The official Dragon Ball Super Twitter account and website noted this morning that Naoki Tatsuta (voice actor for Oolong) will take over as the voice of Northern Kaiō and the narrator from Jōji Yanami beginning with this weekend’s twelfth episode of the series: 「ドラゴンボール超」において北の界王およびナレーターを務めております声優の八奈見乗児さんの療養に伴い、 第12話の放送より龍田直樹さんが北の界王およびナレーターを務めることとなりました。 八奈見乗児さんの復帰につきましては、回復状況を鑑みて、 ご本人と相談の上、検討したいと考えております。 八奈見乗児さんの回復をスタッフ一同、願っております。 引き続きご声援を賜りますよう、お願い申し上げます。 Due to Jōji Yanami-san’s hiatus for …
23 September 2015, 7:42 PM EDTComment
With Dragon Ball taking inspiration from Journey to the West so early on (see the article in our “DB30YEARS” anniversary magazine for more information!), it should be no surprise to hear that many names in the series are Chinese in origin. From Son Goku to Shenlong to Chiaotzu and beyond, tune in for a crash …
Toei Animation’s Online Shop has revealed cover art for both the standard and limited edition versions of the upcoming CD single for “Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!”, the opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super TV series: Dragon Ball Super, currently adapting the 2013 theatrical film Battle of Gods, will move on to an adaptation of the …
The official Dragon Ball Super website recently — after nearly two months — updated with a new batch of “Cast Comments”. This time around, the combined-duo of Kōzō Shioya (Boo) & Unshō Ishizuka (Mr. Satan) share their experiences and excitement for the new series. Shioya in particular compares the new series with Battle of Gods …
Listings for the first few batches of a Dragon Ball Super home release have begun to appear on Amazon Japan. Toei and Happinet will release the series in DVD and Blu-ray box sets of 12 episodes each, with the first set dropping 02 December 2015 (episodes 1-12) and the second set dropping 02 March 2016 …
UPDATE: Pre-orders are now open on Amazon. Following the seemingly-preemptive listings from Manga UK (with a release date of 26 October 2015), and then reports of F.Y.E. listings and product displays, FUNimation has revealed their Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (Revival of “F”) home release as coming 20 October 2015. The film will come in …
While the rest of the world has to wait until October, Japan has wrapped up its tenth week with Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden on the Nintendo 3DS. After having fallen off the charts for a few weeks, the game has seen a small spike back up. Media Create notes that for the reporting period …
The official website of singer Kazuya Yoshii has released details for the upcoming “Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!” (“Transcendence ☆ Dynamic!”) CD single. Both regular (COCA-17058; ¥1,200) and limited editions (COZA-1114-1115; ¥2,000) will be available 07 October 2015. The CD single is set to include the original “Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!!” (Dragon Ball Super opening theme) as well …
11 August 2015, 5:27 PM EDTComment
After two premiere events in Los Angeles and what felt like an impromptu premiere event in New York City, FUNimation has finally unleashed the 2015 Dragon Ball Z film, Resurrection ‘F’ (Fukkatsu no “F” or Revival of “F”) upon their North American audience. The film is wrapping up its short theatrical release, so tune in …
J-Stars Victory Vs.+, the Jump-franchise crossover fighting game extravaganza, saw strong digital sales success during its first full month in North America by placing in the July 2015 PlayStation Network top sellers list across all three consoles. The game ranked as the #14 game on the PlayStation 4 chart, the #3 game on the PlayStation …