One of the most repeated “facts” in Dragon Ball fandom — perhaps only rivaled by “Akira Toriyama intended to end the series with Freeza” — is that Toriyama “forgot” about the character Lunch. Introduced in the second story arc and sticking around through the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai, Lunch was an integral part of the core …
The seventh Daizenshuu — the “Large Encyclopedia” — contains a wealth of both in- and out-of-universe information about the Dragon Ball franchise. From a tour of the cosmos to the special attack dictionary, it has long been held as one of the most comprehensive sources available from the original rights-holders. Often overlooked is a short, …
On the heels of a Microsoft website update detailing an “Ultimate Edition” pre-order with the same release date, Bandai Namco has confirmed a 26 January 2018 release date for Dragon Ball FighterZ on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in North America. GET READY FighterZ! On Jan. 26th, DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be unleashed …
A new pre-order bundle for a “Dragon Ball FighterZ: Ultimate Edition” on Microsoft’s website details additional downloadable material coming to the game in the form of a “FighterZ Pass” with access to eight additional characters, an “Anime Music Pack”, and a “Commentator Voice Pack”, with a listed release date of 26 January 2018 for $109.99: …
In conjunction with this weekend’s December 2017 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Bandai Namco have announced Nappa and Ginyu as playable characters in the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ video game: Nappa can summon a Saibaiman and has his iconic mouth blast attack, while Ginyu can summon the rest of his squad and can …
Continuing onward from the previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s twenty-ninth chapter to their website, continuing the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues the recent initiative of Viz simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the December …
Continuing onward from the Kōzō Morishita interview, our latest translation comes from the the Dragon Ball GT Dragon Box’s “Dragon Book” yet again in the form of a story-focused Q&A session with script writer Atsushi Maekawa. Maekawa was the most prolific of writers during Dragon Ball GT‘s run, handling 28 episodes and the television special …
After teasing the drawing last month, fan-artist-gone-pro “Dragon Garow Lee” (@dragongarowLEE) has shared the final front and back cover artwork for the upcoming collected edition of his Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha manga, set for release in Japan 02 November 2017 for ¥400 + tax. Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case …
Our latest translation for the archive comes courtesy of 2005’s penultimate Dragon Box release in Japan: the Dragon Ball GT television series. In a special “GT Back Then” interview, producer Kōzō Morishita speaks about the sequel series’ original concepts, gradual transitions, and simultaneously treading of both new and old ground. In light of recent products …
Kazuhiko Torishima has held a massive influence on every aspect of Dragon Ball‘s production, from before it was even a twinkle in Akira Toriyama’s eye, up through the creation of Dragon Ball Kai and beyond. In a fascinating interview with Forbes last year, Torishima discussed his thoughts on the television series adaptation, and why certain …