Unveiled during the festival GenkidamatsuriDragon Ball Project: Age 1000 immediately caught the attention of fans with its intriguing title. L’“Age 1000” suggests a futuristic time, never before explored in the main games. Some observers are already making the link with Dragon Ball Onlinewhich also took place during this period, suggesting possible continuity.
There trailer revealed shows a new character, transformable into a Super Saiyan, with a design clearly signed by Toriyama, and seeming to maintain a direct relationship with Goku. The Dragon Ball universe opens here to a new generation of warriorsin a potentially post-Goku world.
Akira Toriyama’s direct involvement in the project
What makes this project even more special is the participation ofAkira Toriyama before his disappearance. The legendary author of the saga actively worked on the game. “Toriyama not only designed the hero, but also several other characters that we will soon discover,” said a member of Bandai Namco during the Genkidamatsuri live. This posthumous dimension gives the game a almost testamentary characteras a last love letter from Toriyama to his world and his fans.
Bandai Namco maintains the mystery around Age 1000
Despite this resounding announcement, Bandai Namco remains very discreet about the details. The game has been in development for several years, but has never been discussed publicly before. “I stayed up until 2 a.m. and I don’t regret it,” a fan testified on the networks.
The rest of the revelations are expected during the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026which already feeds crazy theories in the community: links to Dragon Ball Online, new lore, anime revival, etc.
A potential new era for the Dragon Ball franchise
With Xenoverse 2 still active after almost 10 years, the recent success of Sparking Zero and the originality of KakarotDragon Ball Project: Age 1000 could well open a new era of video games for the saga.
The fans were waiting Xenoverse 3but this much more mysterious project now captures all their attention. The year 2027 promises to be explosive for fans of the Dragon Ball universe and new scenarios.