When it comes to Dragon Ball, fan service may not be the first thing you think about. The shonen series is usually too busy following Son Goku’s battles to fluff up its story for audiences, but the franchise isn’t immune to fan service. Guys like Broly are perfect examples of how the action-packed anime tries to placate fans, and Dragon Ball Super hopes to tap into that trope soon enough.
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After all, the latest Dragon Ball iteration is about to head to theaters, and its first feature film is said to have a good bit of fan service.
Recently, fans were given a slew of new information about Dragon Ball Super and its upcoming film. The anime might have ended its weekly series in March, but Toei Animation has plans to keep up with the story this December when its first film goes live. So, Akio Iyoku thought he would let fans know they were going to get some solid service in the feature.
Recently, chief of Toei Animation’s recently formed Dragon Room opened up about Dragon Ball Super‘s movie. The lengthy interview was shared with fans online, and translators like Herms98 were quick to summarize its important bits. And, yes — fan service qualifies as important.
According to the interview, Iyoku explains that Akira Toriyama’s original story for the Dragon Ball Super film has quite a bit of fan service. However, that does not mean the movie will be overly sexy or anything. Iyoku’s reference to fan service has less to do with NSFW artwork and more with “crowd-pleasing” sequences. So, fans can expect the film to have its share of over-indulgent moments.
Dragon Ball Super currently airs its English dub on Adult Swim during the Toonami programming block Saturday evenings at 9:30 p.m. It is also available to stream on FunimationNOW and Amazon Video. The Japanese language release of the series is complete, and available to stream on FunimationNOW, VRV, and Crunchyroll.
If you want to catch up with the English dub, the first 52 episodes of Dragon Ball Super are now available to stream on FunimationNOW, VRV, and available to purchase on Amazon Video as well. The 52 episodes span the full range of what has aired in the North America and covers the “Battle of Gods” arc, “Revival of F” arc, the “Universe 6” arc, and bringing the series right up to the current TV airings of the “Future Trunks” arc.
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