Summary
- Dragon Ball Super Volume 24 lacked news on when the series will return after a hiatus.
- The volume includes a tribute to Akira Toriyama with new illustrations and emotional fan reactions.
- Toyotaro confirmed Dragon Ball Super is not canceled and hinted at the next arc without a release window.
Dragon Ball Super Volume 24 is already out in Japan, and it contains many new illustrations by Toyotaro. Unfortunately, the volume didn’t bring any news about when the Dragon Ball will return.
The series went on hiatus in March 2024, after the news of Toriyama’s death broke out. A new chapter was released in February 2025 (and Toyotaro now gave more information about it), but then the series then returned to its indefinite break.
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A Tribute To Akira Toriyama in Super Vol. 24
In addition to the many new illustrations in the volume, Toyotaro also included a heartfelt tribute to Akira Toriyama — this is the first Dragon Ball Super volume to be released after his death. The tribute is an illustration with many characters from many of Toriyama’s works.
Many fans got emotional by the new illustration, and pointed out that Toyotaro remembered that Toriyama created many other series and characters that are not part of the Dragon Ball universe, and his work as a creator and a mangaka is much bigger than Dragon Ball.
Saiyamen X’s Origin Story Was Drafted By Toriyama
As usual, Toyotaro also left a message at the end of the volume, giving more information about Chapter 104, which is a special chapter showing the origin story of Saiyamen X, that is, Goten and Trunks dressed as superheroes in Gohan’s Great Saiyaman style.
He said that Toriyama gave him a text with a draft of this story, but he let Toyotaro choose whether to include it in the story or not. Toyotaro thought that he wouldn’t be able to include it because he had to write the Super Hero arc in a limited number of chapters. Later, when the arc was coming to an end, he asked to draw the story as a one-shot, and the request was approved.
Toyotaro Confirmed That Dragon Ball Super Is Not Canceled
“Stay Tuned For What’s Next in DBS”
He also ends his message by asking fans to wait for the next events in the story, confirming that the manga is not canceled, and should return at some point. Unfortunately, he didn’t give a timeframe for the resumption of the series, so fans should keep an eye on the upcoming issues of V-JUMP for more news.
Fans are already speculating that the next arc will feature Black Frieza, as the character is included on the back cover of the volume, but no official information has been shared about the upcoming saga.
Dragon Ball Super is published in the US by VIZ Media. The American release date for Volume 24 remains to be announced.
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- Release Date
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2015 – 2018-00-00
- Showrunner
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Tatsuya Nagamine
- Directors
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Tatsuya Nagamine
- Writers
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Tatsuya Nagamine, Akira Toriyama
