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Dragon Ball Heroes
Developer(s)Bandai
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
SeriesDragon Ball
Platform(s)Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: November 11, 2010
Genre(s)Trading arcade card game
Mode(s)Single player

Dragon Ball Heroes (Japanese: ドラゴンボール ヒーローズ, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Hirozu) is a Japanese trading arcade card game based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It debuted on November 11, 2010 in Japan. In 2016, an update launched that improved the user experience in the form of enhanced graphics and easier accessibility of characters. This update was named Super Dragon Ball Heroes (スーパー ドラゴンボールヒーローズ).[1] Several other games based on the series have been released for the Nintendo 3DS platform, with another planned for the Nintendo Switch in 2019. Numerous manga adaptations have been published by Shueisha and a promotional anime adaptation by Toei Animation began being shown at public events in July 2018 before being uploaded online.

Gameplay

  • Players can choose a "hero avatar" from 8 races, each with 3 distinct battle types: Hero, Elite, or Berserker.
  • Players can collect various types of Dragon Balls than the common variety such as Ultimate Dragon Balls, Namekian Dragon Balls, Dark Dragon Balls, and the almighty Super Dragon Balls.
  • Players use 7 cards and an IC card called hero license.[2]
  • The game is also available in multiplayer mode.

Characters

Protagonists

Beat (ビート, Bīto)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino
The main protagonist of Dragon Ball Heroes and its mascot. Beat is the male saiyan hero.
Note (ノート, Nōto)
The female protagonist and female saiyan Hero the secondary mascot of the series.
Erito (エリト, Erito)
The male Saiyan Elite.
Basaku
The male Saiyan Berserker.
Viola
The female Saiyan Elite.
Forte
The female Saiyan Berserker.
Kabra
The Majin Hero.
Yoshito-Kun
The Majin Elite.
Salaga
The Majin Berserker.
Froze
The Frieza Clan Hero.
Resok
The Frieza Clan Elite.
Frieza Clan Berserker
The Berserker of the Frieza race.
Tsumuri
The Namekian Hero.
Namekian Elite
The elite Namekian.
Kagyu
The Namekian Berserker.
Nimu
The Android hero.
Nico
The female Android elite.
Genome
The male Android berserker inspired by Cell.
Zen
The Supreme Kai Hero.
Fen
The Supreme Kai Elite.
Wairu
The female Supreme Kai Berserker.
Chamel
The Demon hero.
Demon Elite
A female Demon.
Demon Berserker

Original villains

Mechikabura
The main villain of the first two arcs and Towa and Dabura's grandfather.
Shroom
The Demon God of death and one of Mechikabura's allies.
Salsa
A Demon God with swordsman skills.
Putine
One of the strongest wizards who then joined Demigra.
Gravy
Like, Putine, Gravy joined Demigra and relies on brute force.
Kanbā (カンバー)
A Saiyan in the Prison Planet arc, who is kept by Fu.

Reception

Dragon Ball Heroes is the number one digital card game.[1] By May 2016, the game had sold 400 million cards and grossed over ¥40 billion[3] ($365 million).[1] By October 2016, the game sold 500 million cards and grossed ¥50 billion[4] ($460 million).

Other releases

A port on Nintendo 3DS, named Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission, was released on February 28, 2013 in Japan.[5] A sequel, Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2, was released on August 7, 2014.[6] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X was released on April 27, 2017.[7]

In October 2018, a Nintendo Switch game titled Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission was announced for release on April 4, 2019. It will include cards and characters from the first eight Super Dragon Ball Heroes arcade games and the first two versions of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission.[8][9]

Adaptations

Manga

Dragon Ball Heroes was adapted into several manga series. Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission (ドラゴンボール ヒーローズ ビクトリーミッション), written and illustrated by Toyotarou, was serialized in Shueisha's V Jump magazine since November 2012. With 28 chapters, it is on hiatus as Toyotarou is drawing Dragon Ball Super.

Dragon Ball Heroes: Super Charisma Mission! (ドラゴンボールヒーローズ 超（スーパー）カリスマミッション!), written and illustrated by Yoshitaka Nagayama, was serialized in Saikyō Jump from December 2013. It was put on hiatus, when Nagayama began his other series in the same magazine, until March 2017, when it was relaunched as Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Charisma Mission!! (スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ 極（アルティメット）カリスマミッション!!).

Nagayama also drew Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ankoku Makai Mission! (スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ　暗黒魔界ミッション！, Sūpā Doragon Bōru Hīrōzu Ankoku Makai Misshon!). Serialized in Saikyō Jump since August 5, 2016,[10] its first collected volume was published on May 2, 2017 and its second on May 2, 2018.[11][12] The series was relaunched as Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Universe Mission!! (スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ ユニバースミッション!!) on April 6, 2018 and is serialized alongside Ultimate Charisma Mission!!.[13]

Anime

In May 2018, V Jump announced a promotional anime for Super Dragon Ball Heroes that will adapt the game's Prison Planet arc. A teaser trailer for the first episode was released on June 21, 2018 and shows the new characters Fu (フュー, Fyū) and Kanbā (カンバー), an evil Saiyan.[14] The first episode was shown at Aeon Lake Town, a shopping mall in Koshigaya, Saitama, on July 1, 2018 and was uploaded to the game's official website that same day.[15][16] Likewise, the second episode was shown at Jump Victory Carnival Tokyo Kaijō on July 16 before being uploaded to the website.[16]

Seasons overview

Saga[17][18][18][19] Episodes Airdates (Japanese) Airdates (English)
Season premiere Season finale Season premiere Season finale
1 Prison Planet Saga 6 July 1, 2018 December 22, 2018 TBA TBA
2 Universe Disturbance Saga 1 January 10, 2019 - TBA TBA
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References

  1. ^ a b c "What is 'Dragon Ball Heroes'?". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  2. ^ This card enables players to use their own avatar.
  3. ^ "「ドラゴンボールヒーローズ」秋より新筐体に アニメ新章「"未来"トランクス編」の敵はブラック悟空". アニメ！アニメ！ (in Japanese). June 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "「スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ」の稼働日が11月17日に決定。6周年＆出荷5億枚達成の記念イベントも". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). October 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dragon Ball Heroes' Scanner Checks If Your Power Level Is Over 9000". Siliconera. January 9, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 Has An Original Story With A Majin Chapter". Siliconera. July 15, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X 3DS Game's Video Highlights Mechanics". Anime News Network. March 21, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Switch Game Announced". Anime News Network. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Brings Card Battles To Japan On 4th April". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Saikyo JUMP September 2016 Issue". CDJapan. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "スーパードラゴンボールヒーローズ　暗黒魔界ミッション！　　1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  13. ^ "『ドラゴンボール』のマンガやゲーム情報が盛りだくさん！4月6日(金)『最強ジャンプ5月号』が発売！". Dragon Ball Official Site (in Japanese). Shueisha. April 6, 2018.
  14. ^ ""Dragon Ball Heroes" New Anime Series Debuts First Trailer". hotnewhiphop.com. June 21, 2018.
  15. ^ Peters, Megan (May 17, 2018). "'Dragon Ball' Reveals New Anime Project". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Super Dragon Ball Heroes Promotional Anime's Trailer, July 1 Online Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. June 28, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Dragon Ball Super – Universe Survival Saga – Official PV 1 (SUB)". Funimation. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b "Dragon Ball Super Universe Survival arc jump festa 17 promo video". kanzenshuu. December 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Kamehacon Vegeta voice actors interview (26:25)". youtube. May 6, 2018.
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