Highlights
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is officially confirmed, marking a new phase for the Super franchise.
- Toei Animation has rebuilt the arc with new animation cuts, improved visuals, refined editing, and newly recorded audio.
- The Beerus anime is positioned to reinforce Dragon Ball Super’s relevance amid new-generation anime competitors.
A new Dragon Ball Super anime centered on Beerus (the God of Destruction), Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, has been officially confirmed for a Fall 2026 release. The announcement was made during the Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event in Japan, on Jan 25, 2026, positioning the project as a major milestone for the long-running series.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is described as an “enhanced” remake of the Beerus arc originally introduced in Battle of Gods. According to the official Dragon Ball website, the project will revisit the events surrounding Super Saiyan Goku’s encounter with Beerus with enhanced animation, refined editing, and newly produced audio, rather than functioning as a simple rebroadcast or remaster.
The official announcement stated, “Dragon Ball Super is embarking on a bold and ambitious new start with the ENHANCED edition,” describing the anime as a renewed approach to storytelling and production quality while remaining faithful to the original work by Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise.
Along with the announcement, a new trailer and visuals of the upcoming project were circulated. During the event, the voice actor of Goku, Masako Nozawa, the voice actor of Beerus, Koichi Yamadera, and the Executive Producer of Dragon Ball, Akio Iyoku, were in attendance. The executives emphasized that Toei has “added new cuts of animation, improved the quality of the drawings, and reshot all the cuts” in Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.
Production Details and Narrative Focus of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
The Beerus project is being produced by Toei Animation, the studio that has animated the Dragon Ball franchise since its television debut in the 1980s. Full staff credits and production team details have not yet been disclosed.
Narratively, the series will once again follow Goku and his allies’ confrontation with Beerus while protecting Earth. The narrative will also feature other prominent characters, including Vegeta and Whis. The new launch visuals portraying Beerus and Goku, “with space and Earth in the background,” promises a tense, action-driven, and edgy experience for the upcoming anime.
Iyoku emphasized that the production team closely followed Toriyama’s original drafts for the arc. The remake uses enhanced visual expression to give all scenes, especially the fight scenes, more impact and immersion. As a result, Akira Toriyama's original concept and worldbuilding are reportedly more accurately expressed in the upcoming Beerus anime.
The confirmation of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus for Fall 2026 signals a strategic recalibration for one of Japan’s most valuable media franchises, which has significantly impacted anime’s global popularity. The announcement also follows another new project, Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol, confirmed during the same 40th anniversary event. This project will follow the Universe Survival arc from the Super storyline, as a joint push to establish the popularity of the Dragon Ball franchise amidst the new-gen anime titles.
