Following today’s Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament grand finals in conjunction with Gamescom, Bandai Namco debuted a new promotional video showcasing gameplay of “Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan” (SSGSS, or “Super Saiyan Blue”) Son Goku and Vegeta in the upcoming fighting game. The 3-on-3, “2.5D” fighting game is set for a February 2018 release worldwide and …
Columbia has announced that Kiyoshi Hikawa‘s “Limit-Break x Survivor” — the second opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super television series — has finally received a full-length release. The song (by itself, with no b-sides or accompanying instrumental version) is currently available digitally via services such as iTunes for ¥250. No physical release is mentioned …
24 August 2017, 2:12 PM EDTComment
The most recent and forthcoming issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan have announced hour-long One Piece and Dragon Ball Super television specials scheduled for 01 October 2017 and 08 October 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., spanning the two series’ timeslots on each respective day. A color “special collaboration visual” notes that a “collaboration …
In conjunction with Gamescom 2017 this week in Germany, the European branch of Bandai Namco has released a new promotional trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ featuring recently-announced playable characters Piccolo, Kuririn, #16, and #18 (the latter-most of whom fights with #17 by her side for certain attacks and combos). The trailer also includes a tease …
Continuing onward from the previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s twenty-seventh chapter to their website, beginning 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 October …
After a not-quite-as-long wait following the previous chapter, Shueisha has published the third and final chapter of fan-artist-gone-pro dragongarowLEE‘s Dragon Ball Side-Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha on the Shōnen Jump+ digital platform. In the chapter, readers are told the truth behind the young man’s reincarnation, as well as his mysterious opponent also …
Following a few months of speculation and confirmed-interest in the company, Sony Pictures Television Networks has announced their intention to acquire a substantial majority-stake in FUNimation, the North American distributor of the Dragon Ball franchise’s anime adaptation. SONY PICTURES TELEVISION NETWORKS TO ACQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY STAKE IN FUNIMATION Culver City, Calif., July 31, 2017 – …
02 August 2017, 10:19 AM EDTComment
Daisuki, a joint-venture managed by several official Japanese entertainment companies, has announced their upcoming service closure: We regret to report that Anime Consortium Japan Inc.’s international anime streaming platform “DAISUKI” will be ending service as of October 31, 2017 at 11 a.m. Japan Standard Time. Included within the announcement’s minutia is a statement regarding the …
Culturecom will release the Dragon Ball Chōgashū (“Super Art Collection”) in Hong Kong this month, with the first 500 copies available beginning 04 August 2017 via comic retailers and convention appearances (specifically Ani-com and Games Hong Kong 2017), followed by a formal release 11 August 2017. The book will retail for HK$280 (roughly US$36). The …
Toei has released a new promotional video in support of the on-going “Universe Survival arc” of the Dragon Ball Super television series, this time primarily focusing on the Saiyan characters competing in the tournament. The warrior race who have changed the history of the universe with their hidden power –The Saiyans– New Saiyans invade their …