Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Premiere Leaves Japan Debating Which Era Is Safe to Remake
『ドラゴンボール超 ビルス』放送直前、日本ではどのエピソードならリメイクしても叩かれないか論争に
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, a remake of the original Battle of Gods arc, premieres on Fuji TV tonight (October 11) as a lead-in to the previously announced Galactic Patrol (Moro arc) anime. Ahead of the broadcast, a Japanese reaction-compilation video built around the news drew 185 comments arguing over something more specific than hype: whether Super is simply the one era of Dragon Ball you can remake without fans tearing it apart.
The top-liked comment (539 likes) makes the case directly — remake Z or GT and no amount of quality will stop some segment of fans from trashing it, but Super gets a pass. Plenty of replies pushed back with specifics, though: some want the story itself fixed (Goku written as sharper, more tension in the Future Trunks arc) rather than just prettier animation, while others argued a GT remake could work fine too if the staff gave Vegeta and Uub more to do. The thread drifts from there into pure excitement for the upcoming Moro arc, and closes on a joke about how long 90-year-old Goku voice actress Masako Nozawa can keep this up.
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus — a remake of the original Battle of Gods arc, positioned as a lead-in to the already-announced Galactic Patrol (Moro arc) anime — premieres on Fuji TV tonight, October 11, at 23:15 JST. Both projects were announced together at the same "Dragon Ball Genki Dama Matsuri" fan event earlier this year, with Akira Toriyama credited for the original story and character designs on both. Ahead of tonight's broadcast, a Japanese reaction-compilation video built around the news pulled in 185 comments, and the thread turned into something more specific than simple hype: an argument over which eras of Dragon Ball can actually survive being remade without the fanbase turning on it.
It's a strange thing to litigate the night before a show even airs, but that's exactly what happened. The top comment doesn't hedge — it states plainly that Super is the safe pick, and the backing logic (no amount of polish saves a Z or GT remake from backlash) got picked up and argued over for most of the thread.
“Honestly, Super is probably the one era of Dragon Ball you can remake without getting torn apart for it. Remake Z or GT and no matter how high the quality turns out, some segment of fans is going to trash it regardless.”
でも多分ドラゴンボールでリメイクして一番叩かれないのは超だよ ZとかGTリメイクするとどんだけクオリティ高くても絶対一定層叩くヤツが出てくる
“Besides, Super's early episodes had the lowest animation quality of basically any era in the whole franchise.”
何より超序盤が一番クオリティ低いからな
“I heard they're making the Galactic Patrol arc too, so I'm just assuming they're redoing all of Super to line up perfectly with Galactic Patrol airing right after.”
銀河パトロール編制作するらしいし、超を全部リメイクしてちょうど銀河パトロール編アニメやるんやろって勝手に思ってる
“Honestly, the Moro arc getting animated is what I'm looking forward to most out of all of this.”
モロ編アニメ化するのが一番楽しみなんよな
The Galactic Patrol tie-in gave the whole thing a practical shape, too: if this remake exists mainly to set up Moro arc, then redoing Super from the start makes scheduling sense on top of the nostalgia angle, and more than one commenter said the Moro adaptation itself is the real payoff they're waiting for.
Not everyone was satisfied with "it'll just look nicer," though. A chunk of the thread pushed back that quality alone isn't the point — if they're going to redo it, redo the writing too, and the complaints got specific fast: Goku's characterization, the pacing of the Future Trunks arc, even whether Zeno needed to exist as a character at all.
“Yeah, fair. Personally I'm fine with the animation getting better, but I want the story itself fixed too — the character derailment, Goku getting written dumber, and actual tension back in the Future Trunks arc's ending and fights. And we don't need Zeno.”
いやそれはそう 個人的には作画が良くなるのはいいがストーリーを直して欲しいかな あとキャラ崩壊と悟空の知能低下、未来編のラストと戦いに緊張感が欲しいし、全王はいらない
“Forget Z — I actually think a GT remake could be really good. Fix the animation and give Vegeta and Uub a little more to do, and the whole reputation flips.”
ZはともかくGTはリメイクかなりいいと思うけどな 作画と少しだけベジータやウーブの活躍増やせば評価ガラッと変わると思う
“But you guys would absolutely complain the sound effects don't have enough weight if they remade Z, lol”
でもお前らZリメイクしたら効果音に重みがないーとかいちゃもんつけるやん絶対笑
“There are plenty of people genuinely looking forward to this. Don't go raining on the parade right before it airs.”
素直に楽しみにしてる人が大勢いるんだから。このタイミングで水を差すような事はするなよ
“I just love Dragon Ball, you know? Not complicated foreshadowing or dense character drama — just guys screaming their lungs out, powering up all the way, and throwing down.”
俺はやっぱドラゴンボールが好きなんだ。複雑な伏線とか、濃密なキャラストーリーとかじゃなくて、ただ雄叫び上げて気を全開にして熱く殴り合ってるドラゴンボールがよ。
There's also a quieter undercurrent running through the thread: a reminder that whatever happens tonight might not come around again, and not just for the franchise. One reply treats tonight's ratings as a referendum with real stakes — watch it or risk losing any future shot at the manga getting remade properly — and from there the conversation drifts from the franchise's future to the cast's.
“I'm watching because I'm excited for it. That said, I also feel like if this doesn't get proper viewership now, the chance of the source material ever getting remade again just disappears.”
楽しみだから見る それはそれとして、今ちゃんと見ておかないと原作がリメイクされる可能性が消えてしまいそうな気もする
“This might end up being Masako Nozawa's last role 😢”
野沢雅子の最後の作品になるかもしれないな😢
“Yamadera: "Huff... huff... I can't... anymore." Nozawa: "Yamadera! That's not enough power!"”
山寺｢ハァハァ…もう…ダメです｣ 野沢雅子｢山寺！パワーが足んねぇぞ！｣
That's the running joke about this franchise in one exchange — Masako Nozawa has voiced Goku since the franchise's original anime debut decades ago, the voice cast is elderly in places, the fanbase argues about remake quality like it's a religion, and somehow the thing that actually unites everyone, safest-era debate and all, is just wanting to watch Goku scream again tonight.
FAQ
- When does Dragon Ball Super: Beerus premiere?
- It airs Sundays at 23:15 JST on Fuji TV starting October 11, with domestic streaming confirmed on Prime Video and U-NEXT.
- Why do commenters think Super is the "safe" era to remake?
- The top comment argues that remaking Z or Dragon Ball GT invariably draws backlash from some segment of fans no matter the quality, while Super — whose original run already had rough early animation — doesn't carry that same baggage.
- Are commenters only asking for better animation?
- No — several push back that animation alone isn't enough, asking for story-level fixes like sharper writing for Goku and more tension in the Future Trunks arc, while others argue a GT remake could succeed too if Vegeta and Uub got more screen time.
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