Finally it is happening: the crossover between Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest is real
Often, when talking about the great works of Akira Toriyama, we usually emphasize stories such as Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, among others in which the acclaimed artist worked. However, The fact that he was also an important figure is not usually mentioned In the creation of the Dragon Quest saga, which is one of the most popular RPG franchises of all time, even despite a certain applied censorship.
And it is that Akira Toriyama had an important role in the design of the characters in this video game saga. However, despite this, the truth is that We had never seen a collaboration between this franchise and dragon ballwhich is his magna work in manga. But this, finally, has changed, because an official crossover has been carried out.
Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest join an emotional and special collaboration
Dragon Ball X Dragon Quest is an official crossover, finally
It is not a secret that Dragon Ball, as a franchise, turned 40 last 2024, so They have been carrying out a lot of projects and events in commemoration of this saga of Akira Toriyama. In fact, Dragon Ball Daima was an anime that was born as part of this celebration.
And it is due to this celebration of the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball that good news has been revealed, as two of the most important franchises in which Akira Toriyama was involvedThey are finally making an official crossover.
As we mentioned, Dragon Quest is a very important franchise in the genus JRPG of video games and It is a saga that has enchanted millions of people around the world. And now, through X, the account of @Sloplays They have revealed a special collaboration between these sagas.
Official Dragon Ball X Dragon Quest Collab‼ ️ pic.twitter.com/96ixsjqkcg
– Slo (@sloplays) March 6, 2025
It has been confirmed that this special collaboration of franchises will be carried out in the mobile video game, Dragon Quest Walk, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball. This is a great milestone, Pus these sagas had never made an official crossover, which was something strange, considering that Toriyama was very involved in both projects, including the design of characters for the title of Square Enix, Dragon Quest.
It is important to note that there have been no many more details regarding this collaboration between franchises. Although, through YouTube, Dragon Quest Walk account has shared a special trailer as part of the announcement of said crossover. This is a video with humorous details, but we can see the mythical Slime character of Dragon Quest who leaves in an adventure to get the dragon balls.
But it's not all, since we can also see this creature while traveling with Goku Niño in his flying cloud, While the dragon radar indications follow to obtain these objects Mystics
It should be noted that this is a video game that follows the steps of Pokémon Go, as it uses the geolocation of mobile phones and It is available on both Android and iOS. Here the players can know and interact with characters and monsters of the Dragon Quest franchise while exploring places of real life and that are transformed into franchise scenarios.
Unfortunately, this is a game that, at least for the moment, has remained exclusive in Japan and there is no news that predicts that will be launched globally soon. Although there is always the hope that this will happen.
The 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball is being carried out in a great way, as the brand has revealed projects, unpublished illustrations, an anime, Art exhibitions, re-downs of other mangakas of Toriyama's covers and now this collaboration with Dragon Quest.
