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Dragon Ball: Beerus remake renews concerns over delayed dubs
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is releasing weekly in Japan with revised animation, pacing and new sequences.
The series revisits material from the Dragon Ball franchise, which grew more popular after the Battle of Gods film and Dragon Ball Super anime.
Toei produces the anime, and the story argues that delayed dubbed releases have held back the franchise's international appeal.
Dragon Ball Super first aired in Japanese in July 2015, while its English dub began in January 2017.
That gap left English-speaking fans waiting while Japanese audiences could watch the series.
Later films had shorter waits for their English versions, but the Dragon Ball: Daima dub took an extra three months, and no future release plans are given.
The weekly Japanese release of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus has renewed concerns about delays in English-language dubs.
The remake features revised animation, changes to pacing and new sequences.
An opinion article argues that separate release schedules can reduce excitement among fans who prefer dubbed versions.
Dragon Ball Super premiered in Japanese in July 2015, while its English dub began in January 2017.
The article says English versions of later movies arrived about a month after the Japanese releases, while the Daima dub took an additional three months.
- Who
- Toei, the anime’s producers, is criticized for separate release schedules. Some fans prefer to wait for dubbed versions.
- What
- The release of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus has renewed concerns about delays between Japanese releases and English dubs.
- When
- The article was published on November 3, 2026. It describes the Japanese series as currently releasing weekly.
- Where
- The Japanese version is being released in Japan; the article discusses fans and markets around the world.
- Why
- The article argues that long waits for dubs can hinder excitement around new releases.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Japanese-language Dragon Ball Super anime premiered.
The English-language Dragon Ball Super anime began releasing.
Two movies and the separate series Dragon Ball: Daima were released.
Screen Rant published its article about the franchise’s release schedules and the Beerus series.
- Japanese Dragon Ball Super premiere
- July 2015
- English Dragon Ball Super dub began
- January 2017
- Later movie dubs
- Released about a month after the Japanese versions
- Daima dub
- Took an additional three months
- Beerus series
- Weekly Japanese releases with revised animation, pacing and new sequences