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This morning, Toei Animation and Crunchyroll have released a new trailer for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero film, announcing that the highly anticipated film will be released in theaters worldwide this Summer 2022.
The trailer is in Japanese with English subtitles, which you can see below:
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will premiere in Japanese theaters on June 11, 2022. The film was originally scheduled to launch several months earlier on April 22, but was delayed due to a hacking incident involving Toei Animation’s networks back on March 6. Exact premiere date for international markets, including the United States and Canada, is yet to be revealed.
As part of the Crunchyroll-Funimation merger this past year, Crunchyroll will be taking over the licensing, dubbing, and international distribution of the Dragon Ball franchise. Crunchyroll will release Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero both subtitled and dubbed internationally, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Asia (outside Japan).
Akira Toriyama, the original creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, has returned to create the film’s original story, screenplay and character design, with Tetsuro Kodama as the film’s director. The production crew includes Naoki Satō composing the music, Nobuhito Sue as the art director, Chikashi Kubota as the animation director, and Jae Hoon Jung as the CG director. The film is being animated by Toei Animation.
Dragon Ball Super’s Japanese cast will return to reprise their roles, including Masako Nozawa as Goku and Toshio Furukawa as Piccolo. They will be joined in the film with several new characters, including Hiroshi Kamiya as Gamma #1, Mamoru Miyano as Gamma #2, Miyu Irino as Dr. Hedo, Volcano Ōta as Magenta, and Ryota Takeuchi as Carmine. The English dub cast is still to be announced.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is the sequel to the Dragon Ball Super: Broly film which hit theaters in 2018, grossing over $115 million worldwide. Super Hero will be the second film released since the Dragon Ball Super anime series went into hiatus, the fourth in the “Dragon Ball Super” era, and the 21st Dragon Ball film overall.
The film’s synopsis is as follows:
The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!
Toei and Crunchyroll have released a press release, which you can see below:
Crunchyroll’s First Worldwide Release Coming to Theaters Starting August with Global Distribution by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment
Culver City, California (May 10, 2022) – Crunchyroll and Toei Animation today announced it will release Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the newest film in the worldwide anime blockbuster franchise, which will come to theaters globally in Summer 2022.
This is the first truly globally-distributed theatrical release for Crunchyroll and is distributed in North America by Crunchyroll. Internationally, the film will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film will be coming to theaters across the globe in all continents, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia (excluding Japan, which will debut the film June 11). The film will be released in Japanese with subtitles and dubbed.
“For more than 30 years, the Dragon Ball franchise has delighted fans around the globe who have followed the world’s greatest warriors who defend Earth from forces of evil,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “We’re thrilled to partner with Toei Animation to bring fans the latest chapter of Dragon Ball Super to the legion of super fans eager to continue the adventure and to grow the anime audiences who are discovering it for the first time.”
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is the second film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise. Dragon Ball Super: Broly was released in 2018 to fans around the globe. The film has grossed over $120 million at the box office globally and is the #5th highest grossing anime movie at the box office in the U.S.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Official Synopsis:
The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!
The film, with full commitment and deep involvement from Dragon Ball‘s original creator Akira Toriyama, has the legendary manga creator behind the film’s original story, screenplay and character design.
Additionally, the film will be directed by Tetsuro Kodama and the Japanese voice actors for the film include Masako Nozawa (Gohan, Goku and Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Yūko Minaguchi (Pan), Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Miki Itō (Android 18), Bin Shimada (Broly), Kōichi Yamadera (Beerus), Masakazu Morita (Whis), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2), Miyu Irino (Dr. Hedo), Volcano Ōta (Magenta), and Ryota Takeuchi (Carmine). The English voice cast will be announced soon.
The Dragon Ball phenomena began in 1984 when Japan’s well-known manga from Akira Toriyama premiered in Shueisha‘s “Weekly Shonen Jump” – becoming a top ranked title throughout its 10 and a half years of publication. Since then, the manga’s popularity has continued to grow with an astonishing record of 260 million copies sold worldwide and counting. And with Dragon Ball‘s ever-increasing popularity, it has expanded beyond manga to include TV animation, movies, games and merchandising. Now 38 years after the launch of the original manga, Dragon Ball continues to evolve and will reach new heights starting with this new large-scale movie.
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About Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. ranks amongst the world’s most prolific animation production studios. The company’s operations include animation development and production, and worldwide marketing and program licensing with sales offices in Los Angeles, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Since its founding in 1956, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. has produced more than 13,316 episodes of TV series (more than 230 titles) and more than 258 long feature films (as of March 2022). For more information, please visit corp.toei-anim.co.jp/en.
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Source: Crunchyroll
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