The latest addition to our “Press Archive” is another fun blast-from-the-past: an Internal Correspondence article from the April 1995 issue announcing the forthcoming syndication broadcast debut of the original Dragon Ball television series from FUNimation. Read the Full Article! The article is also noteworthy for mentioning Viz’s ongoing negotiations for their Dragon Ball manga license, […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his May 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Malaiko from the Afterlife Tournament filler arc of the […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his April 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Arqua from the Afterlife Tournmanent filler arc of the […]

While a large number of Dragon Ball fans have at least a passing familiarity with the Daizenshuu guidebooks released in Japan in the 1990s, many are unaware that three supplemental volumes brought the total to ten books, covering the ongoing Carddass releases and wrapping up with a third animation guide. Our latest translation comes from […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his March 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Olivu from the Afterlife Tournmanent filler arc of the […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his February 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Ultimate Shenlong from the Dragon Ball GT television series. […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his January 2021 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Murasaki. Master Sergeant Murasaki Trunks’ broadsword is cool, but […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his December 2020 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Shisami. Shisami Toriyama-sensei‘s design illustrations didn’t include a back […]

Each month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his November 2020 entry, Toyotarō has contributed a drawing of Gregory. Gregory He’s Kaiō-sama‘s caretaker who you’ll know from […]