Bandai Namco Holdings has posted a ¥34.188 billion (approximately $300.17 million) net income for the first half of fiscal year 2019. Dragon Ball came in as the top-performing overall franchise for the company with ¥58.6 billion in net sales (up from ¥43.1 billion the same half last year). The company is still projecting ¥80 billion …
13 November 2018, 3:06 PM ESTComment
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0458! Mike, Julian, and Stacey crack open the case of being “Reincarnated as Yamcha”, which recently saw its official English translation from Viz. How does Dragon Garow Lee’s talent carry over to an official product? What kind of story winds up being told, particularly in contrast to how its official rights holders …
The third and final trailer for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film has been released by Toei Animation, as well as a version officially subtitled in English: The trailer shows off the previously-revealed Super Saiyan God Vegeta, brief glimpses of Beerus and Whis, etc. The trailer also features Daichi Miura’s main theme for …
A new Amazon listing for Viz’s fifth volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s print edition is dated for 07 May 2019 at a $9.99 MSRP. A digital edition will also be available at various retailers, including Amazon, Comixology, and direct from Viz. Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this …
08 November 2018, 9:01 AM ESTComment
Voice actor Tetsuo Gotō, most recently known to Dragon Ball fans as the voice of Universe 10’s Kaiōshin Gowasu in the Dragon Ball Super television series, has passed away at age 68 due to esophageal cancer. Gotō contributed other minor roles to the Dragon Ball franchise over the years, including a secretary in Dragon Ball …
The official website for the forthcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film has announced Daichi Miura will contribute the song “Blizzard” as the movie’s main theme song. The main theme will be performed by Daichi Miura, and the title is set as “Blizzard”!! Daichi Miura has been praised as “a genius” and “the Japanese Michael …
05 November 2018, 2:50 PM ESTComment
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0457! Mike and Jake fire up the podcast cannons to take a look at the biggest examples of writers, producers, and marketers maybe perhaps thinking about possibly making some kind of relatively concrete statement about A True Canon™ for the Dragon Ball series. What are some of the trends in the phrasing …
31 October 2018, 7:22 PM EDTComment
The 1986 No. 3 issue of TeLePAL magazine, a television-focused publication not unlike TV Guide in the U.S., features a talk between Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and fellow cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi regarding the then-upcoming animated adaptations of their latest comics: Dragon Ball for Toriyama, and Maison Ikkoku for Takahashi. The interview, which provides a …
In addition to other ongoing updates, Bandai Namco has announced a second, forthcoming “Anison & BGM Pack” for both (albeit separately) Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ. The pack is slated to include eleven tracks: 超絶☆ダイナミック！ (“Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!”) first opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super TV series by Kazuya Yoshii 限界突破×サバイバー …
Various retailers have begun listing a light novel adaption of the forthcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film penned by Masatoshi Kusakabe published under the JUMP jBOOKS line. The description provided for the book mirrors the one currently on the film’s official website: Earth is at peace following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the …