Dragon Ball Super is getting a second shot at a first impression. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, a reworked take on the arc that introduced the God of Destruction, began streaming on Crunchyroll on October 11, combining enhanced existing footage with newly produced animation from Toei Animation.
The story will be familiar to longtime fans. Years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Earth is enjoying a rare stretch of calm when Beerus wakes from a long sleep, hears that a Saiyan managed to beat Frieza, and goes looking for him. That Saiyan is Goku, and the fate of the planet quickly hinges on how their encounter plays out, setting up a clash that pushes the series into a far bigger cosmic scale than anything before it.
What makes the revisit interesting is the history behind it. This storyline was first told in the 2013 film Battle of Gods, then retold in the opening stretch of the Dragon Ball Super TV series in 2015. Those early episodes became known for uneven animation quality, something that followed the show for years. A refreshed version gives Toei a chance to present one of the franchise’s most important turning points in better shape, much as Dragon Ball Kai once trimmed and polished Dragon Ball Z for a new generation of viewers.
The production leans on experienced hands. Tadayoshi Yamamuro, a long-standing name in Dragon Ball animation, handles character design and serves as general animation director, while Matsuto Seya oversees composition and direction. Norihito Sumitomo, who scored Dragon Ball Super, returns for the music. Masako Nozawa voices Goku once again, a role she has held since the 1980s, and Kōichi Yamadera reprises Beerus.
The series is also built on Akira Toriyama’s original story, character designs and creative vision, which carries added significance following the creator’s death in 2024. Any new Dragon Ball animation now arrives with that context attached, and fans will be paying close attention to how faithfully his work is carried forward.
The release is subtitled and available across a wide range of territories, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia, India and Southeast Asia. Details such as episode count and exactly how much of the animation is newly produced versus restored have not been shared, and no dub has been announced so far.
