Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Coming To Netflix and Crunchyroll

Dragon Ball is easily one of the biggest franchises in the world. Spanning manga, anime, movies, video games, and more, it's been a phenomenon for more than thirty years. There was a global outpouring of love and respect when its creator, Akira Toriyama, passed away in 2024. The most recent animated outing for the franchise was Dragon Ball Daima, which aired from 2024-25. Now, in 2026, we're getting a new series. Well... sort of.

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is to Dragon Ball Super what Dragon Ball Kai is to Dragon Ball Z. The series features extensive new cuts, revisions to existing scenes, and is a complete re-rendering of the existing footage with a newly recorded soundtrack. The "enhanced" edition features a reworked story and battle scenes that are said to be truer to Akira Toriyama's original vision.

The original anime of Dragon Ball Super aired between 2015 and 2018, for a total of 131 episodes. It was followed by the movies Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The first arc of Super, which will be the basis for the new series, was an expanded retelling of the 2013 movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods.

Several years have passed since the fierce battle against Majin Buu, and Earth has finally regained a brief moment of peace. At the same time, Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens from his long, deep sleep. Even Kai and Supreme Kai, aware of Beerus's overwhelming power to destroy entire planets, watch his awakening with great fear… Meanwhile, Beerus hears rumors of a Saiyan who defeated Frieza and suddenly appears before Goku. Targeted by Beerus, the strongest being in the universe, Earth is in grave danger. Thus begins an earth-shattering cosmic battle between the God of Destruction and Goku and his allies a conflict that will shake the entire universe.

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus will begin airing in Japan on October 11 on Fuji TV and its affiliates. It will also be streaming on the Amazon Prime Japan and U-NEXT streaming platforms 30 minutes after its original airing. It has been confirmed the series will stream the same day on Crunchyroll, for subscribers in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa and on Netflix in the US, the UK and select other countries. The series will stream weekly, and will be available in Japanese with subtitles.

Fans will also be able to preview the first episode as part of a Dragon Ball Super: Beerus panel at New York ComicCon on October 8.

[Source: Crunchyroll email and ANN]

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