In conjunction with Dragon Ball‘s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration, a special “Genkidamatsuri” (ゲンキダマツリ) event — a portmanteau and play on Goku’s Genki-Dama attack and the Japanese word for “festival” — was held 25 January 2026 at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside of Tokyo, Japan. The event featured several “stages” with a series of special …
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30 January 2026, 10:07 AM ESTComment
Kōzō Shioya, best known as the voice of Majin Boo in the Dragon Ball franchise, has passed away at age 71 as reported by his agency, Aoni Production: With regards to Kozo Shioya (71), a voice talent affiliated with our agency: Mr. Shioya has passed away on January 20th, 2026 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. …
Bandai Namco has announced that the 2020 video game Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has now sold 10 million copies: As part of the same trailer, following up on the previously-known “Q1 2026” timeframe, Bandai Namco has announced that the second half of the two-part Dragon Ball Daima DLC expansion for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will …
As our post-FUNimation-branding world continues on, Dragon Ball Daima is finally set for an American home video release from Crunchyroll 06 March 2026, in two flavors: MSRP $69.98 — a standard edition on Blu-ray with the 20 episodes spanning four discs, including textless opening and ending themes as extras MSRP $94.98 — a “Limited Edition” …
Two volumes of collected Dragon Ball spin-off manga are set for release 04 December 2025 in Japan (alongside the January 2026 issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine in which they currently run): Dragon Ball SD The twelfth collected volume of Dragon Ball SD by Naho Ooishi is on its way from Shueisha, with its catalog …
With Dragon Ball Heroes now squarely in the rear window, the next major guide book for the ongoing Dragon Ball Super Divers card-based arcade game — the 96-page Dragon Ball Super Divers 1st Anniversary Super Guide — is set for a 20 November 2025 release in Japan at ¥1,870 + tax. This first anniversary book …
21 October 2025, 3:12 PM EDTComment
In conjunction with Dragon Ball‘s ongoing 40th anniversary celebration, a special “Genkidamatsuri” (ゲンキダマツリ) event — a portmanteau and play on Goku’s Genki-Dama attack and the Japanese word for “festival” — will be held 25 January 2026 at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside of Tokyo, Japan. The event is a follow-up to last year’s “Daimatsuri” …
21 October 2025, 10:15 AM EDTComment
Among the 21 recipients of this year’s Person of Cultural Merit Recognition in Japan is Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, et al.). This marks the first time a voice actor has been selected for the award. As part of the award, the selected individual(s) are provided a special government-sponsored pension. In conjunction with the award, Nozawa …
In conjunction with the EVO France 2025 fighting game event this past weekend (10-12 October 2025), Bandai Namco announced an extensive balance patch for Dragon Ball FighterZ, along with a surprise announcement of an all-new forthcoming playable character: Super Saiyan 4 Son Goku from the Dragon Ball Daima series. While no footage of the new …
Bandai Namco has announced that additional characters are coming to Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO beyond the 208 characters already contained within the base game and its first “season pass”: The YouTube video’s description states: The next DLC is already in the pipeline, bringing new characters and more. More info coming January 2026! The “Season Pass” …