title: "Dragon Ball Super Teases a Frieza Remake After Its Battle of Gods Movie Return" excerpt: "Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary rollout is getting bigger, with a Battle of" Gods remake now followed by a strong tease for Frieza’s comeback. category: anime date: '2026-04-23T20:02:51+08:00' author: Aimirul tags:
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Super
- Frieza
- Beerus
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Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary celebration is not slowing down, bro. After confirming a remake film that retells Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, the franchise has now strongly teased that Frieza is next in line for a remake too.
The latest update came through the new trailer shown during Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour, part of the wider 40th anniversary push that started with Genki Dama Matsuri earlier this year. That first remake film is set for the Fall 2026 anime lineup and will revisit the Battle of Gods story, the arc that introduced Beerus, the God of Destruction, and kicked off Goku’s path toward the Super Saiyan God transformation.
According to the details shared so far, this is not just a lazy remaster job. The remake is being positioned as a full overhaul, with upgraded visuals, refreshed audio, new composition work, extra cuts, and every scene re-filmed. It is also said to follow Akira Toriyama’s original drafts more closely. That matters because the 2013 Battle of Gods movie was already a huge turning point for modern Dragon Ball, arriving before the Dragon Ball Super manga even began serialization in 2015.
But the real headline for longtime fans is what happens at the end of the trailer.
After focusing on the newly animated clash between Goku and Beerus, the trailer closes with Frieza’s resurrection. That short moment is doing a lot of work. It lines up with a special message from Masako Nozawa, who also hyped an “enhanced edition” of Goku and Frieza’s battle. Put those two things together, and it’s pretty clear Dragon Ball is setting up a remake of the 2015 Frieza return story as well.
Even if there has not been a separate formal announcement yet, this is about as loud a tease as you can get without slapping a release date on screen.
For Malaysia and the wider SEA anime crowd, this is a pretty big deal. Dragon Ball is one of those forever franchises here, the kind people grew up watching on TV, quoting with friends, and buying figures of at local hobby shops and convention booths. Beerus and Frieza are also easy crowd-pullers. One brought a fresh power ceiling to the series, the other is still one of shonen’s most iconic villains, full stop.
Frieza’s return also matters because it ties back to one of Dragon Ball’s most legendary turning points. In the original story, he pushed Goku hard enough to trigger the first Super Saiyan transformation, a moment that basically became anime history. The later resurrection arc raised the stakes again by bringing him back stronger, out for revenge, and ready to attack Earth after training for four months to unlock another form.
That makes this remake strategy quite smart, honestly. Instead of only pushing forward, Dragon Ball is rebuilding two modern foundation stories, first Beerus, then likely Frieza, with cleaner animation and a format that can reintroduce these arcs to newer fans who maybe came in through clips, games, or Dragon Ball Daima era buzz.
For SEA viewers, especially fans who still rank Dragon Ball among their all-time comfort series, this feels like the kind of project that could hit hard if the execution lands. Newer animation, stronger fight choreography, and a more Toriyama-faithful approach is exactly the sort of combo that can turn old material into must-watch material again.
Now the main question is simple: when Dragon Ball officially pulls the trigger on the Frieza remake announcement, will fans be more excited for Beerus round two, or for Frieza’s comeback?
Source: ComicBook Anime