Dragon Ball Super and One Piece TV Specials Announced – Goku’s New Form Revealed

The official website of the Dragon Ball Super anime has unveiled a brand new visual featuring Goku’s new form. Goku’s new form is scheduled to appear on October 8th.

Here’s the previous visual for the current arc in the series, the Universe Survival Saga. The Universe Survival Saga (Uchu Sabaibaru Hen) is the fifth major saga of the Dragon Ball Super anime and the fourth major saga of the Dragon Ball Super manga.

In related news, Toei Animation have announced that there will be a crossover promotion between Dragon Ball Super and One Piece. A joint commercial was streamed as each series will be reaching their climax battles this October, with One Piece having its special episode on October 1st, between Luffy and Sanji, and Dragon Ball Super having its special on October 8th, with the fight between Goku and Jiren.

A new visual of “Jump’s Two Great Heroes” also debuted on Monday to promote the specials. The tagline on the visual reads, “The thrills and adventures don’t end.”

Dragon Ball Super is an ongoing Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation that began airing on July 5, 2015. Its overall plot outline is written by Dragon Ball franchise creator Akira Toriyama, while the individual episodes are written by different screenwriters. It is also a manga series illustrated by Toyotarou, serialized in Shueisha’s shounen manga magazine V Jump. The anime is a sequel to Toriyama’s original Dragon Ball manga and the Dragon Ball Z television series featuring the first new storyline in 18 years. It is broadcast on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. on Fuji TV.

Dragon Ball Super follows the adventures of the protagonist Goku after defeating Majin Boo and bringing peace to Earth once again. Four years later, Goku attains the power of a god and faces more challenges. He defends the Earth against powerful destructive deities and travels to other universes to face more powerful opponents and nearly unstoppable foes. Dragon Ball Super reveals the events of the ten year time skip following chapter 517 of the original manga.

Dragon Ball Super synopsis:

Seven years after the events of Dragon Ball Z, Earth is at peace, and its people live free from any dangers lurking in the universe. However, this peace is short-lived; a sleeping evil awakens in the dark reaches of the galaxy: Beerus, the ruthless God of Destruction.

Disturbed by a prophecy that he will be defeated by a “Super Saiyan God,” Beerus and his angelic attendant Whis start searching the universe for this mysterious being. Before long, they reach Earth where they encounter Gokuu Son, one of the planet’s mightiest warriors, and his similarly powerful friends.Seven years after the events of Dragon Ball Z, Earth is at peace, and its people live free from any dangers lurking in the universe. However, this peace is short-lived; a sleeping evil awakens in the dark reaches of the galaxy: Beerus, the ruthless God of Destruction.

Disturbed by a prophecy that he will be defeated by a “Super Saiyan God,” Beerus and his angelic attendant Whis start searching the universe for this mysterious being. Before long, they reach Earth where they encounter Gokuu Son, one of the planet’s mightiest warriors, and his similarly powerful friends.

Source: Dragon Ball Super Website, Comic Natalie