The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Shueisha recently posted a batch of new images of support from its various Jump artists, which included a second image from Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama saying, “Thank you everyone!! The Genki-Dama is getting bigger and bigger!!”
In addition to Mayumi Tanaka, Sakura-Con has also announced Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta) as another Guest of Honor. Any photos or videos that community members would like to take and share with us would be greatly appreciated!
We are passing along a little bit of second-hand information, but we put decent-enough faith in it to warrant sharing it. Our buddy EvilGamerX gave us word that a “friend at Nicktoons” has shared that the American television debut of Dragon Ball (Z) Kai will begin 24 May 2010 and will air four days a …
Multiple online retailers are finally listing the upcoming Dragon Ball Uranai book! Unfortunately, most are listing the book under the title “ドラゴンボール キャラクター占い ２０１０” (Dragon Ball Character Fortunetelling 2010). I think this all but confirms my fears that this book will be nothing more than a “What Dragon Ball character are you?” kind of book. …
Happinet has unveiled the cover art for the next set of Dragon Ball Kai DVD volumes, both of which are set to be released 23 April 2010 for ¥2,940 (~$30). Volume #9 will contain episodes 25-27, while Volume #10 follows with the next three episodes, 28-30. In addition, they have also put up the cover …
After just announcing the new book Dragon Ball Uranai, Shueisha has announced it will be releasing an Anime Illustration Collection book entitled Dragon Ball: The Golden Warrior (ドラゴンボール 黄金の戦士; Doragon Bōru Ōgon no Senshi). The title suggests the illustrations will focus on Super Saiyans, or Son Gohan’s exploits as the Golden Warrior before becoming the …
By way of Anime News Network, we have just learned that FUNimation’s English dub of Dragon Ball Kai (coming as Dragon Ball Z Kai) will be airing on Nicktoons. The announcement was made “during its 2010 Upfront Presentation for advertisers on Thursday morning in New York City”. This is a somewhat fascinating move on many …
The next three episode titles have been leaked early for Dragon Ball Kai — here is a quick run-down of what to expect in the upcoming weeks: Episode 049 – March 21, 2010 「仇を討て孫悟空！惑星崩壊のカウントダウン」 “Exact Vengeance, Son Goku! The Countdown to the Planet’s Collapse” Episode 050 – March 28, 2010 「フリーザ決死のフルパワー！願いを届けてくれ神龍」 “Freeza’s Do-or-Die Full Power! …
Shueisha announced a new Dragon Ball book, Dragon Ball Uranai (ドラゴンボール占い). You may recognize the term uranai as that used in the character Uranai Baba’s name, meaning “fortune-telling”. Unfortunately, there is no other information about the book at this time, considering it is not even listed on any other online store… so really, we have …
In an economy where we hear about nothing but studio closures and layoffs, it is shocking to hear that Toei has actually raised their earnings forecast for the current year. Projecting ¥1.2 billion up from ¥1.0 billion in net profits, it would seem that the most recent One Piece movie (Strong World), which was written …