Toei Animation and Shueisha have announced that the Dragon Ball Super anime will return in Dragon Ball Super The Galactic Patrol. Dragon Ball Super The Galactic Patrol will cover the events of the manga’s Moro arc, after much anticipation from fans. Before the reveal, a new trailer celebrating Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary was released with music by renowned composer Hans Zimmer.
Here’s a description of the anime, via the official Dragon Ball website:
This will be the story following the “Universe Survival Arc” of the anime Dragon Ball Super, which aired between 2015 and 2018. It also appears in the manga Dragon Ball as the “Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc.” The main character, Son Goku, and Vegeta, work together with the members of the Galactic Patrol, the peacekeepers of the galaxy, to begin a SUPER scale battle against a new enemy, “Planet-Eater” Moro!
The Dragon Ball GENKIDAMATSURI event is being held on January 25, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. JST to 6:30 p.m. JST at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. During the event, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation, and Shueisha will make major announcements regarding the long-running franchise. A special “Genkida Stage” panel will be held featuring Masako Nozawa, the iconic voice of Goku. In fact, Bandai Namco has already confirmed that a new Dragon Ball game project will be revealed at Dragon Ball GENKIDAMATSURI.
Further, the results of the first-ever Dragon Ball The One Worldwide Character Popularity Poll were revealed, narrowing down the top 21 of 212 characters. Goku took the #1 spot of the Dragon Ball The One Worldwide Character Popularity Poll. Previously, fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite Dragon Ball characters on the poll’s official website over the course of four stages.
Fans can catch up on all 20 episodes of the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, which are streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix with English subs and dubs. Lastly, the English dub for the anime is streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
