Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Anime Officially Announced

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Published Jan 24, 2026, 11:20 PM EST

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A new Dragon Ball anime project titled Dragon Ball Super: Beerus was just announced in celebration of the franchise's 40th anniversary.

The announcement came at Dragon Ball's Genkidamatsuri conference. The new project is an anime series expected to be released in Fall of 2026, and looks to remake parts of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and the first arc of Dragon Ball Super.

The announcement teased that Dragon Ball Super: Beerus will enhance the story of Battle of Gods, giving more buildup to the climactic battle between Goku and Beerus.

Release Date 2015 - 2018

Network Fuji TV

Directors Ryota Nakamura, Masanori Sato, Kenichi Takeshita, Takao Iwai, Hideki Hiroshima, Masato Mitsuka, Kazuya Karasawa, Ayumu Ono, Takahiro Imamura, Tatsuya Nagamine, Kôjiro Kawasaki, Kouji Ogawa

Writers Ryu King, Hiroshi Yamaguchi