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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 …
Episode #0181 of the podcast is available for download! Among all the news updates, we manage to cram in a little review of the DragonBall Kai ending theme CD single for “Yeah! Break! Care! Break!” We are also running a contest to win that very same CD single, so make sure you don’t miss out …
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 …
In addition to the cover art, the official website for Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken confirms that the game will have multiple control schemes including Wii Remote + Nunchuck, Classic Controller, and even the Gamecube controller: The latest commercial on the website also confirms a new theme song by Hiroki Takahashi (the performer of “Makafushigi Adobenchā!”, the opening …
As we mentioned in our last Blu-ray/DVD release update, Amazon Japan had listed the Blu-rays as being presented in the original 4:3 full screen aspect ratio. This fact has been confirmed on Happinet’s website, which lists the screen size for the Blu-ray releases as 4:3 full screen (full HD) and the DVD releases as 16:9 …
The upcoming Dragon Ball video game for the Nintendo Wii, Tenka’ichi Dai-Bōken (The World’s Greatest Adventure), finally has some cover art: The game is set to be released 23 July 2009 and is retailing for ¥7,140 (~$75). However, Amazon Japan has it available for a pre-order price of ¥5,712 (~$54).
While no cover art is present (unlike the Wal-Mart listing), RightStuf now has an entry for the first season of Dragon Ball uncut on DVD, specifically noted as “hybrid” (meaning it will include both the Japanese and English audio tracks). It has the same information we have seen elsewhere (September 15th, $49.98)… Meanwhile, FUNimation’s official …