Genkidamatsuri 2026 to unveil Dragon Ball game and major projects

Organizers of a January anniversary event for the Dragon Ball franchise will use the gathering to reveal a new game and other major projects, officials said, offering fans the first in-person platform for franchise news since the death of creator Akira Toriyama. The Genkidamatsuri celebration is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2026, at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo and will mark the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Ball anime's debut.

Event organizers have confirmed that a new Dragon Ball game project will be unveiled during a dedicated stage presentation, with the schedule listing a game panel at 11 a.m. local time. The program will also include two other unspecified major announcements and appearances by Masako Nozawa, the veteran voice actor for Goku, and Akio Iyoku, the producer behind the recent Dragon Ball Daima project and president of Capsule Corporation Tokyo, organizers said. The official Dragon Ball Games social media account posted notice of the planned game reveal.

The Genkidamatsuri comes amid ongoing uncertainty about new narrative content for the franchise. The Dragon Ball Super manga has been on an extended hiatus since 2024, after Toriyama's death,...