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A newDragon Ball Superchapterwill be out in a few daysand fans can already check drafts of the special one-shot.
TheDragon Ball Supermanga has been on hiatus since March. The chapter published in March was likely submitted to the magazine before Akira Toriyama’s death. But later this month, fans will be able to read a special chapter focused on Trunks and Goten. Ahead of the release,the officialDragon Ballwebsite shared drafts of the upcoming story.
Chapter Plot, Release Date and New Arc Revealed
The chapter will be released onFebruary 19, 2025, and it will be published in Shueisha’sV-JUMPmagazine (the same magazine in which Dragon Ball Super is serialized). It istitled “The Birth of Saiyamen X”, so it is an origin story for Saiyamen X-1 and X-2.
According to the official website, this chapter is set before the events ofDragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The official account for the series on X (formerly Twitter)revealed that a new arc,Super Hero Arc, will begin:
When Will Dragon Ball Super Return to Its Regular Schedule?
While there is no information aboutSuperreturning to regular serialization, the drafts reveal that thischapter is officially tagged as Chapter 104, not as “Special Chapter” or anything of the sort.
That means this chapter is the sequel to the story, as the latest chapter is"Chapter 103: A Legacy Toward the Future". Then,there’s a chance that a date for Chapter 105 will be announced in V-JUMP on February 19(it will be February 20 in Japan).
The Future of Dragon Ball
Since Toriyama’s death, many fans have wondered what will happen to the franchise. While a legal battle over rights of the seriesmight still be going on, it seems there are plans to keep feeding fans with new content of the series for a long time.
Dragon Ball Daimais currently airing on TV, but it will soon conclude. Producer Aki Iyuko recentlyrevealed a lot of behind-the-scenes information, including how Toriyama ended up working much more than originally planned – soDaimais now confirmed to be the lastDragon Ballinstallment in which he was deeply involved.
Dragon Ball Superchapters are published by VIZ simultaneously with the Japanese release.
