Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Premieres First Episode At NYCC 2026
The premiere drew a full house for a redrawn version of the original Dragon Ball Super, confirming that the franchise can fill a major convention hall even when the footage is not new.
Key Facts
- The world premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1 was held on October 8 at New York Comic Con 2026 at the Javits Center, with about 3,000 attendees.
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus premiered in Japan on October 11, 2026, as an enhanced edition of the original Dragon Ball Super anime.
- The October 8 panel was hosted by Monica Rial, the English voice of Bulma, and featured Jason Douglas, the English voice of Beerus, and Ian Sinclair, the English voice of Whis.
- Video messages were shown from Masako Nozawa, the Japanese voice of Goku, and Koichi Yamadera, the Japanese voice of Beerus.
- The Dragon Ball booth at New York Comic Con 2026 offered artwork, statues, playable stations for Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, merchandise, and giveaways.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, OtakuKart Anime.
The world premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Episode 1 took place on October 8 at New York Comic Con 2026 at the Javits Center, drawing about 3,000 attendees. The panel was hosted by Monica Rial, the English voice of Bulma, with Jason Douglas (Beerus) and Ian Sinclair (Whis) appearing in person. Video messages came from Masako Nozawa, the Japanese voice of Goku, and Koichi Yamadera, the Japanese voice of Beerus. Nozawa led the audience in a group Kamehameha. Douglas said he became an actor because he loved great writing, interesting characters, and exciting action, and that Dragon Ball has all of it. Sinclair said he would be happy to spend his whole career on Dragon Ball. The event also included a Dragon Ball booth with artwork, statues, card game and video game stations, merchandise, and giveaways. The series premiered in Japan on October 11, 2026.
Anime News Network's writeup frames the premiere as "a (not exactly) new episode," describing Dragon Ball Super: Beerus as a reanimated cut of the original series "recut with better animation."
- Goku's farm sequence opens with him training while Goten takes over his tractor, running image training through his past fights with Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu.
- The original side plot about Goku earning money to appease Chi-Chi is resolved immediately, with Mr. Satan handing over the money as thanks for saving the world on the condition that Satan keeps the credit.
- Beerus awakens and goes on a destruction spree to jog his memory of the Super Saiyan God dream, a framing that mirrors his awakening against Goku's resolve to get stronger.
- The art direction drops the glossy "flat action figure" look of the original for intense-looking shadows, more fluid animation, and new scenes bridging leftover footage.
Ian Sinclair recalled that Sean Schemmel called everyone excited when the project was announced, even though it was the middle of the night for Sinclair while he slept. Noel Gallagher did not appear.
Nozawa encouraged fans worldwide to enjoy the story created by Akira Toriyama. Yamadera urged viewers to watch Beerus demonstrate his strength and intimidating presence. The promotional campaign around the event included a wrapped bus touring New York and advertising at subway entrances, with similar promotions in Los Angeles.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.