Akira Toriyama, the original "Dragon Ball" writer and illustrator who helped create the anime back in 1984, is part of the production of the latest "Dragon Ball Super" animation series that began airing in Japan early this month.
Toriyama last worked behind the scenes of a "Dragon Ball" anime 18 years ago, when he used to conceptualize for "Dragon Ball Z" from 1989 up to 1996. Now he is back to working behind the scenes for the new series produced by Toei Animation for Fuji TV.
"Dragon Ball Super" is set during the peaceful time on Earth after Son Goku defeated the ruthless Majin Boo. The first episode titled "The World Peace Prize. Who is getting the 100 million Zeni?!" was aired in Japan on July 5, and it showed how the characters returned to their typical lives after the destructive battle.
In the episode, Chic-Chi urged Goku to look for a job, so he started to work as a radish farmer. On the other hand, Son Goten, along with his friend Trunks, was looking for an engagement gift for Videl after his older brother Son Gohan proposed to her.
The second episode, dubbed as "To the promised vacation! Vegeta goes on a family trip?!" will be aired on July 12, and it will show Son Goku's trip to Planet Kaiō to train with Kaiō-sama, while Vegeta, Bulma, and Trunks go on a relaxing family trip together. Both Bulma and Trunks are enjoying their spontaneous family trip, but Vegeta is wondering why Goku has to undergo training.
Meanwhile, the titles of the next three episodes of the new "Dragon Ball Z" series have been leaked online by a Facebook user named Gojitaaf. Attack of the Fanboy spotted the spoiler, where the titles of episodes 3, 4, and 5 were mentioned.
According to the post, episode 3 is called "Look for the Super Saiyan God," which will be followed by episode 4 titled "Mission Dragonballs! Pilaf Gang's Big Plan!" The fifth episode, on the other hand, is called "Goku vs God of Destruction Beerus."
While Japanese Dragon Ball fans are already enjoying the new "Dragon Ball Super" episodes, those living in the U.S., Europe, and other parts of the world are still kept in the dark about the new anime's release date.
