This week’s August 2016 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan contains a brief update on Bandai Namco’s upcoming console video game, Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2. The game will be set in Age 852, two years after the “Demigra Incident” (i.e., the first game) in Age 850. The time patrol has since expanded, and players …
The bundle pack for Bandai Namco’s upcoming Dragon Ball Fusions video game for the Nintendo 3DS will come packaged with a bonus downloadable game from the franchise’s Nintendo Famicom days: 1990’s Dragon Ball Z: Kyōshū! Saiya-jin (“Assault! The Saiyans”). A new 15-second trailer for Dragon Ball Fusions recaps some of the latest announcements and promotes …
21 June 2016, 1:37 PM EDTComment
Once upon a time, you could sarcastically respond to a simple or obvious question with, “Is the sky blue?” Nowadays, red is blue, and apparently purple is also blue. What is a Dragon Ball fan supposed to believe?! Join us for yet another podcast discussion about hair color! SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0407! Mike and Meri …
Japanese band Batten Shōjo-Tai (“X-Mark Girl Squad”, stylized as “Batten Showjo Tai”) has announced that their upcoming single “Yoka-Yoka Dance” (“Easy-Going Dance”) will take over as the fifth ending theme song for the Dragon Ball Super TV series beginning in July. According to the group’s official website, “Yoka-Yoka Dance” will begin airing in July 2016 …
Next week’s upcoming August 2016 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan (set for release 21 June 2016) teases a new character for the Dragon Ball Super TV series, “Zamasu” (ザマス), with a character design by original manga author Akira Toriyama: A mystery man who appears in the new part added in to the TV …
Shueisha has released the cover artwork for the upcoming fifth volume (“Legend 5”) of the Dragon Ball manga’s new “Digest Edition” (Sōshūhen): These editions are touted as allowing the reader to “enjoy Dragon Ball the same way as when it was serialized in Jump“, and are the same size as the original Weekly Shōnen Jump …
The 2016 Electronic Entertainment Exposition (“E3”) kicked off for attendees today in Los Angeles, and Bandai Namco has the upcoming Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 on display. The company has provided a few new tidbits of information ahead of their scheduled demos, in particular noting a hub city seven times the size of the first game’s …
14 June 2016, 3:11 PM EDTComment
As we pour all of our attention toward the “Future Trunks Arc” of Dragon Ball Super, let us not forget the first truly new story arc in the series: the Universe 6 and 7 God of Destruction Invitational Tournament (or perhaps just the “Champa arc” for short)! In this week’s episode, Kirbopher and KaiserNeko join …
Bandai has announced Super Dragon Ball Heroes, an update to the successful card-based arcade game in Japan, scheduled to launch in autumn 2016. The basics of Dragon Ball Heroes will remain unchanged, with the player placing cards on the panel and moving them around to control the characters on-screen; the number of cards used in …
Following several prior patches, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden on the Nintendo 3DS received a new patch today (08 April 2016) in Japan, bringing it up to Version 1.5.0. The update adds one new playable background stage: Uchū’ichi Budōkai (“Number-One-In-The-Universe Martial Arts Tournament”), the stadium from the Universe 6 vs. Universe 7 tournament in the …