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Dragon Ball Super Manga Return Faces Uncertainty Amid Rights Dispute
The Dragon Ball Super manga has been on hiatus since March 2024, after creator Akira Toriyama died.
It has had no full return, though a Goten and Trunks one-shot came out in February 2025.
Illustrator Toyotarou has signalled support for a return, but the latest signs have raised doubts about when that could happen.
Shueisha left Dragon Ball Super off the Jump Festa 2027 promotional poster and removed it from the event's original-art gallery.
The franchise is split amid a rights dispute: Shueisha holds the manga and print rights, while Akio Iyoku's Capsule Corporation Tokyo handles anime and games.
The manga's future remains unclear, and the story gives no confirmed date or plan for its return.
The Dragon Ball Super manga’s full return is uncertain amid a reported rights dispute between Shueisha and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.
The manga has been on indefinite hiatus since March 2024, after creator Akira Toriyama died.
Shueisha removed Dragon Ball Super from the Jump Festa 2027 art gallery, and Goku was absent from the event’s promotional poster.
Shueisha holds the manga and print rights, while Capsule Corporation Tokyo oversees the anime and games, according to Screen Rant.
Illustrator Toyotarou said in August 2026 that “everything is for the return of the series.”
- Who
- Shueisha and Capsule Corporation Tokyo are involved in the reported rights dispute. Illustrator Toyotarou is the manga’s illustrator.
- What
- The Dragon Ball Super manga’s return is uncertain amid a reported dispute over franchise rights.
- When
- The manga has been on indefinite hiatus since March 2024. Shueisha’s gallery change was reported on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Screen Rant links the uncertainty to a rights dispute between Shueisha and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.
Shueisha
Capsule Corporation Tokyo
Rights held
Shueisha
Shueisha holds the manga and print rights.
Capsule Corporation Tokyo
Capsule Corporation Tokyo, founded by Akio Iyoku, oversees the anime and games.
The Dragon Ball Super manga went on indefinite hiatus following Akira Toriyama’s death.
A Goten and Trunks prequel one-shot was released as chapter 104.
Toyotarou told fans that “everything is for the return of the series.
Toriyama’s Bird Studio building in Kiyosu was demolished.
Shueisha removed Dragon Ball Super from the Jump Original Art World gallery.
Jump Festa 2027 is scheduled to take place.
- Manga hiatus
- Began in March 2024
- One-shot
- Goten and Trunks prequel, chapter 104, released in February 2025
- Manga and print rights
- Held by Shueisha
- Anime and games
- Overseen by Capsule Corporation Tokyo
- Jump Festa 2027
- Scheduled for December 19–20
- Gallery change
- Dragon Ball Super was removed on November 2, 2026
What people are saying
everything is for the return of the series.