What Is Dragon Ball Super Divers? Japan Arcade Card Game

Dragon Ball Super Divers is a Japan-only arcade digital card game: you scan physical cards into a Bandai cabinet, fight on an extra-large touchscreen, and take home a new card almost every time you pay. It is not a home console title, not a mobile app store download, and not the tabletop Fusion World booster product. Overseas fans often land here asking whether an English version exists, when the game launched, and what the machine actually does. As of November 11, 2026, Bandai and Dimps have not announced an English client or an overseas cabinet rollout.

What kind of game is Dragon Ball Super Divers?

Bandai positions Super Divers as the seventh entry in its Data Carddass line. Dimps develops the software; Bandai handles the cards, cabinets, and live operations. Each session is built around one Avatar Card that represents your diver character plus one to seven Battle Cards that fight in three areas on the cabinet screen. That loop replaces the older Dragon Ball Heroes arcade lineage after the May 9, 2024 announcement.

Official English press for later sets calls it a digital card game played on a special arcade cabinet, sometimes described as using three screens. Players touch the monitor to place cards into attack or support zones, then resolve timed Strike Battles. The result is closer to a hybrid of collectible cards and arcade rhythm-action than to a traditional fighting game stick cabinet.

When did it release, and what replaced what?

The public timeline is short and documented:

For every booster wave after launch, Bandai’s English news site uses the same geography wording: the set launched across Japan. That wording matters when you compare Super Divers to DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World, which does receive international booster releases. Our release timeline tracks each set date in one table, and the Set 13 hub explains what is confirmed versus still unpublished for the November 19, 2026 Japan launch.

Is there an English version or overseas arcade machine?

We have no official statement that an English UI build or export cabinets are planned. Dimps’ English product page describes a Japanese version only. Bandai Namco’s English Dragon Ball news repeats Japan-only launch language for Sets 1 through 12 and the announced Set 13 window. Until Bandai posts a different territory list, the honest answer for overseas players is: you cannot buy an official English machine for your region, and we do not know if that will change.

That is separate from fan translation. Community sites (including this wiki) explain Japanese menus in English, but the cabinet in an arcade remains Japanese-first. If you need a playable English Dragon Ball card product today, Fusion World is the officially supported tabletop line; see Super Divers vs Fusion World for the structural differences we can verify.

What does one play on the cabinet cost?

Official beginner and news copy agree on economics for a standard paid round: 100 yen tax included, and one physical card is always dispensed for that play (official Japanese wording: one card surely comes out per session). That price is for the arcade transaction itself, not for optional retail products such as Advance Packs; Bandai has not published Advance Pack sheet counts or MSRP in the sources we track, so we do not list them here. Collectors who cannot travel often use proxy shopping instead; our buying guide covers the compliance boundaries without guessing prices.

How many machines exist, and where are they?

Bandai stated in a March 2025 news context that roughly 5,000 cabinets operate nationwide in Japan. Locations are ordinary Japanese game centers and arcades; there is no official locator aimed at tourists in English. If you are planning a trip, search Japanese arcade chains near your hotel and look for the Super Divers bezel art, then read the beginner guide for Trial Diver Passport steps before you insert coins.

How do overseas fans follow the game without playing daily?

Bandai runs the Japanese hub at dbsdv.com (rules, modes, card search). Social channels are @DB_SUPERDIVERS on X and YouTube. English readers can pair those feeds with wiki pages such as how to play, Strike Battle and BUPPA, and the JP-EN glossary (unofficial translations labeled on first use there). Toyotarou drew a one-shot manga and Yuuji Kasai serializes “Let’s! Super Dive!!” in Saikyo Jump; those are promotional media, not replacements for reading the official rule pages.

What should I read next on this wiki?

If you already booked flights, start with the beginner guide and how to play. If you are still deciding whether to collect cards from abroad, read rarity basics and Advance Packs next. Competitive readers on Set 12 metagame can cross-check the tier list (third-party opinion, clearly attributed there).

Sources and verification

Last verified: November 11, 2026. Built from Bandai’s official Super Divers pages (guide, news), English Dragon Ball news on en.dragon-ball-official.com, and Dimps product copy. English names marked “unofficial translation” elsewhere on this site are ours, not Bandai’s. This is an independent fan reference, not affiliated with BANDAI NAMCO, Dimps or Toei Animation.