Toei Animation has offered its Japanese audience a new trailer for the next film in the Dragon Ball saga: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Released on June 11 in Japan, this brand new production entirely made in computer graphics wants to mark time in the history of the series. New elements on the plot have also been revealed, with exclusive images.
Dragon Ball Super Super Hero will be released on October 5 in France
pic.twitter.com/YNnoivUEnO— Dragon Ball Super (@DBSuperFrance) July 6, 2022
The film will feature two somewhat neglected characters from Akira Toriyama’s cult saga in recent years: the duo formed by Son Gohan – the first son of the main character Son Goku – and Piccolo, the Namekian fighter and Gohan’s mentor. The latest trailer highlights the action well with these two new protagonists taking center stage.
Of course, the main characters of the series, Goku and Vegeta, will also be there. But according to the trailer, everything suggests that the superhero in question will be Gohan, accompanied by his former master Piccolo.
Notice to those nostalgic for the first two animated series Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, the famous Army of the Red Ribbon, historical enemy of Son Goku’s gang, signs its return with two new villains: Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. he origin of such powerful cyborgs could even, according to the latest images of the trailer, bring in a new, even more powerful antagonist.
La Toei has long tried to maintain the same suspense that was done in 2018 with the promotion of the previous installment Dragon Ball Super: Broly. LThe return of his eponymous character was revealed at the last moment.
But since the Japanese release, visuals and videos of new transformations have been circulating on social networks. Lhas Toei-Animation had already officially announced a new transformation for the character of Piccolo – favorite character of the creator of the saga Akira Toriyama. The identity of the most powerful villain of the film is also known, two months before the French release of the film.
Attention, the video contained in the following tweet contains images of the main novelties of the film:
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New 15 second promo video of Dragon Ball Super Super Hero movie#SuperHeroSpoilers pic.twitter.com/GTYtrRQT5y— Dragon Ball Super (@DBSuperFrance) July 6, 2022
In March 2019, Dragon Ball Super: Broly was released just four months after Japan. Since then, the French distribution landscape has changed a lot with the takeover of Crunchyroll by Sony, which led to the recent absorption of Wakanim and Funimation by the brand.
The synopsis: The Red Ribbon Army had been destroyed by Son Goku, but individuals decided to revive it. They thus created the ultimate cyborgs, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. Self-proclaimed the “Super Heroes”, they launch an attack against Piccolo and Son Gohan. What is the purpose of this new organization of the Red Ribbon? Faced with this approaching danger, it’s time for the real heroes to wake up!