Late-2017 is shaping up to be packed with various international manga and home video releases, figures, soundtracks, and more. As we head into fall, winter, and the holiday season, here is a quick overview of some of the items on the horizon. Where applicable, vendor referral links are used below. Note that pre-order periods may …
Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 hit the Nintendo Switch in Japan earlier this month followed by an expanded international release yesterday. Similar to the Japanese release, the international edition makes available various paid downloadable content in addition to free content during its launch window. The “All Main Story Characters – Early Unlock” item is available for …
Though the downloadable content covered by the game’s season pass has been completed (spanning four paid packs), Bandai Namco has announced additional content coming to Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and now Nintendo Switch. The November 2017 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine announced this week Majin Boo (Gohan-Absorbed) and …
In conjunction with Tokyo Game Show this weekend, Bandai Namco shared a comment from original author Akira Toriyama regarding the upcoming video game Dragon Ball FighterZ: This is truly incredible! You can fight your heart out with a quality and speed that was unthinkable even just a little while ago! It’s already too much for …
In conjunction with today’s November 2017 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine — and the series’ twenty-eighth chapter — the company has announced the fourth collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga coming to Japan 02 November 2017. The volume will retail for ¥400 + tax and will pick up with the twenty-first chapter of …
In conjunction with Tokyo Game Show and today’s November 2017 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Bandai Namco is promoting the inclusion of Tenshinhan (with Chiaotzu as support) and Yamcha as playable characters in the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ video game, along with a brand-new character designed by original author Akira Toriyama himself: #21. …
Continuing onward from the previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s twenty-eighth chapter to their website, continuing the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues the recent initiative of Viz simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the November …
Fan-artist-gone-pro “Dragon Garow Lee” (@dragongarowLEE) has shared some tidbits regarding 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. The collected edition will contain two additional comics in addition to the main three chapters as …
Following digital releases of the TV-sized version and eventually full-length version, the second opening theme song to the Dragon Ball Super television series — “Limit-Break x Survivor” by Kiyoshi Hikawa — will finally receive a proper CD single release 25 October 2017 in Japan. Retailing for ¥1,204 + tax, the CD single (COZC-1387) will also …
If there could be any single event to help wake the podcast back up, it would certainly have to be the recent Dragon Ball FighterZ closed beta. Tune in for our hands-on impression with the beta! SHOW DESCRIPTION: Episode #0427! Mike and Kirran discuss the “Dragon Ball FighterZ” closed beta. How is the game shaping …