After nearly three years of waiting, Toei Animation Company finally officially announced the production of the second theatrical version of "Dragon Ball Super". The first theatrical version of the series, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, was released at the box office, and has since been released in about 90 countries around the world, accumulating more than $100 million at the global box office, and winning the Outstanding Animation Award at the 42nd Japan Film Awards the following year, the Dragon Ball series has won this honor for the second time after "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection "F" in 2015.
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Fans who are looking forward to seeing the sequel can finally rest assured that on May 9, "Goku Day", the production plan of the second theatrical version of "Dragon Ball Super" was personally disclosed by the original author Akira Toriyama, and confirmed that it was expected to be launched in 2022.
Draft of Akira Toriyama's statement:
Draft of Akira Toriyama's statement
Following Dragon Ball Super: Broly, a brand new animated film is now in the production phase!
Like the previous film, I was the main story and dialogue creator in this film.
I really shouldn't reveal much about the plot of this movie, but be prepared to experience another exciting and entertaining adventure, which may also feature an unexpected character.
In terms of visual aesthetics, we will step into areas that have not yet been explored, bringing the audience a journey full of surprises. So I hope everyone can look forward to this movie.
Dragon Ball Super is a new series of Dragon Ball Animation, produced by Akira Toriyama himself, the TV anime was released in July 2015 and ended in March 2018. The first animated film in the series, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, was released in December 2018, focusing on Broly, a super Saiyan. Broly is in Dragon Ball Z Burn It!! The original character who debuted in the Hot War, Battle, and Super Battle movies did not appear in previous TV animations, and the movie "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" re-set the character and officially introduced him into the story of the Dragon Ball series.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
As for what kind of content the new "Dragon Ball Super" theatrical version will bring to us, it is still unknown. The story of this series will continue to advance in the form of a movie for the time being, and it may also be launched in the form of a TV animation at some stage. After all, there are still two unanimated chapters in the comic, and broly's addition is bound to have an impact on the plot of the story.
The second movie version of Dragon Ball Super is expected to be released in 2022.
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