Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Not to be confused with Super Dragon Ball Heroes (web series).

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTetsuro Kodama
Screenplay byAkira Toriyama
Based on
Dragon Ball Super
by
Produced byNorihiro Hayashida
Starringsee below
Edited byYuri Tamura
Music byNaoki Satō
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) (Japan)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$102.5 million[2][3]

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Japanese: ドラゴンボール超（スーパー） スーパーヒーロー, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Sūpā Sūpā Hīrō) is a 2022 Japanese animated martial arts fantasy adventure film and the sequel to Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018). It is the twenty-first animated feature film in the Dragon Ball franchise, the second to carry the Dragon Ball Super branding, the first to be produced mainly using CGI animation, as well as the fourth and final animated Dragon Ball film to be produced under the supervision of franchise creator Akira Toriyama before his death in March 2024.[4][5] In the film, Piccolo and his former student Gohan head on a mission to save the world from the newly reformed Red Ribbon Army.

The film was originally set for release in Japan on April 22, 2022, but was instead released on June 11 due to a cyberattack at Toei.[6][7][8] Internationally, including the U.S. and the U.K., it was released on August 19, 2022, in both English dubbed and subtitled versions.[9][10][11][12]

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero received positive reviews from critics with praise for its nostalgia factor, characterization, fan service, action sequences and humor.[13] The film grossed ¥13.8 billion (about US$102.5 million) worldwide,[3] thus becoming the second-highest grossing Dragon Ball film to date.

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  6. ^ Loo, Egan (March 18, 2022). "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Film Delayed Due to Toei Animation Hack". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Result of Investigation of Unauthorized Network Access". Toei Animation. April 28, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Harding, Daryl (May 20, 2022). "Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO's Japanese Release Battles Its Way Onto IMAX, 4DX". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Harding, Daryl (May 19, 2022). "Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO's Japanese Release Battles Its Way Onto IMAX, 4DX". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Michael, Thomas (August 21, 2023). "Where to Watch 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero': Streaming, Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray". Collider.
  11. ^ Tan, Melvyn (August 22, 2022). "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Tops US Weekend Box Office With US$20.1 million".
  12. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 10, 2022). "Crunchyroll, Toei Animation Set 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' Summer Theatrical Release". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 19, 2022.