Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero To Reportedly Release On October 1

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Nearly 17 years to the day Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 was released, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will reportedly be coming out. That is if a recent datamine leak is to be believed.

According to a datamine from content creator SergioM3R and first shared by DbsHype on Twitter, the game will reportedly be released on October 1, 2024. That day is a Tuesday, which is typically when games do come out. It also has historically been the time when past Dragon Ball Z titles have launched.

But as Sergio notes in his video, even if October 1 is a placeholder, it at least gives us a rough estimate of when the game could come out. It also wouldn't be the first Bandai Namco game to release exactly on the first day of the month. Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash dropped exactly on February 1 earlier this year.

This datamine lends further credibility to a 2024 release for Sparking Zero. Just one week ago, the game was rated in Singapore and was listed with a 2024 release date.

But beyond ratings and datamines, a 2024 release has always made sense for Sparking Zero. Dragon Ball as a franchise is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. That is 40 years since the late Akira Toriyama's manga was first serialized.

In honor of that 40th anniversary, a new anime is also slated for release. Titled Dragon Ball: Daima, the series will premiere in the Fall 2024 window of anime releases. It's an original story that was conceptualized by Toriyama prior to his passing.

Beyond the milestone anniversary, Dragon Ball games have also historically had October release dates. Each of the Budokai Tenkaichi games, which Sparking Zero is a spiritual successor to, were released in October, specifically the first few days of the month. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was also released in October.

In other words, October is a prime month for a launch, especially if the anime also debuts that month.

Beyond a potential release date coming out, this week also saw the confirmation of several