21 March 2011, 8:45 PM EDTComment
Shueisha has teamed up with Akira Toriyama to donate all revenue from a special video message from the author to victims of the earthquake and tsunami:
The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
21 March 2011, 8:44 PM EDTComment
As expected, the Raging Blast 2 soundtrack has been delayed — Lantis has officially stated that all CD releases planned for March 23rd, 24th, and 30th have been postponed. When a new release date is announced, we will be sure to let you know.
As we reported last week, Fuji TV’s schedule was thrown off track by an entire week due to news coverage of the horrific earthquake that hit Japan. Fuji TV has finally released their updated TV schedule for the next two weeks, and it now appears they are sticking to the schedule they originally announced back in …
19 March 2011, 3:08 PM EDTComment
The website worldscreen.com is reporting some moderately extensive home release licensing for the Dragon Ball franchise in Latin America by way of two companies, including the “refreshed” Dragon Ball Kai TV series: Toei scored a DVD deal for Dragon Ball Kai with Televisa in Mexico, which picked up episodes one through 54. Separate DVD agreements …
15 March 2011, 8:46 PM EDTComment
It seems that FUNimation has delayed their release of their fifth volume of the “refreshed” series approximately one month to 07 June 2011. Whether this delay is related to the series’ situation in Japan is unknown.
15 March 2011, 8:45 PM EDTComment
The cover art for this month’s Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 soundtrack gives us plenty to talk about. While the primary soundtrack for the Raging Blast games in Japan has been a synthesized version of Shunsuke Kikuchi’s original score for Dragon Ball Z, the cover art reveals that the soundtrack release will consist (exclusively?) of …
15 March 2011, 8:43 PM EDTComment
Our hearts go out to everyone in Japan affected by the recent earthquake and its subsequent destruction. Many thanks go out to all of you who have shown such amazing generosity and caring, particularly for our own Julian. Rest assured, he and his family are safe and sound in Osaka, and can be heard on …
Our buddy kei17 has reached out to a friend who lives in Akita Prefecture, Japan, to find out exactly what measures Toei Animation has taken with the musical score. It should be noted that in Akita Prefecture the broadcast of Dragon Ball Kai is 17 days behind that of the most recent episode and airs …
10 March 2011, 3:45 PM ESTComment
Fuji TV has announced the final episode titles for Dragon Ball Kai — here is a quick run-down of what to expect in the upcoming weeks as Kai comes to a close: Episode 097 – March 20, 2011 「笑顔の別れ！新しい日々へ…」 “Farewell with a Smile! Heading for New Days” Episode 098 – March 27, 2011 「未来に平和を！悟空の魂よ永遠に」 “Bring …
Something we have talked (and joked) about for years has been the blatant plagiarism from Kenji Yamamoto in various bits of music for the franchise. Some pieces have taken inspiration, but others have been flat-out “stolen” — examples such as Cell’s theme from Super Butōden 2on the Super Famicom (Pink Floyd’s “One of These Days”) …