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“J-Stars Victory Vs” (JP PS3/Vita) Fifth Week Sales Figures
Published by 23 April 2014, 12:02 PM EDTComment

While the Vita version has fallen off, the PlayStation 3 version of J-Stars Victory Vs, the Jump-franchise crossover fighting game extravaganza, continued to hang onto the sales chart during its fifth week in Japan.

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For the period of 14 April 2014 to 20 April 2014, according to the Media Create sales chart, J-Stars still managed to push another 4,691 copies on the PlayStation 3. This brings the game up to 169,109 total copies for the console.

The game was also digitally available on the PlayStation Store for both platforms, though these figures are not reported in the physical game sales.

Be sure to check out Episode #0360 of our podcast for our thoughts on the game!

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Podcast Episode #0360
Published by 22 April 2014, 9:28 PM EDT2 Comments

It sure has been a crazy month! It would be impossible to catch up on each bit of individual news since the last podcast episode, so we will likely break everything out into individual topics. To start things off, Kirran joins us again to review J-Stars Victory Vs on the PS3 and Vita. It is a Dragon Ball game as much as it is a game for every other franchise included. Especially coming off Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, should you be checking out this game as well?

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Episode #0360! VegettoEX and LordMoonstone review “J-Stars Victory Vs” for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. Though we just came off a DBZ-proper video game, is this the game everyone should have waited for instead? Is there enough for DBZ-only fans? Your enthusiasm for early 2014 in the Dragon World is at its peak, so let’s look forward to what else we have on the horizon!

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Enjoy! Discuss this episode on the Kanzenshuu forum, give us your “Who’s That Character?” guesses, and let us know what else you are psyched about in 2014.

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“Battle of Z” North American Vita Version JP Voices DLC
Published by 22 April 2014, 9:21 PM EDTComment

Originally announced via the UK branch of Bandai Namco two months ago (and actually released there a month ago), North American Vita owners have as-of-yet been stiffed on the patch that enables Japanese voice support in the Vita version of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z.

This has finally been rectified with the 1.01 patch in North America!

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Head on into the live update area of the game’s main menu to download the ~10 MB patch, which was actually pushed out last week. You will additionally have to download a 281 MB bit of content — beyond just the patch — to incorporate the Japanese voice track, however. As with the European version, this DLC is free to download. To enable the Japanese voices, simply head on into the “Options” menu screen a la the console versions of the game; a new “Voice Language” selection will be available.

@IMissBionix also noticed that, as part of a somewhat stealthy update across the PlayStation Network with lots of other PSP games, Shin Budokai: Another Road is available for download on the Vita if you had digitally purchased it in the past. The game was removed from the online storefront when Bandai Namco regained North American distribution rights from Atari, so unless you already have the game tied to your account, you will be unable to download it.

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Dragon Ball Science Event in Nagoya This Summer
Published by 22 April 2014, 11:13 AM EDT2 Comments

Dragon Ball and science typically do not go hand-in-hand, but the Nagoya City Science Museum will be hosting a Dragon Ball event this summer nonetheless, as revealed in Monday’s 2014 #21 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump…!

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The event will take place from 16 July 2014 to 31 August 2014 with entry fees of ¥1,200 for adults, ¥800 for high-school and university students, and ¥500 for elementary and junior high-school students. Attendees will be able to ride on their own Kinto-Un and fire off their own Kamehameha. Exactly what this has to do with science… we have no clue!

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“Dear Zarathustra” Full Length Music Video Released
Published by 22 April 2014, 9:59 AM EDTComment

The Japanese band Good Morning America have released the full-length music video for their song “Dear Zarathustra” on YouTube. The song is currently being used as the new ending theme for the Majin Boo arc of Dragon Ball Kai in Japan, which kicked off earlier this month.

We have updated our transcribed/translated lyrics to the song accordingly. Perhaps most notable about the full-length version of the song is how some of the lyrics that do not appear in the TV-sized version actually appear to reference Boo!

“Dear Zarathustra” — the first of, apparently, several new ending themes for the Majin Boo arc — has a CD single release set for 06 May 2014.

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Toei Animation Announces “Majin Boo” Home Video Releases
Published by 21 April 2014, 12:46 AM EDT5 Comments

With only three episodes of the Majin Boo arc of Dragon Ball Kai broadcast to date, Toei Animation has announced that pre-orders for the first three box sets of this story arc are now available in their Online Shop. Happinet, the company producing the box sets, has followed suite and added listings for these releases to their website as well.

Unlike the previous home video releases for Dragon Ball Kai (Saiyan to Cell arcs), it appears that Toei has opted to forgo any individual DVD releases, as the box sets will now be available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats. The first box set is scheduled to be released on 02 September 2014 and will contain non-credit versions of the new opening and ending themes. Both formats will come packaged with an exclusive booklet, brand new box art, and contain 12 episodes per box set. The Blu-ray box sets are set at a ¥15,200 (~$148.00) retail price point, while the DVD sets will come in a little cheaper at ¥11,200 (~$110.00).

Also departing from the previous releases, with the Blu-rays being in a 4:3 fullscreen aspect ratio and DVDs in a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, both the Blu-ray and DVD box sets for the Majin Boo arc are listed in widescreen formats only. As of right now, it appears that a fullscreen version will not available, and in all likelihood was never produced to begin with. We’ll be sure to keep you posted if this detail happens to change.

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Kanzenban Art Reproductions Available via Tokyo Otaku Mode
Published by 17 April 2014, 11:59 AM EDTComment

Tokyo Otaku Mode has announced the availability of reproduction artwork from the kanzenban (“Complete Edition”) release of the Dragon Ball manga.

The prints utilize a fully digital printing technique that is the highest quality printing technique in Japan known as “primography.” Prints of each of the series’ 34 front cover illustrations are available, and each one features Akira Toriyama’s name stamp, making them collectable items of great value for fans.

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Each print is sized at 393 x 302 mm (approx. 15.5 x 11.9 in) and sells for $189.99.

Tokyo Otaku Mode, founded in 2011 as a Facebook page before evolving into an e-commerce website, recently announced series A funding of ¥270 million (~$2.6 million).

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“J-Stars Victory Vs” (JP PS3/Vita) Fourth Week Sales Figures
Published by 16 April 2014, 8:32 PM EDT1 Comment

J-Stars Victory Vs, the Jump-franchise crossover fighting game extravaganza, continued to hang onto the sales chart during its fourth week in Japan.

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For the period of 07 April 2014 to 13 April 2014, according to the Media Create sales chart, the new PS3/Vita release of Super Robot Wars Z triumphed over all, though J-Stars still managed to push another 7,461 copies on the PlayStation 3 and another 5,353 copies on the Vita. This brings the game up to 164,418 and 139,875 total copies, respectively.

The game was also digitally available on the PlayStation Store for both platforms, though these figures are not reported in the physical game sales.

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Toei Animation Europe Announces New “Dragon Ball Z Kai” Episodes
Published by 16 April 2014, 5:43 PM EDTComment

Toei Animation Europe has recently announced that new episodes of Dragon Ball Kai (known internationally as Dragon Ball Z Kai) will be broadcast not only in Japan, but in a few select European countries as well with the continuation of the Majin Boo arc.

This remastered and reedited series is being broadcast in the UK on Kix, in Portugal on Sic Radical, in Poland on AXN Spin, and in France on Game One.

The announcement also indicates that the story arc will be comprised of 69 episodes, and it appears that internationally the series will carry the sub-title, “The Final Chapters”.

Thanks to TheRed259 for the tip! In the meantime, Dragon Ball Kai will continue to air each Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. on Fuji TV during the “Strong 9” block (formerly the “Dream 9” block) alongside One Piece in Japan. Each week we will be sure to keep the Dragon Ball Kai section of our “Episode Guide″ up-to-date with production information and notes, so be sure to check back!

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New TV-Size Lyric Translations: Dragon Ball Kai Majin Boo Arc
Published by 15 April 2014, 9:37 AM EDTComment

With the revival of Dragon Ball Kai for the Majin Boo arc now a couple episodes into its run, it made sense to tackle its new opening and ending themes for our “Lyrics” section. The TV-sized version of the lyrics for both “Kuu-Zen-Zetsu-Go: Like Nothing Before or After” (Opening #2) and “Dear Zarathustra” (Ending #3) have been added with their original Japanese, romanization, and English translation text.

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“Dear Zarathustra” — the first of, apparently, several new ending themes for the Majin Boo arc — has a CD single release set for 06 May 2014, with a CD single for “Kuu-Zen-Zetsu-Go” due out 18 June 2014. Lyrics to the full versions will be available shortly thereafter.

The TV-size versions of both “Kuu-Zen-Zetsu-Go” and “Dear Zarathustra” are already available digitally for purchase.