Fans of the Dragon Ball franchise are set to see a host of product launches in the coming weeks, including a new video game and animated series, despite the series creator having died this year.
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, who died in March, launched Dragon Ball in 1984 and it has since become one of the bestselling manga franchises of all time, spawning countless anime series, films and video games.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero will be released on October 11 with a record 182 characters doing battle.
“It’s a very important launch for us, we hope it will work,” Maurice Fontaine, product manager in France for Bandai Namco, the game’s publisher, said.
A new animated series, Dragon Ball Daima, will also be released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the franchise.