In conjunction with the Japanese television broadcast of the “Majin Boo arc” of Dragon Ball Kai in April 2014 — along with its own upcoming home video releases — Toei will be releasing two large box set collections compiling the previous 98 episodes as originally aired between 2009 and 2011. Via Happinet’s listing: 「ドラゴンボール改 魔人ブウ編」放送を記念し、2009年より放送された「ドラゴンボール改」シリーズをエピソード毎にまとめ、お求めやすい価格で発売! …
With only three episodes of the Majin Boo arc of Dragon Ball Kai broadcast to date, Toei Animation has announced that pre-orders for the first three box sets of this story arc are now available in their Online Shop. Happinet, the company producing the box sets, has followed suite and added listings for these releases …
Toei Animation Europe has recently announced that new episodes of Dragon Ball Kai (known internationally as Dragon Ball Z Kai) will be broadcast not only in Japan, but in a few select European countries as well with the continuation of the Majin Boo arc. This remastered and reedited series is being broadcast in the UK …
The official Japanese website for Dragon Ball Kai has finally been updated (or as the update says, the “Site Renewal is Open!”) to its final iteration in preparation of the series’ revival in a mere week. The update includes a few next sections to the site, none of which currently provides any new information outside …
In addition to a few words from original manga author Akira Toriyama himself, the May 2014 issue of V-Jump — in promotion of the upcoming revival of Dragon Ball Kai for the Majin Boo story arc — contains a few words of wisdom from three of the series’ most notable voice actors: Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, et …
As reported last week, with only two weeks left until Dragon Ball Kai’s grand return to broadcast television in Japan on 06 April 2014, a new promotional video (with the tagline, “The curtain rise on a new chapter of ‘Kai’!”) was on display in the Dragon Ball Kai booth at AnimeJapan 2014. Luckily for us, …
As we reported at the beginning of the month, the upcoming broadcast of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods on Fuji TV’s “Premium Saturday” will contain exclusive new scenes not included in the film’s original theatrical run or any of its home video releases. While voice actress Eiko Yamada (Mai) let slip the initial news, …
Fuji TV has officially announced its new show line-up for the spring of 2014, including Dragon Ball Kai, the “refreshed” version of the Dragon Ball Z TV series originally created for its 20th anniversary in 2009. Along with the announcement, a brief listing of main staff and cast is provided. In addition to the main …
Japanese rock band “Good Morning America” has announced via their official website that their new single “Dear Zarathustra” (拝啓、ツラツストラ; Haikei, Tsuratsusutora) will be the new ending theme song for Dragon Ball Kai as it picks back up for the Majin Boo arc. They do note that this theme will only be used for the first …
With the launch of the April 2014 issue of V-Jump providing the first official confirmation of Dragon Ball Kai‘s continuation into the Majin Boo story arc, the official Japanese website has also been updated! As of right now it is simply a splash page, with the previous iteration still available. Dragon Ball Kai, the “refreshed” …