In conjunction with today’s September 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Bandai Namco has announced Kafla as a new playable character coming in the forthcoming “Extra Pack 3” downloadable content for Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2: Recreate even “that” reaction with “Gigantic Breaker”!! It’s a mighty skill where you hit your opponent with a …
21 July 2018, 9:54 AM EDTComment
Each month, Toyotarō provides a sketch — as well as a brief comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website for a character that has not appeared in Dragon Ball Super. Thus far, Toyotarō has provided sketches of #8, Lunch, Chapa with Oob, Tambourine, Man-Wolf, Tapion, and Janenba. For his July entry, Toyotarō has …
Continuing onward from previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s thirty-eighth chapter to their website, moving further into the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues Viz’s initiative of simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the September 2018 …
Following a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tease last month in V-Jump, Amazon Japan has given a specific 04 September 2018 release date for the upcoming seventh collected volume of Toyotarō’s Dragon Ball Super manga. The volume will pick up with the thirty-third chapter of the series. The series’ sixth collected volume saw its release in Japan last month …
FUNimation’s online shop reveals an 02 October 2018 release date for their fifth part of the Dragon Ball Super television series on DVD and Blu-ray. Following their first encounter with Goku Black, the Saiyan trio are itching to dish out some payback! With everyone’s lives on the line, the Z Fighters must face the problem …
17 July 2018, 1:25 PM EDTComment
Following its original Japanese publication last Saturday in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump 2018 No. 33 issue, Viz has translated in full and included its Akira Toriyama (Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, et al.) and Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk, Vagabond, et al.) joint interview in yesterday’s respective English-language edition of Weekly Shonen Jump. In the interview, the …
The official Dragon Ball video games Twitter account has announced DeSpo FighterZ (DeスポファイターZ), a new manga series based around the theme of esports — in conjunction with Dragon Ball FighterZ and its forthcoming Nintendo Switch port — set to run in Shueisha’s bimonthly Saikyō Jump magazine. The manga will be handled by Hiroshi Otogi, who …
16 July 2018, 12:01 PM EDTComment
As each year comes to a close, we like to get together on our podcast to make predictions for the upcoming new year. Tune in this week for our mid-year predictions check-in! SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0450! Mike and Heath do a mid-year check-in on the group’s 2018 predictions. Especially with “Dragon Ball Super” coming to …
In conjunction with the formal reveal of Broli as the subject of this year’s forthcoming Dragon Ball Super theatrical film, FUNimation has announced U.S. and Canadian screenings for the film in January 2019, as well as their home video rights acquisition: (NOTE: All grammatical/punctuation errors have been printed as-is below.) FUNIMATION ACQUIRES NEW DRAGON BALL …
11 July 2018, 3:09 PM EDTComment
Our mid-year predictions check-in will have to wait another week, because some hulking monster of a Saiyan barged in without warning demanding an hour-long discussion! SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0449! Mike and Heath discuss the history of Broli: who created him, how he came to be, and where he fits in with the larger Dragon Ball …