Dragon Ball Super's Beerus Remake Is Reportedly Finished Ahead of Its October Release, While the Moro Arc Stays in Pre-Production

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is coming later this year as a six-episode miniseries remaking the Battle of Gods arc, and from what I am hearing, production on it is already done. That is the headline update I have on where the remake and the Moro arc currently stand.

This six-episode run will rework the arc with enhanced scenes and new material that Dragon Ball producer Akio Iyoku has said is closer to Akira Toriyama's vision. As I have reported before, some elements from the manga are being folded in, animation issues from the original run are being fixed, and a lot of filler is being trimmed. The original Battle of Gods arc during the Dragon Ball Super era ran fourteen episodes; this remake is being cut down to six.

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is reportedly already finished, months before its release

I was told by a reliable source that Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is finished, meaning the production work on all six episodes is done and it is ready to go later this year in October. I have not been able to double-source this yet, so I want to be upfront that this should be taken with something like a fifty percent likelihood, since I have not had the chance to fully verify it myself.

If true, this is a big deal, because one of the main reasons the original Dragon Ball Super anime ran into so many problems was that the production team only had eight weeks to actually put the anime into motion. That rushed timeline is why episode 5 of the original series looked the way it did, to the point where even Toriyama himself complained about it, which was not something he did frequently.

So the idea that all six episodes of this remake are supposedly finished about eight months before it airs is, in my view, tremendous news. It suggests the production has already moved on to fully finishing the Resurrection F portion of the remake, with Universe 6 and Future Trunks still to come after that.

The Moro arc, Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol, is still in pre-production

Something else I reported on a few weeks ago has now been backed up by another source, which is that there are multiple teams currently working on these different Dragon Ball Super projects. Dragon Ball Super: Galactic Patrol, the Moro arc scheduled for late next year, is still in pre-production as of right now.

From what I was told, there are two separate teams handling this work, with some crossover between them. Some of Toei's top animators are working on the Dragon Ball Super remake, fixing issues from the past version, while a separate team is scheduled to help with the Moro arc, and the two projects are probably going to overlap somewhat. That overlap is good news in my view, because it means a lot of this work can get done faster.

A rumored AI element to the remake, which I am treating with real skepticism

I was also told, and again this is not double-sourced, so I would rather you look at it as a rumor that is likely true rather than a confirmed fact, that some form of AI is being used on this project. To be clear, I do not believe this means AI fight scenes, AI animation, or AI voice actors. I am relatively certain that is not what is happening, but for some of the enhancement work, I could see them using AI to help balance things out.

Even I am a bit skeptical of this report, though I would not be surprised if it turned out to be true. Toei Animation has publicly stated it plans to use modern technology to help with a lot of its recent work, not just Dragon Ball but its other properties as well, as part of its broader plans for 2026 and beyond that include more anime projects and continued investigation of the technology currently available.

I will be honest that I do not know the degree to which this is being used, meaning I do not know what form of AI or what its actual purpose is until it shows up in finalized form, but I do not think it is going to replace any animators, at least not anytime soon. As AI gets smarter and evolves, I think this could end up becoming an issue for artists and animators down the line, since companies will use it to save money, which is an unfortunate reality. I hope Toei does not go too far into it, but I am not raising alarms yet. I would rather wait and see what it is actually used for, or whether this report turns out to be true at all, so consider it a possibility rather than something confirmed.

Who might be drawing the Moro arc, based on the Galactic Patrol image

When it comes to the Moro arc, there is currently a debate over who drew the original Galactic Patrol image that came out, but it looks to me like it could be the animation supervisor from Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, who worked on that opening sequence showing flashbacks to the history of the Red Ribbon Army against Goku and his friends. That same person also worked on the Dragon Ball fortieth anniversary animation that Hans Zimmer scored.

That tells me he is either definitely involved in working on the Moro arc, or at the very least he just handled that promotional piece. I think it is more likely that he will be involved in Moro, but I cannot confirm that yet, since there have not been any official announcements about who is working on it. What you can count on is that Toei's top talent will be involved, since this is the continuation that follows the Tournament of Power and the events of Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

Who do you think actually drew that Galactic Patrol image, and does it change who you expect to be working on the Moro arc?