The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Needless to say, it was an exciting weekend to be an American Dragon Ball fan down in Baltimore for Otakon. FUNimation announced at their industry panel at Otakon that, among other new licenses and upcoming products, they would be releasing the first of seven “Dragon Box” sets for the Dragon Ball Z TV series on …
Meri and Mike are off at Otakon, which means I am holding down the fort when I should really be asleep. However, a series of e-mails flooded my inbox, all from Mike. He is excited, and I am at least awake enough now to tell you that FUNimation is going to put out Dragon Ball …
FUNimation has announced a new team-up with Namco to provide Dragon Ball Z figures in a new crane game available at amusement parks, theaters, etc. FUNIMATION AND NAMCO CYBERTAINMENT INC. BRING ANIME’S GREATEST HERO TO GAME CENTERS ACROSS THE U.S. Anime Leader and Major Amusement Game Operator Introduce Game Featuring Dragon Ball Z Figures Flower …
Happinet’s official Dragon Ball Kai release website has been updated. Although there is nothing too major to report, I have a feeling this may be a long post, so sit tight. When the site first opened it had two active links, but now all seven sections are open for business. Normally we would just link …
Our forum member LeprikanGT shared a new Raging Blast scan with us on our forum: It looks like the new PS3 & 360 game will be getting its own new theme song by none other than Hironobu Kageyama (whoo-hoo!), and it will be called “Progression”. Since Hiroki Takahashi’s new song for Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken is getting …
Gamasutra has an interesting article up which (while only tangentially related to Dragon Ball) you may find of interest. Titled “Pecha-Kucha and Game Culture in Tokyo“, it is a brief recap and explanation of Pecha-Kucha, a presentation format where the individual or group has twenty slides and twenty seconds for each, totaling six-minutes-forty-seconds. In this …
Toei has announced new deals with Latin American distributors for merchandise based on the Dragon Ball franchise. If you are interested in magnets, backpacks, and pencil cases… this might be for you. Toei Animation has secured a number of Latin America-based licensees for DRAGON BALL Z, ONE PIECE and SAINT SEIYA, it was announced today …
CDJapan has added a listing for a CD single of “POWER OF DREAMER”, the recently-unveiled new theme song for Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken (being released outside Japan as Revenge of King Piccolo), performed by Hiroki Takahashi. While no track listing is available yet, the CD (LACM-4647) is due out 26 August 2009 for ¥1200. It appears that, …
A story out of Ecuador notes that The Simpsons has been pulled from its regular, prime-time slot while the government “… ponders its impact on children” (something we dealt with and moved on from in the US… oh, I dunno… twenty years ago). While it is no longer allowed to be broadcast between the hours …
While we have already noted FUNimation’s announcement of their Dragon Ball “season one” DVD set, they have also released a press release noting the same information. The press release confirms a 4:3 aspect ratio among all of the other details. Dragon Ball Now Remastered and Digitally Restored, Available on DVD in September Flower Mound, TX …