Fusion World's release cadence has stayed remarkably steady since its 2024 launch, and two consecutive mainline sets, FB11 Brightness of Hope and FB12 Reach the God, land within three months of each other heading into the end of 2026.
Brightness of Hope released in Japan September 12, 2026, built around a Dragon Ball Legends collaboration theme, while Reach the God follows with a December 12 Japanese release tied to the new Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime.
For collectors deciding where to focus a limited budget between two sets landing so close together, a direct comparison is more useful than evaluating either one in isolation.
Here's how Fusion World's two newest mainline sets stack up.
Brightness of Hope released in Japan on September 12, 2026, with an English-language release announced for October 16, 2026. Reach the God follows with a December 12, 2026 Japanese release and a December 18, 2026 English-language release.
That roughly three-month gap between the two sets matches Fusion World's established quarterly rhythm, rather than either set representing a scheduling change.
Both sets carry 123 total card types, following the same five-tier structure of Leader, Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and Secret Rare that Fusion World has used since FB09. Brightness of Hope's reported breakdown of 5 Leaders, 40 Commons, 35 Uncommons, 25 Rares, and 15 Super Rares, with 3 Secret Rares, matches Reach the God's own confirmed split exactly.
That structural consistency means the two sets are directly comparable on pull odds, without one having a meaningfully different chase-card density than the other.
Brightness of Hope is built as a Dragon Ball Legends collaboration, drawing on the popular mobile game's cast and included Leaders like Shallot & Giblet and Bardock. Reach the God takes a different angle entirely, built around a Beerus-era, god-tier character theme tied directly to a new television series rather than a mobile game crossover.
That distinction matters for collectors who follow one source material more closely than the other — a Dragon Ball Legends fan and a viewer catching Dragon Ball Super: Beerus are two different audiences these sets are each speaking to.
Both sets share the same ¥240-per-pack, ¥5,760-per-box Japanese pricing, the first price increase Fusion World has seen since launching at ¥220 per pack back in FB01. That consistency confirms the higher price point is now the line's new standard rather than a one-set anomaly tied to either release specifically.
For English-language pricing, Reach the God's confirmed $4.99 MSRP gives a useful reference point for what Brightness of Hope's English release likely costs as well.
Brightness of Hope's Dragon Ball Legends tie-in taps into an already-established mobile game fanbase, while Reach the God's Dragon Ball Super: Beerus connection ties into a brand-new television series debuting the same general window. Both draw on real, active franchise activity rather than launching without any external hook.
Reach the God's tie-in arguably carries broader mainstream reach, since a new anime series draws in casual viewers beyond the existing Dragon Ball Legends player base specifically. EVORETRO's Magnetic Deck Box is a solid way to keep a deck from either set protected and ready to play.
For collectors who already play Dragon Ball Legends, Brightness of Hope's collaboration angle gives it a direct, personal relevance Reach the God doesn't share. For collectors following the wider Dragon Ball franchise or the new anime specifically, Reach the God is the more directly relevant set of the two.
Collectors with room in the budget for both aren't choosing between competing products so much as two complementary snapshots of where Dragon Ball's card game and media are heading into 2027.
September 12, 2026 in Japan, with an English-language release announced for October 16, 2026.
December 12, 2026 in Japan, and December 18, 2026 for the English-language region.
Yes, both use the same 5 Leader / 40 Common / 35 Uncommon / 25 Rare / 15 Super Rare / 3 Secret Rare split.
Brightness of Hope is a Dragon Ball Legends collaboration; Reach the God ties into the new Dragon Ball Super: Beerus anime.
Whether you're collecting one set or both, keeping them organized separately makes the differences between Brightness of Hope and Reach the God easier to track over time. EVORETRO's 9-Pocket Binder Pages make it simple to keep each set's checklist together and easy to review.
For decks built from either set's new Leaders, a dedicated deck box keeps each one protected and ready for the next game.
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