The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Shoko Nakagawa, generic Japanese otaku-idol-of-all-trades, has released an EP of anime cover songs. The first track and single off the CD is none other than the closing theme to Dragon Ball, “Romantikku Ageru Yo”. The five-track EP is entitled “Shokotan Cover ~ Anison Ni Koi Wo Shite”. There is a special CD+DVD bundle that includes …
Atari issued a press release earlier this month stating that that are in the process of a workforce reduction of approximately 20%: Atari Announces General and Administrative Overhead Action Plan – Reduction of approximately 20% of the total workforce – NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), …
The next game in the “Sparking!” series of Dragon Ball fighting games is heading to the PS2 and Wii, officially announced for Japan thus far later this year (no concrete date has been set, but if the past two games/years are any indication, look for it in the fall before the holiday season for sure). …
Let me begin by saying that things in the video game industry can — and do — change at any time. With that out of the way, let us take a look back at this time last year. We first heard about “Sparking! NEO” around this time, and if history continues to repeat itself, it …
It looks like France is getting a pretty sweet deal with a great release of the movies! Over on our forum, sangofe has detailed a bunch of information regarding the two-volume release — which seemingly features “remastered” versions — of all of the Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z movies and TV specials (excluding, unfortunately, …
If you check out Z-Store, you will see that FUNimation now actually has not only their own listings for the first two Spanish DVD volumes, but now also has cover art for the two discs. Be sure to take a closer look, comparing them with the canceled “Ultimate Uncut Edition” covers: We still have absolutely …
According to Anime News Network & Oricon the three Dragon Ball DVDs that came out this month are kicking ass and taking names over in Japan, taking the numbers 2, 4, & 6 spots on the charts.
If this Japanese job posting is any indication, it looks like there are indeed (at least potential or preliminary) plans to bring the upcoming PC MMORPG “Dragon Ball Online” to the Xbox 360… at least in Japan, anyway. Here are a few translated bits from the posting: DESIRED POSITIONS: game engine programmer, client application programmer, …
Taku128 brought a special video to our attention over on our forum. Entitled “Dragon Ball Original Anime Nippon Ijin Taisho 2007”, the video is an all-new animated feature showcasing a tournament to decide the mightiest “great person” throughout all of Japan’s history. The competitors include Benkei, Himiko, Prince Shotoku, and Amakusa Shiro. While fans and …
It turns out some listings for a couple VERY strange releases popped up on RightStuf in the last week or so: El Encuentro De Los Saiyajins El Pan De Piccolo First off, let us assume that is supposed to be “Plan” in that second volume (he does not eat much bread). Second, let us note …