The Future Trunks Arc has begun on Dragon Ball Super, and holy crap, it is not messing around. [Note: This article contains spoilers.]
So, yes, spoilers.
Do not read past here if you didn’t see the episode when it aired on Japanese television. Everyone else, continue onward!
Episode 47 hits the ground running, and things get very dark very quickly. Via Japanese sites Hachima Kikou, 2ch and SeiyuFan, here are images from the latest episode.
In the first few minutes, Trunk’s mother, Future Bulma, is KILLED. Or, damn, it certainly seems that way.
Trunks and Mai split a can of cat food to survive.
Then, it seems, his lady friend Future Mai is killed.
Damn.
And finally, the evil entity known as “Black” turns into what people are calling “Goku Black.”
The animation was great. The music was great. The stakes are high, and Dragon Ball Super is now kicking serious ass.
For more, including the show’s Japanese broadcast info, check Dragon Ball Super’s official site.
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