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 June 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Chop Chai from the Afterlife Tournament filler arc of …
Continuing onward from previous chapters, Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s seventy-third chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services, continuing the brand-new “Granolla the Survivor arc”. Alongside other initiatives including free chapters and a larger archive for paid subscribers, this release continues the …
The latest addition to our “Press Archive” is another fun blast-from-the-past: an Internal Correspondence article from the April 1995 issue announcing the forthcoming syndication broadcast debut of the original Dragon Ball television series from FUNimation. Read the Full Article! The article is also noteworthy for mentioning Viz’s ongoing negotiations for their Dragon Ball manga license, …
Following the initial announcement back in February, Tubi has launched the full 74 episode run of the Dr. Slump franchise’s 1997 reboot television series on its free streaming service: English subtitles are provided through the service’s closed captions functionality. Based on Akira Toriyama’s 1980-1984 manga originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, the original Dr. Slump …
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 May 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Malaiko from the Afterlife Tournament filler arc of the …
Continuing onward from previous chapters, Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s seventy-second chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services, continuing the brand-new “Granolla the Survivor arc”. Alongside other initiatives including free chapters and a larger archive for paid subscribers, this release continues the …
On the heels of yesterday’s inadvertent website reveals, the revamped Dragon Ball Official Site formally announced today that a new Dragon Ball Super film is in the works for a 2022 release. The website posting contains a comment from original Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama, presented both in English and Japanese. As with a similar …
Earlier today, links to an unpublished article on Toei Animation Europe’s website appeared indicating a “surprise announcement” of a forthcoming Dragon Ball Super movie for release in 2022: The article — made visible through “Similar Articles” functionality in the website’s content management system, now since removed — noted the announcement as coming on “Goku Day.” …
Columbia will re-release three vinyl records 28 July 2021, covering the Dragon Ball television series opening and ending theme songs, various Dragon Ball television series theme and insert songs, as well as the first Dragon Ball Z television series opening and ending theme songs: “Mystical Adventure!” / “I’ll Give You Romance” Catalog: HMJA-139 Format: 7-inch …
Shunsuke Kikuchi, incidental/background music composer for the original Dr. Slump: Arale-chan and the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z television series and films, has passed away at age 89 from aspiration pneumonia. Kikuchi’s work on the Dragon Ball franchise has resonated with fans and helped shape the franchise for decades, subsequently appearing in works such …