Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Can Fix the Original Anime’s Biggest Mistake

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The new series, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, has a lot of promise as a fresh take on the original story. Many viewers are hoping it will lead to remakes of all the subsequent arcs. While it’s unclear exactly what this reimagining of the Battle of Gods Saga will look like, or how many arcs will be revisited, fans are excited about the possibility, especially because Toei Animation now has an opportunity to improve upon previous storylines.

While Dragon Ball Super wasn’t perfect, its biggest weakness was a lack of overall connection between storylines. The new movie, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, offers a chance to address this. If Toei Animation remakes the series, they can create a more unified and cohesive narrative, turning what felt like disconnected episodes into a story that fully realizes its potential.

Dragon Ball Super Failed to Connect its Arcs

Throughout the original Dragon Ball, DBZ, and Dragon Ball GT, a common feature is that, even though the series don’t have one big story running through them, most of the individual story arcs are connected. For example, in Dragon Ball Z, the Frieza Saga happens because the Z-Fighters are trying to bring their friends back to life after the Saiyan Saga. The Cell Saga is a continuation of the Red Ribbon Army Saga, and it features characters who first appeared during the Frieza Saga. Finally, the Buu Saga builds upon the ending of the Cell Saga, starting with Goku being gone and Gohan taking on the role of Earth’s protector.

Watching Dragon Ball Super, I noticed a real problem with how the storylines connect. It’s not a smooth progression like you’d expect. They did use some filler episodes to connect the stories after the ‘Battle of Gods’ and ‘Resurrection ‘F’ arcs, but ‘Resurrection ‘F’ doesn’t really lead into the Universe 6 arc. Then, the Universe 6 arc feels completely separate from the Future Trunks arc, and even though the Universe Survival Saga sort of ties back to the Universe 6 arc, it honestly could have happened even if that earlier arc hadn’t existed. It just feels disjointed.

From the beginning, Dragon Ball Super has struggled to create real suspense. Because it takes place later in the Dragon Ball story, fans know the main characters will always be safe and things will eventually go back to normal. This makes each story arc feel like a simple, self-contained adventure where Goku and Vegeta just defeat another villain, ultimately making the series less engaging.

Recent developments in the Dragon Ball Super manga and movies acknowledge a previous problem with continuity. The movie Dragon Ball Super: Broly directly follows Frieza regaining his life after the Tournament of Power, and while it doesn’t tie into earlier stories, it sets the stage for the events of the Granolah the Survivor Saga.

With the new Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol movie coming, it’s a good time to fully release the existing Dragon Ball Super anime as a complete series, just like they’ll likely do with the upcoming anime based on the Granolah arc. Luckily, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus already has a plan to do this, and using it could fix some long-standing problems with the series.

The Dragon Ball Super Remake Has the Perfect Overarching Story to Tell

Compared to earlier Dragon Ball series, the connections between storylines in Dragon Ball Super are much clearer. This is largely thanks to characters and ideas introduced right at the start – specifically, the Gods of Destruction and the Angels – which serve as a common thread throughout the series.

Almost every story arc in Dragon Ball Super, except for the Resurrection ‘F’ Saga, involves the newly introduced gods. The first arc features Beerus as the main villain, the Tournament of Destroyers is organized by Beerus and his brother Champa, the Future Trunks Saga centers around a rebellious Kai, and even a God of Destruction from Universe 10 appears, all ultimately influenced by the Omni-King, a being even more powerful than the angels.

Although there’s a common thread running through the series, the individual story arcs don’t currently connect to each other. Unfortunately, this connection is abandoned after the Universe Survival Saga. The subsequent arcs – featuring Broly, Moro, Granolah, and Super Hero – completely ignore the Gods of Destruction and the larger multiverse, meaning characters like Beerus and Whis aren’t essential to those stories and could easily be removed without impacting the plot.

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus has a great opportunity to connect all of its storylines into one satisfying narrative. This would not only give those arcs more impact, but also allow the series to naturally shift its focus away from the gods. The anime has already hinted at interesting possibilities – like Goku and Hit’s feelings about the gods, and the mysterious Grand Priest – but Toei Animation needs to capitalize on them to create a truly cohesive story.

The Dragon Ball Super: Beerus arc is a great opportunity to truly highlight the Gods of Destruction, which many fans feel is where the series should have always focused. While the new anime already promises stunning visuals, the most important thing would be to give the story a clear and meaningful direction.

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2026-03-15 16:44