Dragon Ball could make a big announcement this 2025
Last 2024, the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama turned 40 years old. This is a great milestone, because the IP is more valid than everespecially after the launch of the video game 'Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO' and the last series in which the author worked, Dragon Ball Daima, which has been a great success and has confirmed a lot of things, even giving a nod to other works by the author.
2025 does not aim to be any year for the franchise, since there is a lot of expectation regarding the return of the Dragon Ball Super manga. However, unexpected news from fans occurred a few days ago, when the executive producer of the IP participated in an interview on a radio program, revealing important data. He even hinted at a great project that will be released this year. Below, we will tell you more details.
Akio Iyoku, producer of Dragon Ball, confirms the announcement of a major project for the series for 2025
Dragon Ball could make a big announcement this 2025
As we have mentioned, the Dragon Ball franchise is more relevant than ever, which is fantastic, considering that it has been 40 years since the premiere of the first chapter of the manga where we met Goku and Bulmawho started this great adventure that seems to be eternal.
Unfortunately, in March 2024, Akira Toriyama, father of the franchise, passed away, leaving us with a great void. However, his legacy will live eternally among us and It will be passed down from generation to generation as it always has been.. But that's not all, since a rather interesting announcement has been revealed.
And recently, Akio Iyoku, executive producer of Dragon Ball, participated in an interview on a Japanese radio program. This as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the franchise, so he took the time to answer several questions, like about Dragon Ball Daima and other projects.
That's when he was asked about some future projects for the franchise. Faced with this, Akio Iyoku was somewhat more reserved, but did not hesitate to leave us with an interesting answer and one that has increased the hype of the fans.
Happy New Year!🐉
Yesterday on January 1st, Akio Iyoku talked at the “All Night Nippon – Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Special” radio show for about 20 minutes about various DB things, including Daima and what may be coming👀
Translated some bits🔽Source: pic.twitter.com/I12WCPxl2W
— Andy 案太郎 🇩🇪 (@peraperayume) January 2, 2025
Through X, the user @Peraperayume He has translated the interview and shared it, so we can read his interesting revelations. And the producer of the franchise has left hint that there will be an important Dragon Ball announcement in 2025. And at the end of the conversation, he reiterated this information.
Obviously, he was not very specific with the announcement of the project, but if we take the report from Toei Animation, in which they reveal that they are working on two anime films, we can intuit that at least one of theseit could be one related to Dragon Ball, since more than two years have passed since Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was released.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is the latest film to be released in the franchise
Considering Iyoku's words, we might think that Dragon Ball's big announcement for 2025 is none other than a great movie, which could release at the end or even in 2026leaving more production time if necessary.
It is important to note that, at no time, did the producer of the series declare that the announcement would be about a movie, as this has only been the opinion of the fans, considering and joining other data previously revealed. And in fact, this ad could be anything else.
However, these vague words and information shared by the producer have served to increase the expectations of fans, who want it to be announced. a new movie in the franchisesince it is a great opportunity to see Goku and his friends in new and complicated adventures. It may be quite difficult to continue moving forward without Akira Toriyama, but the franchise continues to do so and it is something that we fans appreciate.
