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The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.


Published by 16 December 2008, 7:14 PM ESTComment

This tidbit of news comes to us courtesy of Jump over in Japan — Namco-Bandai is going to be developing a game for the PSP based on the American-made live action movie: There are no details other than that it will be coming out in Japan March 2009, which corresponds with the movie’s release over

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:13 PM ESTComment

Head on over to dragonballtoys.com to check out some of the awesome Dragon Ball stuff Banpresto will be releasing next year. It looks like we have everything from key chains to mini figures to large figures to tissue holders coming our way!

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:12 PM ESTComment

This is something that you older fans are going to immediately recognize and get pretty psyched about! Bandai is re-releasing the entire Carddass series over in Japan in big box sets to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the “Carddass” line: The “Cardass Dragon Ball COMPLETE BOX vol. 1 premium set” set (which will also contain

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:11 PM ESTComment

Once we saw that FUNimation was going to package Dragon Ball Z movies 7 and 9 together for their next double feature, we all correctly assumed we would see some type of (additional) Broli compilation to DVD and Blu-ray. Sure enough, Wal-Mart put up a listing for a “Triple Feature” with DBZ movies 8, 10,

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:10 PM ESTComment

A few more details about the Infinite World (PS2 fighting game) OP/ED CD single have trickled out. Right now we are seeing it listed with four tracks: “Hikari no Sasu Mirai e!” “Dragon Ball Party” “We Gonna Take You There” “Hikari no Sasu Mirai e!” (Instrumental) There is no word on what exactly that third

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:09 PM ESTComment

The game just came out in Japan earlier this month, and Infinite World (the latest fighting game for the franchise, an expansion of the Budokai series) on the PS2 managed to push 76,500 copies in its first week (coming in second only to the latest Professor Layton game, which itself pushed 87,100 copies that week).

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:08 PM ESTComment

A kanzenban release is coming to the Dutch! Starting in January 2009, Glenat will be releasing a new version of the manga in the kanzenban style (34 volumes), including the new ending, the tribute illustrations from other artists, and a new translation!

Published by 16 December 2008, 7:07 PM ESTComment

While not entirely an accurate name, Spain is currently seeing a release of the Dragon Ball Z TV series which they are calling “Dragon Box” sets. They are actually just packaged sets of five discs each from the single releases that we have been talking about for a while now. There are a couple touch-ups

Published by 12 December 2008, 12:08 AM ESTComment

The fifth set of Dragon Ball The Movies individual discs (DBZ movies 9 & 10) were just released, and in typical Toei fashion, they have already posted the next set of covers (DBZ movies 11 & 12). These next two films, “Super-Warrior Defeat!! I’m the One Who’ll Win” (DBZ movie 11) and “Rebirth of Fusion!!

Published by 10 December 2008, 8:51 AM ESTComment

The full-length Japanese trailer for the upcoming live action Dragon Ball movie leaked online today, so go take a gander while you still can: In addition to that, Anime News Network is reporting (via the Sports Nippon newspaper) that none other than Ayumi Hamasaki will be performing the theme song to the movie (“Rule”). They