Dragon Ball Super: Broly Composer Talks About Film's Reboot Goals

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Dragon Ball Super: Broly is about to develop the anime franchise in a major way. In addition to introducing Broly as part of the official canon, the film will also take us back to the history of Saiyans.

During a recent interview with Dragon Ball Super: Broly composer Norihito Sumitomo discussed how the filmmakers intend Dragon Ball Super: Broly to be somewhat like a reboot for the franchise.

Over on Twitter, translator Herms98 shared what the composer said about the film's "reboot" direction: "Sumitomo heard that Toriyama wrote the script with the intention of returning things to square one, so Sumitomo and co. have likewise resolved to freshen up their approach."

It looks like series creator Akira Toriyama, director Tatsuya Nagamine, and their creative staff are redefining the foundations of Dragon Ball's story. The latest trailer for the film teased the Saiyans' past in Planet Vegeta and that closely tracks to what Sumitomo description of bringing it back to "square one" in the film.

Official Synopsis:

This is the story of a new Saiyan. Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Freeza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.

Dragon Ball Super is available for streaming on Crunchyroll Saturdays at 7:15 p.m. CST. Toonami still airs the English dub of Dragon Ball Super on Adult Swim Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. It's also available to stream on FunimationNOW and Amazon. The upcoming Dragon Ball Super film will be released in Japan on December 14 and Funimation will release it in North America sometime in January 2019.

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