Fans of the Dragon Ball series are absolutely ecstatic to know that their beloved legendary franchise is making a grand return in 2026. As is quite clear already, Dragon Ball Super is getting a remastered anime adaptation in late 2026, and fans absolutely cannot wait to see what’s in store for them.
With this new adaptation, Dragon Ball Super has officially hit the reboot button and begun the adaptation anew. This adaptation also means that the series is going to continue beyond where the original Dragon Ball Super series stopped, that is, the Tournament of Power arc. It is the dawn of a new era for all fans of DBS, and it is quite clear that this series is only going to get bigger from here onwards.
The studio behind Dragon Ball Super, Toei Animation, is going to do all it can to put the series on the pedestal where it belongs, and at the same time, fix all the major issues that it suffered from during its original run. Finally, Dragon Ball Super will get the treatment that it deserves.
Every Dragon Ball Series, Ranked by Animation Quality
Dragon Ball’s animation quality tends to vary from series to series, with some boasting much higher production values than others.
Dragon Ball Super Faced A Multitude Of Issues In The Past
- Bad animation resulting from a rushed production schedule
- Major pacing issues in the first few arcs
Dragon Ball Super was far from being the perfect product when it was first revealed to the fans. The basis for Dragon Ball Super was set with the Battle of Gods movie, which was soon followed by Resurrection F. It was then decided that the story would continue with the help of Toriyama and the care of a brilliant anime staff.
While the story department of things was certainly acceptable, the fact is that the anime itself suffered from multiple issues on the production side. In fact, when Dragon Ball Super began, production issues started showing as soon as the first few episodes of the anime, and some of the biggest names in the entire industry had to come in to try to rescue the disaster that it was turning out to be.
People such as Naoki Tate, along with many other animators, tried to do their best to deliver an acceptable product in the limited time that they were offered. In fact, it is actually a miracle that the original first part of Dragon Ball Super looks as good as it does. The production schedule for this anime was a train wreck from the get-go, and eventually, it all caught up. It got to the point where the anime simply could not sustain going on any longer.
By the time of the Tournament of Power arc, which is where Tatsuya Nagamine stepped in, Dragon Ball Super was a far more refined product, and fans got to see it stabilize quite a bit. Even then, delivering the level of action that it delivered on a regular basis, week after week, was simply not sustainable. That is part of the reason why Dragon Ball Super eventually went on a break. Of course, there were other factors involved as well, which revolved around the continuation of the original story in the manga form.
New Dragon Ball Super Anime Will Fix The Biggest Issues Of The Series
- Series to feature better animation and pacing
The new Dragon Ball Super anime that is set to begin later this year is officially going to fix all the major issues with the original series. The fact is that the original anime was marred by bad animation in the early parts and a horrible schedule for those working on it. Dragon Ball Super’s remastered version, which fans already saw a trailer for, clearly looks a lot more defined. Fans know very well that scenes have been reworked and most of the cuts have been given touch-ups to make them look more fluid and consistent. The entire photography team seems to have done a lot better in terms of compositing, which has also taken this average-looking production to a visual spectacle.
Of course, there is still not much that can change with the upcoming remastered project, as it has all been animated already and the most they can do is make average scenes look slightly better. But, there is more to this new project than just that.
The Pacing Will Be Better Than Ever Before
One of the biggest issues of Dragon Ball Super was the atrocious pacing that it suffered from. Arcs like Battle of Gods and the Resurrection F took way too long in the original series, and even the arcs that followed were not paced properly. The adaptation certainly had quite a lot of scenes that could have been much shorter, and in turn, this would have raised the overall quality of the series.
Dragon Ball Super Anime Remake Officially Revealed For Fall 2026
A new Dragon Ball Super remake starting with a fresh adaptation of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods will release Fall 2026.
The new Dragon Ball Super remastered anime is going to fix all that, just as One Piece did with its Fishman Island Remaster last year. It goes without saying that this Dragon Ball Remaster project is a bit more ambitious than One Piece’s Fishman Island one, but it will follow along the same lines.
A New Team Will Take Over Once The Galactic Patrol Arc Begins
- Dragon Ball Super Will truly shine in the Galactic Patrol Arc
- The new production team will bring up the quality
While fixing what has already been animated in Dragon Ball Super is great, it must be kept in mind that the real changes will start showing when the Galactic Patrol arc finally begins in the anime. It is here that the production will truly shine, and fans will finally get to see what Toei Animation is actually going to deliver with Dragon Ball Super.
The Galactic Patrol arc will air at some point in late 2027, at the very latest. As such, the studio has an enormous amount of time to prepare for it, and if work on this project has already begun, then one can rest assured that they will get the highest level possible of an anime adaptation.
Quite clearly, there will be an entirely new staff that takes control of Dragon Ball Super from the Galactic Patrol arc. Either Naohiro Shintani or Chikashi Kubota will likely take control of the character sheets, and as far as the director of the series goes, fans will also see new but popular faces.
Then again, the staff of Dragon Ball has always been filled with some incredibly talented animators, such as Naoki Tate, Ryo Onishi, Yuya Takahashi, Yuiichi Karasawa, Naotoshi Shida, Takeo Ide, Masahiro Shimanuki, and many others. These people will be given the tools required to shine in the new series. Dragon Ball will truly get a modern anime series once the Galactic Patrol arc begins, and it will be something that fans will never have seen before. Of course, this new arc is still over a year away, but that doesn’t keep fans from getting excited over the future of their beloved series.
- Release Date
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2015 – 2018
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Showrunner
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Tatsuya Nagamine
- Directors
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Ryota Nakamura, Masanori Sato, Kenichi Takeshita, Takao Iwai, Hideki Hiroshima, Masato Mitsuka, Kazuya Karasawa, Ayumu Ono, Takahiro Imamura, Tatsuya Nagamine, Kôjiro Kawasaki, Kouji Ogawa
- Writers
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Ryu King, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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Masakazu Morita
Whis (voice)
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Masako Nozawa
Son Goku/Goku Black/Son Gohan/Son Goten (voices)
