Dragon Ball Manga Return Hopes Officially Dashed by Shueisha

It's almost time for Jump Festa, the annual event where Japanese publisher Shueisha showcases its most important manga and gives fans exciting updates for the future. Except that this year, Shueisha's most famous property, Dragon Ball , will barely be featured at Jump Festa. Fans speculate that the franchise's complicated status could be the reason, and that surprising changes could be on the horizon. The original Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama ended in 1995. A sequel, Dragon Ball Super , began publication in 2015, with story and supervision by Toriyama and art by Toyotaro.