It is possible that we are facing the definitive end of Dragon Ball as a franchise. A crucial arc is coming for the manga that could put the lock on the series. Akira Toriyama.
The sensei who created this work died on March 1 and, according to reports in Japan, he left all the guidelines ready for the Black Frieza arc in the Dragon Ball Super manga. This part of the story in theory is the one that already has to be united with the end of Dragon Ball Zfive years after Majin Buu's defeat.
However, With the death of Akira Toriyama, the path seems ready to end, according to internal Dragon Ball sources.. Nothing is confirmed and it is possible that Toyotaro has in his hands the information of what the creator of the series wanted to do, in case these things happened.
But for now the future of Dragon Ball is uncertain. This month there was no news of the continuation of the manga, but they kept the expectation at its highest as they published a special illustration of Gohan's Beast Modewhich was like a kind of “hold on” message that we are coming with more.
While this is happening, we are looking forward to the premiere of Dragon Ball Daima, which in theory should be in October 2024.
With this series something never seen before will happen: the anime will be released at the same time around the world, according to Daniel Castaneda, Toei Animation executive for Latin America.
Generally, Toei animated series come out in Japan and months later they arrive in Latin America; That happened with Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.
Dragon Ball Daima will be a kind of experiment that will respect the original story of Dragon Ball, but will not be subject to anything that has happened or will happen in the future.