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Published by 09 August 2010, 1:34 PM EDTComment

Shueisha has updated their listing for the JSAT Edition: Dragon Ball – Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! comic which is due out in Japan 03 September 2010 for ¥730 (~$8.00). It now lists some additional details that make this release much more intriguing than it ever was originally, as it appears this will not

Published by 09 August 2010, 9:33 AM EDTComment

After Takeshi Aono’s recent stroke, we learned that all of his roles were being immediately recast. Kami-sama/God would be coming up in Dragon Ball Kai episodes right before the appearance of Cell, leaving the role (unfortunately) wide open. Veteran Bin Shimada has stepped in to the role, perhaps best known to fans as Broli from

Published by 09 August 2010, 9:32 AM EDTComment

Toshio Furukawa, the voice of Piccolo, recently posted on his blog that he had finished his first recording session for an episode of Dragon Ball Kai with Norio Wakamoto, confirming that he will be returning to reprise his role as Cell in Dragon Ball Kai. 若本規夫 Norio Wakamoto Cell will make his first appearance in

Published by 07 August 2010, 4:01 PM EDTComment

A new page has surfaced confirming that Raging Blast 2 will contain the rumored remake of Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, which will be re-titled Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans. This will be a complete remake of the original, using modern animation techniques. It will run approximately 30 minutes and will apparently be included

Published by 03 August 2010, 6:14 PM EDTComment

Shueisha has unexpectedly announced the release of a JSAT Edition: Dragon Ball – Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! comic: The comic is due out 03 September 2010 for ¥730 (~$8.00). There is no word yet to what exactly this is, but it could be either a re-release of the manga adaptation drawn by Naho

Published by 03 August 2010, 6:13 PM EDTComment

Shueisha’s official listing website has been updated with all of the final information for the second Extreme Battle Collection guide book. The listing includes the book’s cover and some additional details. The book will include a character guide, story guide, a short Dragon Ball encyclopedia, and more importantly, never before heard anime production stories from

Published by 02 August 2010, 12:28 PM EDTComment

Navarre just completed their first quarter earnings conference call for Fiscal 2011, and unlike prior quarters where a few interesting tidbits relating to FUNimation and the Dragon Ball franchise were leaked out, much like FUNimation’s panel at Otakon this past weekend, there is not much to say other than that things are going smoothly. The

Published by 01 August 2010, 9:52 PM EDTComment

If you wish to plow through it, the entire story is up for digestion over on my personal blog — we will mostly just stick to the “news” here so as to not completely clutter up the page. Amidst the fire alarm nonsense at Otakon this past weekend, I had an opportunity to ask voice

Published by 01 August 2010, 5:52 PM EDTComment

A new Character Song & BGM CD release (COCX-36424) will come out for Dragon Ball Kai 22 September 2010 in Japan for ¥2940. It seems to be a continuation of both the Dragon Ball Kai Song Collection and the BGM Collection series (of which there have been two releases so far). In addition to a