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2018 anime Not to be confused with Super Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes
スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ(Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu)
Original net animation
Produced by	Hiroyuki Sakurada
Written by	Yūki Kadota (#1–19) Yoshiyuki Suzuki (#20–56)
Music by	Yūya Mori
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 1, 2018 – August 8, 2024
Episodes	56 (List of episodes)
Media franchise
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Super Dragon Ball Heroes (Japanese: スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ, Hepburn: Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu) is a Japanese original net animation and promotional anime series for the card and video games of the same name. 56 episodes were released from July 2018 to August 2024. It was produced by Toei Animation without the involvement of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.

The series explores several alternate scenarios within the franchise. It transitioned into a 'promotional CG movie' late in its run due to its 2D animation staff being required for Dragon Ball Daima.[1]

Plot

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Following the Tournament of Power, a mysterious figure named Fu, who after kidnapping Future Trunks, lures Goku and Vegeta to the Prison Planet, an experimental area which Fu created and has filled with strong warriors from different planets and eras in order to force them into a game where they must collect the seven Special Dragon Balls if they wish to escape with their lives.

The Prison Planet was only the beginning of Fu's experiments... Based on the experimental data collected at the Prison Planet, Fu finally begins his real experiment! What is Fu's real goal, and what is his real power? Goku and companions from "Dark Demon Realm Mission" and "Universe Mission" appear! An experiment involving the whole universe and space-time!

After Fu's defeat, warriors and fighters from all over the space-time gather to participate in the Super Space-Time Tournament planned by Aeos, the former Supreme Kai of Time. Goku and his allies will face very powerful opponents.

After that tournament, Goku and his allies deal with Majin Ozotto, a being who aims to absorb every creature and planet in the universe to gain their power.

Release

[edit] See also: List of Super Dragon Ball Heroes episodes

In May 2018, V Jump announced a promotional anime for Super Dragon Ball Heroes that would adapt the game's Prison Planet arc.[2] A teaser trailer for the first episode was released on June 21, 2018,[3] and shows the new characters Fu (フュー, Fyū) and Cumber (カンバー, Kanbā), the evil Saiyan. The first episode was shown at Aeon Lake Town, a shopping mall in Koshigaya, Saitama, on July 1, 2018, and was uploaded to the game's official website that same day.[4][5][6] Likewise, the second episode was shown at Jump Victory Carnival Tokyo Kaijō on July 16, 2018, before being uploaded to the website.[5][7] The final episode was released on August 8, 2024.[8] Each episode lasts for around eight to ten minutes.[9]

Reception

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According to Comicbook.com, initial reactions to the series from Dragon Ball fans base were mixed, with it being both positively and negatively compared to fan-fiction.[10] Screen Rant referred to a transformation obtained by Vegeta as 'one of Dragon Ball's worst ideas' and negatively compared it to the more positively regarded Majin Vegeta sequence from Dragon Ball Z. Additionally, Marcel Green wrote that Dragon Ball Heroes is "exactly what the harshest critics think all of Dragon Ball is." The heavy focus on flashy powerups, battles, and villains without much of a narrative behind them, was considered as a huge mistake. The animation in the 'Meteor Mission' saga was also criticized as being far inferior to Dragon Ball Super.[11][12][13]

References

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1. ^ Valdez, Nick (October 23, 2023). "Super Dragon Ball Heroes Releases First CG Anime: Watch". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
2. ^ Haasch, Palmer (June 13, 2018). "Everything we know about Dragon Ball Heroes". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
3. ^ Luster, Joseph. "Super Dragon Ball Heroes Trailer Brings the Card-Battling Heat to Switch". Crunchyroll News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
4. ^ Peters, Megan (May 17, 2018). "'Dragon Ball' Reveals New Anime Project". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
5. ^ a b "Super Dragon Ball Heroes Promotional Anime's Trailer, July 1 Online Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
6. ^ Patches, Matt (June 22, 2018). "Dragon Ball Heroes anime trailer teases Evil Saiyan, Super Saiyan Blue Vegito & more". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
7. ^ Velez, Stephanie (June 23, 2018). "Super Dragon Ball Heroes episode 1 release date: trailer debuts first footage with Evil Saiyan and Super Saiyan Blue Vegito". Christian Today. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
8. ^ 【公式】スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ [@dbh_10th] (August 8, 2024). /#SDBHプロモーションCGムービー6話公開！「放て！渾身の一撃！かけ抜ける白銀の流星」\ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
9. ^ Valentine, Evan (November 17, 2020). "What Dragon Ball Heroes Does Wrong". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
10. ^ "Is the 'Dragon Ball Heroes' Anime Good for the Franchise?". Comic Book. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
11. ^ Valentine, Evan (April 17, 2024). "Dragon Ball: How Bad Animation Ruined Its Best Spin-Off". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
12. ^ Baksh, Sebastian (December 9, 2022). "Vegeta's New Super Saiyan Form Is One of Dragon Ball's Worst Ideas". ScreenRant. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
13. ^ Green, Marcel (September 16, 2024). "Dragon Ball's Most Controversial Series Is Officially Over, & It Proves Just How Much Worse Super Could Have Been". ScreenRant. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

External links

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• Official website (in Japanese)
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes at IMDb
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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