New Dragon Ball Super: Beerus trailer shows incredible animation but raises questions about franchise direction
Toei Animation unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime series at the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event, showcasing significant visual improvements. The “Super Gekitou” (Super Brawl) trailer demonstrates notably sharper compositing, re-rendered fight choreography, and enhanced scale compared to previous Dragon Ball releases.
The series, scheduled for 2027, aims to attract both longtime fans and newer audiences through its elevated visual presentation. The polished trailer reveals Toei’s commitment to treating the franchise as a flagship production rather than routine content, with substantial improvements in animation quality and production value that could help bridge generational audiences to the Galactic Patrol storyline.
However, the announcement has generated discussion about the franchise’s creative direction. Concerns have been raised about whether revisiting the Battle of Gods storyline constitutes meaningful new content or represents a narrative rehash of established material. This tension between production ambition and storytelling innovation raises questions about how the franchise will balance fan expectations for fresh narratives with its commitment to the expanded animation quality for 2027.