Following a trickle of initial information — a timeframe followed by a specific release date followed by a price point — Shueisha has updated with a page count and digital release date for the second collected edition of Toyotarō’s Dragon Ball Super manga.

The actual chapter contents are still unannounced. Picking up where the previous volume left off, chapters 10 through 15 comfortably fit within the announced span of 216 pages; including chapter 16 would push it too far over the allotted number of pages, independent of any potential bonus content. However, this does still leave roughly 50 pages worth of content to fill.

The two-page bonus chapter from the 2016 Jump Victory Carnival attendee booklet seems like a safe bet (considering the 2015 chapter’s inclusion in the first volume), leaving the remaining page space up in the air. The 10-page Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 comic from the international collector’s edition packages remains unreleased, and could serve as potential filler content. The three 31-page Resurrection ‘F’ introductory chapters from early 2015 also remain unpublished outside of their original V-Jump printings.

The print edition will be released 02 December 2016 for ¥420 + tax. As previously indicated by its Amazon listing, Shueisha has confirmed an 04 January 2017 digital release date. The staggered release between print and digital editions has become common with Shueisha’s collected editions.

The second volume is available for pre-order via CDJapan and Amazon Japan.

The first collected edition was announced back in February and saw its release in April covering the series’ first nine chapters, one spin-off chapter, and a special interview between Toyotarō and original author Akira Toriyama. Since this volume’s release, another eight regular chapters and one more spin-off chapter have been released, with one more regular monthly chapter set to hit V-Jump by this second volume’s December release.

The Dragon Ball Super manga began in June 2015 as a promotional tie-in for the television series. The manga runs monthly in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’ seventeenth chapter printed last month in the magazine’s December 2016 issue. Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling, and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc to act as further promotion for the television series. Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and will release their own collected print edition beginning in May 2017.

FUNimation has announced their acquisition of the Dragon Ball Super TV series, currently airing on Fuji TV in Japan and seeing multiple simulcast streams across various platforms. FUNimation will simulcast new subtitled episodes on their “FunimationNow” service each Saturday, and will also produce an English dub.

Funimation to Produce English Dub of New Series

LOS ANGELES, CA – November 4, 2016. Building upon their more than 20-year association with the Dragon Ball franchise, Funimation® Entertainment and Toei Animation Inc. have expanded their partnership to include “Dragon Ball Super” – the first new storyline from original creator Akira Toriyama in more than 18 years. Encompassing streaming, digital download and home video distribution, their multi-year agreement will introduce “Dragon Ball Super” throughout the USA & Canada. In addition, the partnership also covers broadcast and merchandising opportunities for “Dragon Ball Super” as well. Fans can immediately begin watching current subtitled episodes of “Dragon Ball Super” (episodes 1 – 10 and 47 – 64) on FunimationNow followed by new simulcast episodes which will begin with episode 65 this Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. CT. Episodes 11 – 46 will be available on FunimationNow once subtitling has been completed. In conjunction with the agreement, production will begin on an English dub of the “Dragon Ball Super” series, with broadcast and casting details to follow.

“We are thrilled to continue our great partnership with Toei Animation’” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. “Like with the recent blockbuster Dragon Ball Z movies, having original creator Akira Toriyama passionately involved in ‘Dragon Ball Super’ is so wonderful to see and for fans to experience.”

““We are delighted to introduce ‘Dragon Ball Super’ to a fantastic audience together with Funimation” said Masayuki Endo, President of Toei Animation Inc. “’Dragon Ball Super’ encompasses everything fans love about Dragon Ball, while talking the mythology to a whole new level. Toei’s team of talented animators and creators have put their passion and imagination into this series.”

In late March, FUNimation shared seemingly-random animated GIFs of Goku on their social media channels, which at the time seemed to be (and perhaps always were part of) an Easter tie-in campaign more than anything else.

On March 29, the company shared the new Dragon Ball Super characters’ social media badges alongside the question, “Do you have a favorite champion of Universe 6?”

After that point, the company remained silent on the Dragon Ball Super front, other than asking fans to simply stay tuned for future announcements.

On July 21, English voice actor Jason Douglas (Beerus) posted a photo on Instagram showcasing a recording session with a scene from the first Dragon Ball Super episode; the post was subsequently removed:

The TV series has already been licensed for and is airing in other international territories. Last July, Viz announced their acquisition of the Dragon Ball Super manga, which is currently seeing chapters released for free on the company’s website, with a print release coming in 2017.

Continuing onward from the previous ten chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s eleventh chapter to their website.

The respective page in our “Manga Guide” has been updated with this release information. New spellings to this translation include that of “Cabbe” (Cabba, the Universe 6 Saiyan) and “Otto Magetta” (the metal man from Universe 6’s Galactic System 66950).

While the Dragon Ball Super television series has been licensed for certain international territories, no announcement of a home release or traditional television broadcast has been made for North America. The series was recently announced to receive a weekly simulcast on services such as Crunchyroll and Daisuki.

The Dragon Ball Super manga began in June 2015 as a promotional tie-in for the television series. The manga runs monthly in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’ seventeenth chapter recently printed k in the magazine’s December 2016 issue. Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling, and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc to act as further promotion for the television series. Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and will release their own collected print edition beginning in May 2017.