 
2010 trading card video game
 was a Japanese trading card arcade game based on the "Dragon Ball" franchise. It debuted on November 11, 2010 in Japan. In 2016, an update launched that improved the user experience in the form of enhanced graphics and easier accessibility of characters. This update was named . Several other games based on the series have been released for Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. Numerous manga adaptations have been published by Shueisha and a promotional anime adaptation by Toei Animation began being shown at public events in July 2018 before being uploaded online.
"Dragon Ball Heroes" ceased operations after 13 years of development and announced a sequel to the series, titled "Dragon Ball Super Divers", which was announced on May 9, 2024. The game's producer, Akai announced during an interview with V-Jump Editor, Victory Uchida that though Heroes arcades will no longer be in operation, "Super Divers" will contain a "Super Dragon Ball Heroes mode" allowing players to play its missions and use their existing cards while adjusting with the new system.
Gameplay.
Players were able to choose a "hero avatar" from 8 different races.
Adaptations.
Manga.
"Dragon Ball Heroes" was adapted into several manga series. , written and illustrated by Toyotarou, was serialized in Shueisha's "V Jump" magazine since November 2012. With 28 chapters, it is on hiatus as Toyotarou is drawing "Dragon Ball Super". A chapter 29 was included in the "Bandai Official 5th Anniversary Fanbook: Dragon Ball Heroes 5th Anniversary Mission" book published on November 19, 2015 and all previous chapters were uploaded to the game's website for free.
, written and illustrated by Yoshitaka Nagayama, was serialized in "Saikyō Jump" from December 2013. It was put on hiatus, when Nagayama began his other series in the same magazine, until March 2017, when it was relaunched as .
Nagayama also drew . Serialized in "Saikyō Jump" since August 5, 2016, its first collected volume was published on May 2, 2017 and its second on May 2, 2018. The series was relaunched as on April 6, 2018 and is serialized alongside "Ultimate Charisma Mission!!".
Arcade.
In Japanese stores there are arcade machines that run Super Dragon Ball Heroes. It is the source material for all Super Dragon Ball Heroes media (Manga, Games, and the Anime). It contains an entire story arc and multiple subplots that the anime and manga skipped. If you pay a small amount of yen the arcade will deposit a few cards. There are multiple rarities such as: R, SR, UR, CAMPAIN, SEC.
You can then use said cards and scan them on the machine to play the multiplayer mode. 
Anime.
In May 2018, "V Jump" announced a promotional anime for "Super Dragon Ball Heroes" that will adapt the game's Prison Planet arc. A teaser trailer for the first episode was released on June 21, 2018 and shows the new characters and , an evil Saiyan. The first episode was shown at Aeon Lake Town, a shopping mall in Koshigaya, Saitama, on July 1, 2018 and was uploaded to the game's official website that same day. Likewise, the second episode was shown at Jump Victory Carnival Tokyo Kaijō on July 16 before being uploaded to the website.
Production.
"Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama supervised the game's designs and setting. He also designed the three Freeza clan characters.
Reception.
"Dragon Ball Heroes" is the number one digital card game. By May 2016, the game had sold 400million cards and grossed over ¥ ($). By October 2016, the game sold 500million cards and grossed ¥ ($).
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