It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the nostalgia, characterization, non-stop fan service, well-animated fight sequences, humor and plot. It was originally set for release in Japan on April 22, 2022, but was instead released on June 11 due to a cyberattack at Toei.
The character who was originally a human base of Android 21 from Dragon Ball FighterZ made a cameo appearance in the film. The film is the first to introduce a reiteration of Cell after the original Cell Saga. In the film, Piccolo and his former student Gohan heads on a mission to save the world from the newly reformed Red Ribbon Army. It is the twenty-first Dragon Ball feature film overall, the fourth produced with Toriyama's direct involvement, the second to carry the Dragon Ball Super branding, and the first to be produced mainly using 3D animation.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero ( Japanese: ドラゴンボー 超 （ スーパー ）スーパーヒーロー, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Sūpā Sūpā Hīrō) is a 2022 Japanese animated martial arts fantasy adventure film, directed by Tetsuro Kodama, produced by Toei Animation and written by Dragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama.
