List of Dragon Ball Super episodes

Promotional artwork

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation that began airing on July 5, 2015, on Fuji TV.[1] It is the first television series in the Dragon Ball franchise to feature a new story in 18 years. The series begins with a retelling of the events of the last two Dragon Ball Z films, Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', which themselves take place during the ten-year timeskip after the events of the "Majin Buu" Saga. The anime was followed by the films Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022).[2]

Thirteen pieces of theme music are used: two opening themes and eleven ending themes. The first opening theme song for episodes 1 to 76 is "Chōzetsu Dynamic!" (超絶☆ダイナミック!, Chōzetsu Dainamikku, "Excellent Dynamic!") performed by Kazuya Yoshii of The Yellow Monkey in both Japanese and English. The lyrics were penned by Yukinojo Mori who has written numerous songs for the Dragon Ball series.[3] The second opening theme song for episodes 77 to 131 is "Limit-Break x Survivor" (限界突破×サバイバー, Genkai Toppa x Sabaibā) by Kiyoshi Hikawa in Japanese and Nathan "NateWantsToBattle" Sharp in English. Mori wrote the lyrics for the rock number "Genkai Toppa x Survivor". Takafumi Iwasaki composed the music.[4][5]

The first ending theme song for episodes 1 to 12 is "Hello Hello Hello" (ハローハローハロー, Harō Harō Harō) by Japanese rock band Good Morning America in Japanese and Jonathan Young in English.[3] The second ending theme song for episodes 13 to 25 is "Starring Star" (スターリングスター, Sutāringu Sutā) by the group Key Talk in Japanese and ProfessorShyguy in English.[6][7] The third ending song for episodes 26 to 36 is "Usubeni" (薄紅, "Light Pink") by the band Lacco Tower in Japanese and Jeff Smith in English. The fourth ending theme song for episodes 37 to 49 is "Forever Dreaming" by Czecho No Republic in Japanese and Mystery Skulls in English.[8] The fifth ending theme song for episodes 50 to 59 is "Yokayoka Dance" (よかよかダンス, Yokayoka Dansu, "It's Fine Dance") by idol group Batten Showjo Tai in Japanese and Dani Artaud in English.[9] The sixth ending theme song for episodes 60 to 72 is "Chao Han Music" (炒飯MUSIC, Chāhan Myūjikku) by Arukara in Japanese and Elliot Coleman in English.[10] The seventh ending theme song for episodes 73 to 83 is "Aku no Tenshi to Seigi no Akuma" (悪の天使と正義の悪魔, "Evil Angel and Righteous Devil") by The Collectors in Japanese and William Kubley in English.[11] The eighth ending theme song for episodes 84 to 96 is "Boogie Back" by Miyu Inoue in Japanese and Lizzy Land in English.[12][13] The ninth ending theme song for episodes 97 to 108 is "Haruka" () by Lacco Tower in Japanese and Zachary J. Willis in English.[14] The tenth ending theme song for episodes 109 to 121 is "70cm Shiho no Madobe" (70cm四方の窓辺, "By a 70cm Square Window") by RottenGraffty in Japanese and Lawrence B. Park in English.[15][16] The eleventh ending theme song for episodes 122 to 131 is "Lagrima" by OnePixcel in Japanese and Amanda "AmaLee" Lee in English.[17]

  1. ^ "Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Debuts on July 5". Anime News Network. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Stevens, Colin (4 June 2019). "New Dragon Ball Super Movie Is in the Works". IGN. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Kazuya Yoshii, Good Morning America to Perform Theme Songs For Dragon Ball Super". Anime News Network. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Gods And Heroes Of "Dragon Ball Super – Universal Survival Arc" Gathered For New Opening Preview Shots". Crunchyroll. February 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dragon Ball Super's New Opening Sequence Previewed in Screenshots". Anime News Network. February 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Video: Keytalk Performs New ED Song for 'Dragon Ball Super'". Crunchyroll. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ @ProfessorShyguy (2017-05-15). "I'd like to thank @FUNimation for having me sing the new Dragon Ball Super outro! So very surreal, so very rad" (Tweet). Retrieved 2017-06-08 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Dragon Ball Super to Introduce a New Theme This April". attackofthefanboy. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "Batten Showjo Tai Performs New Dragon Ball Super Ending Theme". Anime News Network. June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Rock Band Arukara Performs New Dragon Ball Super Ending Theme". Anime News Network. September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "The Collectors Perform New "Dragon Ball Super" Ending Theme". Crunchyroll. December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Spring's "Dragon Ball Super" End Theme Revealed". Crunchyroll. March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Miyu Inoue Sings New Dragon Ball Super Ending Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "Lacco Tower Returns For New "Dragon Ball Super" Ending". Crunchyroll. June 5, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "Dragon Ball Super To Get New Ending". Comicbook. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  16. ^ "RottenGraffty To Perform New "Dragon Ball Super" Ending". Crunchyroll. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  17. ^ "Dragon Ball Super Announces New Ending Theme". Comicbook. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.