Dragon Ball Officially Scores a Major Streaming Hit With Beerus Release
A franchise spanning decades
Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball follows Son Goku from childhood into adulthood as he trains in martial arts and faces powerful opponents. The story also features friends, family, Goku’s alien origins and the Dragon Balls, mystical objects that can summon a wish-granting dragon.
The franchise has been around for more than 40 years. Its anime history includes Dragon Ball, which aired in Japan from 1986 to 1989, and Dragon Ball Z, shown from 1989 to 1996, along with nearly two dozen animated films and three television specials.
A revised journey returns
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus debuted on October 11, 2026, bringing audiences back to the franchise’s world. The series remakes the early part of Dragon Ball Super with quicker pacing and refreshed visuals.
Its approach may recall Dragon Ball Z Kai, a revised edition of Dragon Ball Z that ran from 2009 to 2015. Both series revisit existing material in a reworked form.
Streaming charts across regions
Earlier this week, the fantasy anime reached the top position on HBO Max in Central and South American territories, including Argentina, Mexico and Peru. It also remained among Crunchyroll’s Top 10 for more than a week in the U.S., UK, Spain, New Zealand, Italy, Australia and France.
Key points
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus was released on October 11, 2026.
- The series reworks early Dragon Ball Super material with faster pacing and updated visuals.
- It has charted on Disney+, Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix and HBO Max.
- The show appeared in Crunchyroll’s Top 10 across seven countries.