Dragon Ball runs two card games at once, and the publisher releases for both on separate schedules. That makes a calendar more useful than a list of sets: what a collector needs to know is which product arrives when, on which game, and which date is the one that matters for the version they buy. CardSpicy sets out the published dates for the 2026 window and the first confirmed date of 2027.
Quick answer
Three products dominate the rest of 2026. Fusion World’s FB11 Brightness of Hope reaches its English release on 16 October 2026. Masters’ anniversary set B32 follows on 27 November 2026. Fusion World’s FB12 REACH THE GOD closes the year on 18 December 2026. The first confirmed date beyond that is the Fusion World starter decks FS13 and FS14 on 22 January 2027. Japanese and English releases of the same Fusion World set are usually weeks apart, which is why a date without a region is not enough to plan from.
The rest of 2026
The three sets above are unusual in how close together they are. Any ninety-day window with three new releases in it would be busy; this one covers two games and includes the anniversary set of the older of the two, which is where the year’s most significant single card sits.
FB11 Brightness of Hope is a Fusion World booster of 123 types, and its English release on 16 October 2026 is the date that matters for a buyer in the United States. Its Japanese release came earlier, in September. The set is the one built around the DRAGON BALL LEGENDS crossover, and the crossover guide explains what that brings into print.
B32 is the Masters anniversary set, scheduled for 27 November 2026 on both sides of the release. It is larger than a Fusion World booster at 185 types, it brings multi-colour Leaders back to the game, and it is the set that introduces an Anniversary God Rare tier, printed to a stated run of 200 copies worldwide. That run is the hardest number in the year: it is published, it is small, and unlike most scarcity claims it can be checked. The B32 guide covers the tier in detail.
FB12 REACH THE GOD arrives on 18 December 2026 in English, with a Japanese release earlier the same month. At the time of writing the publisher has shown packaging art and confirmed the date; a full card list is not something we would quote before it is published.
Dates already behind us in 2026
For completeness, the releases that have already happened this year: Fusion World’s FB09 Dual Evolution in March, FB10 Cross Force in June, and the first Story Booster in August, shipped in English on 21 August 2026. Masters’ previous anniversary set, B31 Impact Beyond Dimensions, arrived in early July with 178 types. Those dates matter because a set’s age is part of what it is: whether it is still being opened, whether its singles are settling, and whether it is the newest thing on the shelf.
Why region matters as much as date
A Dragon Ball set does not have one release date. It has a Japanese date and an English date, and they are usually weeks apart, with the Japanese release first. A collector in the United States buys the English printing, so for them the Japanese date is a heads-up rather than a date they can buy on. It does affect the market, though: singles from the Japanese printing appear first, and the English printing follows.
The gap is also where confusion comes from. A listing that gives a date without a region can be describing either one, and a buyer who has seen one date quoted two ways is not looking at a contradiction. The Japanese and English comparison sets out what else differs between the two printings. The sets themselves are listed in order on every Dragon Ball set in order.
What we will not tell you
CardSpicy will not quote a card list, a pull rate or a print run for a set that has not been released, and we will not promise a date the publisher has not published. Release dates move. The dates above are the published ones at the date in the source line, and the correct place to confirm any of them is the publisher’s own product listing. Beyond January 2027 the publisher has not announced a schedule we can write down.
Frequently asked questions
When does FB11 Brightness of Hope come out in English?
16 October 2026. The Japanese release came earlier, in September 2026. FB11 is a Fusion World booster of 123 types and is the set built around the DRAGON BALL LEGENDS crossover.
When is the Masters B32 anniversary set released?
27 November 2026. B32 is the Masters anniversary set, larger than a Fusion World booster at 185 types, and it is the set that introduces the Anniversary God Rare tier printed to a stated run of 200 copies worldwide.
When does FB12 come out?
18 December 2026 in English, with a Japanese release earlier the same month. The publisher has confirmed the date and shown packaging art; a full card list is not published at the time of writing.
What Dragon Ball sets came out earlier in 2026?
Fusion World released FB09 Dual Evolution in March, FB10 Cross Force in June, and the first Story Booster in August 2026. Masters released B31 Impact Beyond Dimensions in early July with 178 types.
Do Japanese and English Dragon Ball sets release on the same day?
No. A Fusion World set usually reaches its Japanese release first, with the English printing following weeks later. That is why a quoted date without a region is ambiguous: it can describe either printing, and the Japanese date is relevant to a market even for collectors who buy English.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- Bandai — the official DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World rule manual (Version 1.20), which sets out deck construction, the colour rule, the Leader card and the charge, main and end turn structure referred to on this page.
- Bandai — the official Fusion World and Masters product listings and published release dates for the sets named here, and the official card-list finder, which is the source of every set make-up quoted.
- Bandai — the official Fusion World and Masters tournament regulations and the published banned and restricted card list, which is the source of the format statements made here.
- CardSpicy — the Dragon Ball card index, which tracks how many cards each character has and how many carry a graded value.
Set contents, release dates and event regulations are taken from the publisher’s own announcements at the date stated and can change without notice. Prices quoted anywhere on this site are secondary-market observations and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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