The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.
The “New Edition” (新装版 Shinsōban) of Buronson and Tetsuro Hara’s classic Fist of the North Star manga series began its release last week in Japan, with the first two volumes hitting 13 September 2023, to be quickly followed by subsequent volumes in the coming weeks. Alongside each new volume, the surrounding obi comes with a …
The September 2021 issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine kicked off a “Dragon Ball Super Gallery” series in commemoration of the Dragon Ball franchise’s upcoming 40th anniversary. The celebration aims to have different artists all contribute their own spin on the original 42 tankōbon covers, with the images and an accompanying comment published as the …
A “Dragon Ball Special Panel” has been announced for New York Comic Con this year. The panel will be held on the Empire Stage at the Javits Center in New York City from 12:45 to 1:45 pm (EDT) on 12 October 2023. Delivering the latest information on the world-famous manga and anime franchise, “Dragon Ball”. …
In promotion of its recent release, the first 15 minutes of the new Sand Land theatrical film have been shared on YouTube. Alongside this video promotion, original author Akira Toriyama shared a new comment (alongside a drawing of the Swimmers’ Papa): To all of you wonderful people that have already seen the movie Sand Land: …
An exclusive report from Bunshun Online reveals that Akio Iyoku — editor-in-chief of V-Jump as well as head of the “Dragon Ball Room,” an interdepartmental collaborative group shaping the ongoing production of the Dragon Ball franchise — is leaving Shueisha in favor of running his own company, which he created back in May of this …
Following up on previous chapters, Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s ninety-sixth chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services, continuing onward into the brand-new “Super Hero arc”, now adapting the contents of the recent theatrical film following three chapters worth of original prologue …
Though the recent film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero hit DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD all at once upon release in Japan, the American release from Crunchyroll initially only featured DVD and Blu-ray formats. While a 4K Ultra HD has been promised for some time — initially (and strangely) only ever properly hinted at …
Bandai Namco Holdings has posted a ¥21.786 billion profit for the first quarter of fiscal year of 2024, down from a ¥37.019 billion profit this same timeframe last year. Dragon Ball came in as the company’s second-best-performing franchise for the quarter, pulling in ¥28.7 billion (behind the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise at ¥36.9 billion). This …
Hitting today across all other major gaming platforms, the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai-focused paid downloadable content pack for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been delayed on PC: The release date for DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT's DLC5, the "23rd World Tournament", for STEAM® has been delayed. For more information, please visit: https://t.co/Dw94oi5LLg #BandaiNamco #DBZK pic.twitter.com/z0Fl7x36ud — Bandai …
First teased back in January alongside the game’s current-generation console update, Bandai Namco has announced that the paid downloadable content pack for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot featuring the 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai will release worldwide on 17 August 2023. The downloadable content pack’s title in Japanese is “Troubles at the Tenka’ichi Budōkai” (波乱の天下一武道会 Haran no Tenka’ichi …