Back on 07 November 2013, the Sankei Shimbun published an article in its entertainment section examining the popularity of Japanese animation, not only within Japan, but abroad. The article, written by Toshiko Yuhara, provides a few quotes from the Vice President of Toei Animation, Kōzō Morishita, someone who is very familiar with the Dragon Ball …
09 January 2014, 10:56 PM EST2 Comments
It all happened so quickly that it nearly passed us all by without even a second thought: we have hit the century mark! The translations archive now houses over 100 translated documents, interviews, Q&As, articles, and much more. Needless to say we are quite proud of all we have accomplished to date, but adding this …
On 13 September 2013, months following the premiere of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in theaters across Japan, Toei finally released the franchise’s first theatrical film in 17 years to the home video market. We gave everyone a first glimpse at the packaging as our own Julian (“SaiyaJedi”) received his copy a day before …
11 October 2013, 2:57 PM EDT2 Comments
You may recall that about a month ago we reported that information had surfaced confirming that the upcoming Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray “Season” sets would indeed be in a 16:9 widescreen format. This confirmation came via online retailer product listings for the “Dragon Ball Z: Season 1” Blu-ray release, most notably from Amazon and RightStuf. …
11 October 2013, 12:05 AM EDT2 Comments
Now that the onslaught of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods movie news and work has more-or-less blown over, we’re finally getting back to porting over all of those missing movie information pages in the “Movie Guide”. So, picking up where we left off, we’re jumping into the late-1980s and early-1990s to bring you the …
Video gaming website GameSpot recently posted the first North American trailer for the next big video game coming to the Dragon Ball franchise, Battle of Z. The trailer, narrated by Christopher Sabat (Vegeta, Piccolo, etc.), also highlights the inclusion of Beerus and Whis, characters from the recent Battle of Gods theatrical film. Super Saiyan God …
17 September 2013, 10:43 PM EDT6 Comments
Listings for a “Dragon Ball Z: Season 1” Blu-ray release, now officially scheduled for 31 December 2013, have begun popping up online. So far most listings contain only basic product information: $44.98 MSRP, 925 minute running time, and 4 discs. However, a recent product listing shared by WTK has really grabbed some attention among fans across …
Shueisha has recently updated their listings of anticipated upcoming manga releases to include a film comic adaptation of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. The film comic is set for an 04 October 2013 release, which is roughly a month after the film’s release on DVD and Blu-ray, with a price point of ¥1,400. As …
In our most recent episode of the Kanzenshuu podcast, a possible tie-in was discussed between Akira Toriyama’s new series Jaco the Galactic Patrolman and the classic Dragon Ball manga. While there were apparent hints being dropped throughout the first chapter, which was recently published in this year’s 33rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, we were …
The Japanese blog “Movie & Drama Memo“, which reports on upcoming home video releases, has been updated with new listings for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. As of right now, the tentatively scheduled release date is set for 13 September 2013, and the film will be available in four versions: Blu-ray Special Limited Edition — ¥9,240 …