Is a new series inevitable?

[samuraix123]

Hello everyone! Is a new series inevitable? With all this talk about the next movie starring Vegeta and were finely going to see Goku's mother!
Do you think someone at Toei is just going to make a new Dragonball series eventually? (It doesn't have to be about Goku's mother) To be honest, If the new series was like Dragonball Online's story I wouldn't be against it. I just see all this new info coming out and it just makes me think about there being a new series.

[Hellspawn28]

I think they might but not for a while seeing that the Buu saga of Kai coming out soon.

[Chuquita]

I guess I can see them doing that Heroes as a series, but I wouldn't watch that (I don't like the use of original characters as ygo monsters thing).

As far as the actual DB cast:
I can see them doing a new movie every couple years though.

[dbgtFO]

I guess I can see them doing that Heroes as a series, but I wouldn't watch that (I don't like the use of original characters as ygo monsters thing).

Uh, that would remind me too much of Digimon Tamers, which was right about the time I stopped caring about Digimon.
Maybe I would end up stop caring about DB too, if it reached that point?
Short answer: NO

As far as the actual DB cast:
I can see them doing a new movie every couple years though.

Yeah, i think this is what's going to happen.

[Cipher]

You'd think so. In America, it certainly would have. But Japan tends to be less into venturing into new interpretations/remakes, at least with single-author manga, than America does with its long-running fiction franchises. Not that it doesn't happen, though; and if Dragon Ball keeps moving product, it may one day happen to it as well.

I think, though, were it to happen in the very near future, it already would have. In some ways, Kai was, unfortunately, it.

[Hellspawn28]

At this rate, I feel like a Heroes TV series is possible. The card game is a huge money maker for Bandai and a TV series would give them a reason to make new cards to sell. If Bandai wants Toei to make a Heroes TV series then Toei is likely to do it. Toei will do anything what Bandai wants since Bandai is Toei's primary sponsor these day. Bandai has shown to have control over Toei's shows as long if they get money from merchandise sales.

[dbboxkaifan]

I thought about this and that it could be one of Ms. Masako's chance to voice Goku/Gohan/Goten/Turls/Bardock because with her ageing she needs to take care of herself, though I'll admit that I couldn't stand hearing Goku with a different vocal.

But well, her perfomance in Kai was underwhelming ('Kuririn No Kotoka' was kinda meh in Kai) as well as the rest of the original cast so I wouldn't keep my expectations high anyway.

The best way to enjoy the original cast is watching DB/Z/GT with their original audio track.

I love when Ms. Masako screams in Dragon Ball GT saying "Son Goku! Goku! Son Goku!" (against the evil dragon that causes earthquakes) that's so adorable.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I guess I can see them doing that Heroes as a series, but I wouldn't watch that (I don't like the use of original characters as ygo monsters thing).

I don't really like the idea either. I don't like the characters being fakes and I'm more invested in the cast we know than a new generation...but if a potential anime was anything like Victory Mission, then I could deal with it. Toyble makes the new characters pretty enjoyable and the ones we know and love didn't just originate as cards in a virtual reality world in Victory Mission, they are recreations (...kind of like Yu-Gi-Oh ended up). It serves as yet another potential continuations of the series, and the Dragon Balls, Goku and the rest of the gang were still real characters that saved the planet in the past. And since the manga features various dimensional/time-space transfer concepts, who knows where the series will end up. I'd say it is probably unlikely, but we could potentially see the real characters show up down the line if things every truly get out of hand.

[theoriginalbilis]

I suppose a new series is possible, but I still have my doubts, especially with the Buu arc of Kai still in production...

I can guarantee you that we'll still see plenty of specials and/or movies within the next few years though.

[UpFromTheSkies]

I guess I can see them doing that Heroes as a series, but I wouldn't watch that (I don't like the use of original characters as ygo monsters thing).

I would watch it just for the eye candy battles. They could make battles happen in Heroes that could never happen in the series, it would be fun to see.

[TheOverlyMadHatter]

"Inevitable" is a bit optimistic. Even "likely" would be pushing it. Possible? Absolutely. Though, it would probably take a few years, between Buu arc Kai on the horizon and production time, and the only series I can see happening is a DBH: Victory Mission anime. Otherwise, I think the most we'll get are regular OVAs like Saint Seiya did with the Hades arc. I doubt we'll be seeing anything related to Dragon Ball Online, frankly.

[TheGmGoken]

A new series? I think only with Db Heroes but that's all. Do you mean like in continuation of the Dragonball story then no. I guess we can have a movie or special once a blue moon but a series? Nah. Honestly can't see it.

[samuraix123]

A new series? I think only with Db Heroes but that's all. Do you mean like in continuation of the Dragonball story then no. I guess we can have a movie or special once a blue moon but a series? Nah. Honestly can't see it.

To be honest with you I'm rooting for Dragonball Online's Anime. so that would be a continuation that I would definitely be for!

[TheGmGoken]

A new series? I think only with Db Heroes but that's all. Do you mean like in continuation of the Dragonball story then no. I guess we can have a movie or special once a blue moon but a series? Nah. Honestly can't see it.

To be honest with you I'm rooting for Dragonball Online's Anime. so that would be a continuation that I would definitely be for!

I was saying DB online(anime Version) for years now. I made a topic about it when I frist joined. However now that DBO is gone....I saw no point in mentioning it.

[Hellspawn28]

I would be up for a Heroes show. The whole show would take place inside a video game and the real world takes place in the non DB universe. It could be like Digimon Tamers where DB-DBGT exist as fictional shows. Having it exist in the DB universe won't work since how would make a video game based on the life of the Z fighters when the general public had no idea on the other villains were.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I would be up for a Heroes show. The whole show would take place inside a video game and the real world takes place in the non DB universe. It could be like Digimon Tamers where DB-DBGT exist as fictional shows. Having it exist in the DB universe won't work since how would make a video game based on the life of the Z fighters when the general public had no idea on the other villains were.

Toyble/Toyotaro's Victory Mission manga in V-Jump doesn't seem to have any problem dealing with the game existing in the Dragon World, where Goku fought to collect Dragon Balls and save the planet many, many years ago.

Personally, if they went with the Dragon Ball being a fictional series in any Heroes anime, I wouldn't watch it. I may even go around flipping tables out of frustration.

[Hellspawn28]

It won't make sense for Heroes to exist in the same world as the DBZ characters. How did people on Earth were able to make cards and a video game based on the adventures on the Z fighters when pretty much no one knew about their adventures. In the anime, the general public knew about Piccolo Diamo, Nappa & Vegeta, Cell, Majin Buu and maybe the Shadow Dragons. Everyone else like Freeza, no one knew about.

[TheGmGoken]

It won't make sense for Heroes to exist in the same world as the DBZ characters. How did people on Earth were able to make cards and a video game based on the adventures on the Z fighters when pretty much no one knew about their adventures. In the anime, the general public knew about Piccolo Diamo, Nappa & Vegeta, Cell, Majin Buu and maybe the Shadow Dragons. Everyone else like Freeza, no one knew about.

The public don't know Boo. Remember the dragon erased their memories of Boo. Makes me wonder how no one recognizes Vegeta.

[crisis]

Consider this:

Why would Billseerusiris tell Goku that there are 12 other universes, and they're currently living in the 7th? I mean, why would Toriyama even introduce that concept? One would think he might wanna explore that further, perhaps in another movie or 2.

But 12? TWELVE? Each with their own Gods of Destruction/Creation, etc. He even hints that they're way more stronger than him, making Goku and pretty much every other character in the Dragon Ball saga look like ants in comparison. This idea alone can warrant a whole new series.

Who knows what the future has in store for Dragon Ball. It's kind of exciting.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

It won't make sense for Heroes to exist in the same world as the DBZ characters. How did people on Earth were able to make cards and a video game based on the adventures on the Z fighters when pretty much no one knew about their adventures. In the anime, the general public knew about Piccolo Diamo, Nappa & Vegeta, Cell, Majin Buu and maybe the Shadow Dragons. Everyone else like Freeza, no one knew about.

You can say it doesn't make sense, but that doesn't change the fact that we already have a series where it does.

We don't know how or why the game was created yet, but remember that the inclusion of GT characters have the story taking place after GT in some continuity or another and Goku is known as the hero opposite Mr. Satan. He even has his own giant statue. Maybe one of the Z Senshi's descendants decided to capitalize on the tales of their ancestor's adventures, or maybe people came from an alternate timeline/universe/whatever after watching Goku's life story through mystical means. Victory Mission does talk a lot about the game sending people through time-space and other devices warping people to other dimensions, the game could have even been developed after they used the device to observe history first. The point is, they can make it work.

But 12? TWELVE? Each with their own Gods of Destruction/Creation, etc. He even hints that they're way more stronger than him, making Goku and pretty much every other character in the Dragon Ball saga look like ants in comparison. This idea alone can warrant a whole new series.

Doesn't he only imply that there may be others in the alternate universes that could be stronger than him? From his talk with Goku, it sounds like he doesn't actually know what is in those other universes. Just that they exist.