# Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018)

> Trunks vanishes from the future and Goku, Vegeta and Fu must hunt down the dragon balls to rescue him from a multiverse prison of endless battles.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/68706

## Facts

- Seasons: 6
- Episodes: 54
- Episode runtime: 8 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, adventure
- Network: Fuji TV
- Cast: Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kenji Nomura, Masakazu Morita, Daisuke Kishio, Yuka Komatsu
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8433216/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: breathless, kinetic, earnest, high energy

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with later seasons rated notably higher than the early run.

## Synopsis

Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018-2024) is a Japanese animated shonen action series created as a spin-off of the Dragon Ball franchise and produced by Toei Animation for Fuji TV. Trunks disappears from the future just as he arrives to train with Goku (Masako Nozawa) and Vegeta (Ryo Horikawa), and the group, joined by the mysterious Fu (Kappei Yamaguchi), sets out to gather the dragon balls and free him from the Prison Planet, a complex hidden in an unknown corner of the universes. The engine is relentless: each arc pits the heroes against rival fighters and escalating power levels, and the episodes are built around training, tournament-style clashes and the search for a way out. Across six seasons the story stays one continuing quest, with a Dragon Ball-style sense of ever-stronger opponents and heroic resolve. The tone is breathless and kinetic, a bright, earnest blend of fast combat and camaraderie. Fans of Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Z and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V will find resonance in its power-up spectacle and video-game-inspired battles, and it suits viewers who want high-energy fights without much dread.

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