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Published Jan 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
An experienced Editor representing Canada via Screen Rant's Team Anime, J.R. has been reading manga since the first printing of Shonen Jump in North America. This passion drove him to write about anime, manga, and manhwa since 2022, having recently served as Lead Anime Editor for ComicBook.com.
His favorite moments in media coverage include reviewing the series premieres of Zom 100 and Bleach: TYBW Part 2 back-to-back and briefly meeting Junji Ito at a VIZ gallery event in 2023.
Dragon Ball Super fans won bigtime with its latest confirmation of the anime's return, easily the biggest request across the fandom. While the other massive demand of the audiences wasn't met, a return of the manga for new chapters, a Beerus Saga remake and a brand new saga adaptation is phenomenal news. But another anime fandom remains considerably disappointed.
While there is a slate of Dragon Ball Super episodes remaking the Beerus Saga Kai-style, the promised four remade Naruto episodes continue only to be hinted at by leaks and surprising Chinese government reveals. There has yet to be an official confirmation on a firm release window in 2026, Dragon Ball Super's reveal proves even a simple announcement would suffice.
Dragon Ball Stepped Up and So Should Naruto
Since the March 26, 2023 release of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' final episode, the Naruto franchise's anime component has laid dormant, while an entire Dragon Ball anime came and went. The announcement of the remade Naruto episodes is practically a joke among fans given how often leakers circulate "trusted sources", lately claiming a 2026 release window.
While TV Tokyo documents from May of 2024 pointed toward that fiscal year previously being the planned window for a new anime, that window has long since passed. Anime like Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, meanwhile, will release in Fall 2026 and have a good chance of wrapping before fans see more new Naruto episodes at this rate.
There are still encouraging updates, though. Thanks to leaks by the Chinese government, it was revealed that studio Huahan (Dongying) Animation Co., Ltd. appears to be working on animation tasks for both Naruto and One Piece. This alone keeps hope alive for the special Naruto episodes either later this year, or soon after. But this issue expands beyond Naruto remakes.
Boruto Deserves Its Dragon Ball Super Moment
While Dragon Ball may well be releasing remade/enhanced episodes of Super for its first arc, the more exciting announcement was of its continuation with Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol. This anime will feature a story and villain largely born of Toyotarou's creation instead of Toriyama's, so it's a fitting way for the anime to move on after Toriyama's passing.
However, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has yet to fully conclude its story for Part 1 of the Boruto saga, with the Omnipotence Arc still in heavy demand. Given it is half the length of Dragon Ball Super's Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga, it's uncertain whether it'd be better off as a limited series or film, but there's little information available.
Studio Pierrot has quietly revealed Part 2 is incoming, while the @NARUTOtoBORUTO X account, now labeled the Official Twitter for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, states in its bio to stay tuned for Part 2 updates. These are largely the only other confirmations, while the Boruto manga continues in earnest in its latest exciting new arcs.
An official confirmation of Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece airing concurrently would still be a sight to behold.
Dragon Ball Super's last episode aired on March 25, 2018, and its latest manga release was Dragon Ball Super chapter #104 last February. Audiences waited patiently and are being rewarded. Naruto fans should expect to wait a bit longer, but an official confirmation of Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece airing concurrently would still be a sight to behold.
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First Film Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Latest Film Boruto: Naruto the Movie
First TV Show Naruto
Latest TV Show Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
First Episode Air Date October 3, 2002
Cast Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nana Mizuki, Hideo Ishikawa, Yûko Sanpei
Naruto is a franchise spawned from the manga series penned by Masashi Kishimoto that began in 1999. Generating several tv series, games, movies, and more, Naruto follows the exploits of a young outcast ninja harboring the spirit of a demon fox who seeks to become the Hokage, the leader of his ninja village, to break the stigma against him. Upon the conclusion of the initial series, Naruto expanded into Boruto, following many series protagonists' children and returning faces.
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Created by Akira Toriyama
First Film Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Latest Film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
First TV Show Dragon Ball
Latest TV Show Super Dragon Ball Heroes
First Episode Air Date April 26, 1989
From the creative mind of Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball is a mega multimedia franchise that spans back to the 1980s. Dragon Ball expanded quickly, starting as a serialized manga for Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan. It made its way overseas via manga and an anime adaptation that is enjoyed worldwide. Dragon Ball was the initial starting animated series that followed the adventures of the young Son Goku as he sought after the Dragon Balls. These mystical orbs would grant the wish of any who gathered them together. Then, the series would branch off into the immensely popular Dragon Ball Z, which followed Goku as an adult and featured high-intensity battles and Goku's never-ending search to be the strongest. The series has also enjoyed several popular video game adaptations and continues to release several new animated series and theatrical films up to the recent popular Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.
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