<P> Toei Animation producer Atsushi Kido previously worked on Dragon Ball Z for a brief time during the Freeza arc, while Fuji TV producer Osamu Nozaki said he has been a fan of the series since childhood . Morio Hatano, series director of Saint Seiya Omega (episodes #1--51), began sharing the series director credit with Chioka beginning with episode #33, before taking it over completely with #47 . From episode #68 to #76, Morio Hatano shared the role of series director with Kōhei Hatano (no relation), another storyboard artist and episode director for the series . </P> <P> Masako Nozawa reprises her roles as Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten . Most of the original cast reprise their roles as well . However, Jōji Yanami's roles as Kaiō - sama and the narrator were indefinitely taken over by Naoki Tatsuta as of episode 12, so that Yanami could take medical leave . Kōichi Yamadera and Masakazu Morita also return as Beerus and Whis, respectively . </P> <P> The first preview of the series aired on June 14, 2015, following episode 157 of Dragon Ball Kai . The next day, the main promotional image for Dragon Ball Super was added to its official website and unveiled two new characters, who were later revealed to be named Champa and Vados, respectively . A thirty - second trailer including the new characters was uploaded to the series' official website on June 26, 2015 . </P> <P> Dragon Ball Super received an English - language dub that premiered on the Toonami channel in Southeast Asia and India on January 21, 2017 . This dub is produced by Los Angeles based Bang Zoom! Entertainment for the Asian market . A sneak preview of the English dub aired on December 17, 2016, and featured the first episode . </P>

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