The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
CD Japan has a listing for a new CD coming out in Japan 21 December 2005 entitled “Anime No. 1”. Set to include a track from Hironobu Kageyama, it has the “original singers for theme songs to classic animation series” that will “reprise their role to cover their own tracks and celebrate the history of …
FUNimation’s Z-Store has a couple copies left of “Legendary Super Warriors” for the GameBoy Color (which will play on a GBA, of course) for a shocking $4.95. Just watch out for the shipping — make sure you order something else so it is worth it. Thanks to Tanooki Kuribo on the forums for this one.
Over on our forum, members RC315 has posted up some pictures and screen shots from the first release of the individual Dragon Ball Z TV DVDs in Japan. These are individual releases of the discs contained in the two DBZ “Dragon Box” sets, retailing for ¥3800 a pop. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (containing episodes …
The official website for “Bukū Ressen” (“Super Sonic Warriors 2” as it shall be known outside of Japan) is up and online as-of yesterday. Very sexy site, showcasing lots of new characters and features. The game, coming out for the Nintendo DS, is due in Japan 01 December 2005 for ¥5040.
The Jumpland website has revealed a batch of details about the upcoming Dragon Box for the franchise’s movies, which now appears to be formally named “Dragon Box: The Movies”. ORDER DETAILS: Pre-orders open now! Pre-order ends: 21 December 2005 On sale: 24 March 2006 Retail price: ¥50,000 (Amazon pre-order price: ¥39,000) PRODUCT DETAILS: 8 discs, …
IGN has published their review, written by Jeremy Dunham, for the American version of “Sparking!” (“Budokai Tenkaichi”), giving it an overall 8.2. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi may not have the combat depth of competition like Tekken and Dead or Alive, but there’s still some definite finger-busting appeal to its simplistic fighting mechanics. And while …
“Dragon Ball Z: Sparking!” for the PlayStation may have come out in Japan yesterday on the 6th, but fret not US-PS2-owners: the American version (“Budokai Tenkaichi”) is due out very soon on 19 October 2005. The “Greatest Hits” version of “Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3” (also for the PS2) was due out for us lucky …
Toei has revealed the covers for their first 3 DVDs of the Z Dragon Box individual discs. Each of these discs will contain six episodes and are set to be released 02 November 2005. The first nine discs are already available for pre-order at Amazon Japan.
Best Buy is currently doing a major clearance on video games — you can pick up “Boo’s Fury” (the third game in the American-created “Legacy of Goku” series on the Nintendo GameBoy Advance) for a mere $4.99! Only while supplies last. Go, go, go! Special thanks to JTurner954 for the heads-up on this one.
The official “Sparking!” website was recently updated with character profiles for Future Trunks and Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta! Be sure to check out the sexiness that is the Japanese site for the game. In American video game news, “Dragon Ball GT: Transformation” for the GameBoy Advance was released this week. I picked it up today, …