However, Anime News Network criticized the poor animation and narrative quoted as "shameless soap opera" based on the handling of the cast.

Norihito Sumitomo, the composer for Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', is scoring Dragon Ball Super. However, it was pushed to June 11 because of a cyberattack on Toei Animation's company network, which led to the production house shutting down all of its online data as a safety measure. Piccolo trains constantly and never sees any real progress whereas gohan gets a major power up just from seeing a loved one "die". Toriyama also designed the Namekian Monaito, whom he originally named "Slug" before it was changed to differentiate him from the character of the same name in the film Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991).Moro leads his army to Earth, and Goku's allies make a stand until Goku and Vegeta arrive and overpower him.

In addition to new characters designed by Toriyama, other characters for the "Universe Survival arc" were designed by Toyotarou, and a few by both.All four volumes of Dragon Ball Super 's manga adaptation have charted on Oricon's weekly list of the best-selling manga; volumes one and two sold 29,995 and 56,947 copies in their debut weeks respectively. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Crunchyroll confirmed that DBS Super Hero would release in theatres across the globe starting August 2022.

According to reports, Toei Animation will release the home media for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in 4K Ultra HD Blu Ray/Blu Ray/DVD. Gods And Heroes Of 'Dragon Ball Super – Universal Survival Arc' Gathered For New Opening Preview Shots". While at the base, Piccolo discovers that Gamma 1 and 2 were created by Hedo to defeat Capsule Corporation and the Z fighters. a b "Japan Box Office: 2nd Kingdom Live-action Film Keeps Its Top Position for 2 Consecutive Weeks".

The Japanese voice cast features Masako Nozawa (Gohan, Goku and Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Yūko Minaguchi (Pan), Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Miki Itō (Android 18), Bin Shimada (Broly), Kōichi Yamadera (Beerus), Masakazu Morita (Whis), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2), Miyu Irino (Dr. Cezary Jan Strusiewicz of Polygon described the movie as nostalgic, remarking on its accessibility to casual fans and people who have never watched Dragon Ball before. Mieruko-chan is a adaptation based on a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoki Izumi. Gohan Beast ( 孫 悟飯・ビースト, Son Gohan Bīsuto), a form unique to Gohan, is based on the awakening of his powers ("the wild beast", per Toriyama) as a boy. He utilized elements of goats, a common Western demon motif, for the character and made his clothes shinigami-esque.

Released on December 14, 2018, with a new art style, most of the film is set after the "Universe Survival" story arc (the beginning of the movie takes place in the past).According to Nielsen BookScan, the English version of volume one was the second best-selling graphic novel of May 2017, [123] the ninth of June, [124] the fourteenth of July, [125] and the eighteenth of August. For the "Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc", Toyotarou wanted the enemy Moro to be truly evil, like Piccolo Daimao was in the original Dragon Ball. Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised the series' title sequence and said "My middle-school self is so happy right now, you guys. The second opening theme song for episodes 77 to 131 is "Genkai Toppa × Survivor" ( 限界突破×サバイバー, "Limit Break × Survivor") by enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa in Japanese and Nathan "NateWantsToBattle" Sharp in English. The latest action-packed entry in the sprawling anime series was originally announced at SDCC 2021, where a teaser with a new animation style was revealed alongside an official title.