The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Gaming blogs are passing around the story this afternoon that Japanese video game developer Game Republic has apparently shut down its offices in Tokyo, as well as its website. Cited reasons include the rumor that founder Yoshiki Okamoto has racked up significant debt and is nowhere to be found. While most of the attention in …
According the next issue preview page on V-Jump‘s official website, a “special manga” based on Dragon Ball Heroes drawn by Naho Ooishi will be published in the next issue of V-Jump. You will recall that Ooishi previously did a two-part manga adaptation of the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour Special for V-Jump and the on-going …
The next batch of releases for our favorite franchise over here in North America have some information trickling out. First up is the seventh and final Dragon Box for the Dragon Ball Z TV series, coming 13 September 2011 from FUNimation. This set covers DBZ TV episodes 251-291, and closes out the series. RightStuf is …
GMA has announced that down in the Philippines, the original Dragon Ball TV series is back on TV as of this past weekend. The show will air Saturdays after Hanep Buhay, and Sundays after Pinoy M.D.on GMA-7. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network Latin America has Dragon Ball Kai coming soon via Televisa in Mexico, with the first …
Happinet has released the Gohan-centric cover art for the thirteenth and fourteenth DVD volumes of the “Artificial Humans & Cell arc” of Dragon Ball Kai. Both are scheduled to be released 02 July 2011 and are retailing for ¥2,940 (~$35), but you can of course pre-order them for a tad cheaper from most online retailers. …
RightStuf notes that the sixth Dragon Box for the Dragon Ball Z TV series from FUNimation has been delayed from 05 July 2011 to just two weeks later on 19 July 2011 (also a Sunday). The second-to-last bad boy in our near-perfect dream release for this part of the series in North America (no, seriously …
A new survey has popped up from Namco-Bandai with the company asking for, among other minor tidbits, name suggestions for what we can only assume is “Game Project Age 2011“, the working title for the upcoming PS3 and 360 fighting game. Current options include: Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Z Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Rising Dragon …
Shanda Games, an online game developer and operator in China, announced their Q1 2011 results yesterday. As a part of the conference call discussing their results, Chairman and CEO Alan Tan also announced that they will be bringing the Korean-developed Dragon Ball Online MMO to China “early next year”. Along with Final Fantasy XIV, the …
The cover art for the next two DVD volumes and Blu-ray box set of the “Artificial Humans & Cell arc” of Dragon Ball Kai have been unveiled via Amazon Japan. All three are scheduled to be released 02 June 2011, with the DVDs retailing for ¥2,940 (~$35) and the Blu-ray running a hefty ¥14,679 (~$175). …
After a lengthy test release, Zenkai Battle Royale is finally making its way to arcade spots throughout Japan, starting in 392 locations across 46 regions. It debuts today with a marketing push across Twitter (following their account and tweeting #zenkai_wget) to gain access to Vegeta with his Saiyan arc scouter, while playing with Namco-Bandai’s “Bana …