Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's Best Moments Are Full of Self ... (CBR)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero quietly works best when it's a comedy poking fun at the tropes of its juggernaut franchise.

These comical beats are the life-blood of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, giving the film a strong comic edge that helps it stand out in the franchise. Despite the inherent danger of a kaiju-sized Cell, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is far more focused on having fun, even taking some good-natured jabs at traditional tropes of the Dragon Ball franchise. Even the simple act of creating shock waves by powering up -- a long-standing tradition of the series -- is undercut when it's revealed Gohan's power-up ended up destroying a good chunk of his office. Fight scenes with the androids create in-universe sound effects -- and the characters even comment on it, in a fourth-wall-breaking kind of gag more in-tune with characters like Deadpool. Super Hero's general approach to the heroes is likewise sillier than typically seen in the Dragon Ball franchise. [newly reformed Red Ribbon Army](https://www.cbr.com/dragon-ball-super-dbs-hero-android-red-ribbon-cell-tease/) -- the original incarnation of which Goku helped destroy as a child.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Review - A Successful, Stylish, And ... (TheGamer)

I dabbled in the Toonami release of Dragon Ball Z as a kid and saw a handful of films in recent years (including the excellent Super: Broly) but to claim I'm ...

Piccolo and Gohan have always been fan favourites, and to see them given more attention while the wider cast still has so much to do with their own respective stories is incredible to see. He is powerful and capable of so much, but it takes a character like Piccolo to help pick apart his more sensitive flaws to emerge victorious. Given the arcs that Super Hero is liberally seeking to recreate, you won’t be surprised to learn that a new vision of Cell is also waiting in the wings. But even for a lapsed fan like me who has only engaged with Dragon Ball on the periphery, Super Hero remains an explosive, emotional, and downright ambitious experience to behold. All of them put their collective talents together to create Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 - two new androids with the purpose of taking revenge on our heroes and pitching themselves as illustrious heroes in the public eye. Small yet essential elements of the series’ backstory are explained before we’re thrown into the deep end, with Super Hero intended to be both a nostalgic callback and stylish modernisation of Dragon Ball’s Red Ribbon Army Saga and Dragon Ball Z’s Android Saga.

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'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' Rolling To $17M-$20M Opening ... (Deadline)

Uni's Idris Elba movie, Beast, is currently clocking $4.1M today, and a $10M 3-day at 3,743 locations. Beast. Universal.

$1.07M (-24%), 3-day $3.8M (-29%)/Total $331.8M/Wk 7 $1.07M (-24%), Sat $1.78M, Sun $1.17M, 3-day $4M (-25%)/Total $332.1M/Wk 7 Super Hero is on a 90-day theatrical window and booked in 3,100 theaters (3,900 screens) and has all the super powers of Imax, 4DX, Dolby and D-box. 1 at the box office with its anime sequel Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, which is looking at $8M-$10M today (including those $4M previews) for a $17M-$20M take at 3,130 theaters. That said the Elba title is ahead of Universal’s Michael Bay movie, Ambulance, which ran up $700K on its Thursday before a lackluster $3.2M Friday, and $8.7M domestic start. The fans are enjoying it at 85% on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak and a great 75% recommend, and critics aren’t ducking their heads with a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Super Hero played best on the coasts and the Southwest. Stateside the movie clicked past Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War ($678 million) as the No. Out of all the ads for Super Hero, 25% of those who attended this weekend said the YouTube trailer was the most influential versus TV (3%) and in-theater promotions (2%). Imax saw Super Hero as their highest-grossing anime opening ever with $3.4M at 327 screens, repping close to 17% of the pic’s opening weekend. Even iSpot shows Crunchyroll underspending Universal’s Beast this past weekend in TV spots by a significant amount (like 97% less). 1 for the week of April 23-29 with Demon Slayer at $27.7M).

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FilmWeek: 'Beast,' 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,' 'Orphan: First ... (KPCC)

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases on streaming and on demand ...

John begins by asking Pritz about the overlap between indigenous genocide and rampant deforestation. - “ This week, our John Horn sat down with the film’s director Alex Pritz, who makes his documentary feature debut, to talk about the fight taking place deep in the Amazon rainforest between Brazilian cattle ranchers and the indigenous group, the Uru Eu Wau Wau.

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How to Watch 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero': Is the Anime Movie ... (Collider.com)

Here's how you can watch the hotly-anticipated anime movie Dragon ball Super: Super Hero, both dub and sub versions.

The 26th film takes place after the events of Dragon Ball Super’s Tournament of Power saga and the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The events of DBS: Super Hero are standalone, and the film can be enjoyed without prior knowledge of the larger story of Dragon Ball. Carmine: Serving as Mangeta’s confidant and chauffeur, Carmine is yet another new antagonist introduced in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Like the previous Dragon Ball films, Super Hero will only be available in theaters. Magenta: Magenta is one of the main villains of the film. We don’t have any confirmation that Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will ever stream on Crunchyroll, but the service has started a trend of streaming new releases as of late so hope springs eternal. That all leads us to the next film in the Dragon Ball saga, [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://collider.com/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-gohan-what-happened-before/). And that's a film that hit the library in the same calendar year as its US theatrical release. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a film anime fans have been looking forward to for many months, and it’s finally here. The Dragon Ball franchise has had massive highs and a few lows, but the previous film, [Dragon Ball Super: Broly](https://collider.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-broly), is widely considered one of the series’ many successes. [Dragon Ball](https://collider.com/tag/dragon-ball/) might just be the most iconic anime franchise of all time. The film was already released in Japan earlier this year and will now be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Zambia, and Vietnam.

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'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' Review: Remarkably, This One's ... (IndieWire)

Even Super Saiyans have superhero fatigue. At this point, with 20 feature films and a gajillion episodes of various anime series spanning one of the biggest ...

“Super Hero” takes a slightly new approach to “Dragon Ball” in a number of ways. Pure lizard-brain fan service fun, which is exactly what “Super Hero” is aiming for, while also, perhaps, getting in on its share of pop culture’s superhero fatigue with its Ultraman-styled android villains flying around in capes and delivering irritating punchlines. Gero, who is now working with the Red Ribbon’s leaders Commander Magenta and Staff Officer Carmine, whose car is outfitted with a domed sunshield to accommodate his giant pouf of hair. [anime](https://www.indiewire.com/t/anime/) series spanning one of the biggest animation franchises in the world, any further installment of “Dragon Ball” is going to be, as they say, for the fans. His schooling is interrupted by the arrival of an android warrior claiming to be a superhero, sent by the new and improved Red Ribbon Army to eradicate any extraterrestrial threats to the planet. That’s not to say that “Super Hero” is hostile to any newcomers, however.

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What You Need to Know Before Watching Dragon Ball Super: Super ... (Comicbook.com)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now out in theaters – the second highly-anticipated feature-film from the Dragon Ball Super franchise. Dragon Ball Super: ...

The Cell Games arc culminated with Gohan being the first to reach the Super Saiyan 2 level of transformation – a new power (at the time) that was used to defeat Cell. Dragon Ball Z spent a wild amount of time from its first arc (Saiyan Arc) to its last (Majin Buu Arc) teasing us with the idea that Gohan has latent powers buried deep inside of him, just waiting to be tapped. Hedo, who has been revealed to be even more of a genius than his granddad, Dr. In taking on that challenge, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero does require some previous knowledge of the series to fully understand and appreciate what this pivotal chapter is doing. Like Gohan, Piccolo has ben revealed to have a source of deeper power during DBZ and DBS. He fused with another Namekian, Nail, in DBZ, and has unlocked more power inside himself in subsequent DBZ and DBS storylines. Goku and Vegeta have been given multiple new power transformations during the run of DBS – breaking limits to become more ridiculously overpowered compared to just about any other characters from DBZ. 17 and 18 (the keys to his perfect form), as well as other powerful Z-Fighters of Earth. Cell was ultimately destroyed by Young Gohan in the epic "Cell Games" battle – which seemed to be the end of the Red Ribbon Army's story in Dragon Ball – until now. I figured I'd try giving birth to a new superhero, by putting these two in the spotlight through their intense battles with the Gamma androids." 18) eventually went rogue and killed him in his android form – but not before Gero's ultimate creation was birthed: Cell. The RR is a paramilitary organization that dips into criminality, as well as wild experimentation.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Projected To Become No. 1 At Box ... (GameSpot)

Originally set for release earlier this year, the film has built up a healthy amount of demand among international audiences.

In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!" What is the New Red Ribbon Army's objective? A synopsis is as follows: "The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Check out the film's official dubbed English trailer above (if English subs is your style, 1 at the box office, taking in $8 million to $10 million so far today--including $4 million in previews. On Thursday, the film opened in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Plugged In)

It will take Piccolo, Gohon and every other right-minded person of strength to stop them. It will even require the power of the mystical Dragon Balls, as well ...

There’s a nefarious organization stirring up trouble in the form of several nearly unstoppable androids, and the heroes must rally together to shut them down. Well, families will experience a few bumps in the form of bim-bam-boom cartoony violence and some mild language concerns. And then there’s the ongoing good-versus-evil battles that feature an ever-expanding explosiveness and a rising level of peril, as good guys and bad guys draw on larger and larger sources of power. The Dragon Ball franchise—an expansive entertainment universe that includes manga, anime, movies, video games and toys—is one of Japan’s biggest and longest-running pop-culture endeavors. And the baddies are working on an even greater threat in the form of a mountain-sized juggernaut of an android called Cell Max! A chubby male character has the back of his pants torn off in battle. Hedo creates, Gamma1 and Gamma2, eventually recognize the justness of Gohon and Piccolo’s struggle against the Red Ribbon Crime Syndicate. An older warrior is drawn to the “cuteness” of a young female in his group. Piccolo is more that happy to pick up the slack and train the tyke, but there are some things a father must teach. It will take Piccolo, Gohon and every other right-minded person of strength to stop them. Thanks to the machinations of a young super-genius, Dr. Piccolo is concerned that the heroic (but slightly nerdy) Gohon is doing himself a great disservice by stepping away from his ki-focused training.

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The New Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Transformations Explained (/FILM)

With Goku and Vegeta off-world, Piccolo and Gohan need to rise to the occasion to defeat the Red Ribbon Army (again). The only problem for the duo is that they' ...

"Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" is an entertaining film that seems to serve one singular purpose: to give fan favorites Gohan and Piccolo some much-needed strength. Throughout "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero," there is the looming threat of the Red Ribbon Army's resurrection of the Android known as Cell, the creation of Dr. In "Super Hero, " Piccolo becomes frustrated with Gohan's complacency and tries to push him to grow stronger throughout the film. "Super Hero" features the return of one of the oldest "Dragon Ball" evil organizations, The Red Ribbon Army, and two new and deadly superhero androids. At one point in the "Dragon Ball Z" story, Gohan took center stage and grew in power at a young age, nearly surpassing his father. In "Super Hero," Dr. "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" seeks to make amends with the two Z fighters pushed to the wayside. Gohan's potential has always been the talk of the "Dragon Ball" fandom. Speaking of the final antagonist, it's an old fan-favorite "Dragon Ball Z" villain that no one saw coming. The film takes an unexpected route, focusing on characters that have taken a backseat in recent years in the "Dragon Ball Super" anime and manga. The Namekian spends his days during the "Dragon Ball: Super" timeline, training himself and Gohan's daughter, Pan. [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://www.slashfilm.com/938107/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-5-things-we-learned-from-the-comic-con-panel/)" has finally made its way into North American theaters, serving as a followup to "Dragon Ball Super: Broly," released in 2018.

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Win Nu Metro Movie Tickets: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and ... (Alberton Record)

Experience it with super-charged power to match this record-breaking manga franchise in Nu Metro The Glen's Xtreme cinema. For horror movie fans, Jordan Peele's ...

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is Piccolo's Time to Shine (Den of Geek)

Everyone's favorite Namekian is the MVP of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Here are some reasons why.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero deserves some credit for going back to the Elder Guru’s ability to unlock people’s potential as the impetus for his new transformation. In the manga, Vegeta has recently traveled to Planet Yardrat to train and master their valuable skills. Orange Piccolo also makes use of the Namekian’s gigantification skills, which also haven’t been prominently seen since Piccolo’s pivotal World Martial Arts Tournament battle against Goku in the original Dragon Ball. Piccolo could become a symbol to inspire the Namekian to surpass their former limits. The movie celebrates their individual accomplishments as well as their continued growth as a team. There’s a lot of potential in Piccolo continuing to train Pan, but this could also extend to him taking on other younger pupils, like Gotenks, who shows growth in Super Hero, but still has a lot to learn. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is Piccolo’s greatest showcase in over a decade and the movie paints an optimistic picture over the Namekian’s future. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a two-hander where both Piccolo and Gohan get to shine. Piccolo emerges as the strongest Namekian ever and it seems like he could apply this power to help out his own kind. Piccolo talks to Dende about upgrading the Dragon Balls, but there’s also a whole planet of displaced Namekians who lack a greater purpose. Gohan wouldn’t be the martial artist that he is today without the rigorous training that Piccolo instilled in him during his youth. There are hundreds of hours of entertainment between the many Dragon Ball anime, manga, video games and more, but the series’ feature film installments frequently tell stories that are too big to contain in the standard anime.

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What Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Means for Gohan's Future (Den of Geek)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has big implications for Gohan. Here is where the Saiyan hero may go now.

Dragon Ball Super is full of new Saiyan milestones for Goku, Vegeta, and even Future Trunks, but Gohan remains in a frustrating state of stasis. Most fans will agree that Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero greatly benefits from how it leaves Goku and Vegeta occupied so that the world-saving theatrics fall on Gohan and Piccolo’s shoulders. Gohan Beast is still largely a mystery, but it appears to offer comparable strength to Ultra Instinct or Super Saiyan Blue. Red Ribbon uses Cell’s DNA to engineer a stronger version of the villain known as Cell Max. Gohan has proven himself to have an affinity with Androids and so he could help further humanize Gamma 1, much like he did in Dragon Ball Z with Android 16. Dragon Ball has repeatedly shown that Red Ribbon aren’t prone to just giving up. Gohan could help push through a rebuilt Android 16, or even Android 21 (who makes the briefest of cameos in the movie), since they still have their DNA. It’d be adorable for Gohan to pass the Great Saiyaman title over to his daughter and for her to join her parents in their crime-fighting pursuits. The big takeaway in Super Hero is that Gohan regains his fighting spirit, but the same is true for the rest of his family. receives a lot of attention in Super Hero and the movie concludes with Red Ribbon’s Dr. It feels like Gohan is ready to transition over from books to battles, but it doesn’t need to be so black-and-white. Audiences were hopeful that Dragon Ball Super would redeem Gohan’s character, but if anything the sequel series has reinforced how he doesn’t need martial arts in his life.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Highlights How Terrifying the Z ... (CBR)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero highlights just how terrifying the franchise's most powerful heroes must seem to the rest of the universe.

Of course, that also speaks to the hubris of the Red Ribbon Army and Dr. It's a pretty funny concept from the outside, considering how untamed the heroes of the Dragon Ball franchise can be. At the center of a global conspiracy -- and the commander of an elite alien force of fighters -- is Instead, they convince him of their own "heroic" intentions and paint the actual heroes of the Dragon Ball franchise as villains. [heart of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://www.cbr.com/dragon-ball-super-hero-dbs-sdcc-gohan-piccolo-trailer-anime/) is Dr. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is a fun adventure for some of the franchise's supporting characters.

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Gohan & Piccolo's New Dragon Ball Super Forms Are Officially Not ... (Screen Rant)

Though Gohan and Piccolo received new forms in the most recent Dragon Ball Super movie, these transformations will not be considered canon in manga.

The success of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero may have some extremely positive influence on the manga going forwards and fan-favorite characters like Gohan and Piccolo should reappear more often thanks to this reception. [relevant to Gohan and Piccolo within the Dragon Ball Super](https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-super-hero-beast-gohan-fan-art/) manga. [Dragon Ball Super](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super/) movie, [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/), has been praised for its use of Gohan and Piccolo as main characters, and the inclusion of their new forms.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Makes Bank on First Day of North ... (Comicbook.com)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now in theaters in North America. Bringing back the Z-Fighters, but focusing on Gohan and Piccolo rather than Goku and ...

[with the franchise having yet to announce whether the television series will return in the future](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-clip-fortnite/). First appearing in the original Dragon Ball series and returning in Dragon Ball Z thanks in part to Dr. [While Frieza might be catching quite a few headlines thanks to the latest chapter of the Shonen's manga](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-interview/), the Red Ribbon Army are the main antagonists of this new movie.

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Kyle Hebert Reflects on Gohan's Arc in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (ComingSoon.net)

During an interview with ComingSoon ahead of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's release Kyle Hebert spoke about Gohan's character arc over the years.

[RELATED: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Interview: Zeno Robinson, Jason Marnocha, & Zach Aguilar](https://www.comingsoon.net/anime/features/1234737-dragon-ball-super-super-hero-interview-zeno-robinson-jason-marnocha-zach-aguilar) “Family, I think, is at the core of what’s going on with all these characters that are so well-represented and built-up over the course of the years and the entire arc of the entire franchise,” Hebert continued. I felt it was too, and I felt it was a matter of time.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's Post-Credits Fight Scene Explained (Screen Rant)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero delivers a surprising twist to a historical fight in its post-credits scene. Here's exactly what happens.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero proves that there's a long road ahead for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero shakes up the series' power rankings. [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/) post-credits scene.

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Is Dragon Ball Super Super Hero on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation ... (The Cinemaholic)

Inspired by Akira Toriyama's manga series of the same name, 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' is a martial arts fantasy adventure movie.

‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ released theatrically in the United States on August 19, 2022. Crunchyroll has acquired the distribution rights of ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ outside Japan. As if their two androids were already not bad enough news, Hedo and Magenta have also started working on a much better version of Cell- who could potentially defeat most superheroes in the universe with ease. Here’s everything you need to know about the premise and streaming details of ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.’ They are soon joined by Broly who is struggling with anger management issues. If you are also excited about the film’s release and plan to watch it, then you have come to the right place.

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Review: The new 'Dragon Ball' movie shines a deserving spotlight ... (Wyoming Tribune)

Boasting the involvement of "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama for its original story, screenplay and character design, "Super Hero" — directed by Tetsuro ...

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero - Ending and Post Credits Explained (IGN Africa)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is finally in theaters here in North America. The new movie is a direct sequel to the Broly film that released initially in ...

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Every 'Dragon Ball' and 'Dragon Ball Z' Reference in 'Dragon Ball ... (We Got This Covered)

The film follows Piccolo and Gohan as they uncover the sinister plans of the revamped Red Ribbon Army, and fight new androids. Super Hero might take the award ...

A late reference to the original Dragon Ball was when Piccolo grew in the final fight with Cell Max in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The Special Beam Cannon was famously used by Piccolo in the Saiyan Saga in Dragon Ball Z, where he used it to kill Raditz, along with Goku. Bulma constantly refers to the fact that Krillin is weak towards the end of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Not only does the iconic fusion form from the Buu Saga in Dragon Ball Z appear in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, but the film references the failed form of Gotenks as well. This one is perhaps the funniest reference in that it’s just a recurring gag throughout the entirety of the Dragon Ball franchise. Gero was the creator of the androids in the Android Saga of Dragon Ball Z. In the original Dragon Ball anime, when the Dragon balls are summoned for the first time, Oolong wastes one wish, wishing for a pair of perfect underwear. This is a recurring gag with the Dragon Ball franchise, one which started when the Dragon Balls were first used on-screen in Dragon Ball. The episode is incredibly iconic amongst the Dragon Ball Z community, so the reference was well-received. The Red Ribbon Army – run by the evil Red – from Dragon Ball returns in the film. This reference was a call-back to one of the most iconic filler episodes of Dragon Ball Z. Even though their planet was covered by greenery, the Namekians only grew the trees for the health and beauty of their planet and they could get by on only water, as Piccolo does in

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Turns the Series' Best Villain Into ... (CBR)

The new version of a classic DBZ villain who appears in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is basically the franchise's version of Godzilla.

By turning Cell Max into Dragon Ball's version of Godzilla, the filmmakers found a way to bring back the fan-favorite villain without repeating any of his former tricks or ticks. While Super Hero's Cell Max lacks much of the personality, wit and ruthlessness that made the original villain so compelling, he does present something of a novel challenge for the heroes. Fearing the true potential of his creation, he left the creature's skull less durable than the original Cell (and without the [the androids can handle](https://www.cbr.com/dragon-ball-z-super-android-17-18-strongest/) though, Magenta unleashes the unfinished Cell Max with his dying breath. Although it takes some serious hits, a single well-placed blast from Gohan (in his new Beast form) is enough to stop the creature once and for all. His hope is to get his own pet version of Cell, who could theoretically become powerful enough to bring down the Z-Warriors and their allies.

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'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' is a high roller at the box office (New York Post)

The Japanese animated adventure film is expected to take in $21 million during its first weekend in theaters, according to Variety. The Idris Elba-led “Beast,” ...

“DC League of Super-Pets,” which was in second last week, fell down to fifth, bringing home $1.4 million. All told, the Tom Cruise sequel has booked $1`.38 billion worldwide, including $679 million domestically, since it flew into theaters Memorial Day weekend. [according to The Korea Her](https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220819000572) [a](https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220819000572) [ld.](https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220819000572) [acc](https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/dragon-ball-super-beast-opening-day-1235346183/) [o](https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/dragon-ball-super-beast-opening-day-1235346183/) [rding to Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/dragon-ball-super-beast-opening-day-1235346183/). [The Post quipped](https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/beast-review-idris-elbas-movie-makes-you-miss-anaconda/). [according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/).

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Box Office: 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' Taming 'Beast' With ... (Variety)

The latest feature in the Japanese anime franchise is topping domestic charts in its debut, while Idris Elba's "Beast" looks to take second.

“Top Gun: Maverick” looks to take fourth, sticking around the domestic box office’s top five in its 13th weekend of release. The film is the 21st “Dragon Ball” film overall, but only the second to carry the “Super” title. “Beast” sees Idris Elba as a doctor who is forced to face off with a very pissed off (and entirely CGI) lion to protect his daughters, played by Iyana Halley and Leah Jeffries. [Beast](https://variety.com/t/beast/)” will lag behind for a second place finish. “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” follows two warriors, Piccolo and Gohan, as they face down an attack by a pair of ultimate Androids that call themselves “Super Heroes” and combat the schemes of the villainous Red Ribbon Army. The debut marks a notable uptick from the $9.8 million domestic opening scored by 2019’s “Dragon Ball Super: Broly,” the preceding entry in the saga.

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Box Office: 'Dragon Ball Super 2' Slays 'Beast' With $20M-Plus Debut (Hollywood Reporter)

'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' is shattering records for an anime film, scoring a 20 million-plus opening.

As Hollywood emerges from the pandemic, the August box office is notably light this year in terms of traditional summer tentpoles after a strong May, June and July. 3 in its sophomore outing with a projected $8 million. That’s a modest 41 percent decline. The CGI animated martial arts fantasy, produced by Toei Animation, is playing in more than 3,100 cinemas in North America, including Imax locations, and in more than 100 countries overall. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is easily slaying the weekend’s other nationwide new offering, Beast. Beast, which received a lukewarm B Cinemascore, likewise skewed male (56 percent). Directed by Baltasar Kormakur, the adventure thriller is on course to earn a modest $10 million for the weekend. Directed by Tetsuro Kodama from a story by series creator Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Super 2 is the 21st feature film in the long-running Dragon Ball universe and a sequel to 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The dearth of product is putting additional pressure on theater chains, with mega-chain Cineworld — parent company of regal Cinemas — revealing on Friday that it is exploring bankruptcy. [box office](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/box-office/) where it is headed for a first-place finish with a debut of $20 million or more after grossing $10.7 million on Friday. Crunchyroll, which is distributing the Japanese movie, says the sequel is scoring the best global opening ever for an anime film. Dragon Ball Super: Superhero is doing impressive business at the North American

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How Will Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Impact The Card Game? (Bleeding Cool News)

While DBS: Broly is meant to take place during the manga storylines that follow the end of the anime (and which will likely be adapted when the anime comes back) ...

These are clearly not being included in Dawn of the Z-Warriors previews in order to keep spoilers from getting out. Two-star Dragon Ball. One-star Dragon Ball. That set closed out the Unison Warrior Series, and now, the first set of the Zenkai Series, September 2022's Dawn of the Z-Warriors, has been revealed to feature other elements of the film on cards. The film is the second movie to take place after the end of the anime following DBS: Broly, which re-invented the iconic Legendary Super Saiyan Broly as a canonical character. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the latest film in Akira Toriyama's long-running Dragon Ball series, has been released in the United States.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Comes Close to Toplling Pokemon's ... (Comicbook.com)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now in theaters in North America and it seems that the Z-Fighters are taking the West by storm. As the new movie focuses on ...

Another major Pokemon movie that didn't hit theaters in the West was the re-creation of the first movie, Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution, which arrived on Netflix like a number of different films and episodes from the anime series. This is saying something considering how big the story of Ash and Pikachu was when the first movie of the franchise was released, and how their fight against Mewtwo was able to resonate amongst Western audiences when anime films hitting theaters was a very uncommon occurrence in North America. As the new movie focuses on Gohan and Piccolo's fight against the Red Ribbon Army, it seems that the next chapter of the Z-Fighters has had such a strong start, that it has managed to come within striking distance of one of the biggest anime movies of all time in Pokemon: The First Movie.

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Everything We Know About Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2 (Screen Rant)

Will Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2 happen? Here's everything we know about the sequel to the 2022 movie, including a potential release date.

If Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2 uses the same animation technique, the sequel may take the same amount of time to arrive, making a mid-2027 release date possible. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero took five years to produce, and the quality of its 2D-3D hybrid animation style is a testament to it being worth the time it takes. Although Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero introduces a standalone plot that gets resolved before the credits roll, it does set up some interesting changes for the Dragon Ball Super franchise. Here's what will follow Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and when it could arrive. Now, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero continues the same trend with Gohan and Piccolo's brand-new transformations, the return of the Red Ribbon Army, and a [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/) sequel could arrive.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Stars Have An Idea For The Next ... (Cinema Blend)

With the villain in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero defeated, English dub voice actor Chris Sabat had some thoughts on who he feels the next big baddie should ...

For those who don’t know, Launch was a popular female character that was featured in the Dragon Ball franchise for many years and was able to switch between two distinct personalities - one that was super sweet and had blue hair, and the other that was a blond-haired, criminal with serious anger issues. Who would you want to see as the next villain of Dragon Ball Z? But having Launch back would be quite the twist after all these years of her not being in the anime (besides a few small, short-live appearances). This was a new and improved version of a classic Dragon Ball weapon, Cell, who was the project of Dr. Starting in 2015 and ending in 2018, the show has had two sequel films -- one in 2018, called Dragon Ball Super: Broly, and now, in 2022, called Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. When asked about what could possibly come next for these two heroes in the Dragon Ball franchise after taking on Cell Max, Gohan’s English Dub voice actor, Kyle Hebert, told CinemaBlend that the fandom makes speculation about the future with these characters that much more fun.

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Does Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Have An After Credits Scene? (Screen Rant)

Post-credits scenes have become popular in recent times. Here's what happens after Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's credits roll, and what it means.

The Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero post-credits scene is definitely a very satisfying moment for long-time fans of the series, especially for Vegeta fans, as it awards the Saiyan prince a long-awaited achievement. Fortunately for Dragon Ball fans, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has a post-credits scene in the vein of the MCU's lighthearted post-credits stingers. [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/) have a post-credits scene?

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Star Reacts to Gohan Having the ... (Comicbook.com)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is now breaking all sorts of records with its opening in theaters around the world, and the voice star behind Gohan has shared ...

[Hebert had the following to say about Gohan's evolving relationship with his long time mentor, "You know, it's a bond that is so strong](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-movie-release-trailer/). Speaking with ComicBook.com's Megan Peters about the feature film](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-super-hero-interview/), Hebert opened up about the fact that Gohan was getting a starting role. [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](/category/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/) is now breaking all sorts of records with its opening in theaters around the world, and the voice star behind [Gohan](/category/gohan/) has shared their reaction to the fighter having a starring role in the new movie this time around!

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Has Best Anime Box Office Opening ... (Screen Rant)

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero hits #1 in the domestic box office this weekend and nabs the best global opening for any anime film in history.

[THR](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dragon-ball-super-2-box-office-beast-1235202865/), Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has amassed a total of $10.7 million in the domestic box office on Friday, and is well on its way to a total opening of $20 million. However, it is performing incredibly well on the scale of anime releases, even in the Dragon Ball franchise. [future of Dragon Ball](https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-super-future-movies-tv/) as a whole was hardly in question, considering it has been going strong for about 40 years. Super Hero, which is the second Dragon Ball Super film, is also the twenty-first movie in the franchise overall. [Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero](https://screenrant.com/tag/dragon-ball-super-super-hero/) is on its way to having the best global opening for an anime film in box office history. The film is the latest entry in the long-running Dragon Ball franchise, which quickly became one of the preeminent global anime brands following its creation by Akira Toriyama in 1984.

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'Dragon Ball Super: Superhero' Review: Gohan and Piccolo's Excellent Reformation (Rendy Reviews)

It's additionally confounding that an entry called Dragon Ball Super: Superhero plays to the structure of a spy flick. When a Dragon Ball movie finally gives Piccolo and Gohan—who have been ineffective background characters post-Cell days—a self-contained ...

Next time, don’t try to conform to the confines of the most famous film genre. When the plot starts to ramp up speed, it halts in its tracks to ask the viewers, “Wonder where Goku and Vegeta are while all this is happening?” The pacing gets derailed to confirm that this is indeed a sequel to Dragon Ball Super: Broly while adding nothing of substance to the main plot. Piccolo goes undercover and spies through a good chunk of the film. Despite being an experimental screen test to see if its new CG style can stay for future installments, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is as fun and exhilarating as a Dragon Ball flick can be. The prominent element that stands out from the first frame is the stylistic switch from 2D to 3D, the first of the Dragon Ball-anything (excluding video games) to do so. That a theatrical Dragon Ball Super movie has to conform to conventions of the superhero blockbuster to maintain relevance in a field of Hollywood flicks that is overly reliant on the genre is sad, if not confusing. Due to the stylistic changes, the character movements and facial expressions are restricted outside the action set pieces. They've had the most complex dynamic fans know and love, and the movie delivers on giving the two purpose for the first time in years. In the words of TeamFourStar, he peaked as a kid when he beat Cell. He seizes it as the perfect opportunity to get Gohan’s lazy ass out of the study room to kick some ass against two new Androids, 1 & 2, who perceive the aliens among them as villains. The story focuses on Piccolo, who has become a grandfather figure to Gohan's 3-year-old kid, Pan. If you’re all caught up with the DBS series, or just a veteran who has skipped some story arcs (hello, it's me), it's welcoming to see these old characters retain their signature dynamics on the big screen.

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Israelis break Kamehameha world record for Dragon Ball Super ... (The Jerusalem Post)

Led by Israeli voice actors Avi Meir and Uri Har Lev, who voice Dragon Ball's Goku and Gohan respectively, the 974 participants shattered the record in ...

The anime, particularly Dragon Ball Z, was also a major hit around the world, having been dubbed into different languages, and is seen by many as being instrumental in the spread of anime worldwide. This soon continued into films and a wide number of popular video games. Meir is famed as the voice of Dragon Ball franchise protagonist Son Goku in the Hebrew dub, while Har Lev voices his son, Gohan. This is especially true in Israel, where the Dragon Ball fandom is one of the largest local fan communities with some 8,300 people since it was founded in 2015, and is part of "It's amazing that another record was broken in Israel and it's also a great opportunity to invite everyone to enjoy the last days of for summer and to come see films of different genres with us." Created by Akira Toriyama, the Dragon Ball franchise began when it was first published as a manga in the 1980s in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

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Box Office: 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' Crushes Idris Elba's ... (Reuters)

"Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" topped the box office in its debut, beating expectations by collecting an impressive $21 million in North American ticket ...

The movie brought in $8 million from 3,781 locations in its third weekend of release, taking its domestic tally to $68.9 million. In fourth place, Paramount's "Top Gun: Maverick" pulled in $5.85 million from 2,969 locations in its 13th weekend of release. animated adventure "DC League of Super-Pets" took the No. Since it opened in theaters over Memorial Day weekend, "Maverick" has only spent one weekend out of the top five on North American box office charts. Overseas, "Bullet Train" has amassed $60 million for a global tally of $123 million. The movie, which cost $36 million to produce, has raked in $10.2 million to date at the international box office. The movie played on 327 Imax screens, which accounted for $3.4 million in domestic ticket sales. Earlier this year, the company's PG-13 "Jujutsu Kaisen 0" notched a remarkable $17.6 million in its debut, while its 2021 release "Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train" generated $21.2 million to start, which is even more impressive since cinemas were still operating at reduced capacity. Directed by Icelandic director Baltasar Korm?kur ("Adrift"), "Beast" follows a recently widowed father and his two teenage daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Jeffries), who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion. "This is another outstanding Crunchyroll anime opening. The anime film, playing on 3,007 screens, is backed by the production company Crunchyroll, which specializes in Japanese anime film and television. However, these movies tend to play like horror films in terms of ticket sales, withstanding big declines in subsequent weeks.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Is Number One At The Box Office ... (/FILM)

If the film makes its projected gross this weekend, it'll be comparable to that of other recently successful anime films, including this spring's "Jujutsu ...

Of course, anime is a widely loved genre, and Dragon Ball in particular has had a long and impressive life as a franchise. The PG-13 film's success is a win for anime and adult animation, but it also continues this month's trend of a generally sluggish box office. "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" is aided by its wide availability, as it opened in 3007 locations this weekend, the most ever for a CrunchyRoll production. If the film makes its projected gross this weekend, it'll be comparable to that of other recently successful anime films, including this spring's "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie" ($18 million), and "Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train," which opened during a pandemic economy with a [$21 million](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3648226049/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs) debut weekend. The latest Dragon Ball movie has already surpassed expectations with a $10.7 million opening day, which dwarfs the last theatrically released film in the franchise. In a rarity for the American box office, an anime movie is set to walk away from this weekend with the number one spot.

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