Things are getting crazy here at Kanzenshuu as we await the impending debut of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in Japanese theaters. With preview screenings coming up this week and the full release hitting at the end of the month, it is absolute insanity. You have no doubt already read all of the news, …
On Wednesday, 20 March 2013 (a holiday — the first day of spring), Toho Cinemas outlet Odaiba Cinema Mediage in Tokyo will be hosting a special preview screening of the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods followed by a marathon of six older Dragon Ball films via 35mm prints. The additional films include: …
It saddens us to report the deaths of two talented voice actors who once lent their voices to the Dragon Ball franchise and contributed greatly to overall anime fandom. Aoni Production announced last month that voice actress Chieko Honda had passed away at the age of 49 on 18 February 2013. She had been undergoing …
In support of the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (which debuts in Japanese theaters 30 March 2013), a number of websites will stream the first 17 Dragon Ball animated features starting this Friday, 15 March 2013. The films include the three Dragon Ball movies (1986-1988), the thirteen Dragon Ball Z movies (1989-1995), …
Last week’s issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan kicked-off a brand new series of Q&As — “Super Long Interview!! Please Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!!” — with the original Dragon Ball author himself. While last week’s question was about the plot for the upcoming film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, this week’s question is …
By way of a clothing store collaboration campaign with preview screenings, we already knew that the total run time for the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods would likely be in the 85-minute range. Cinema Today has updated their listing for the movie with the same 85-minute run time. Additionally, Eiren (the Motion …
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission for the Nintendo 3DS — a portable version of the two-year-old, still-going-strong, card-based arcade game — launched in Japan this past week on 28 February 2013. Media Create released sales figures for the week of 25 February 2013 to 03 March 2013, and the numbers do not lie: it sold… pretty well! The …
In addition to housing a special “SD” version of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods by Naho Ooishi, the April 2013 issue of Saikyō Jump contains a short interview with two Japanese children and the expected trio of voice actresses: Masako Nozawa, Shoko Nakagawa, and Kaori Matsumoto. The interview — conducted by two children with …
KFC has been massively promoting the new film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, with toys, posters, bottles, you name it. The kid’s-meal (“Smile Set”) toys in particular have gone through two iterations already. But now, the third phase of items has been announced. Starting on 28 March 2013, the “I’m Excited! New School Term …
Last week the official Japanese Shōnen Jump website revealed the plot for the upcoming, two-part “Dream 9 Super Collaboration Special” set to air 07 April 2013 from 9:00 to 10:00 am on Fuji TV in Japan featuring Toriko, One Piece, and Dragon Ball Z. (前編) IGOが主催するレース、『天下一食おう会』。とある島で開かれた、この大会の優勝賞品は「カラットジューウシ」と呼ばれる稀少な高級食材。優勝を目指して、トリコと仲間たち、そして麦わらの一味が大会に参加する。そして、なんと、孫悟空ら、ドラゴンボールのメンバーも大会に参加していた。誰が一番強いか！？ このコラボスペシャルでしか観ることのできなない『トリコＶＳルフィＶＳ悟空』！最強決定戦の火蓋が切って落とされる！！ (後編) IGOが主催するレース、『天下一食おう会』。大会で優勝したミスターサタン※1が、優勝賞品のカラットジューウシをルフィやトリコ、悟空らにふるまっていると、マンサム※2から衝撃の事実が明かされる。大会は生物の力を吸うという、深海の大食漢・アカミィをおびき寄せるために開かれたというのだ。そして、ルフィらの力を察知して、深海からアカミィが現れるが……このコラボSPでしか観られない、『トリコ＋ルフィ＋悟空』の超コラボ必殺技が炸裂！ ※1「ミスターサタン」…『ドラゴンボールＺ』に出てくる架空の人物 ※2「マンサム」…『トリコ』IGOが運営する「グルメ研究所」の所長 (First Part) The IGO (International …