Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー
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Watch-outs
What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
3/5
Notable
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
2/5
Moderate
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated Dragon Ball movie is a fast paced family adventure built around familiar heroes, flashy transformations, and an overall energetic tone with some comedy. The main sensitive elements are frequent fight scenes, kidnapping related plot points, threats involving a child, and villains who manipulate and deceive others, with a few deaths mentioned as part of the backstory and ongoing conflict. Everything is highly stylized and unrealistic, with no gore and very limited visual injury detail, but the intensity rises clearly in the second half through longer battles, shouting, large scale destruction, and a giant creature that may unsettle younger viewers. For children who already enjoy action driven animated films, it can work from about age 8, while younger viewers will benefit from a parent who can explain the villains' lies, reassure them about the cartoon nature of the violence, and put the scenes involving Pan into context.
Synopsis
The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
Difficult scenes
The opening sets up a dangerous organization trying to regain power through manipulation and lies. A scientist with a troubling criminal past is recruited, and while the details may go over a young child's head, the scene clearly establishes villains, deception, and a harmful plan. Piccolo is suddenly attacked by a powerful android in a fast and physical confrontation. The sequence is stylized and not graphic, but it includes pursuit, rapid blows, and a believable sense of threat that may unsettle children who are sensitive to conflict or danger. The plot later hinges on Pan being apparently kidnapped in order to provoke Gohan, even though she is in on the plan and stays composed. For younger viewers, simply seeing a child taken away by hostile adults and used as bait can feel worrying before the situation is fully understood. In the large final action stretch, several characters face extremely strong enemies in a more intense atmosphere filled with shouting, explosions, damaged buildings, and urgency. The arrival of a giant destructive creature adds a stronger fear element, even though the visual style remains clearly cartoonish and heroic.
Where to watch
No verified platform for the US market yet. We keep this section updated as availability changes.
Availability checked on Apr 01, 2026
About this title
- Format
- Feature film
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 2h
- Countries
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
- Studios
- Toei Animation, Shueisha, Fuji Television Network, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Toei Company, Bandai, Bandai Spirits
Content barometer
Violence
3/5
Notable
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
2/5
Moderate
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated Dragon Ball movie is a fast paced family adventure built around familiar heroes, flashy transformations, and an overall energetic tone with some comedy. The main sensitive elements are frequent fight scenes, kidnapping related plot points, threats involving a child, and villains who manipulate and deceive others, with a few deaths mentioned as part of the backstory and ongoing conflict. Everything is highly stylized and unrealistic, with no gore and very limited visual injury detail, but the intensity rises clearly in the second half through longer battles, shouting, large scale destruction, and a giant creature that may unsettle younger viewers. For children who already enjoy action driven animated films, it can work from about age 8, while younger viewers will benefit from a parent who can explain the villains' lies, reassure them about the cartoon nature of the violence, and put the scenes involving Pan into context.
Synopsis
The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
Difficult scenes
The opening sets up a dangerous organization trying to regain power through manipulation and lies. A scientist with a troubling criminal past is recruited, and while the details may go over a young child's head, the scene clearly establishes villains, deception, and a harmful plan. Piccolo is suddenly attacked by a powerful android in a fast and physical confrontation. The sequence is stylized and not graphic, but it includes pursuit, rapid blows, and a believable sense of threat that may unsettle children who are sensitive to conflict or danger. The plot later hinges on Pan being apparently kidnapped in order to provoke Gohan, even though she is in on the plan and stays composed. For younger viewers, simply seeing a child taken away by hostile adults and used as bait can feel worrying before the situation is fully understood. In the large final action stretch, several characters face extremely strong enemies in a more intense atmosphere filled with shouting, explosions, damaged buildings, and urgency. The arrival of a giant destructive creature adds a stronger fear element, even though the visual style remains clearly cartoonish and heroic.