Dragon Ball Anime's Epic Revival: Brace Yourself for an Unprecedented Demon Invaders Arc Teaser!

Super Dragon Ball Heroes will make its long-awaited return on Sunday, October 22, 2023 with the Demon Invader Arc, following the epic Supreme Kai of Time Arc. Toei Animation, the studio behind the anime, released a teaser visual that hints at exciting new events.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes is a promotional net anime designed to promote the card and video games of the same name. It is important to note that this series is not considered canon and was created by Toei Animation, not the original manga creator, Akira Toriyama.

Super Dragon Ball Heroes announces Demon Invaders Arc with a new visual

Super Dragon Ball Heroes will be making its comeback on Sunday, October 22, 2023, introducing the thrilling Demon Invaders Arc. To tease the upcoming arc, the anime studio released a visually captivating announcement.

The new anime visual showcases Goku, Vegeta, Xeno Trunks, Xeno Vegeta, Xeno Goku, as well as a mysterious demon with a distinctive third eye positioned between its two eyes.

Xeno Goku and Xeno Vegeta appear in the anime (Image via Toei Animation)

The upcoming episode, titled The Demon Invader Saga Begins! A Black Shadow Strikes the Earth!, marks the 51st episode of the series. This episode will kickstart the Meteor Mission, the seventh saga and ninth arc of the anime. Unfortunately, no further details are currently available.

Recap of Super Dragon Ball Heroes episode 50

The defeat of Demigra in episode 50 of Super Dragon Ball Heroes was accomplished by Goku, Xeno Goku, and Future Gohan, who joined forces to unleash their powerful chi attacks. While Aeos and Chronoa managed to reconcile, their concerns shifted towards the emergence of a potential successor to the defeated villain.

This is Future Gohan as depicted in the anime (Image via Toei Animation).

After defeating Demigra, Aeos and Chronoa utilized the Time Scrolls to restore the realm to its normal state and sent the villains back to their original locations. However, Goku decided that he wasn't ready to leave just yet and requested Aeos to continue the tournament. Aeos agreed and organized fights without any stakes or consequences.

Xeno Goku as depicted in the animated series (Image courtesy of Toei Animation).

While all the battles occurred simultaneously, the clash between Goku and Xeno Goku persisted until the very end. Employing the powers of Ultra Instinct and Super Saiyan 4 respectively, their encounter unfolded. In the meantime, Vidro informed Yamcha that she would need to wait an additional 1200 years before reaching the maturity required to marry him.

Lastly, the episode saw Goku knocking out Xeno Goku, after which he passed out himself. Everyone bid their goodbyes as Bardock looked evidently proud of his son Goku.