The future of the "Dragon Ball" series has been up in the air since creator Akira Toriyama passed away in 2024.Recently, it was officially announced that the "Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri" event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of "Dragon Ball" will be held on January 25.

It will be broadcast simultaneously at 9 a.m. Beijing time, and the future trends of the series and a new "Dragon Ball" game will be announced.

Fans around the world can watch the live broadcast through Toei Animation’s official channels, review classics and welcome new chapters together.

Public information shows that the "Dragon Ball" comic series began in 1984, and the first "Dragon Ball" animation was born in 1986, which has become a childhood memory for countless people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

Since then, "Dragon Ball Z" from 1989 to 1996 has become the entry point for many overseas fans to come into contact with the series, and promoted the popularity of Japanese animation overseas.

In March 2024, the creator of the "Dragon Ball" series and legendary cartoonist Akira Toriyama passed away, and the future of the "Dragon Ball" series became uncertain.

Many people are sad because they can no longer read the new adventures of Sun Wukong written by the original author.