Dragon Ball Super’s return may be around the corner, if insiders are correct.
Akira Toriyama’s manga was lovingly adapted by Toei Animation in 2015 and had fans hooked for a glorious three-year journey.
Although the most recent entry into the Dragon Ball Super series was just last year, with the film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, fans have been desperate since the series ended in 2018 to hear whether a season 2 was on the cards, or if Toei Animation are going in a feature adaptation direction from hereon out.
If Dragon Ball Super season 2 follows the manga faithfully, it will most likely adapt the Galactic Patrol Prisoner saga and The Moro Arc.
Moro is this huge, goat-headed warrior supervillain who challenges the Z warriors for supremacy with his world-destroying powers capable of draining a planet’s life source.
If the second season is able to make it through all of that, then we have the Granolah the Survivor arc to look forward to – Granolah is an especially fascinating character as he is the only survivor of an entire species that the Saiyan Army wiped out long ago. There’s definitely going to be some bad blood there.
Over the past year, there have been numerous rumors and possible leaks around Dragon Ball Super season 2 being in development and production, and even when it might be announced by Toei Animation.
Here’s everything we know about when to expect Dragon Ball Super season 2 below.
Will there be a Dragon Ball Super season 2?
According to staff, apparently so. A member of Toei Animation Philippines, Florence Jay Dominguito, spoke about the future of Super in an interview for the official Dragon Ball website.
“As a fan, I’m really looking forward to new movies and merchandise. I’m also excited about the new anime that will continue Dragon Ball Super,” they admitted.
However, some people have noted that may have been a slight error in translation, like Japanese translator Ken Xyro did on Twitter (now X).
What Dominguito actually said was “I’m also excited to see if there will be a new continuation of Dragon Ball Super’ TV anime.”
In the meantime, if you want to catch up on previous series, check out the watch order here.
When can we expect Dragon Ball Super season 2 news?
The widespread speculation is that we can expect an announcement, or possibly even a release, in the latter half of 2023.
Leakers claim production is already underway, and that the original creator, Toriyama, is on board.
The leakers are highly credited for nailing the news on the head, but it’s best to take things with a pinch of salt until we have an official source.
Fans believe that an announcement for Dragon Ball Super season 2 may be coming sometime in November 2023, to coincide with Dragon Ball’s 39th anniversary on 20th November.
However, there’s also a chance that Toei Animation are waiting for One Punch Man season 3 to finish, meaning a second potential announcement window could be Q2 2024.
However, on 8th September, the official Dragon Ball X account hinted at “a mysterious new teaser” being shown exclusively at New York Comic Con on 12th October – could this finally be the end to endless fan speculation, and our first look at Dragon Ball Super season 2? Only time will tell.
It’s worth noting that nearly every company involved in Dragon Ball including Toei Animation, Dokkan Battle, Super Dragon Ball Heroes and DB Games retweeted the initial announcement, so it’s clearly something big (or Super?).
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Who could return in the Dragon Ball Super season 2 cast?
We don’t have an official confirmation yet, but it’s hopefully safe to assume a few pivotal cast members will return.
As long as there are no technical or contractual issues, the following still have a lot of loose ends to wrap up.
- Masako Nozawa/Sean Schemmel as Son Gokû
- Mayumi Tanaka/Sonny Strait as Krillin
- Aya Hisakawa/Monica Rial as Bulma
- Ryô Horikawa/Christopher Sabat as Vegeta
- Toshio Furukawa/Christopher Sabat as Piccolo
- Doc Morgan as Narrator
- Masaharu Sato/Mike McFarland as Master Roshi
- Takeshi Kusao/Alexis Tipton as Trunks
Is there a Dragon Ball Super season 2 trailer?
Not yet! While we wait for a full-length season 2 trailer, take a look at our anime recommendations video shared below.
We’ll update this page as and when more trailers or plot details are released.
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