Dragon Ball Super‘s future is looking bright once again, following a correction to some information reported last week. The series’ artist, Toyotaro, may turn out to be available after all.
Last week, a French convention known as Japan Expo Paris revealed that Toyotaro would be a guest of the convention, but the blurb about Toyotaro was worded such that it appeared that he would be there to talk about a new, original manga series, not Dragon Ball Super. If Toyotaro were to work on an original series, it would mean that Dragon Ball Super’s hiatus would be far longer than fans ever imagined, since he is now the sole creator of the series. However, that information has since been deemed as false by the Japan Expo Paris organizers.
Dragon Ball Super Is In No Danger
Toyotaro Won’t Be Starting Up a New Manga
According to @DBSHype on X (formerly Twitter), relaying information obtained by @Red_Ribbon_DBZ, the “conversation (between Toyotaro and Torishima) will focus on his current work on Dragon Ball Super and his experiences as a mangaka, rather than on a new original project of his.” The website’s description of the panel was merely poorly phrased, and since it had to be translated from French, came across entirely wrong. The incorrect information spread pretty quickly among the fandom, leading to a bit of doom and gloom regarding Super‘s future.
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However, now that that misunderstanding has been cleared up, it seems that Dragon Ball Super fans now have good reason to look forward to the event on July 6th, as it may provide some insight into the exact situation that Dragon Ball Super is in. Toyotaro has made some public appearances since the manga went on hiatus, and hasn’t hesitated to talk about Super in these appearances, suggesting that he’s still very enthusiastic about finishing the series, even without Toriyama.
What’s the Hold Up With Dragon Ball Super, Anyway?
It’s Not Clear What Has Kept Dragon Ball Super on Hiatus
Dragon Ball Super has essentially been on hiatus since just after Akira Toriyama’s death in March 2024, with only one chapter, a one-shot prequel to Super Hero, having been released since, and that was based on material that Toriyama came up with prior to passing away. One can’t help but wonder if plotting the next arc of the series, which many fans expect to focus on Black Frieza, may be part of the problem. There’s undoubtedly a lot of pressure on Toyotaro to deliver an ending to Dragon Ball Super that makes it worthy of being continued on after Toriyama’s death.
There are other factors which may be playing a role, such as the legal battle between Shueisha and Capsule Corp Tokyo for the rights to Dragon Ball, but it’s impossible for outsiders to say how much of an impact that’s having. Based on fan reactions to the news of Toyotaro’s appearance on July 6th, it seems many fans have full faith in Toyotaro to continue the series, and are eager to see what Dragon Ball Super under his sole supervision is like.
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- Release Date
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2015 – 2018
- Network
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Fuji TV
- 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)
