Based on a recent blog post by R Fujimoto, I think we can confidently say that Takeshi Kusao will indeed be returning to reprise his role as Trunks in Dragon Ball Kai. But wait, who is “R Fujimoto”, and how does he know all this? Well… The comedy group “Ban Ban Ban“, formed by R …
Shueisha’s official listing website has finally updated with some information about the upcoming Dragon Ball: The Golden Warrior illustration book. The listing included the book’s cover and a little blurb describing the book: Dragon Ball Anime Illustration Collection “The Golden Warrior” Available: April 16, 2010 Retail: ¥1,200 (~$13.00) Size B5 (17.6 x 25 cm) Length: …
The next three episode titles have been leaked early for Dragon Ball Kai — here is a quick run-down of what to expect in the upcoming weeks: Episode 054 – April 25, 2010 「宇宙に消えた悟空…甦れ！超戦士たち」 “Goku Vanishes in Space… Super Warriors, Return to Life!” Episode 055 – May 2, 2010 「あれが地球だよパパ…フリーザ親子の逆襲」 “That’s Earth, Papa… Freeza and …
In addition to new episode titles for Dragon Ball Kai, this month’s issue (May 2010) of V-Jump contains exciting news about the new illustration book, Dragon Ball: The Golden Warrior. The magazine featured a nice ad for the upcoming book, which went as followed (translated by Herms): Dragon Ball Anime Illustration Collection: The Golden Warrior …
This months issue of V-Jump (May 2010 issue) contained quite a bit of Dragon Ball news. In the anime portion of the magazine they unveiled the final Dragon Ball Kai episode titles of the epic Goku vs Freeza battle, which indicates Planet Namek will explode in episode 53 of Kai. Assuming they skip the Garlic …
FUNimation has posted a full-length trailer for their first domestic release of Dragon Ball Z Kai which is due out on both DVD and Blu-ray 18 May 2010. Judging from the trailer and FUNimation’s recent comments on Twitter, it appears that the domestic release of Kai will indeed be in a 4:3 aspect ratio, which …
Shueisha’s official listing website has finally updated with some information about the upcoming Dragon Ball Uranai book. The listing included the books cover and a little blurb describing the book: おまえさんの運命をおしえてやろう……！！ あの占いババが、あなたの運勢を『DRAGON BALL』に登場する48のキャラクターに当てはめて占う！運勢の浮き沈みが一目でわかる年間チャートつき。占いババを信じれば運気上昇まちがいなし！！ We’ll tell you your destiny…!! Uranai Baba will divine your fortune based on 48 characters which appear in “DragonBall”! A yearly chart …
Multiple online retailers are finally listing the upcoming Dragon Ball Uranai book! Unfortunately, most are listing the book under the title “ドラゴンボール キャラクター占い ２０１０” (Dragon Ball Character Fortunetelling 2010). I think this all but confirms my fears that this book will be nothing more than a “What Dragon Ball character are you?” kind of book. …
Happinet has unveiled the cover art for the next set of Dragon Ball Kai DVD volumes, both of which are set to be released 23 April 2010 for ¥2,940 (~$30). Volume #9 will contain episodes 25-27, while Volume #10 follows with the next three episodes, 28-30. In addition, they have also put up the cover …
After just announcing the new book Dragon Ball Uranai, Shueisha has announced it will be releasing an Anime Illustration Collection book entitled Dragon Ball: The Golden Warrior (ドラゴンボール 黄金の戦士; Doragon Bōru Ōgon no Senshi). The title suggests the illustrations will focus on Super Saiyans, or Son Gohan’s exploits as the Golden Warrior before becoming the …