The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
The Amazon listing for FUNimation’s re-release of the first Dragon Ball movie has recently gone online, and also includes a trailer for the product. No concrete release date is given in the trailer (just a “Coming Soon” ending splash). Nowhere in the trailer are any words such as “uncut” or “unedited” or “Japanese” used, a …
C21Media.net is reporting that Toei has licensed the Dragon Ball Z TV series (along with Saint Seiya) to two “internet and IPTV on-demand platforms” over in France. Both series are available via Orange’s PC and IPTV on-demand service, 24/24 Video, and via Club Video, SFR’s IPTV on-demand service. “This is a new way for the …
There are a few things related to Kai and its foreign (that is, outside of Japan) distribution that have been stated and suggested over the last week, such as a possible “alternate” English dub a la the AB Groupe’s commission of Ocean & Blue Water Studios in the previous decade for European and Canadian broadcast. …
We knew that a new ending theme from “Team Dragon” (which comprises members from idol power-house AKB48) would be coming with Episode 55 of Kai, which was later revealed to be titled “Kokoro no Hane” (“Wings of the Heart”). We will save the majority of our editorializing for the next podcast episode (and the impending …
Toei Animation’s official website for Dragon Ball Kai was updated over night with a nice little face-lift to reflect the upcoming Artificial Human arc. They have also updated the majority of their sections with new information regarding this story arc, in addition to removing their bulletin board. However, they note that the bulletin board is …
In a press release from this morning, FUNimation and 4Kids have announced an agreement to have their (presumably edited) English dubbed version of Dragon Ball Z Kai air as a part of “TheCW4Kids” scheduling block in the 2010-2011 broadcast season. 4Kids Entertainment Signs Dragon Ball Z Kai for U.S. Broadcast Premiere on TheCW4Kids Saturday Morning …
GameStop is listing Dragon Ball Origins 2 (the domestic release of Dragon Ball DS 2) as coming out 22 June 2010, a date that has not yet been formally revealed by Namco-Bandai, themselves. The game is set at the expected $29.99 price point. GameStop also has cover art for the game, which is identical to …
The official Japanese website for Dragon Ball TAG VS on the PSP has gone online. There is still not a whole lot of information about the game just yet, and the site is still showcasing the same four characters previously revealed.
Based on a recent blog post by R Fujimoto, I think we can confidently say that Takeshi Kusao will indeed be returning to reprise his role as Trunks in Dragon Ball Kai. But wait, who is “R Fujimoto”, and how does he know all this? Well… The comedy group “Ban Ban Ban“, formed by R …
The previously-not-quite-announced release of the first Dragon Ball movie is now listed as coming out on 28 December 2010… a delay of over half a year from what had previously been listed. We are still awaiting final confirmation from FUNimation on what will actually be included on the disc, and now when it will actually …