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I know it is a bit late in the day to be saying it (it is not even the 5th in Japan, anymore), but today is a very special day: Akira Toriyama’s 50th birthday! So, we would all just like to say: Tanjōbi Omedetō, Toriyama-sensei~!!
The cover art for the upcoming “Neko Majin” kanzenban has made its way online. Judging from the characters showcased, the release should contain the two “Neko Majin Ga Iru” chapters, “Neko Majin Mike”, as well as the five “Neko Majin Z” chapters, to (as expected) round out the entire series.
On the “April New Release Information” page of Shueisha’s “Comics News” site, there is a listing for a “Neko Majin” kanzenban (complete edition manga) by Akira Toriyama scheduled for 04 April 2005. There is no word on what is in it, but since it is a kanzenban, it is probably the entire series to-date. No …
The “Dragon Ball Z 3” original soundtrack (KDSD-60) was released in Japan today. Produced by Sony Music Entertainment, the disc contains 28 tracks and retails for ¥2800. The disc is available for purchase online via CDJapan.
The CD single featuring the opening themes to “Dragon Ball Z 3” (“Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!!”) and the previous year’s “Dragon Ball Z 2” (“Kusuburu Heart ni Hi o Tsukero!!”) for the PlayStation 2 (KDSD-59), both performed by Hironobu Kageyama, was officially released in Japan today. Produced by Sony Music Entertainment, the disc contains four …
Check out FUNimation’s trailer for the “Ultimate Uncut Edition” DVDs — random Japanese gibberish is fun! Apparently “ultimate uncut special edition” is “yufuyanohechiyana yuhoteyuya mominatenochifu natonoyanomaho”, while “Exclusive Goku Action Figure” is “naritefuyumonoyona numahiyu chiteyanomaho ninonuyumena”. You will definitely want to watch it “yanena rachiru noya rachimo henachihoya yama tsuna monanaho” (“the way it was …
Thanks to ANT Link 15 I have done a little digging through the audio files on “Dragon Ball Z 3”, and came across the announcer’s list of character names for the tournament mode — it is the exact same order and number of names heard in the American version game. The list is as follows: …
Big special thanks to GameFAQs user dsxgate for these images and updates. From what dsxgate says, in order to obtain/use Bulma as a playable character in “Dragon Ball Z 3” (the recently-released Japanese version of “Budokai 3”) you must: Complete the entire game; a full 100%… this includes the twenty “Story Reenactments” Level-up all DU …
April’s domestic “Shonen Jump” arrived today from Viz with a huge bit of news on the cover — this will be the last monthly chapter of “Dragon Ball Z”. For those keeping track, this monthly issue features original Japanese chapters 419-420 (Viz’s DBZ chapters 225-226), which showcases Trunks’ return to his future to defeat the …
“Dragon Ball Z 3” (the Japanese release of what we received as “Budokai 3”) was officially launched for the PlayStation 2 in Japan today, and first word is been getting back across the ocean. The March 2005 issue of “V-Jump” has a three-part supplement was all sorts of goodies: Supplement 1: “Fly High!! Dragon Ball …