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The Jump Festa is happening once again in Japan this weekend, andDragon Balldelivered major news on its panel yesterday. As expected, they paid a short homage to Akira Toriyama, the series creator who sadly passed away back in March.
For those unfamiliar, Jump Festa is an event held by Shueisha to celebrateShonen Jumptitles. Those who can attend it on-site not only get the opportunity to watchpresentations with major announcementsfor many series, but also can check out boots, engage in activities and buy exclusive merchandise sold at the event. Jump Festa has taken place once every year since 1999 and usually happens during a weekend in December.
During theDragon Ballpanel, great news for manga fans were revealed. Itwas revealed that the originalDragon Ballmanga will be reprinted in a special dual-cover set, featuring the original covers for the 42 volumes and the versions made by many prestigious manga authors, like Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter), Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) andEiichiro Oda (One Piece)for theDragon Ball Super Galleryproject. Also, new illustrations drawn by Akira Toriyama himself and never publicly revealed before were unveiled at the event.
The illustrations, unfortunately, are not publicly available yet (they likely asked people not to photograph and interrupted the transmission), but according to Oricon News, they depicted Majin Kuu and Majin Duu. Furthermore, they announced anew special chapter for theDragon Ball Supermanga(currently on hiatus), focused on Trunks and Goten and already slated for July 12, 2025.
What about the Dragon Ball Anime?
Fans will have to wait a little longer
Despite the panelfeaturingDragon Ball Daimavoice actors, there has been no news regarding the series, neither was any anime announced. A lot of fans are expecting thatDragon Ball Superwill eventually get a new series/season to adapt more arcs from the manga, but since, as far as we know, there is acomplicated legal dispute over the rightsof the series, involving Shueisha and a former editor, it might take longer for any anime series to be greenlit.
