Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the first season of the dragon ball super animation has been completed for 4 years, fans are looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, but still missing the second season of the animation.
From a plot point of view, the second season of the anime already has the capital to broadcast, because the Mara and Granola chapters plus two theatrical versions have paved the way for the second season of the anime.
So, why is the season 2 animation of "Dragon Ball Super" delayed in being released?
In this issue, we will analyze it from many aspects.
The first reason is that Son Goku's voice actress Masako Nozawa is 85 years old and in urgent need of a successor
Son Goku's voice actress Masako Nozawa was born on October 25, 1936, and as of now, she is 85 years old.
This age should have been the age of the elderly, but Masako Nozawa was still fighting in the front line of dubbing.
Even though the season 2 anime has not yet been released, Masako Nozawa is still dubbing the 2022 theatrical version of Dragon Ball Super, the game promotion animation Dragon Ball Heroes, and some peripheral games.
In Dragon Ball Heroes, the Sun family and Kuro Goku and the future time and space of Sun Goku often appear at the same time, so Masako Nozawa often needs to voice three people in an episode of the anime.
If the second season of the Dragon Ball Super anime is confirmed to be released, from the plot point of view, it is estimated that it will be serialized for another three or four years, and Masako Nozawa may have to voice Son Goku until he is 90 years old.
Due to the health of Masako Nozawa, the official season 2 has never been officially announced, and now Son Goku's voice is in urgent need of a successor.
The second reason is that Toei has been busy with the theatrical version in recent years, and it is a bit weak
In recent years, a variety of theatrical versions of animation have sprung up, especially this year, the theatrical version of "Dragon Ball Super", the theatrical version of "One Piece" and the theatrical version of "Slam Dunk Master" have been released in groups.
At this stage, Toei itself has "One Piece", "Digimon" and other popular animations in the series, but also to produce major theatrical versions, in this case, want to make a new "Dragon Ball Super" animation is a bit powerless.
The third reason is that Bandai's earnings report is still in a bumper harvest
Bandai Namco is a well-known Game and Model Company in Japan, and its april-December 2021 earnings report has been announced, and Dragon Ball stands out with 90.7 billion yen in terms of global sales, followed by the Mobile Suit Gundam series.
In the absence of animation, relying only on theatrical version and manga, the Dragon Ball series can still make Bandai very profitable.
That is to say, bandai's demand for the animation of the second season of "Dragon Ball Super" is not very large, whether there is a second season or not, the "Dragon Ball" series will always be the sales pillar of Bandai.
The fourth reason is that launching the second season of Dragon Ball Super requires the TV station to have the right timing to take over
The first season of the Dragon Ball Anime was broadcast by Fuji TELEVISION from July 5, 2015 to March 25, 2018.
From April 1, 2018 to March 29, 2020, Japan's Fuji Television broadcast the 6th season of "Kitaro", an anime about the two worlds of humans and monsters.
From April 5, 2020 to September 26, 2021, Fuji Television in Japan broadcast Digimon Adventure, the eighth game in the popular anime Digimon series.
Since October 3, 2021, Fuji Television in Japan has broadcast "Digimon Ghost Game", which is the 9th game in the Digimon series, which is followed by "Digimon Adventure".
In other words, the launch of the second season of "Dragon Ball Super" requires the TV station to have a suitable time to take over.
In short, in the world, "Dragon Ball" animation is one of the top two super IP, whether for emotional or commercial purposes, "Dragon Ball Super" animation season 2 has the need to broadcast, fans still need to wait patiently.