Dragon Ball toys with McDonald's Happy Meals in 2014/15?

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Dragon Ball toys with McDonald's Happy Meals in 2014/15?

Post by dbboxkaifan » Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:44 pm

I've seen advertisements of McDonald's Happy Meals in Japan that'd have Dragon Ball toys, Doraemon and etc but what about Europe and US? Are there any chances to get them too?

Currently McDonald's is having Super Mario toys which are really cool but Dragon Ball would be even better.
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Post by Tanooki Kuribo » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:07 pm

dbboxkaifan wrote:I've seen advertisements of McDonald's Happy Meals in Japan that'd have Dragon Ball toys, Doraemon and etc but what about Europe and US? Are there any chances to get them too?

Currently McDonald's is having Super Mario toys which are really cool but Dragon Ball would be even better.
Probably not. Dragon Ball isn't as popular as it was when it was first airing on Toonami. We did get two different Burger King Dragon Ball Z themed kids meals though.

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:15 pm

DB is more alive and active in Japan then it is in the US. If they would done DB Happy Meal toys then they would have done it when Kai first started which was like three or four years ago.
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Post by eledoremassis02 » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:10 pm

We had out time with Burger King. I think that was the hight and will be for quite some time. The statue figures were pretty awesome! :D
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Post by BojGrass » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:24 pm

dbboxkaifan wrote:I've seen advertisements of McDonald's Happy Meals in Japan that'd have Dragon Ball toys, Doraemon and etc but what about Europe and US? Are there any chances to get them too?

Currently McDonald's is having Super Mario toys which are really cool but Dragon Ball would be even better.
I would say that if Fox were behind the movie enough they could pull enough strings to get it done. I'd love it, though my bank account would scream bloody murder. :P I'm kind of in agreement with everyone else though. I don't know that it's as popular as it once was here, though I will admit to being significantly out of the loop on such things. I've got to find a crew of nerds to hang out with more than once a week. Where are you getting Super Mario Happy Meal toys? All we've got is Skylanders and My Pretty Pony...or something like that.

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Post by MagicBox » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:28 pm

I'm surprised they used the word "Ki" for that Kuririn toy, since neither the American dub nor the American manga used that term.
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Post by Gaffer Tape » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:33 pm

Hmm. I remember the pewter figures but not that second line. Interesting things to note about the pewter ones, though:

1. Gohan is labeled #1 and Goku #2? Hmm...

2. Freiza? Yeesh, they couldn't even get FUNimation's spelling right. I before e except after c, guys. Unless it's Freeza, then there's no "i" at all. :D
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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:39 pm

Oh wow, I forgot all about that Kuririn figure. I still have that somewhere, never realized it was from Burger King (I got it from a yard sale I think). I think I also had that Piccolo...I just...didn't...remember it being that horrifying looking...wow. :shock:
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Post by TheDevilsCorpse » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:45 pm

Gaffer Tape wrote:1. Gohan is labeled #1 and Goku #2? Hmm...
I think it's the number of Dragon Ball on their stand? I really don't remember though. It's been a long time since I had any of them.
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:49 pm

I remember having some of the BK toys as well and they had DBZ happy meal toys up to 2003 when Super 13 came out in the US. I remember the Coola toy since I had a Burger King Birthday thing that came in the mail at the time and I can get a free happy meal for my birthday.
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Fox is likely not going to have anything to do with BOG in the US since it would be Funi dubbing the film and likely releasing it in select theaters. New happy meal toys would be nice, but I think it's too late now. Besides, I don't view Kai that popular in the US even it came out.
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Post by Eternal Super Saiyan » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:53 pm

That's be the only reason for me to buy food at McDonalds!!! I'd buy a happy meal for a DBZ toy!! :D
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Post by BojGrass » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:57 pm

Hellspawn28 wrote:Fox is likely not going to have anything to do with BOG in the US since it would be Funi dubbing the film and likely releasing it in select theaters. New happy meal toys would be nice, but I think it's too late now. Besides, I don't view Kai that popular in the US even it came out.
Hence why I said "if." :) I'm perfectly content with Fox not having a hand in Battle of Gods Stateside. Well...if they did the distributing of the film and just let Funimation handle that I'd be fine with that, but that's probably not likely to happen either.
That's be the only reason for me to buy food at McDonalds!!! I'd buy a happy meal for a DBZ toy!! :D
Same here. My other hitch is I'm on a bit of a diet and french fries doesn't exactly mesh well with diets.

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Post by Super Sonic » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:08 am

Eternal Super Saiyan wrote:That's be the only reason for me to buy food at McDonalds!!! I'd buy a happy meal for a DBZ toy!! :D
When we were kids, that was why we wanted happy meals. For the toy.

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Post by dbboxkaifan » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:27 am

BojGrass wrote:
dbboxkaifan wrote:I've seen advertisements of McDonald's Happy Meals in Japan that'd have Dragon Ball toys, Doraemon and etc but what about Europe and US? Are there any chances to get them too?

Currently McDonald's is having Super Mario toys which are really cool but Dragon Ball would be even better.
I would say that if Fox were behind the movie enough they could pull enough strings to get it done. I'd love it, though my bank account would scream bloody murder. :P I'm kind of in agreement with everyone else though. I don't know that it's as popular as it once was here, though I will admit to being significantly out of the loop on such things. I've got to find a crew of nerds to hang out with more than once a week. Where are you getting Super Mario Happy Meal toys? All we've got is Skylanders and My Pretty Pony...or something like that.
It's in UK's McDonalds' stores.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/0 ... 19th_march

Lasts until April 29 so that's perfect for me as I intend on getting a bunch of them on Thursday (April 17).
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:38 pm

I remember McDonald's in Japan did happy meal toys for DBZ back in 2006. I remember on Yahoo Japan at the time, I was trying to track them down.
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Post by TheKingOfKamehamehas » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:20 pm

I don't think DB is ever going to be in McDonald's Happy Meals. TV ratings have changed and some people even consider the edited Vortex too violent. Happy Meals are usually marketed towards young kids not older ones like 4-10?
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Post by eledoremassis02 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:36 pm

dbboxkaifan wrote:
It's in UK's McDonalds' stores.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/0 ... 19th_march

Lasts until April 29 so that's perfect for me as I intend on getting a bunch of them on Thursday (April 17).
Those are really nice!

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Post by Hellspawn28 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:52 pm

TheKingOfKamehamehas wrote:I don't think DB is ever going to be in McDonald's Happy Meals. TV ratings have changed and some people even consider the edited Vortex too violent. Happy Meals are usually marketed towards young kids not older ones like 4-10?
Happy Meal toys are marketed towards kids around 3 - 8. McDonald's did happy meal toys for Adventure Time a while back and which is market towards kids from 5 - 12. They also did the same for Avatar a few years back which is rated PG-13.
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Post by BojGrass » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:12 pm

eledoremassis02 wrote:
dbboxkaifan wrote:
It's in UK's McDonalds' stores.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/0 ... 19th_march

Lasts until April 29 so that's perfect for me as I intend on getting a bunch of them on Thursday (April 17).
Those are really nice!
They're very nice. It's been a good twenty years (Dear God...time = flying :shock:) since I've gotten a Happy Meal, but those look like much higher quality toys than what they used to be.

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