There was really only one news story this past week: FUNimation’s suspension of their Dragon Ball Z TV remastered Blu-ray release. What exactly just went down within a mere six-month window that brought a project from conception to unceremonious death? Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information …
FUNimation has discontinued a few of their licensed properties, including the first four volumes of Dragon Ball Z Kai on both Blu-ray and DVD, according to an update posted on RightStuf yesterday. In an appended update, Crunchyroll News noted that FUNimation confirmed these four volumes were discontinued in favor of “season” sets, with “season two” …
A press release distributed today officially announces FUNimation’s suspension of the in-progress remastered Blu-ray sets for the Dragon Ball Z TV series: Flower Mound, TX – January 26, 2012- FUNimation Entertainment, has officially confirmed they have suspended production of all future planned Blu-ray releases of Dragon Ball Z including Level 2.1 scheduled to be released …
This week’s episode is a quick catch-up on a couple cover songs put out last year — one of “We Gotta Power!” by Tokyo Future Boys, and one of “Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta” by Sasaki Sayaka (with a little help from Hironobu Kageyama). Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page …
Due to it being such a light-hearted franchise, we typically have endless light-hearted discussions on our podcast. This week, however, we dive into far more serious territory, and an area we are moderately shocked never really kicked off any larger criticism or movement: in episode 56 of the original Dragon Ball TV series, and in …
WorldScreen.com reports that Toei Animation has secured a new “master licensing and merchandising” deal with Brazil’s Abr-Art Bag Rio Comercio Importacao e Exportacao: The terms of the agreement include key consumer product categories such as polyester backpacks, pencil cases, lunch bags and aprons for children. Latin America has become a top region to launch Toei …
For the second round in our “Dragon Ball GT Review of Awesomeness”, we charge onward through the next five episodes of the series. This time around we can an episodic story about a giant with a toothache, a two-parter with a catfish monster, and another two episodes that seem to be hinting at a larger …
Since yesterday’s reveal of the upcoming bonus DVD containing both Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans and Episode of Bardock, the official Saikyō Jump website has been updated with this information, noting that the March issue will go on sale 03 February 2012. The latest issue of Saikyō Jump also notes that the magazine’s featured …
C21Media is reporting a new deal between Toei Animation and Nicaragua’s Televisora Nicaraguense that will bring the original 153-episode Dragon Ball TV series to the TV channel. It comes as a part of a multi-franchise deal that also includes both modern and newer franchises alike, such as One Piece, Slam Dunk, and Saint Seiya. The …
As initially reported on French anime news Twitter account (@manganewsjapon), the March issue of the recently monthly-relaunched Saikyō Jump will be packed with a bonus DVD that contains both the 2010 Raging Blast 2 feature Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans as well as the recent animated adaptation of Episode of Bardock, as previewed in …