This year’s forthcoming Dragon Ball Super theatrical film has been revealed as a new story featuring Broli (“Broly”). Following suit, the movie’s official subtitle appears to simply be Broly, with the new tagline, “The Greatest Enemy, [a] Saiyan.” In addition to the movie’s title, additional staff and cast have been announced. Bin Shimada will return …
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09 July 2018, 9:17 AM EDTComment
Ahead of next week’s 2018 No. 33 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump celebrating the magazine’s 50th anniversary, Shueisha has shared the issue’s cover artwork and a few details about what to expect inside: For the cover artwork, authors currently in serialization drew their favorite characters; of note for Dragon Ball fans, One Piece author Ei’ichirō …
Last week’s August 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine includes a tiny splash announcing that the seventh collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga will release in Japan later this year in September. No precise date or chapter count is noted in the announcement. The volume will pick up with the thirty-third chapter of …
In conjunction with yesterday’s August 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Bandai Namco has announced Super Baby 2 as a new playable character coming in the forthcoming “Extra Pack 3” downloadable content for Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2: The character’s techniques are set to include: Revenge Death Ball: uses all of the player’s ki; …
Following up on the Japanese release announcement, Bandai Namco have dated the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Ball FighterZ for 28 September 2018 in America and European territories. As with the Japanese release, pre-orders will include unlocks for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (“SSGSS”, or “Super Saiyan Blue”) version of Son Goku and Vegeta, as …
Continuing onward from previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s thirty-seventh chapter to their website, moving further into the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues Viz’s initiative of simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the August 2018 …
In conjunction with today’s August 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, Bandai Namco has revealed a 27 September 2018 release date for the Nintendo Switch edition of Dragon Ball FighterZ in Japan. The game will cost ¥6,800 + tax. First-press editions of the game are set to include several bonus items, including immediate unlocks of …
In conjunction with further coverage in today’s August 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, a trailer for the upcoming Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Prison Planet arc promotional anime has been released: Dangerous prisoners are gathered together on the Prison Planet Evil Saiyan: “Fight with me!” Goku and co. stand against an approaching menace Vegeta: “Is …
Bandai Namco have detailed updates coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ today in the form of glitch corrections, special move displays, etc.: (NOTE: Any and all spelling/grammatical issues have been preserved from the company’s original posting.) MODES ARCADE MODE: Fixed an issue where Finish Bonus values aren’t correct when finishing with certain moves. Examples: Trunks’ Cyclone …
19 June 2018, 11:57 AM EDTComment
Various ticket retailers are listing Dragon Ball Z theatrical screenings for later this year in America, with Dragon Ball Z movie 8 screening in September, and a double-feature of Dragon Ball Z movie 12 and the Bardock television special screening in November: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan: opens 15 September 2018: Vegeta is lured …