In addition to the revamped website, which we mentioned earlier, Toei Animation also held a pre-broadcast press screening yesterday (28 March) to help build buzz for the series’ relaunch. As such, the Japanese press (as well as the series’ own website) are abuzz about the series’ continuation starting this 06 April in Japan. Headlining the …
More information is still coming out of AnimeJapan 2014, again courtesy of forum member Gerardo Martinez. This time, he happened to spot a banner advertising the 04 April 2014 release of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, but the real item of interest is the revelation of the title for the included bonus comic: “Dragon Ball Minus“. …
The March 2014 issue of Saikyō Jump is still a day out from release in Japan, but it is seemingly available almost everywhere at this point. Not only does it contain a “Super Kanzenban” of Episode of Bardock (including a new Q&A with Akira Toriyama that features new information), but it also announces the second …
27 January 2014, 8:40 AM EST3 Comments
We at Kanzenshuu never enjoy having to write one of these news posts, but earlier today in Japan, we lost yet another member of the Dragon Ball acting pool: Ichirō Nagai, who had played Tsuru-Sen’nin and Karin-sama in all incarnations of the series up to the present. According to the linked news article, Nagai had …
The February 2014 issue of V-Jump in Japan, released this past weekend on 21 December 2013, contains information about the next “Evil Dragon Mission 2” of Dragon Ball Heroes and some new tidbits about Jump J-Stars Victory Vs, but as always, it also comes with the latest chapter of Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission by …
Cinema Today reports that the new film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods fell to eighth place in its fifth weekend in theaters. The film has reached a cumulative total of 2,181,328 in attendance and ¥2,668,081,600 in gross revenue. Detective Conan maintained its lock on first place for its second weekend with over a million …
17 April 2013, 10:14 AM EDT6 Comments
One of the great benefits of being such a truly-international website is being able to do things like go see the new film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods on opening day, and to also attend the new exhibit, “Akira Toriyama The World of DRAGONBALL”. While the exhibit kicked off in Tokyo at the end …
18 March 2013, 9:36 PM EDT3 Comments
Yesterday’s issue (2013 #16) of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan contained the third of the on-going Q&A session with original manga author Akira Toriyama, and while there are not many more truly blockbuster items or reveals in the issue, there are a couple fun tidbits worth mentioning. A limited-edition Dragon Ball watch is advertised on …
The official website for the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods has announced midnight showings on the night of 29–30 March 2013 in both Osaka and Fukuoka. Additionally, each location will show another five Dragon Ball Z movies from the past (using their original 35 mm film prints), though each location will have …
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: …