Crunchyroll has announced Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, the newest feature film in the worldwide anime blockbuster franchise, will begin its exclusive streaming run on the platform July 12, in both subbed and dubbed versions. The film was produced with deep involvement from Dragon Ball’s original manga creator Akira Toriyama, who was behind its original story, screenplay and character design.
Synopsis: The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Super Heroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan … What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama, Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO was the first truly globally-distributed theatrical release for Crunchyroll, with the film kicking off in more than 100 countries, with 13 dub and 29 subtitled languages. The film also grossed $96 million worldwide, making it the 4th-highest grossing anime film in the U.S. SUPER HERO is the second film in the Dragon Ball Super franchis, following Dragon Ball Super: Broly which was released worldwide in 2018.
The Japanese voice cast includes Masako Nozawa (Gohan, Goku and Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Yūko Minaguchi (Pan), Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Miki Itō (Android 18), Bin Shimada (Broly), Kōichi Yamadera (Beerus), Masakazu Morita (Whis), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2), Miyu Irino (Dr. Hedo), Volcano Ota (Magenta) and Ryota Takeuchi (Carmine).
The English-language dub is voiced by Kyle Hebert (Gohan), Sean Schemmel (Goku), Robert McCollum (Goten), Jeannie Tirado (Pan), Christopher. R Sabat (Piccolo and Vegeta), Sonny Strait (Krillin), Monica Rial (Bulma), Eric Vale (Trunks), Meredith Mccoy (Android 18), Johnny Yong Bosch (Broly), Jason Douglas (Beerus), Ian Sinclair (Whis), Aleks Le (Gamma 1), Zeno Robinson (Gamma 2), Zach Aguilar (Dr. Hedo), Charles Martinet (Magenta) and Jason Marnocha (Carmine).
Crunchyroll recently announced that it will also stream 15 other Dragon Ball movies and two series in July. The Dragon Ball phenomena began in 1984 when Toriyama’s manga premiered in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump, becoming a top-ranked title throughout its 10 and a half years of publication. Since then, the manga’s popularity has continued to grow with a record 260 million copies sold worldwide and counting. The property has expanded beyond manga to include TV animation, movies, games and merchandising.
