Toonami Picks Up Dragon Ball Super For English Language Premiere

Toonami has announced plans to air Dragon Ball Super in English in Asia and Southeast Asia.

Dragon Ball Super is the first all-new Dragon Ball television series in nearly 20 years, and will launch on Toonami in mid-2016. It will be an exclusive first-run premiere on Toonami in Southeast Asia and India, which will also be its English-language world premiere.

"This announcement is huge for fanboys and girls in Asia. Dragon Ball is undoubtedly the original and world's biggest anime export, and is a cornerstone of our programming on Toonami," said Mark Eyers, Chief Content Officer for Turner's Kids Networks in Asia Pacific in a press release. "Since the channel launched in 2012, Toonami has been airing episodes of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z Kai, and to premiere Dragon Ball Super demonstrates the channel's continued commitment to securing must-have and must-see content, first on Toonami."

Dragon Ball Super follows the aftermath of Goku's fierce battle with Majin Buu, as he attempts to maintain earth's fragile peace. The series is overseen by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and produced with Fuji Television.