The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Sakura-Con has announced Mayumi Tanaka as a guest of honor. Tanaka is widely known for her portrayal of Kuririn in the Dragon Ball series (as well as characters like Yajirobe and occasionally Uranai Baba, not to mention Luffy in One Piece). The convention is set to take place in Seattle, Washington from April 2-4.
A trailer for the third Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box from FUNimation has popped up as a mislabeled trailer for Volume 2 over on its respective Amazon listing: This trailer is also narrated in-character (similar to the first two), though this time by Sonny Strait as Kuririn. While the trailer does not give a set …
FUNimation’s blog has been updated with the voice recast information from Katsucon, as well as confirmations on characters who are retaining their voice actors in Dragon Ball Kai from the current cast. While some of this information has been indirectly leaked over the last couple weeks, this is the first official statement from FUNimation on …
Our forum buddy SHINOBI-03 let us know that the Arabic dub of Dragon Ball Z is set to continue this month, apparently picking up where it left off with episode 54. It is set to air on the channel “SpacePower”, an Arabic cartoon channel aimed at teenagers and young adults. Two trailers have made their …
Following up on the news from last August of the first DVD set, our buddy sangofe let us know that France is set to receive the second part of the first TV series 19 May 2010. The giant set will contain episodes 69-153, contain both French and Japanese audio (along with French subtitles) with uncut …
Earlier this week FUNimation announced a “multi-year, national licensing” partnership with New Jersey-based “Shocker Toys” to produce “Mallows” based on various franchises, including Dragon Ball. These are 5-inch, marshmallow-theme figures that apparently “feature up to 10 points of movement and up to 7 interchangeable parts”. While there is nothing yet to show, the figures are …
Earlier this afternoon at Katsucon 16 in Maryland, FUNimation announced some additional details concerning Dragon Ball Z Kai at their industry panel. FUNimation confirmed that the series main cast will remain the same as in their original English dub of Dragon Ball Z, except for four new cast members; Doc Morgan (Narrator), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Son …
Happinet has unveiled the cover art for the next set of Dragon Ball Kai DVD volumes, both of which are set to be released 19 March 2010 for ¥2,940 (~$30). This is the first dual-release of DVDs, as all previous volumes were released individually. Volume #7 will contain episodes 19-21, while Volume #8 follows with …
Happinet’s official release website has been updated confirming that at least 99 episodes of Dragon Ball Kai have been planned. We are assuming this episode count is nothing concrete, just an estimation from Toei based on how much material they think they will be cutting. It was also announced on their website that these 99 …
Several birdies have been talking to us about the release schedule for a while now, and it seems like Wal-Mart wants in on the conversation, too. They are listing both the DVD and Blu-ray release of Dragon Ball Kai already (the domestic license was only just announced this morning!), and coming 18 May 2010, no …