Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is heading our way this year, and while many longtime anime fans are pretty conflicted about it, I'm in the camp that is extremely excited for the remake. In fact, I'm so excited about it that I've gathered everything you need to know about the new anime in a handy overview.
Dragon Ball is one of the best anime of all time for a reason, and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is positioning itself as a complete restructuring of the start of Dragon Ball Super. That means new fans of the series will get a more polished and likely better experience with Super before the long-awaited release of Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol. Yes, Beerus has been reworked plenty of times in the anime before, but this really does feel like a fresh start for Super in general before we crack on with adapting the rest of Akira Toriyama's manga.
So, if you are planning to start Dragon Ball Super for the first time, or are looking for a recap before future outings, read on! Here I've gathered all the news that you need to know about the potential Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date, plot details, trailers and more.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus release date speculation
We don't yet have a firm release date for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, but we do know the anime will be heading our way sometime in Fall 2026 in Japan.
Considering we have already passed the halfway point of the year, we should be getting news about a release date very soon. Personally, I'm betting on an August or September release, seeing as October is already pretty stacked with the likes of Tokyo Revengers, Black Clover and The Apothecary Diaries season 3.
This is just speculation on my part though, and I'll be sure to update you as soon as we get more news.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus story: Which manga chapters is it adapting?
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is an "enhanced" edition of the Beerus arc from Dragon Ball Super. So it's essentially a remake that covers chapters 1-4 of the Dragon Ball Super Manga.
However, thanks to a trailer released in April, we also know that the Resurrection F/Golden Frieza arc will be covered in the new anime, meaning that episodes 19-27 of the Dragon Ball Super anime are getting reworked as well. I'm pretty sure this means the God of Destruction Champa Arc will be part of the remake at some point, with chapters 5-13 also getting adapted, but this hasn't been fully confirmed, so keep that in mind.
Since we know for sure chapters 1-4 are being adapted, here is a quick recap in case you need it. Beerus (aka the God of Destruction) wakes up from a nice 39-year-sleep and sets out to find the Super Saiyan God. It turns out that all that sleep has made him still cranky, threatening the Earth if Goku and the crew can't find him the Super Saiyan God. I won't get into any spoilers, but fights ensue in classic Dragon Ball fashion.
Now, if you are a longtime Dragon Ball fan, then chances are that you have already seen this arc play out and more than once. The Beerus arc was first seen in the 2013 movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, and then later again in the first episodes of the series Dragon Ball Super back in 2015. However, despite us already seeing this plot play out multiple times, I would still recommend folks tune in. Especially newcomers.
According to the official Dragon Ball site, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus features "extensive new cuts, revisions to existing scenes, a complete re-rendering of all footage, newly recorded dubbing with added score and sound effects, and a full reconstruction of the story." It's essentially a remaster, and let's be honest, the Beerus episodes back in 2025 weren't the best structurally. For newbies, it's going to be much easier to keep viewers hooked than to ask them to make sense of the series in its current state.
However, if you are a seasoned Super fan and have been waiting for the next arc in the manga to hit our small screens, it's also understandable why you'd give this one a miss while we wait for Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol to release.
Is there a Dragon Ball Super: Beerus trailer?
The most recent trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus came our way in April 2026, and it shows some brief clips of the series with Beerus confronting Goku. You can watch it for yourself above!
While the animation and fights in the clip do look very polished, what really makes this teaser stand out is that at the end of the teaser, we see Frieza's silhouette, seemingly confirming that the Resurrection F/Golden Frieza arc will be in the remake as well instead of just the God of Destruction Beerus Arc. Exciting times!
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus cast
There are a ton of characters in Dragon Ball; however, below you can find the Japanese cast list of the main players and some other notable faces for longtime series fans for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus.
- Masako Nozawa as Goku, Gohan, and Goten
- Koichi Yamadera as Beerus
- Ryo Horikawa as Vegeta
- Ryūsei Nakao as Frieza
- Toshio Furukawa as Piccolo
- Masakazu Morita as Whis
- Aya Hisakawa as Bulma
- Takeshi Kusao as Trunks
- Mayumi Tanaka as Krillin
- Masaharu Satō as Master Roshi
- Naoko Watanabe as Chi-Chi
- Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Shenron
- Masashi Ebara as Mr Satan
- Naoki Tatsuta as King Kai
- Hiroko Ushida as Marron
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Tien Shinhan
- Hiroko Emori as Chiaotzu
- Miki Itō as Android 18
- Eiko Yamada as Mai
- Yuko Minaguchi as Videl
- Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Ox-King
I'll keep you posted as more casting news gets revealed. In the meantime, you can check in with our guide on how to watch all of Dragon Ball in order.
Is Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol still coming out?
Yes! Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol is still coming out and is now in production.
There is currently no release date, but rest assured that, even though Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is ahead of it, we will still be seeing chapters 42-67 of the manga finally adapted. I'll keep you posted as soon as we hear any release date news, but at least we know that our very long wait is almost over.
For more upcoming releases, check out our guides for Demon Slayer Infinity Castle 2 and Solo Leveling season 3.
