‘Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO’ trailer unveiled at SDCC

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At this year’s San Diego Comic Con International, Crunchyroll unveiled an all-new trailer for the upcoming film, Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO. The film will be available in both English dub and subtitled and will arrive in more than 2500+ theaters in North America on August 19. Tickets are now on sale in the United States and Canada.

Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO at SDCC

Crunchyroll and Toei Animation unveiled a new trailer on day two of the convention, treating fans in attendance to a new, special exclusive look at the upcoming film. Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO also took center stage at the San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con International. Special guest of honor from Japan, Toshio Furukawa (voice actor for Piccolo), was joined by Christopher R. Sabat (the English voice actor for Piccolo) and producer Norihiro Hayashida to share stories and insights from the film. Lucky attendees were also given an extended first-look at the movie. They were given approximately the first 20 minutes screened exclusively for the at-full-capacity SDCC audience in Hall H.

Piccolo in Dragon Ball Super
Piccolo from ‘Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO.’ Courtesy of Toei Animation.

Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO brings back the Red Ribbon Army. The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes.” They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan, and now the two of them need to figure out the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective. In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!

Cast and crew of the new film

Dragon Ball’s original creator, Akira Toriyama, is committed and deeply involved in the creation of this film. The legendary manga creator is behind the film’s original story, screenplay and character design.

Gohan in Dragon Ball Super
Gohan in “Dragon Ball Super: Super Heroes.” Photo courtesy of Toei Animation.

Additionally, the film will be directed by Tetsuro Kodama. The Japanese voice actors for the film include Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin),  Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Yūko Minaguchi (Videl),  Yūko Minaguchi (Pan), Miyu Irino (Dr. Hedo), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2),  Volcano Ota (Magenta), and Ryota Takeuchi (Carmine).

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Photo courtesy of Toei Animation.

The English voice actors include Kyle Hebert (Son Gohan), Sean Schemmel (Son Goku), Robert McCollum (Son Goten), Christopher R. Sabat (Piccolo, Vegeta), Monica Rial (Bulma), Sonny Strait (Krillin), Eric Vale (Trunks), Kara Edwards (Videl), Jeannie Tirado (Pan), Zach Aguilar (Dr. Hedo), Aleks Le (Gamma 1), Zeno Robinson (Gamma 2), Charles Martinet (Magenta), and Jason Marnocha (Carmine).

 

Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO will be released in select U.S. based IMAX® theaters. Tickets are also now on sale in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Ticket-on-sale dates and openings for global territories are available at http://2022dbs-global.com/.

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