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Dragon Ball Super fans have reason to rejoice as Toyotarou, the manga’s esteemed artist, has pledged his commitment to reviving the beloved series.
On March 21, Toyotarou took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to drop a tantalizing hint about the manga’s future. He updated his X bio to say, “Everything is for the return of the series,” marking the first official indication that the Dragon Ball Super manga will return after its year-long hiatus.
This update not only dispels rumors that the manga might be ending but also reassures fans that Toyotarou is dedicated to continuing the saga for the foreseeable future.
Not only is this a confirmation that Dragon Ball Super’s manga is not ending as many have speculated, but it also confirms that Toyotarou is personally in it for the long haul.
Toyotarou’s X bio was updated with both the original Japanese text and in English to clarify any potential confusion. Still, the Japanese translation has further helped hone in on Toyotarou’s meaning. Well-known Dragon Ball fan translator Venixys confirmed on X that a more explicit translation of Toyotarou’s text could very well read: “It’s all for the sake of resuming the serialization.”
Toyotarou’s new bio change comes amid a year-long hiatus for the Dragon Ball Super manga that began all the way back in February 2025, when Toyotarou released his one-shot Chapter 104 to close out the remainder of Dragon Ball Super Volume 24. Before that, the future of Dragon Ball Super’s manga had already been called into question due to the death of Akira Toriyama back in 2024.
Since Chapter 104’s release, absolutely no information about Dragon Ball Super Chapter 105’s release date has been revealed. The only thing V-Jump editor Victory Uchida gave fans in the past was a single confirmation that Dragon Ball Super would not be returning in 2025.
Still, Toyotarou has diligently remained the face of the Dragon Ball Super manga wherever he can. He has made various appearances alongside Uchida on Dragon Ball live streams for the official website, and he has continued to release personal artworks as part of his Toyotarou Tries to Draw series. During a panel at Japan Expo 2025, Toyotarou was directly asked about the future of the DBS manga, to which iconic Dragon Ball Editor Kazuhiko Torishima interjected: “That’s really a question for Shueisha, or Toei Animation, or whoever manages Mr. Toriyama’s rights.”
However, now that the Dragon Ball Super anime has officially returned under the direction of Capsule Corp CEO Akio Iyoku, it seems that the “rights” situation could finally be sorted out. Toyotarou’s new insistence that “Everything is for the return of the series” comes only a month after the anime adaptation of the Galactic Patrol Arc was confirmed at Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary Genkidamatsuri event. The Galactic Patrol Arc is the first arc that Toyotarou confirmed he personally wrote the story to, with only editorial assistance from Toriyama.
Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol Arc still has no official release date, though it has been confirmed to be in production. In the meantime, Dragon Ball Super’s anime remake, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, is scheduled for a Fall 2026 release. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus was recently confirmed to be a “more faithful representation” of Toriyama and Toyotarou’s manga, a fact that already provided fans some hope for the manga’s continuation.
- Created by
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Akira Toriyama
- First Episode Air Date
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April 26, 1989