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Published by 30 June 2015, 10:14 AM EDTComment

The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball Super has started a daily countdown leading up to the series’ debut 05 July 2015. Today’s entry, with five days to go until the premiere, teases the “Super Start Guide” coming from Shueisha and V-Jump this weekend:

「ドラゴンボール超」放送開始の7月5日まであと5日!Vジャンプ特別編集「ドラゴンボール超 超スタートガイド」が7月3日発売!アニメが始まる前に要チェックですよー! (S)


5 days left until “Dragon Ball Super” starts its broadcast on July 5th! The V-Jump special edition “Dragon Ball Super: Super Start Guide” goes on sale July 3rd! Gotta check it out before the anime begins! (S)

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The “Super Start Guide” for Dragon Ball Super will contain information on the “mysterious characters” (one of whom we know is “Champa”), will include a “super comment” from Akira Toriyama, as well as more information about the series’ production. The guide will also come packed with a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (SSGSS) Son Goku card (GDPJ-06) for the arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes.

The V-Jump Special Edition: TV Animation “Dragon Ball Super” Super Start Guide will hit magazine stands in Japan 03 July 2015 for ¥750. Copies are available to pre-order from CDJapan and Amazon Japan.

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 29 June 2015, 5:34 PM EDTComment

We are less than a week away from Dragon Ball Super…! Even with the various new productions over the last decade, nothing comes close to fandom’s excitement over this new TV series. Whereas with a movie we know everything about it within an hour or two of watching it, with a TV series it’s a week-to-week guessing game. What will happen next?! This is our last episode before the new series begins, and our hype cannot possibly be contained!

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0383! VegettoEX and Hujio discuss “Dragon Ball Super” as we sit less than a week out from its debut. Where in the timeline will it take place, and how will this new story affect the other recent productions? Will “Battle of Gods” still “happen” in the overall story? Tons of news and thoughts from you wrap up the show!

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Published by 29 June 2015, 12:54 PM EDT2 Comments

This week’s issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (2015 #31), released today in Japan, contains a small promotional section dedicated to the first episode of Dragon Ball Super, which is set to debut in mere days on 05 July 2015.

(Image Courtesy @chinatan_xxx)

The page unveils the first episode’s title, along with a brief synopsis, setting the time frame of the series as six months following the battle with Majin Boo (which would place it in November of Age 774 going with the timeline established up to this point):

第1話「平和の報酬1億ゼニーは誰の手に!?」

平和になった地球で悟空があ金を稼ぐ!?
魔人ブウとの激闘から半年。平和な時が流れる地球で、悟空はチチの言いつけで荒れ地を耕す仕事をしながら隙を見つけて修業する日々をおくっていた。その一方、結婚したての悟飯とビーデルは幸せな日々を過ごすが…!?


Episode #1, “Who Will the 100 Million Zenny Peace Reward Go To…?!”

With the Earth at peace, Goku earns money?!
Six months after the fierce battle with Majin Boo. While the days pass peacefully, Goku works tilling the soil like Chi-Chi had ordered him, while still finding time to train. Meanwhile, newly-weds Gohan and Videl are living happily, but…?!

This new synopsis notes that Gohan and Videl are newly weds, which contradicts the initial plot unveiled in the August 2015 issue of V-Jump, where Videl is referred to as Goten’s “soon-to-be sister-in-law”, implying the two were not yet married. This would seem to help confirm that Gohan and Videl were indeed married by the time Battle of Gods rolls around, as the film occurs four years (Age 778) after the battle with Majin Boo (Age 774).

The page also includes a small section covering what Goten and Trunks will be up to this week, lending to the intriguing possibility of the two having weekly side-adventures non-critical to the series’ main overarching plot:

今週の悟天&トランクス — 結婚祝いに選んだのは!?
悟飯に結婚祝いを贈ろうとする悟天と、その相談を受けたトランクス!ふたりの選んだ品は!?


Goten & Trunks This Week: What do they pick for a wedding gift?!
Goten wants to give Gohan a wedding present, and Trunks offers his advice! What item do they end up picking?!

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 29 June 2015, 11:25 AM EDTComment

The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball Super has started a daily countdown leading up to the series’ debut 05 July 2015. Today’s entry, with six days to go until the premiere, teases a shot from the ending theme song:

「ドラゴンボール超」放送開始の7月5日まであと6日!今日はとっておきの1枚。エンディングのラストカット!!!「これ、出していいの?」と何回も確認しちゃいましたー。(S)


There are 6 days until the Dragon Ball Super broadcast begins on July 5th! Here’s the picture we’ve been saving for today. The ending’s last cut!!! We made sure [with the staff] a bunch of times: “Is it really OK to put this out there?” (S)

Good Morning America will provide the series’ ending theme, “Hello Hello Hello” (ハローハローハロー), which will see a CD single release in Japan 12 August 2015. Good Morning America contributed the song “Dear Zarathustra” as the first closing theme to the Majin Boo arc of Dragon Ball Kai for its Japanese broadcast (and third closing theme overall).

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 28 June 2015, 10:51 PM EDTComment

As the 2015 theatrical film Dragon Ball Z: Revival of “F” makes its way across the globe for more theatrical screenings, Japan is now set for a home release later this year. The film will be available 07 October 2015 in both standard DVD (¥4,104) and high-definition Blu-ray (¥5,184) formats.

In addition, collectors can look forward to a two-disc, Special Limited Edition release on DVD (¥8,424) and Blu-ray (¥9,504) which are set to come packed with a slew of goodies.

The first disc will contain, in addition to the film itself, its various teaser trailers, theatrical trailers, and TV spots. The bonus disc is set to contain:

  • Footage from the Battle of Gods special (extended) edition launch event featuring Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, et al.), Ryūsei Nakao (Freeza), and glamor model Risa Yoshiki
  • Footage from the press conference and “bean-scattering” event held with Masako Nozawa to announce the idol group Momoiro Clover Z as guest voices in the film
  • Footage from the “Tenka’ichi Fan Meeting” at AnimeJapan 2015 featuring Masako Nozawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Ryō Horikawa (Vegeta), Masaharu Satō (Kame-sen’nin), and Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo)
  • Footage from the opening day stage celebration event held at the Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema in Tokyo with Tadayoshi Yamamuro (Director), Masako Nozawa, Ryō Horikawa, Masaharu Satō, Natsuki Hanae (Jaco), and Momoiro Clover Z
  • Footage from the “Super Hit Thank You” stage celebration featuring Masako Nozawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Ryō Horikawa, and Momoiro Clover Z (Dragon Ball Super was officially announced during the event)
  • Footage from the May 9th “Goku Day” event featuring Masako Nozawa

Physical bonus items are set to include a Golden Freeza alarm clock, a 498-page story board collection, and a 16-page special booklet.

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The standard DVD, standard Blu-ray, Special Limited Edition DVD set, and Special Limited Edition Blu-ray set are all available to pre-order at Amazon Japan. Other retailer listings should begin to appear in the near future.

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.

Published by 28 June 2015, 2:38 PM EDTComment

The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball Super has started a daily countdown leading up to the series’ debut 05 July 2015. Today’s entry, with seven days to go until the premiere, reveals the (previously-posted) 30-second preview for the upcoming TV series that was broadcast with the final episode of Dragon Ball Kai:

「ドラゴンボール超」放送開始の7月5日まであと7日!今日初オンエアした30秒予告映像を公開しています!(S)


There are 7 days until the Dragon Ball Super broadcast begins on July 5th! The video for the 30-second preview that was first aired today has been released! (S)

The YouTube posting of the video, which is again region-locked, has been mirrored below from its Fuji TV website posting:

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 27 June 2015, 9:06 AM EDTComment

The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball Super has started a daily countdown leading up to the series’ debut 05 July 2015. Today’s entry, with eight days to go until the premiere, again teases the 30-second preview trailer for the upcoming TV series:

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「ドラゴンボール超」放送開始まであと8日!明日6/28(日)放送の「改」最終回で「ドラゴンボール超」予告30秒バージョンを初オンエアします!予告を編集した時の様子をチラリ。(S)


There are 8 days until the Dragon Ball Super broadcast begins! With the final episode of Dragon Ball Kai tomorrow, June 28th (Sunday), a 30-second version of the Dragon Ball Super preview will air for the first time! Here’s a quick peek from when it was edited together. (S)

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 26 June 2015, 3:02 PM EDTComment

FUNimation, in conjunction with IGN, have revealed their official, full-length trailer for the English dub of this year’s new film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (“Revival of ‘F'”).

The English dub will premiere 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.

Published by 26 June 2015, 11:48 AM EDT3 Comments

In addition to the official Dragon Ball Super website from Toei Animation, a second official website from Fuji TV has been posted online (a standard practice, and something that happened with Dragon Ball Kai, as well).

Most notably — and ahead of what was promised to air alongside the final Dragon Ball Kai episode this coming weekend — the new website contains a 30-second, longer version of the Dragon Ball Super preview.

Heya! I’m Goku! After 18 years, we’re setting out in a new series! A while since the end of the battle with Majin Boo, some incredible guys have appeared: God of Destruction Beerus and Champa! Well, they’re gods at any rate, so I’m gonna fight with all my strength against Beerus and company, and get even stronger! The “Dragon Ball Super” broadcast starts next time! Don’t miss it!

In addition to a few new clips, the preview trailer showcases Beerus and Whis interacting with two new characters: Champa, and an as-of-yet unidentified new character.

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A 15-second version of the preview originally aired alongside Dragon Ball Kai episode 158.

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.

Published by 26 June 2015, 9:07 AM EDTComment

The official Twitter account for Dragon Ball Super has started a daily countdown leading up to the series’ debut 05 July 2015. Today’s entry, with nine days to go until the premiere, teases the forthcoming 30-second preview trailer for the upcoming TV series:

「ドラゴンボール超」放送開始まであと9日!明後日6/28(日)放送の「改」最終回では「ドラゴンボール超」予告30秒バージョンが初オンエア!お見逃しなく!(S)


There are 9 days left until the debut of “Dragon Ball Super”! The 30-second version of the first “Dragon Ball Super” on-air preview will be broadcast with the final “Dragon Ball Kai” episode the day after tomorrow, June 28th (Sunday)! Don’t miss it! (S)

Dragon Ball Super, which begins 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 starting with this month’s August 2015 issue.