The Tamashii Buddies line will receive two new friends later this year: God of Destruction Beerus and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (SSGSS) Son Goku. Pre-orders open today (28 April 2016) with an expected ship date in September this year. The 90mm PVC figures retail for ¥1,620 and ship with background slips as well as …
Following up on last month’s formal debut (as well as a new trailer earlier this month), Dragon Ball Fusions for the Nintendo 3DS receives a slew of new updates and coverage in this month’s June 2016 issue of V-Jump in Japan. Perhaps most notably, the magazine lists Pinich as being voiced by Naomi Shindō, a …
Revealed in this week’s June 2016 issue of V-Jump, the Japan-exclusive, arcade-only, multiplayer fighting game Zenkai Battle will receive yet another new addition to its ever-growing roster of playable characters next month: Tullece from Dragon Ball Z Movie 3. Tullece is advertised as a, “…cold-blooded, brutal warrior who powers up with Shinsei-ju fruit!!” which itself …
Whether you call it “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” or “Super Saiyan Blue”, the latest transformation has certainly given fans a lot to think about, particularly with how vague all of its descriptions have been. We know it is the latest version with perfect ki control, but what exactly should we be calling it? We …
A leaked page from next week’s 2016 #21/22 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan provides an overview of the upcoming forty-second episode of the Dragon Ball Super TV series. With a tagline of “Zen’ō, Lord(s) of the 12 universes, make(s) a surprising suggestion!” the issue describes the episode and the new “Zen’ō” (全王), god/lord(s?) …
Arale-chan (originally of Akira Toriyama’s Dr. Slump, as well as Dragon Ball by way of a crossover during the Red Ribbon Army arc) will appear in the upcoming forty-third episode of Dragon Ball Super set to air 15 May 2016 in Japan. The personal blog of Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn & Yajirobe) recently showcased a photo …
Having spent a fair amount of time porting new translations to the website, it only made sense to catch up on the podcast by talking about this new content! Tune in for our thoughts on some of Toriyama’s earliest media attention and what the anime staff were up to as the Dragon Ball Z portion …
Following up on (and jumping backward from!) our translation of the “Super Anime-jin” roundtable discussion from the second Dragon Ball Z Anime Special “mook” (magazine/book) in 1991, today we are adding another translation to the archive: the “Dragon Call” column from the first Dragon Ball Z Anime Special in 1989. The column — whose title …
The July 2014 issue of Saikyō Jump (released 04 June 2014 in Japan) was jam-packed with special Dragon Ball content. In particular, it featured the following manga series/chapters: Dragon Ball SD (both a regular chapter and a bonus Majin Boo story chapter) Neko Majin Ga Iru Dragon Ball Heroes: Charisma Mission Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory …
Bandai Namco has released their debut trailer for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS game in Japan, Dragon Ball Fusions, available on the game’s updated website and company’s YouTube channel: It all began with a single wish thought up by some boys. TEXT: Found it…! The entire galaxy has been waiting… A new Dragon Ball story on …