Continuing onward from the Kōzō Morishita interview, our latest translation comes from the the Dragon Ball GT Dragon Box’s “Dragon Book” yet again in the form of a story-focused Q&A session with script writer Atsushi Maekawa. Maekawa was the most prolific of writers during Dragon Ball GT‘s run, handling 28 episodes and the television special …
After teasing the drawing last month, fan-artist-gone-pro “Dragon Garow Lee” (@dragongarowLEE) has shared the final front and back cover artwork for the upcoming collected edition of his Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha manga, set for release in Japan 02 November 2017 for ¥400 + tax. Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case …
Our latest translation for the archive comes courtesy of 2005’s penultimate Dragon Box release in Japan: the Dragon Ball GT television series. In a special “GT Back Then” interview, producer Kōzō Morishita speaks about the sequel series’ original concepts, gradual transitions, and simultaneously treading of both new and old ground. In light of recent products …
Kazuhiko Torishima has held a massive influence on every aspect of Dragon Ball‘s production, from before it was even a twinkle in Akira Toriyama’s eye, up through the creation of Dragon Ball Kai and beyond. In a fascinating interview with Forbes last year, Torishima discussed his thoughts on the television series adaptation, and why certain …
Shueisha has begun releasing digital versions of all Dragon Ball Film Anime Comics, with the first batch of ten — covering the three Dragon Ball movies, first six Dragon Ball Z movies, and the 10th anniversary film — available 04 October 2017. Another batch of five — covering the seventh through eleventh Dragon Ball Z …
This weekend’s one-hour Dragon Ball Super television special — effectively episodes 109 and 110 aired back-to-back — featured an all-new vocal insert song during its second half, and the first original insert song for the Dragon Ball Super television series: “Ultimate Battle” performed by Akira Kushida. While the song’s title in Japanese is written out …
One of the best parts of running Kanzenshuu is the wealth of history we get a chance to dive into and archive. This week’s episode takes a look at Akira Toriyama’s arcade machine design from 1993, brings us from 1991 to 1997 to 2010 reviewing different official English releases of the same Dragon Ball film, …
The February 1993 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine — then still actively emblazoned with the full “Virtual Jump” title — contains a wealth of Dragon Ball coverage, including: promotion for the upcoming eighth Dragon Ball Z theatrical film; a preview of the first Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden game on the Super Famicom as well …
Bandai Namco has announced a forthcoming update to the PC version of Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 which will verify the integrity of game files in an attempt to stop “cheating” behavior within the game’s online community, with a stated consequence of banning users circumventing the tool. ANNOUNCEMENT: This Wednesday we will release a new anti-cheating …
The official Japanese Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 website has announced a forthcoming “Deluxe Edition” set for release on the PlayStation 4 on 22 November 2017, coming just over a year after the game’s original release. Releasing at ¥6,558 — compared to the existing base game’s ¥8,208 and season pass’ ¥2,500 — the “Deluxe Edition” will …