The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Earlier this afternoon, Nintendo officially unveiled the 3DS at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (“E3”). In a press release distributed after the event, it was revealed that a Dragon Ball game would be coming to the new handheld. No concrete release date has been given for the system (other than a rough estimate of before the …
In vague news, it seems like FUNimation is planning on releasing a “Dragon Ball GT DVD Complete Series” on 21 September 2010. Fans on Twitter are already taking the nice folks to task with inquiries on what the product will actually be. Is this just a repackaging of the green bricks from 2008-2009? Hopefully we …
Shigeru Nakahara has announced on his official fan site that he will be returning to reprise his role as Artificial Human No. 17 in Dragon Ball Kai. He does note that he will make his first appearance in episode 64, which is scheduled to air 04 July 2010. Nakahara goes on to comment about how …
In news that seems (if our community across the ‘net is any indication) of interest to just about every type of fan from every walk of life in tons of different areas of the world, FUNimation has officially recast the role of Freeza for their English dub of Dragon Ball Kai (slightly re-named to Dragon …
This July will see four new Dragon Ball books and eleven new CDs! If you are ready to see your money fly out of your wallet, let’s get to it. Shueisha has announced a new anime guide book, officially titled TV Anime Ultimate Guide “Dragon Ball Extreme Battle Collection” Round 01: Boyhood arc – Freeza …
The CD single for the second (and current) closing theme to Dragon Ball Kai, entitled “Kokoro no Hane” (“Wings of the Heart”), is set for release in July in eleven different versions. It was clear from the start that using AKB48 members for the closing theme was a bit of a publicity stunt/grab (even with …
Navarre announced this morning that it is considering the sale of FUNimation. Nothing has been decided just yet, but they have brought on Houlihan Lokey (an international investment bank and corporate adviser) to assist in the investigation and possible deal. Per their official press release: MINNEAPOLIS, May 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navarre Corporation (Nasdaq:NAVR) …
Namco-Bandai has sent out a press release confirming the 22 June 2010 release date in North America for Dragon Ball Origins 2 (the domestic release of Japan’s Dragon Ball DS 2 from earlier in the year). Of particular note is the demo coming to the Wii’s Nintendo Channel next Monday, 31 May 2010: DRAGON BALL®: …
In extremely surprising news, it sounds like an upcoming Dragon Ball video game will see some new, traditional 2D animation. Our favorite buddy “Wasted Wisher” (who let us all know about Kai weeks before it was officially announced) popped over on our forum to say they will be working on approximately 30 minutes of new …
FUNimation’s parent company, Navarre, recently filed an 8-K approving a bonus opportunity of 50% his base salary for FUNimation CEO Gen Fukunaga at the completion of the upcoming 2011 fiscal year. The bonus opportunity is dependent upon EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and net sales targets. In related news, Fukunaga’s employment agreement …