The confusion, mystery, and insanity surrounding the production of Dragon Ball Super only seems to escalate with each passing week. Between the stealth non-announcement of “King Ryū” as the new series composer, said blog post’s subsequent removal, and last episode’s random insertion of a new series director to the opening credits… Dragon Ball Super seems …
Though the first collected edition of Toyotarō’s Dragon Ball Super manga was announced for an April 2016 release earlier this month, its initial listing left much to be desired. The listing has since been updated with two key items of note: a page count (192 pages at the standard tankōbon size) and a digital release …
Veteran voice actor Ryūsei Nakao returns to Dragon Ball Super as the voice of Frost from Universe 6, as heard and credited in today’s thirty-third episode of the television series. Nakao, most well-known as the voice of Freeza, has also played the roles of Tambourine, Coola, Chilled, and Kuriza in various Dragon Ball features and …
Following the 1.1.0 and 1.2.0 patches, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan received a new 1.3.0 patch this week. The patch introduces another four new Z-Assist characters, immediately selectable from the respective menu: Champa (from Dragon Ball Super), Vados (also from Dragon Ball Super), Super Baby 2 (from Dragon Ball …
Included within the two-disc Dragon Ball Super Original Soundtrack is a new comment from the series’ musical composer, Norihito Sumitomo: First off, as a Dragon Ball fan I want to share this feeling of “hooray, there’s a new series!” with everyone. And now, Dragon Ball Super has finally begun. I can’t contain my excitement at …
Now that Dragon Ball Super has finally moved beyond the Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ re-tellings, a wealth of new lore and background information has been dumped upon fans. From Super Dragon Balls to Universe 6’s seemingly alternate histories for familiar races — as a wise man once said — the universe truly is …
This week’s April 2016 issue of V-Jump in Japan provides new updates on the forthcoming Dragon Ball: Project Fusion video game for the Nintendo 3DS. The main character and “Pinijji” will travel throughout the game world, which consists of a fusion of various times and places from the series. The mystery behind how the world …
A new line of history books covering Toei Animation’s various series will see its release in Japan 25 March 2016, starting with boys’ (shōnen) and girls’ (shōjo) franchises from the 1980s and 1990s. The boys’ book is set to contain an interview with Dragon Ball TV series producer Kōzō Morishita and a round-table discussion featuring …
In conjunction with their Tenka’ichi Budokai ’16 Part 2 campaign and tournament, the IC Carddass Dragon Ball Trading Card Game has shared a new congratulatory message from original manga author Akira Toriyama aimed at the players and tournament participants: 「ICカードダスDB」初の全国大会「天下一武道会」が開催される、ということでおめでとうございます! 参加してくれるみなさん、どうもありがとう! そしてこれからもドンドン進化する「IC カードダスDB」の応援をよろしくね! Congratulations on the first IC Carddass DB national tournament being held! My …
Shueisha has announced the first volume in a series of collected editions for the Dragon Ball Super manga by Toyotarō, currently serialized each month in V-Jump. While details are light, the first volume will see its release in Japan 04 April 2016 for ¥400 + tax. AnimeLand had initially reported this information 14 January 2016, …