With Dragon Ball, Genkidama Matsuri will celebrate Dragon Ball40th anniversary this weekend, fans are just days away from finding out about the rumors Dragon Ball Super remake will actually become a reality. The Dragon Ball Super anime has been off the air since 2018, and Dragon Ball Super manga has been on hiatus (with the exception of a bonus chapter) ever since Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1, 2024. Dragon BallThe return has been long overdue, and Goku's official voice has added more fuel to the fire of a possible remake.
It's time for Dragon Ball to make its comeback in 2026
Dragon Ball may make a comeback in 2026. Fans are hoping that the anime or manga will return.
In a new live stream, Dragon Ball's English voice actor for Goku, Sean Schemmel, officially commented Dragon Ball Super remake while talking to the fans. While nothing is confirmed, Schemmel's comment strongly suggests that a remake is indeed happening. Schemmel said, “I don't know why they're doing a remake, I don't know the logic of it—you know, if they're going to use the voices we already did or re-record. Either way, I'm fine with what they want to do.”
Based on Sean Schemmel's formulation, if a Dragon Ball Super remake is indeed in production, Funimation has not reached out to dub actors yet. The fact that he's unsure whether a remake would use their original voice work on the series or have them re-record their lines says as much. To be fair, this is not necessarily evidence against one DBS remake. Dragon Ball dubs always air and record later than their Japanese counterparts. Last, Dragon Ball DAIMAs English dub was not released until months after the series' Japanese premiere.
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Toei Animation also tends to be very silly with their reveals. Just a few months ago, Toei DMCA slapped an X user who posted an allegedly leaked rough draft of a Dragon Ball Super remake scene depicting the god ritual from Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Most fans simply thought this was art from the movie or the original Dragon Ball Super anime, but the fact that Toei went out of their way to take down the image lends credibility to the idea Dragon Ball Super remake is on the way in 2026.
A Dragon Ball Super Remake means Moro Saga won't be out for a few more years
One thing is certain: Dragon Ball Super is due to return in 2026. Unfortunately, if the series returns with a remake as Sean Schemmel and fans believe, this means that Dragon Ball Super The manga's original content will not be adapted anytime soon. Of course, a remake will likely lift from Toyotarou's manga to incorporate new material that never made it into the anime — like Goku using his Hakai against Zamasu, Trunks being a Kai apprentice, and Roshi helping Goku unlock Ultra Instinct. Unfortunately, five entire sagas have to be redone before a potential remake as far as the exclusive manga story arcs are concerned.
Moro Saga is the seventh arc in Dragon Ball Superwhich means DBS remake needs cover Battle of Gods, Resurrection FTournament of Destroyers, Goku Black Saga, Tournament of Power and Broly Film. The good news is that the manga versions of these arcs are much shorter than their anime counterparts, so if DBS Remake follows Toyotarou's lead, it won't take another 131 episodes to get to Moro. That said, it will probably take longer than a year to adjust everything. At the earliest, a Dragon Ball Super remake won't be able to cover the Moro Saga until 2027 – and that's assuming the new anime releases in the first half of 2026. It's entirely possible that Moro and Granolah won't be adapted until 2028 depending on when DBS remake is coming out.
Sean Schemmel has expressed his desire to voice Moro Saga for years now. The Moro and Granolah sagas feature some of the best fighting, storytelling, and character development in the Dragon Ball Superand is proof that Toyotarou has what it takes to complete Dragon Ball Super himself now that he doesn't have Akira Toriyama to help him. Unfortunately, there's no telling when these arcs will be animated, especially since a DBS remake has to start from scratch.
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2015 – 2018
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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
- Author
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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)
