The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
The website worldscreen.com is reporting some moderately extensive home release licensing for the Dragon Ball franchise in Latin America by way of two companies, including the “refreshed” Dragon Ball Kai TV series: Toei scored a DVD deal for Dragon Ball Kai with Televisa in Mexico, which picked up episodes one through 54. Separate DVD agreements …
It seems that FUNimation has delayed their release of their fifth volume of the “refreshed” series approximately one month to 07 June 2011. Whether this delay is related to the series’ situation in Japan is unknown.
The cover art for this month’s Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 soundtrack gives us plenty to talk about. While the primary soundtrack for the Raging Blast games in Japan has been a synthesized version of Shunsuke Kikuchi’s original score for Dragon Ball Z, the cover art reveals that the soundtrack release will consist (exclusively?) of …
Our hearts go out to everyone in Japan affected by the recent earthquake and its subsequent destruction. Many thanks go out to all of you who have shown such amazing generosity and caring, particularly for our own Julian. Rest assured, he and his family are safe and sound in Osaka, and can be heard on …
Our buddy kei17 has reached out to a friend who lives in Akita Prefecture, Japan, to find out exactly what measures Toei Animation has taken with the musical score. It should be noted that in Akita Prefecture the broadcast of Dragon Ball Kai is 17 days behind that of the most recent episode and airs …
Fuji TV has announced the final episode titles for Dragon Ball Kai — here is a quick run-down of what to expect in the upcoming weeks as Kai comes to a close: Episode 097 – March 20, 2011 「笑顔の別れ！新しい日々へ…」 “Farewell with a Smile! Heading for New Days” Episode 098 – March 27, 2011 「未来に平和を！悟空の魂よ永遠に」 “Bring …
Something we have talked (and joked) about for years has been the blatant plagiarism from Kenji Yamamoto in various bits of music for the franchise. Some pieces have taken inspiration, but others have been flat-out “stolen” — examples such as Cell’s theme from Super Butōden 2on the Super Famicom (Pink Floyd’s “One of These Days”) …
The latest (read: second) listing for Dragon Ball Kai Original Soundtrack Collection is now also categorized as “Canceled” on a few retailer sites such as CDJapan. Will another disc for the series ever see the light of day? Only time will tell, at this point.
I feel like I have to preface this news by stating that we here at the site have no particularly strong opinions any which way on what the future may be for Dragon Ball Kai. It is not an adaptation we particularly loved, but it was quasi-new, brought a fresh group of fans in, gave …
In terms of the big Dragon Ball Kai news that everyone is still waiting on (that whole “is it ending next month?” question), there still is nothing significant to report on. Toriko is still taking over its time slot on Fuji TV next month, and will start with a special crossover with One Piece — …