New reports emerged "Dragon Ball Super" is about to have new episodes after the release of "Dragon Ball Super: Broly." Toei Animation is reportedly ready to create new installments for the much-loved anime series, but it looks like it is not the case.
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) recently held its annual convention in Miami covered by the World Screen. The trade magazine reported, via Comic Book, a new surprise is about to come from Toei Animation, and it has something to do with "Dragon Ball Super."
"The company is also making more episodes of 'Dragon Ball Super,'" the report reads. The publication described the series as the Japanese fantasy martial arts action series from the "Dragon Ball" media franchise that tells Goku's story after Majin Buu's defeat, and God of Destruction Beerus' awakens.
From the looks of it, the report revealed Toei Animation seems has the interest to continue "Dragon Ball Super." NATPE even revealed it already has working titles like "Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho," "One Piece," and "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro."
But to oppose the news, Toei Animation confirmed no new "Dragon Ball Super" episodes are in production yet, per IGN. The news from NATPE is said to be a "leeway" for the anime series' future production.
"We can only say that this is not true at the moment," Toei Animation said. "We never mentioned or made any announcement about more episodes to Dragon Ball Super."
"Dragon Ball Super" ran for three years. It ended in Japan in March 2018, but it continued in the movie "Dragon Ball Super: Broly." Its manga version, also created by Akira Toriyama, continuously works with a new arc beyond the anime's episodes that can possibly inspire the future production.
Meanwhile, World Screen is known for its history to back up its reputation. It is a 30-year-old trade and an authority on international media. NATPE, alternatively, is a professional association of television and emerging media executives established in 1963.
NATPE is a licensing event convention attended by international companies that want to show off their IPS for licensing. However, there is a possibility that it is not referring to the production of "Dragon Ball Super" new episodes.
The "Dragon Ball" franchise has been famous not just in Japan but almost all over the world. It even gains additional popularity with the release of "Dragon Ball Super." Its film, "Dragon Ball Super: Broly" earned over $7 million in the U.S. box office on its opening day, the biggest for Funimation.
