The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
Gamasutra has an interesting article up which (while only tangentially related to Dragon Ball) you may find of interest. Titled “Pecha-Kucha and Game Culture in Tokyo“, it is a brief recap and explanation of Pecha-Kucha, a presentation format where the individual or group has twenty slides and twenty seconds for each, totaling six-minutes-forty-seconds. In this …
Toei has announced new deals with Latin American distributors for merchandise based on the Dragon Ball franchise. If you are interested in magnets, backpacks, and pencil cases… this might be for you. Toei Animation has secured a number of Latin America-based licensees for DRAGON BALL Z, ONE PIECE and SAINT SEIYA, it was announced today …
CDJapan has added a listing for a CD single of “POWER OF DREAMER”, the recently-unveiled new theme song for Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken (being released outside Japan as Revenge of King Piccolo), performed by Hiroki Takahashi. While no track listing is available yet, the CD (LACM-4647) is due out 26 August 2009 for ¥1200. It appears that, …
A story out of Ecuador notes that The Simpsons has been pulled from its regular, prime-time slot while the government “… ponders its impact on children” (something we dealt with and moved on from in the US… oh, I dunno… twenty years ago). While it is no longer allowed to be broadcast between the hours …
While we have already noted FUNimation’s announcement of their Dragon Ball “season one” DVD set, they have also released a press release noting the same information. The press release confirms a 4:3 aspect ratio among all of the other details. Dragon Ball Now Remastered and Digitally Restored, Available on DVD in September Flower Mound, TX …
Confirming what was discovered nearly a month ago, FUNimation announced this weekend at their panel at Anime Expo that they will indeed be releasing the first 31 episodes of the original Dragon Ball TV series in a DVD set on 15 September 2009. The audience was apparently also told to stay tuned for more information …
Though we have known for a while that Namco-Bandai would be releasing its own new Dragon Ball-based games in North America (completely circumventing Atari) the company has finally issued a formal press release that details this agreement, rather than simply saying they are releasing new games: LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO …
The newest trailer for Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken (being released outside Japan as Revenge of King Piccolo) finally gives us a name for the new theme song performed by Hiroki Takahashi: “POWER OF DREAMER”. It would not be a Dragon Ball song title without the wonderful Engrish, now, would it? Furthermore, IGN has updated their listings for …
While the “Koro-chan Pack” ended up getting canceled, it seems as if the Kai cash-in is only just beginning. Big thanks to Rachel for pointing us to a listing over on CDJapan for a Dragon Ball Kai Original Soundtrack Vol. 1. There are regular (COCX-35744) and “Limited Edition” (COCX-35743) versions available (¥2940 and ¥3150, respectively). …
It is impossible for FUNimation to ignore it at this point, so their hint that we will just have to wait until Anime Expo for the full, real, true confirmation will have to suffice for now in terms of an “official” statement. Visitor EDDYS318 sent us a note with a link to a very real …