Back in February, MANTANWEB shared a two-part interview series with Dragon Ball franchise executive producer (and Capsule Corporation Tokyo founder) Akio Iyoku. The first part of this interview, which we are sharing a complete translation of here today, looks toward the end of the then-forthcoming Dragon Ball Daima finale and discusses Akira Toriyama’s involvement in …
Following what appear to be successful vinyl releases of the Dragon Ball Z Best Song Collection and Dragon Ball Super soundtracks, Columbia Japan themselves are set to re-issue the Dragon Ball Ongakushū (“Music Collection”), releasing 23 July 2025 for ¥4,000: A total of 14 tunes will comprise the single record, which includes background music composed …
06 April 2025, 8:53 AM EDTComment
Show Description Episode #0519! Mike interviews Brandon Bovia, letterer on the English release of the Dragon Ball Super manga from Viz. What exactly does a “letterer” do, how does that work differ between a simulpub and collected volume release, and what all else goes into bringing manga chapters to English? How to Listen Our podcast …
23 March 2025, 8:53 AM EDTComment
Show Description Episode #0518! Mike interviews Rocco from Mega64 about his introduction to Dragon Ball, figure collecting, Mega64’s five-minute live-action DBZ sketches, ssj8 (99 percent sure is real), and more! How to Listen Our podcast is available via Apple Podcasts, or you can pop the direct RSS feed into the program of your choice. You …
17 March 2025, 12:05 PM EDTComment
Viz’s previously-announced English translation of Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Techniques has been bumped slightly from its originally-intended 22 April 2025 release to a new date of 13 May 2025. The upcoming release is an English-translated version of the 2023 Japanese book which includes a variety of career reflections, advice for upcoming artists, and interviews with …
12 March 2025, 10:31 AM EDTComment
Show Description Episode #0517! Mike, Ken, and Ajay review the complete “Dragon Ball Daima” television series! Over these 20 episodes, what new concepts are introduced/reintroduced, what lore conflicts are we still reeling from, how did the art and animation hold up with such a prolonged production timeframe… and did we like it? How to Listen …
Roughly every month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) 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 (belated) February 2025 entry, Toyotarō has drawn Piroshki and Karoni, anime-only characters from the Cell …
Following today’s Dragon Ball Daima final episode broadcast, the series’ official website detailed various home video releases coming in Japan, all set for release on 02 July 2025: First-Press Limited Edition Blu-ray Box ¥52,800 yen (tax included) Four Blu-ray discs (all 20 episodes + bonus material) Illustrated box and three-sided illustrated case Bonus material includes …
Initially leaked and teased through Steam back-end updates this week, the previously-announced, two-part Dragon Ball Daima DLC expansion for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is set to begin Summer 2025: Unlike past DLC expansions, the title for this pack remains largely the same between its original Japanese (魔界の大冒険! or “Great Adventure in the Demon Realm!”) and …
Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s 104th chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services. This special one-shot chapter serves as further-introductory/prequel content to the “Super Hero” arc, which itself already received a three-chapter prologue and three-chapter epilogue beyond the scope of the original …