"Dragon Ball Super" Series Official Announcement & Discussion Thread

[UltimateHammerBro]

While extremely unlikely, I've got my fingers crossed that, for the Universe 6 arc the story skips ahead a bit closer to the end of the manga. That way we get to see more of the older Goten and Trunks.

I think that they'll try to concentrate the events in the first couple of years, regardless of how many episodes the series ends up having. Then they'll show some flashforward to connect with EoZ, and that'll be the only time we see Goten and Trunks grown up.

[Doctor.]

Well, I like this. A few arcs based on the new movies? Yes please. Going to another universe? Yes please. Parallel universe?! Yes!

I just hope 6 is the only parallel universe and the others are all different.

[pacz360]

Alright! This is fucking awesome can't wait for the universe 6 arc

[fadeddreams5]

I'm excited. I trust Toriyama a lot more with a series than movie. Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh. Can't wait.

I wonder what separates the Super Dragon Balls from the regular ones. If they need them, I get the feeling something bad happens to universe 7 midway through the series.

[Doctor.]

I'm excited. I trust Toriyama a lot more with a series than movie. Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh. Can't wait.

I wonder what separates the Super Dragon Balls from the regular ones. If they need them, I get the feeling something bad happens to universe 7 midway through the series.

Freeza destroys Earth and Whis doesn't rewind time

[fadeddreams5]

I'm excited. I trust Toriyama a lot more with a series than movie. Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh. Can't wait.

I wonder what separates the Super Dragon Balls from the regular ones. If they need them, I get the feeling something bad happens to universe 7 midway through the series.

Freeza destroys Earth and Whis doesn't rewind time

There'd still be the Namek balls unless they can no longer wish Earth back after doing it once (forgot what the limits of namek balls are).

[Tennessaiyan]

Oh thank God. I'm so freaking happy we're getting an entirely new, fresh arc after the first two arc adaptations of the movies! Incredible! And Universe exploration of all things. This is just too exciting.

Toriyama's "complete continuation" comment is intriguing to me. I hope that means that it ties into EoZ and wraps up the story. And of course I would have nothing against going past EoZ As long as it would blow GT out of the water.

[Luso Saiyan]

Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh.

Really happy that there's no evidence whatsoever that implies or supports the idea of a retelling.

[Ushabtis]

-Super Dragon balls
-at the end of GT Goku absorbed the dragon balls riding Shenron flying off to some magical place.
hmmm...
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since ROF is getting more time to expand in the anime, I hope they show us much more Jaco.

[Chuquita]

BOG at least has to be a retelling. Movie BOG takes place four years after Buu, Super BOG takes place six months after Buu. At the very least, Beerus being awake earlier changes something.

[fadeddreams5]

Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh.

Really happy that there's no evidence whatsoever that implies or supports the idea of a retelling.

Did you read the front page?

[Baggie_Saiyan]

BOG at least has to be a retelling. Movie BOG takes place four years after Buu, Super BOG takes place six months after Buu. At the very least, Beerus being awake earlier changes something.

I think the "It’s got a bit of post-battle aftermath" refers to the six months after Buu , then I think they'll skip ahead to the BoG time placement.

Did you read the front page?

Again nothing from what Toriyama says remotely implies it is a complete retelling we still don't know.

[ArchedThunder]

Really happy we get both retellings and something fresh.

Really happy that there's no evidence whatsoever that implies or supports the idea of a retelling.

Yeah, about that.

"“Dragon Ball Super” is a complete continuation of the Majin Buu story arc. It’s got a bit of post-battle aftermath, continues with the “Battle of Gods” arc where the God of Destruction Beerus appears and the “Revival of ‘F'” arc where Freeza comes back to life, and then, I’ve written a strange new story where they finally depart from this universe."

[Araki]

Yeah, i don't know how to NOT call it a retelling. Unless one expects they're rehashing the exact same plot from the movies line by line or skipping them altogether while leaving the tv audience lost and confused.

[Cold Skin]

They'll likely use footage from the movies directly, even if they only use some of it while other shots get replaced or updated.
They've got high budget footage of that story that would spare them efforts for weeks, so even if they reinvent half of it, you can expect half of the footage to be copy-paste of the films' high budget footage that's ready-to-go without extra work.

[fadeddreams5]

Again nothing from what Toriyama says remotely implies it is a complete retelling we still don't know.

So "Battle of Gods arc" and Revival of F arc" seriously do not even imply a retelling of some sort?

[Chuquita]

I don't care about canons, but maybe they do and they don't want to have the current versions replaced? I wouldn't believe those leaked figures when blueper was spoiled at first because I didn't want to lose ssjg Gokû. I dunno. I can't read people over the internet that easy.

[Araki]

They'll likely use footage from the movies directly, even if they only use some of it while other shots get replaced or updated.
They've got high budget footage of that story that would spare them efforts for weeks, so even if they reinvent half of it, you can expect half of the footage to be copy-paste of the films' high budget footage that's ready-to-go without extra work.

As discussed earlier, why would they air half of RoF on tv before or right after the dvd/blu-ray release? To lose money? If anything, they need to make the tv adaptation as different as possible. That makes the most sense if they want to sell both versions.

Reusing footage would also make their "entirely with new animation" statement a lie, and so soon at that.

[Avery]

Please let there be a journey across space. just don't bring kids along this time...and do whatever it takes to make sure they won't be able to sneak into the ship.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Yeah, i don't know how to NOT call it a retelling. Unless one expects they're rehashing the exact same plot from the movies line by line or skipping them altogether while leaving the tv audience lost and confused.

If it is a retelling of BoG and "F" then way does Toriyama say this when describing the Universe 6 arc "I’ve written a strange new story where they finally depart from this universe" keyword being new.