Summary
- A special Dragon Ball manga box set with double covers by renowned mangaka is now available for preorder until August 3.
- 42 famous artists created special covers for 42 Dragon Ball volumes in celebration of the franchise's 40th anniversary.
- There is no concrete news on Dragon Ball Super's return, but it's confirmed the series is not canceled and could resume with the Black Frieza arc.
Dragon Ball fans have a new must-have manga collection: a complete boxed set of the Dragon Ball manga series with double covers illustrated by renowned mangaka such as Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Koyoharu Gotoge (Demon Slayer), Gege Akuta (Jujutsu Kaisen) and many more legendary Shonen Jump artists.
The illustrations originally began as part of a project to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the franchise, but it was later revealed that they would be featured in an amazing box set that every Dragon Ball fan now wants to own.
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Great News For Dragon Ball Fans On Goku Day
For 42 months, 42 renowned mangaka made their own versions of the cover of a Dragon Ball volume — every month from August 2021 to January 2025, a new special cover was unveiled. This project was called Dragon Ball Super Gallery, and it was part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Ball franchise organized by Saikyo Jump.
At the end of 2024, it was revealed that these special covers would be part of a special Dragon Ball manga box set, with dual covers for each volume (one cover is the original, and the other is the version by a famous mangaka). On Goku Day (May 9), they opened preorders for the complete box set, which will close on August 3. The box will be released on February 4, 2025. The artists who drew each cover include people like Masashi Kishimoto and Eiichiro Oda:
- Masakazu Katsura
- Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Koji Inada
- Akira Amano
- Yoshihiro Togashi
- Hiroshi Shiibashi
- Mikio Ikemoto
- Sui Ishida
- Kenta Shinohara
- Shun Saeki
- Masashi Kishimoto
- Yusuke Murata
- Kohei Horikoshi
- Tadatoshi Fujimaki
- Tatsuya Endo
- Hideaki Sorachi
- Takehiko Inoue
- Naho Ohishi
- Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
- Yusei Matsui
- Yoshifumi Tozuka
- Demizu Posuka
- Kyosuke Usuta
- Masanori Morita
- Kazue Kato
- Boichi
- Tite Kubo
- Osamu Akimoto
- Takeshi Obata
- Nobuhiro Watsuki
- Kentaro Yabuki
- Koyoharu Gotoge
- Hirohiko Araki
- Yasuhisa Hara
- Hiroyuki Asada
- Katsura Hoshino
- Shuichi Asao
- Ryuhei Tamura
- Toyotarou
- Yuki Tabata
- Gege Akutami
- Eiichiro Oda
The box set will include the Japanese version of the manga, and there is no information about an English release of this set. The estimated price is 31,800 yen (including taxes), about $219.
When Will Dragon Ball Super Return?
Unfortunately, there has been no concrete news about Dragon Ball Super returning from hiatus anytime soon. Some fans were expecting that they would give an update on the series on Goku Day, but it seems that they will have to wait a little longer. Since Toyotaro previously confirmed that the series has not been canceled, fans can rest assured that it will return at some point.
DB Super finished the Super Hero Saga before it went on hiatus, and there is reason to believe that it will begin the long-awaited Black Frieza arc when it resumes serialization — and many expect it to be the final arc of the story, and it has the potential to be the best Dragon Ball arc ever. Of course, Toyotaro could introduce another arc before he moves on to the Black Frieza saga.
Dragon Ball Super is available to stream on Crunchyroll, Hulu and other services.
Source: Dragon Ball official website
- Release Date
- 1986 - 1989
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Osamu Kasai, Daisuke Nishio, Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Minoru Okazaki, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Ueda, Yutaka Satoh, Yûji Endô
- Writers
- Akira Toriyama, Keiji Terui, Toshiki Inoue, Takao Koyama, Michiru Shimada, Yasushi Hirano, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Yuichiro Oguro, Miho Maruo, Shunichi Yukimuro
- Franchise(s)
- Dragon Ball
Cast
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Masako NozawaSon Goku (voice) -
Mayumi TanakaKrillin (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
Goku, a young, powerful boy with a tail, spends his days hunting and living off the land. His life changes when he meets Bulma, a teen genius on a quest to collect seven magical Dragon Balls that summon a dragon capable of granting any wish. Together, they set off on an adventure filled with powerful martial arts battles, formidable foes, and unlikely alliances.
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Based On
- Manga
- Number of Episodes
- 153
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Hulu
- Creator(s)
- Akira Toriyama
