Friday, Crunchyroll and Toei Animation launched ticket sales for Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, the newest film in the worldwide anime blockbuster franchise. The film will be available in both English dub and subtitled and will be screened in the UK and Ireland cinemas on August 19 with tickets on sale starting July 22
Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, the second film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise, opens in cinemas across the globe in all continents. With general release on August 19th, exclusive previews are available in the UK and Ireland on August 17th and 18th.
This is the first truly globally-distributed theatrical release for Crunchyroll. Internationally, the film will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment. It will be available in Japanese, with English subtitles, and a full English dub. The film will also be released in select UK based IMAX cinemas (sub only).
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… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!
The film, with full commitment and deep involvement from Dragon Ball’s original creator Akira Toriyama, has the legendary manga creator behind the film’s original story, screenplay and character design.
Additionally, the film will be directed by Tetsuro Kodama and the Japanese voice actors for the film include Masako Nozawa (Gohan, Goku and Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Yūko Minaguchi (Pan), Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Miki Itō (Android 18), Bin Shimada (Broly), Kōichi Yamadera (Beerus), Masakazu Morita (Whis), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2), Miyu Irino (Dr. Hedo), Volcano Ota (Magenta), and Ryota Takeuchi (Carmine). The English voice cast will be announced soon.
The Dragon Ball phenomena began in 1984 when Japan’s well-known manga from Akira Toriyama premiered in Shueisha’s “Weekly Shonen Jump” – becoming a top ranked title throughout its 10 and a half years of publication. Since then, the manga’s popularity has continued to grow with an astonishing record of 260 million copies sold worldwide and counting. And with Dragon Ball’s ever-increasing popularity, it has expanded beyond manga to include TV animation, movies, games and merchandising. Now 38 years after the launch of the original manga, Dragon Ball continues to evolve and will reach new heights starting with this new large-scale movie.
