The English subtitledĀ Dragon Ball Super series is now available through the Funimation streaming site, with news the English-dubbed version is in development.
Read the official announcement and watch the āDragon Ball Super now on Funimationā teaser below.
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āDRAGON BALL SUPERā SUBTITLED EPISODES BEGIN STREAMING TODAY ON FUNIMATIONNOW WITH NEW SIMULCAST EPISODES STARTING NOVEMBER 5, 2016
Funimation to Produce English Dub of New Series
LOS ANGELES, CA ā November 4, 2016. Building upon their more than 20-year association with the Dragon Ball franchise, FunimationĀ® Entertainment and Toei Animation Inc. have expanded their partnership to include āDragon Ball Superā ā the first new storyline from original creator Akira Toriyama in more than 18 years. Encompassing streaming, digital download and home video distribution, their multi-year agreement will introduce āDragon Ball Superā throughout the USA & Canada. In addition, the partnership also covers broadcast and merchandising opportunities for āDragon Ball Superā as well. Fans can immediately begin watching current subtitled episodes of āDragon Ball Superā (episodes 1 ā 10 and 47 ā 64) on FunimationNow followed by new simulcast episodes which will begin with episode 65 this Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. CT. Episodes 11 ā 46 will be available on FunimationNow once subtitling has been completed. In conjunction with the agreement, production will begin on an English dub of the āDragon Ball Superā series, with broadcast and casting details to follow.
āWe are thrilled to continue our great partnership with Toei Animation,ā said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. āLike with the recent blockbuster Dragon Ball Z movies, having original creator Akira Toriyama passionately involved in āDragon Ball Superā is so wonderful to see and for fans to experience.ā
āWe are delighted to introduce āDragon Ball Superā to a fantastic audience together with Funimation,ā said Masayuki Endo, President of Toei Animation Inc. āāDragon Ball Superā encompasses everything fans love about Dragon Ball, while taking the mythology to a whole new level. Toeiās team of talented animators and creators have put their passion and imagination into this series.ā
Synopsis:
After 18 years, we have the newest Dragon Ball story from creator Akira Toriyama.
With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role asā¦a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they canāt get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?
