In conjunction with this week’s April 2023 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, Bandai Namco has further promoted the upcoming paid downloadable content pack for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot featuring the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai: The downloadable content pack’s title in Japanese is “Troubles at the Tenka’ichi Budōkai” (波乱の天下一武道会 Haran no Tenka’ichi Budōkai); as with the previous …
20 February 2023, 2:13 PM ESTComment
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0498! Mike and Heath discuss some of the biggest (non-strength-related!) rumors and misunderstandings in general Dragon Ball fandom. From the classic “ending with Freeza” to recent confusion over the authorship of the Dragon Ball Super manga, we bring the receipts! REFERENCED SITES: GUIDE: Intended Endings RUMOR GUIDE: The Sonny Strait & Terry …
Following up on previous chapters, Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s ninetieth chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services, continuing onward into the brand-new “Super Hero arc”. Alongside other initiatives including free chapters and a larger archive for paid subscribers, this release continues …
Viz’s nineteenth collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga will be released 05 September 2023, covering chapters 81-84 (a la its Japanese counterpart): Granolah’s fierce assault seems to have Gas on the ropes until the youngest Heeters member’s inner nature is unleashed, leading to an all-out assault like nothing any of our heroes have …
Bandai Namco Holdings has posted a ¥84.444 billion (approximately $636 million) profit for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2023, compared to a ¥61.703 billion profit at this same point last year. Dragon Ball remains the company’s best-performing franchise, pulling in ¥102.2 billion these first three quarters of the fiscal year (a jump from …
The September 2021 issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine kicked off a “Dragon Ball Super Gallery” series in commemoration of the Dragon Ball franchise’s upcoming 40th anniversary. The celebration aims to have different artists all contribute their own spin on the original 42 tankōbon covers, with the images and an accompanying comment published as the …
29 January 2023, 2:41 PM ESTComment
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0497! Mike, Ken, and Randy reconvene once again to review the “Bardock: Alone Against Fate” DLC pack for “Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot”! How does the second season pass kick things off this time around, and how does it compare to content from the first season pass? REFERENCED SITES: PODCAST ARCHIVE: Bardock TV …
Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball 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 January 2023 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Hire Dragon: Hire Dragon This is how I imagine …
The ninth collected volume of Dragon Ball SD is on its way from Shueisha, with a catalog entry noting an 03 March 2023 release date, clocking in at 192 pages and running at ¥748 + tax. The release will mark just under a year since the eighth collected volume. The ninth collected volume should pick …
Shueisha and online retailers have listed the twentieth collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga series by Toyotarō as releasing 03 March 2023 in Japan for ¥528 + tax. Following most previous volumes, the upcoming 20th volume should be set to include four Dragon Ball Super manga chapters, spanning chapter 85-88 — this would …