The Dragon Ball franchise is about to cap off its Fortieth-anniversary celebrations with an enormous fan occasion, the Dragon Ball Genki Dama Matsuri, which will likely be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, on Jan 25, 2026.
This pageant guarantees to deliver collectively all sides of Dragon Ball content material, that includes stage shows, revealing the newest info on console video games, app video games, card video games, figures, toys and snacks.
Playable demos for upcoming titles like Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO can even be obtainable, alongside unique event-original merchandise and pre-sale objects.
Nonetheless, some stage line-ups on the occasion are fueling hypothesis of a serious new anime announcement.
The primary stage at Genki Dama Matsuri is about to host two segments, which is able to characteristic Goku’s legendary voice actor, Masako Nozawa, and Government Producer Akio Iyoku. The 2 are formally scheduled to be current to “announce new developments for the way forward for Dragon Ball“.
The presence of Iyoku is especially notable. Iyoku, who additionally heads the Capsule Company Tokyo firm, has been the general public face for the Dragon Ball Daima collection and just lately said that the crew is “working laborious to maneuver numerous issues ahead”.
He had additionally revealed that “The Dragon Ball collection will proceed from right here on as effectively,” resulting in widespread perception that the Genki Dama Matsuri would be the platform for revealing the following main anime venture.
With Daima being a brand new canonical entry level, it’s potential that the long run works will construct on the groundwork laid down by the anime collection – although followers proceed to want for the remainder of Dragon Ball Tremendous‘s manga to be tailored.
Whereas new anime bulletins are hoped for, many followers are additionally determined for information concerning the Dragon Ball Tremendous manga itself.
The manga has been on an indefinite hiatus since March 2024 (excluding the Goten and Trunks one-shot), following the tragic passing of legendary creator Akira Toriyama. The story was left on a cliffhanger after concluding the Tremendous Hero arc, and it stays unknown if or when illustrator Toyotarou will resume the collection.
The primary stage programming for the Genki Dama Matsuri can even characteristic shows on quite a few Dragon Ball video games, together with Dokkan Battle and Legends.
The occasion will conclude with a Genki Dama Matsuri Particular Stay Stage, that includes a particular live performance by Hironobu Kageyama, the celebrated singer behind iconic theme songs like “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” and lots of different tracks from the Dragon Ball anime collection.
Whereas the occasion is free, followers can solely attend it if they’ve an invitation.
Supply: Oricon
