Fans of the Japanese animated series "Dragon Ball Super" are shaken by the news that their favorite anime will end soon. What will happen to the franchise now?
According to reports, the long-running series will end this March and some fans are emotional about it. The fandom is afraid that they will no longer see their favorite characters on the small screens. However, it is clarified that fans can get more from the franchise. Apart from a movie, there might be a sequel of the anime.
Although "Dragon Ball Super" is ending, the franchise will still continue. On December, a "Dragon Ball" movie will be released which could be one reasons of the hiatus. The team will be working on the animation of the movie after they finish the series. More information about the movie will be released this March during the AnimeJapan 2018.
Since the anime series will end on March 25, its current timeslot will be taken over by a new Kitaro anime which will start on April 1. In a Twitter post from translator Todd Blakenship who goes by the handle @Herms98, he clarified that it is not an April Fool's joke since it is confirmed by the Kitaro anime's official site. Also, there is no April Fool's joke that is announced in mid-January.
The new anime is currently unidentified. For now, there is no news yet about a new "Dragon Ball" program but it does not mean that the series or the franchise is ending. "Dragon Ball Super" will end on episode 131 with two holidays. One is due to the broadcast of the Tokyo marathon while there will be another hiatus for the broadcast of the Nagoya marathon.
In another news, ComicBook had the chance to interview Vegeta voice actor Chris Sabat about the anime's ending. Sabat said that it would be weird if it picks up where the end of "Dragon Ball Z" started. He also shared some spin-off idea like the side story, "The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha" or Goku becoming evil.
