4 was One Piece or Universe 10 was Toriko?

[Duo]

Salagir considers BoG non-canon to DBM.

But the universes in DBM are not the same with the universes in BoG. The universes in DBM are alternative timelines, while the 12 Universes in BoG sound more like different universes with different planets & gods.

Good on him. Reconciling the two stories would involve them re-writing Multiverse a ton, but I think it's great the way it is.

Agreed about the different universes. Meant to put that in my earlier post but got side-tracked.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Id piss myself with laughter if the other universes end up being other Shonen Jump series. Can you imagine if Universe 4 was One Piece or Universe 10 was Toriko?

Don't think so, and don't wanna. I'm only following One Piece, Naruto, and Toriko (both manga & anime), and I'm not planning to watch any other series. If they suddenly turn "canon" to Dragon Ball, then others will as well... and I don't want to watch/read other anime/manga for now.

[SupaSaiya-jin]

I'd like to see some more movies set after BoG and possibly the end of DBZ. It'd be interesting to see Goku (possibly with Vegeta and Uub) travel to the different universes to try his hand against the other Gods. I really liked his SSG design and I'd love to see more of that form

What I'd also love is a complete remastering of the DBZ (and possibly DB) series with brand new animation that was used in the DBKai opening and the latest movie. That would be pretty awesome

[TheDevilsCorpse]

For an actual new series and not just movies or specials, I'd take a couple of different concepts. So long as they are actually well written, I'd be happy with it.

-Readapt GT with better execution of concepts and include some of the new information released since the show.
-Adapt Dragon Ball Heroes similarly to Victory Mission.
-Adapt Dragon Ball Online; it would be such a waste to lose some amazing concepts just because the game failed to keep a large playerbase interested.
-Have the show focus on short stories about the past of more minor characters in small arcs (Kami vs. Garlic, Baba getting her job, Karin becoming a sage, the Shinjin lottery).
-Follow more of Bardock's adventures in the past (Not DBO related, and no more transformations required).
-Follow more of Trunks' in his timeline (Not DBO related).

I would generally like them to create stories that don't need to be squeezed between already completed arcs of the series with small time gaps. I would prefer if they were allowed full creative freedom to take the plot where desired instead of having to make it fit with previously known events. Like, shoving something with a serious plot tone between Uub and GT. It'll be fun to watch, but for the most part I'm just not going to enjoy it as much as I could because I already know how GT starts, and everything is already fine then...

[Sylveon]

I just want to see this animated. (Unlikely though, since a series with a bunch of old guys and no Goku or Vegeta probably wouldn't make any money.)

From Dragon Ball Online

To avenge Freeza, the remnants of his army attack Earth, causing great destruction throughout the world.
--Freeza’s army collapsed after the death of Freeza and his father Cold. However, some of Freeza’s loyal followers who still survived awaited an opportunity to invade Earth and avenge their leader. Because they had not been present when Freeza died, they knew nothing of Goku or Trunks. So when they later investigated the Earth, they assumed that “the Earth’s mightiest man”, Mister Satan, had been the one who killed Freeza and Cold. Knowing they’d be unable to handle anyone strong enough to defeat Freeza, they decided to leave Earth alone so long as Mister Satan was around.

But learning of Mister Satan’s death, they finally make their attack. Having researched Earth ahead of time, Freeza’s remnants attack the planet with aliens impervious both to guns and standard martial arts techniques. The Earth’s Royal Army attempts to fight back but is completely defeated, and any martial artists who take on the invaders are likewise beaten back. Fortunately, they are saved by Trunks and Goten, who put their “Ki-Control Swordsmanship” fighting style into practice. It’s from this event that the “Swordsman” class is born.

West City becomes a capsule city
--Freeza’s remnants somehow learn that Trunks was Freeza’s real killer, and his hometown of West City becomes their next target. Realizing the danger, Bulma works out a way to store the entire city inside capsules for safekeeping. At this time, the Majins, having lost their homes throughout the world, all gather from far and wide to protect West City. Even after the war, some of them continue to live in West City, and develop their own unique culture.

With the Earth in crisis, the heroes of the past gather at Kame-sennin’s place and defeat Freeza’s remnants.
--In the end, Freeza’s remnants are defeated by Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and the other heroes of the past.
Prior to this they had all hid themselves and tried not to attract public attention, but as a result of this battle their ki-control style of martial arts becomes a global topic of discussion, and interest in ki grows.

Incidentally, at this time Tenshinhan is 87 years old, Kuririn is 84, Gohan is 63, Trunks is 54, Goten is 53, and Pan is 41.

[Hellspawn28]

A Goku Jr. OVA could be cool, but I won't mind a Future Trunks OVA. Just don't make Future Trunks fight Buu in his timeline since we seen the idea done many times before and besides the Daizenshuu already stated that Buu was not reborn in Trunks timeline.

[RocktheDragon]

I just want to see this animated. (Unlikely though, since a series with a bunch of old guys and no Goku or Vegeta probably wouldn't make any money.)

From Dragon Ball Online

To avenge Freeza, the remnants of his army attack Earth, causing great destruction throughout the world.

Wow, wow, wow! I have to look at more of these stories of Dragon Ball online. Wouldn't it be amazing if Toriyama illustrated this one in particular as a one off adaptation? I think it would be super crazy popular. So much potential there for an animated short or short manga series (doesn't even have to be illustrated by Toriyama really). Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Es increíble.

[Hellspawn28]

Heroes could make DBZ more popular in the US again since there would be cards to sell and TCG are still popular with kids. It won't surprise me if we do get a Heroes TV show since Bandai will start running out of ideas and they need more cards to sell. Bandai is Toei's primary sponsor these day, Toei will do anything on what Bandai wants. Just look at the recent Sentai and Kamen Rider shows for example. Dragon Ball is a merchandise driven series, the series exist to sell merchandise and succeeds based on merchandise sales.

[KentalSSJ6]

Heroes could make DBZ more popular in the US again since there would be cards to sell and TCG are still popular with kids. It won't surprise me if we do get a Heroes TV show since Bandai will start running out of ideas and they need more cards to sell. Bandai is Toei's primary sponsor these day, Toei will do anything on what Bandai wants. Just look at the recent Sentai and Kamen Rider shows for example. Dragon Ball is a merchandise driven series, the series exist to sell merchandise and succeeds based on merchandise sales.

If Heroes were to come to the US it would have to be through the DS port. Arcades in this country are dead. Either that or Heroes gets adapted into a actual card game like Yugioh.

[Hellspawn28]

They can make a game similar to Skylanders as a replacement for the Arcades. You can have a game on the PS3, 360, PS4, Xbox One and Wii U which has a scanner that can read the card and plays the characters to live on screen.

[Blade]

I continue to maintain that Dragon Ball Heroes is the elephant in the room. A new cast (with the original characters as "cards" that could just as easily use existing voice samples from the game), a new premise, a mixture of (simulated) fighting and strategy, and a built-in merchandise pool that's actually selling like crazy? The only question is why they're not on top of this already.

To me, the writing is on the wall; the only question is when. After the end of the Buu arc in Kai might make sense, but it's also far from ideal, given how heavily Heroes mines characters and concepts from GT.

I suppose time will tell....

It's probably going to happen, not least because in Japan they seem to be nuts about making Anime specifically to product place and sell real world products these days. Maybe not in the form of a full series, but at least in the guise of a set of animation shorts or OVA. In some ways, the on-going Manga adaptation may hurt the chances of there being a series rather than help it, in that they may deliberately be perusing the Manga avenue as opposed to developing a series as not to compete in an already over-saturated market.

See: Gundam Build Fighters, ZX Ignition and the upcoming 'Marvel's Disk Wars: The Avengers'.