Dragon Ball Super Divers — unofficial English guide
Dragon Ball Super Divers (DBSDV) is a digital card game for arcade machines in Japan, published by Bandai and developed by Dimps. Each 100-yen play dispenses a physical card, and you scan up to seven battle cards plus your avatar card to fight on a cabinet with three large screens. It launched on November 7, 2024. Set 13, Kakusei no Ketsui, is officially scheduled to start on November 19, 2026.
| Quick facts | What the official sources say |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital card game (arcade), successor to Super Dragon Ball Heroes |
| Publisher / developer | Bandai / Dimps (Dimps product page) |
| Launch | Set 1 started November 7, 2024 |
| Cost | 100 yen per play; one card is dispensed each play |
| Deck | Up to 7 battle cards plus 1 avatar card |
| Current set | Set 12, Honnō no Ichigeki (“Innate Attack”), since September 17, 2026 |
| Next set | Set 13, Kakusei no Ketsui, scheduled for November 19, 2026 |
| Availability | Japan only; Dimps lists a Japanese version only |
What kind of game it is
Bandai built Super Divers around the idea of jumping into the Dragon Ball world. The machine surrounds you with three 32-inch screens and a large touch panel. You place cards on the touch panel, time button presses in Strike Battles, and use card rubs and button mashing for action skills. It is not a home game: cards are physical, while your progress is saved to an IC card called a Diver Passport.
A new set arrives roughly every two months. Each set adds cards and a new History Dive story arc. It also brings arcade-style stages, time-limited modes and campaigns. Set 13 also marks the game’s second anniversary.
Guides on this site
- Dragon Ball Super Divers Set 13 Kakusei no Ketsui: date, new cards, systems
- How to play Dragon Ball Super Divers: deck, areas, Strike Battles and BUPPA
- Dragon Ball Super Divers card types, rarities and battle types
- Dragon Ball Super Divers beginner tips: passports, avatars and first plays
- Where to play Dragon Ball Super Divers, and is there a Switch version?
- Dragon Ball Super Divers set list: every set from Set 1 to Set 13
How this guide is written
The official site, dbsdv.com, is in Japanese. This site summarizes it in our own English, with help from the English Dragon Ball Official news site and the developer’s product page. Nothing here describes a personal play session. Japanese mode and system names are romanized, and translations are ours unless marked official. Bandai notes that its descriptions can change without notice, so check the sources for the latest wording.