Following up on the previously-announced “Summer 2025” timeframe, Bandai Namco has announced that the first pack of the two-part Dragon Ball Daima DLC expansion for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will hit 17 July 2025: The release date applies to all major territories, including North America and Japan. Unlike past DLC expansions, the title for this …
04 May 2025, 9:12 AM EDT1 Comment
Show Description Episode #0521! Mike speaks with Von from France about the Made in Asia convention from March 2025, which had Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru and Chikashi Kubota in attendance. We get the scoop on some behind-the-scenes production tidbits, pressing fan questions, and a whole lot of great chat about artwork over the years! How to Listen …
Roughly every month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his April 2025 entry, Toyotarō has drawn the Turtle Hermit: Kame-Sen’nin (Muten-Rōshi) We all have in …
Roughly every month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his March 2025 entry, Toyotarō has drawn Great Saiyaman #2 (with Great Saiyaman No. 1 himself …
After an announcement misfire last week via the Humble Bundle retailer website, Bandai Namco has formally unveiled the second paid downloadable content pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO: the “DAIMA Character Pack 1” set with eight new playable characters from the respective (and recently-concluded) television series. The new playable characters in this first Dragon Ball …
20 April 2025, 8:12 AM EDT1 Comment
Show Description Episode #0520! Mike and Ajay revisit “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’” for its 10th anniversary. Often looked back upon as the black sheep of the revival-era animated products, what does it have to offer audiences these days, particularly in light of its re-adaptation into the “Dragon Ball Super” television series? How to Listen …
Back in February, MANTANWEB shared a two-part interview series with Dragon Ball franchise executive producer (and Capsule Corporation Tokyo founder) Akio Iyoku. The first part of this interview, which we are sharing a complete translation of here today, looks toward the end of the then-forthcoming Dragon Ball Daima finale and discusses Akira Toriyama’s involvement in …
Following what appear to be successful vinyl releases of the Dragon Ball Z Best Song Collection and Dragon Ball Super soundtracks, Columbia Japan themselves are set to re-issue the Dragon Ball Ongakushū (“Music Collection”), releasing 23 July 2025 for ¥4,000: A total of 14 tunes will comprise the single record, which includes background music composed …
06 April 2025, 8:53 AM EDTComment
Show Description Episode #0519! Mike interviews Brandon Bovia, letterer on the English release of the Dragon Ball Super manga from Viz. What exactly does a “letterer” do, how does that work differ between a simulpub and collected volume release, and what all else goes into bringing manga chapters to English? How to Listen Our podcast …
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Show Description Episode #0518! Mike interviews Rocco from Mega64 about his introduction to Dragon Ball, figure collecting, Mega64’s five-minute live-action DBZ sketches, ssj8 (99 percent sure is real), and more! How to Listen Our podcast is available via Apple Podcasts, or you can pop the direct RSS feed into the program of your choice. You …