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“Hello Hello Hello” (“Dragon Ball Super” ED1) CD Single Details

Published by VegettoEX14 July 2015, 1:12 PM EDTCommentDragon Ball Super

Cover art has been released for the forthcoming “Hello Hello Hello” CD single by the band Good Morning America:

An updated track listing also accompanies the artwork:

Hello Hello Hello
Have Some Cider
Hello Hello Hello (Karaoke)
Have Some Cider (Karaoke)

“Hello Hello Hello” is currently being used as the ending theme to the new Dragon Ball Super TV series. The CD single (COCA-17044) drops in Japan 12 August 2015 for ¥1,080. The CD single is available for pre-order via CDJapan and Amazon Japan.

Good Morning America previously contributed the third overall closing theme (and first of the Majin Boo arc) for the Dragon Ball Kai TV series, “Dear Zarathustra“.

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FUNimation Releases “Resurrection ‘F'” Theatrical Trailer #2

Published by VegettoEX13 July 2015, 8:23 PM EDTCommentDBZ Movie 2015

FUNimation has released a second trailer for their theatrical release of the new film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (“Revival of ‘F'”):

The screening will include an “exclusive theatrical pre-show” which will feature “film trivia & cast interviews” with FUNimation staff.

The English dub premiered 02 July 2015 in conjunction with Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Tickets are now on sale for a limited theatrical run 04 August 2015 to 12 August 2015.

The story for Revival of “F”, which opened nationwide in Japan 18 April 2015 in 2D and IMAX 3D, was crafted by original manga author Akira Toriyama, who stated he wrote it, “…as though it were a continuation of the manga when it was in serialization,” and that while it would, “…of course be a continuation of the previous Battle of Gods,” he has also, “…deliberately increased the amount of action scenes by a good deal.” Tadayoshi Yamamuro, who worked for many years as character designer and animation supervisor on the Dragon Ball franchise, served as the film’s director and animation supervisor. Norihito Sumitomo has returned from Battle of Gods and the Majin Boo arc of Dragon Ball Kai for musical composition duties. Momoiro Clover Z contributed “Vow of ‘Z'” as the film’s main theme alongside Maximum the Hormone, whose “F” is used during the film. Revival of “F” brings back Freeza and includes two new characters (Sorbet and Tagoma), features Beerus and Whis again from Battle of Gods, and much more. The film has been announced for distribution in 74 countries.

Podcast

Podcast Episode #0384

Published by VegettoEX13 July 2015, 7:59 PM EDTComment

It’s here! The first two episodes of Dragon Ball Super have aired in Japan, and so it’s time for the Kanzenshuu staff to dive in.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0384! VegettoEX, Hujio, and Herms discuss the first two episodes of the new “Dragon Ball Super” TV series! Original manga author Akira Toriyama lends his guiding hand to a new story, but are we also heading into a retread of other, more recent new material? Our thoughts, our analysis, your questions… it’s a super exciting time to jump into a new era!

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Enjoy! Discuss this episode on the Kanzenshuu forum, and be sure to connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Tumblr.

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“Dragon Ball Super” Episode 3 Information Revealed

Published by Hujio09 July 2015, 11:18 PM EDT1 CommentDragon Ball Super

From the Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo comes a glimpse of what appears to be content from next week’s 33rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump revealing the title of Dragon Ball Super episode 3, scheduled to air 19 July 2015.

夢の続きはどこだ！？超サイヤ人ゴッドを探せ！
Yume no Tsuzuki wa Doko da!? Sūpā Saiya-jin Goddo o Sagase!
Where Does the Dream Continue?! Find Super Saiyan God!

An episode synopsis is also provided:

ビルスの目覚めに界王らちが震撼！
破壊神ビルスが３９年ぶりに目覚めたことを察知した老界王神。悟空に知られ、ビルスに闘いを挑んだらまずいと危惧。北の界王に連絡し、ビルスの存在を悟空には秘密にするよう言うが…！？

今週のクリリン
ブルマの誕生パーティーへ急ぐ！
豪華客船で開かれるブルマの誕生パーティまで、車で向かうクリリン一家！だが渋滞にはまってしまい…！？

Kaiō and Co. Tremble at Beerus’ Awakening!
The Elder Kaiōshin has sensed that God of Destruction Beerus has awakened after 39 years of slumber. He fears that it will be bad news if Goku learns of this and challenges him to a fight. He contacts the Northern Kaiō, and tells him to keep Beerus’ existence a secret, but…?!

Kuririn This Week
Hurry to Bulma’s Birthday Party!
Kuririn and family head by car to Bulma’s birthday party on a luxurious passenger ship! But they get stuck in a traffic jam…?!

Dragon Ball Super, which began airing 05 July 2015 on Fuji TV, is the first all-new TV series for the franchise in 18 years. The story and characters will be developed by original manga author Akira Toriyama, will star veteran voice actress Masako Nozawa, and will be directed by Kimitoshi Chioka. The series will, “…follow the aftermath of Goku’s fierce battle with Majin Boo, as he attempts to maintain earth’s fragile peace.” A manga adaptation from “Toyotarō” will run each month in V-Jump beginning back in the August 2015 issue.

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“Extreme Butōden” (3DS) Japanese 4th Week Sales Figures

Published by VegettoEX08 July 2015, 10:13 AM EDTCommentExtreme Butoden

While the rest of the world has to wait until October, Japan has wrapped up its fourth week with Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden on the Nintendo 3DS.

According to the Media Create sales list for the reporting period of 29 June 2015 to 05 July 2015, the game pushed another 6,656 copies, coming in as the 7th-best selling game of the week. This brings the game up to 105,445 cumulative copies sold.

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden launched in Japan 11 June 2015. First-press copies of the game come packed with bonus content, including a downloadable version of the Super Famicom game Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 (previously included as a part of the J-Legend Retsuden compilation game; albeit now with replacement music). Arc System Works developed the game for Bandai Namco. The developer previously worked on the Bukū… / Supersonic Warriors games on the Nintendo GameBoy Advance and DS.

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden is currently available for order from CDJapan. The Nintendo 3DS / New Nintendo 3DS are region-locked; a Japanese system is required for the game to play. The game will be available in Europe 16 October 2015, in North and Latin America 20 October 2015, and in Brazil 23 October 2015.

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Third Line of WCF “Revival of ‘F'” Figures Coming Next Week

Published by Hujio08 July 2015, 7:58 AM EDTCommentDBZ Movie 2015

Banpresto has revealed their third and final line of Dragon Ball Z: Revival of “F” “World Collectable Figures” (WCF) set to be released next week.

While the first line of WCF figures covered the Z Warriors, featuring Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, and the second line picked up with their counterparts, the Freeza Army, this final line covers the main and supporting cast. The third line of figures includes Mecha Freeza in his cacoon, Son Goku, Vegeta, Tenshinhan, Bulma, and Jaco. This wave of figures will be featured in CRANEKING claw vending machines across Japan starting 16 July 2015 and will not be available for individual retail.

All three lines of the Dragon Ball Z: Revival of “F” WCF figures were originally previewed by Banpresto in February at the 2015 Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) industry event.

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“Super Butōden 2” Amazon Exclusive With “Extreme Butoden”

Published by VegettoEX07 July 2015, 10:29 AM EDT1 CommentExtreme Butoden

The official Facebook page for Dragon Ball video games announced today that a Virtual Console download version of Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2, the 1993 Super Famicom (SNES) game, will be exclusive to American gamers ordering Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden for the Nintendo 3DS via Amazon:

The same six Z-Assist characters (young Son Goku, Garlic Jr., Super Vegetto, Metal Coola, baby Son Goku, and young Son Gohan) will also be available to those who pre-order the game.

Extreme Butōden is available to pre-order on Amazon for $29.99. The game launches in the Americas 20 October 2015.

In Europe, the Super Butōden 2 download will be available to all gamers pre-ordering Extreme Butōden, including the New Nintendo 3DS bundle.

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Viz Releasing Freeza Arc “Full Color” Manga Version in Spring 2016

Published by VegettoEX06 July 2015, 8:06 PM EDTCommentFull Color

In conjunction with their industry panel at Anime Expo this weekend, Viz has announced their continuation of the Dragon Ball “Full Color” manga release. Picking up where the Saiyan arc left off after three volumes, the Freeza arc will see its release beginning in Spring 2016.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW MANGA AND NOVEL ACQUISITIONS
Six New Titles Announced For 2016 Release Include Action And Shojo Titles

San Francisco, CA, July 6, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has detailed a wide array of brand new manga (graphic novel) and prose novel acquisitions that include several notable titles to be launched during the Winter and Spring 2016 seasons.

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The highly anticipated post-series spin off to the world’s most popular ninja comic, NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING joins the Shonen Jump catalog. Also joining the lineup will be SCHOOL JUDGMENT: GAKKYU HOTEI, a high school litigation series with story by Nobuaki Enoki and artwork by Takeshi Obata, the acclaimed artist of DEATH NOTE, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, and BAKUMAN. With the debut of DRAGON (sic) FULL COLOR: FREEZA ARC, fans can experience Akira Toriyama’s bestseller in a whole new way.

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New Spring 2016 Acquisitions

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DRAGON (sic) FULL COLOR: FREEZA ARC · Rated ‘A’ for All Ages·
Debuting Spring 2016
Akira Toriyama’s original, bestselling series is now available in a full-color version! After his epic battle with Vegeta, Son Goku must obtain the wish-granting Dragon Balls in order to resurrect their fallen allies! Their search will take them all the way to the planet Namek where the evil Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the Namekians in order to fulfill Freeza’s wish for immortality. What will it take to defeat this great evil?

The “Full Color” version of the Dragon Ball manga began back in June 2009. Over a five-month period, Shueisha released — for free, in both Japanese and in English with Viz’s existing translation — the first 23 chapters of the series. After this abrupt end, things fell silent for nearly three years. In late 2012 the company released the original black-and-white/monochrome version of the manga to digital retailers, and then a print version of the Saiyan arc in the “Full Color” format. Soon after, the full digital strategy was laid out with them going back to the beginning as digital-only, and eventually they released the entire series in a colorized digital format, with the “Z”-portion also receiving a print release.

Viz initially released the Saiyan arc in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump publication before exclusively moving to print for the series. The three-volume Saiyan arc has been the only release thus far from Viz.

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“Dragon Ball Super” Episode Guide Debuts

Published by VegettoEX05 July 2015, 11:09 AM EDTCommentDragon Ball Super

With today’s premiere of Dragon Ball Super in Japan, we are happy to debut our own on-going episode guide for the new television series!

The section kicks off with a complete overview page for the first episode: “Who Will the 100 Million Zenny Peace Reward Go To…?!” Read on for an episode synopsis and full translations of the cast and production credits.

Of particular note this episode is one new voice replacement: Shin’ichirō Ōta plays the role of Kaiōshin (credited here as “Kibito-Kaiōshin”), rather than the usual Yūji Mitsuya (who had returned as recently as the “refreshed” Dragon Ball Kai TV series and the theatrical film Battle of Gods).

We will continue to keep the Dragon Ball Super section of the “Episode Guide” up-to-date, so while we will not necessarily announce every new episode addition, be sure to check back for continued summaries, credit translations, comprehensive notes, and more!

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“Dragon Ball Super” Cast Comments: Furukawa & Kusao

Published by VegettoEX04 July 2015, 7:37 PM EDTCommentDragon Ball Super

Following up on yesterday’s comments from Masako Nozawa and Ryō Horikawa, the Dragon Ball Super official website has posted two new “Cast Comments” from Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo) and Takeshi Kusao (Trunks). Read on for our English translations of said Q&A sessions!

These “Cast Comments” have been archived in our “Translations” section. Stay tuned for more!