As part of the continued 30th anniversary celebration for Dragon Ball (which has now technically hit 31 years as-of today), the January 2016 issue of V-Jump (out tomorrow, 21 November 2015) provides an announcement of a Dragon Ball Super History Book (超史集 or Chōshishū) set for release 21 January 2016 in Japan. This year is …
Bandai Namco has announced an “Extreme Heroes W Pack” for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. The double-game pack will include the card-based strategy game Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (originally released 07 August 2014) alongside the 2D, sprite-based fighting game Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden (originally released 11 June 2015). The combo pack is …
Online retailers have updated their listings for the first Dragon Ball Super home video box set to include packaging beyond just the cover image: The disc label art is recycled character design artwork from the 2013 theatrical film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. The specific contents of the “Special Booklet” are still unknown. Similar …
16 November 2015, 7:57 PM EST1 Comment
The podcast is our chance to be a bit more personable and editorialize on the news… and this week’s episode may be the ultimate example of this show format. We at Kanzenshuu have been extremely disappointed in two items over the last week or so: (1) fandom’s incredulous response to the audacity of any company …
Today’s eighteenth episode of Dragon Ball Super in Japan introduced Champa and Vados for the first time in the TV series. The ending credits list Mitsuo Iwata as the voice of Champa, while Yuriko Yamaguchi provides the voice of Vados. Champa, the God of Destruction for Universe 6, was introduced and teased earlier this year …
Beginning today and running for approximately two weeks, McDonald’s in Japan will run a promotional Dragon Ball Super campaign with their Happy Meal combos (called “Happy Set” in Japan). Six cards for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game will be available: Son Goku (in his Resurrection ‘F’ outfit), Vegeta (also in his Resurrection ‘F’ outfit), …
The first Dragon Ball Super DVD release hits the Japanese rental market today (03 November 2015). This first rental volume contains episodes one, two, and three. The second rental DVD (containing episodes 4-6) hits Japan 02 December 2015, the same day as the first DVD and Blu-ray box sets for consumer purchase (which contain episodes …
The North American branches of Bandai Namco and Sony have issued price drops on the downloadable versions of both 2014’s Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (PlayStation 3, Vita) and 2015’s Dragon Ball XENOVERSE (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4). Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, developed by Artdink for Bandai Namco, was released worldwide in January …
Shueisha has announced an “animanga” version of the 2015 theatrical film, Dragon Ball Z: Revival of “F” (Resurrection ‘F’) for release this December in Japan. The Dragon Ball Z: Revival of “F” Anime Comic hits shelves 04 December 2015 for ¥1,350 + tax. Cover art and page count information is unavailable at this time. The …
With this week’s release of V-Jump‘s December 2015 issue, a wealth of new Dragon Ball Super information is making its way through fandom. As expected from a tease in Weekly Shōnen Jump earlier this month, Toyotarō’s Dragon Ball Super manga — now in its fifth chapter — has skipped the Dragon Ball Z: Revival of …