Overview
Goku and Vegeta encounter Broly, a Saiyan warrior of unprecedented power who was exiled by King Vegeta as a baby. The three Saiyans clash in an explosive battle unlike any before. Based on Akira Toriyama's manga.
Released in 2018, Dragon Ball Super: Broly was directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and produced under the Toei Animation banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Independent — telling a self-contained story outside of shared-continuity superhero franchises.
The film features lead performances from Masako Nozawa, Ryou Horikawa, Bin Shimada, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Manga. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Nagamine and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 7.8, Dragon Ball Super: Broly is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Dragon Ball Super: Broly released in 2018, placing it within the 2010s era of comic book cinema — a decade that saw superhero films become the dominant force at the global box office.
Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, the film was produced by Toei Animation and adapts source material from Manga.
The principal cast features Masako Nozawa and Ryou Horikawa, with key supporting roles played by Bin Shimada.
The film belongs to Independent — an independent / standalone production, not tied to a shared cinematic universe.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly carries an audience rating of 7.8 — putting it in the solid-to-excellent tier of the genre.
The Manga source material for Dragon Ball Super: Broly has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Modern superhero films like this one use a mix of practical effects and digital VFX, with entire sequences often shot against volume walls or LED stages pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.