Hot off the heels of the recent theme song announcement, the official “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” website has unveiled its new “Story” section. Unfortunately at the moment it’s merely a recap of the original Dragon Ball series, but it appears that they may be slowly updating the page with new information as we approach the film’s theatrical debut on 30 March 2013. Here’s what has been posted thus far:

むかしむかしのこと、７つ集めるとどんな願い事でも叶うという伝説のドラゴンボールがあった。

都からはるか彼方の山奥に住む不思議な少年・孫悟空とドラゴンボールを探し求める少女・ブルマ。地球の片隅での小さな出会いから不思議な旅が始まった。地球を征服しようとするピッコロ大魔王、宇宙の支配を目論むフリーザ、時空を超えて人類を脅かす人造人間セル、そして全宇宙で悪の限りを尽くす魔人ブウ。ドラゴンボールを巡って悟空と仲間たちの前には次々と強敵が現れた。そして長い長い戦いの日々の末、いつしか地球には平和が訪れた…のだが…

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Long, long ago, there were the Dragon Balls of legend, which were said to grant any wish when the seven of them were gathered together.

The mysterious boy living up in the mountains far away from the big city, Son Goku, and the girl searching for the Dragon Balls, Bulma. From this small encounter in one corner of the Earth, began a mysterious adventure. Piccolo Daimaō, who tried to conquer the world; Freeza, who plotted to rule all of space; the artificial human Cell, who transcended time and space to menace humanity; and Majin Boo, who did the utmost of evil across the entire universe. One after another, powerful foes appeared before Goku and his companions over the Dragon Balls. And so, at the end of long, long days of battle, peace abruptly came to Earth… and yet…

We’ll be sure to keep you updated with the most accurate information as more sections of the website become available!

Japanese indie/pop/rock band FLOW has been announced as the performer for the theme song to the upcoming 2013 new theatrical Dragon Ball Z film, “Battle of Gods”.

The song itself will be a cover version of “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” (originally performed by Hironobu Kageyama), the first of two opening themes to the Dragon Ball Z TV series (used in episodes 1-199), as well as the first nine Dragon Ball Z movies and miscellaneous other features.

2013年3月30日公開の映画『ドラゴンボールＺ 神と神』の主題歌をFLOWが担当することが決定!!!

主題歌となるのは「ドラゴンボールＺ」の代名詞とも言える「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」!!!
FLOWならではの、スピード感を増したリアレンジであの名曲がよみがえる!!!
FLOW流「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」に是非ご期待ください!!!

『ドラゴンボールZ 神と神』オフィシャルHP：http://www.dragonball2013.com/

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It’s been decided that FLOW will handle the main theme of the film “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods”, opening 30 March 2013.

The theme will be what could be called a byword for Dragon Ball Z, “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA”!!!
That famous song will come back to life in a rearrangement with FLOW’s distinctive increased sense of speed!!!
By all means, please look forward to the FLOW-style “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA”!!!

“Dragon Ball Z: God and God” (“Battle of Gods”) official homepage:
http://www.dragonball2013.com/

The reveal was preceded by band member Takeshi Asakawa taking to Twitter to essentially announce an announcement for later in the day.

The original version of “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” was used as background music in the promotional trailer shown on Fuji TV earlier this week.

Since the band’s founding in 1998, FLOW has performed various anime theme songs, most notably perhaps being the fourth Naruto TV series opening theme, “GO!!!”

UPDATE:
The official “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” website has since been updated with the decision that FLOW perform the new film’s main theme, a rearrangement of “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA”. The news update also includes an exclusive comment from the band concerning this “exciting” decision:

今回、僕らFLOWが「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」をカバーさせていただくことになり、本当に嬉しいです。｢ドラゴンボール｣は小学生の頃から見続けてきたアニメなので、 メンバー全員テンションが上がっています！しかも「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」はカラオケでもよく歌っていた曲で、まさか自分たちがカバーさせていただけるとは！ 僕らもこの映画をすごく楽しみにしているので、みなさんも映画はもちろん、FLOW流の「CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA」を楽しんで聞いて頂ければ嬉しいです。

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We, FLOW, are truly happy now to have been given the honor of covering “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA”. “Dragon Ball” is an anime that we’ve watched since we were in elementary school, all the members are in high spirits! And on top of that, “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” is a song we’ve often sung at karaoke, so to think we’d have the honor of doing a cover! We’re also incredibly excited for this movie, so we’d be glad if everyone would enjoy not only [watching] the movie, but listening to the FLOW-style “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” as well.

Much like its original announcement via a teaser this past July, a new trailer for “Battle of Gods”, the upcoming movie set to debut in Japanese theaters in March 2013, aired on Fuji TV this morning:

UPDATE: While the video initially posted has been set to private, other folks have of course taken to re-uploading it.

The trailer (mostly set to the tune of “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA”, the original opening theme to Dragon Ball Z) gives us a glimpse at new characters Bils and Whis (in addition to some short voice samples), returning characters like Pilaf, the fusion of Goten and Trunks into Gotenks, Gohan in his Super Saiyan form, and much more.

Thanks to our buddy kei17 for the heads-up!

As we reported last night, Toei Animation’s official “Battle of Gods” website was revamped yesterday; however, the majority of the new sections have not yet gone live. Thanks to some fun URL guessing, we have stumbled across the website’s new “Introduction” section that is not yet linked in the navigation, but is indeed live and available to the public. The page provides an introduction to the series (all of which we have seen numerous times already), the special note from Akira Toriyama that was previously posted on the official site, and of course what many fans have been clamoring for: a brief synopsis of the movie. Unfortunately the page is in Japanese only, but fret not, for we have diligently translated it for you!

鳥山明参戦。
オールスターキャストで蘇る本物の「ドラゴンボール」更に、この歴史的プロジェクトに、原作者の鳥山明が原作・ストーリー・キャラクターデザインとして名を連ねる。

描かれるのは、全宇宙の運命を賭けた魔人ブウとの壮絶な戦いから数年後の物語。全宇宙のバランスを保つ破壊の神・ビルスが長い眠りから目覚めてしまった！フリーザを倒したというサイヤ人の噂を聞きつけて、悟空の元へやって来るビルス。久々に現れた強敵を前にワクワクする悟空は、界王の忠告も無視してビルスに戦いを挑むが、その圧倒的なパワーを前に手も足も出ずに敗れてしまう。「地球にはもっと破壊しがいのあるヤツがいるといい…」不気味な言葉を残してビルスはその場を去っていった…果たして悟空たちは破壊の神を止めることができるのか！？

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Akira Toriyama Joins the Battle.
Not only is the real “Dragon Ball” being resurrected with an all-star cast, but what’s more, for this historic project the original author Akira Toriyama is involved with the original work, story, and character design.

The story takes place several years after the titanic battle with Majin Boo, that determined the fate of the entire universe. Bils, the God of Destruction who maintains the balance of the universe, awakens from a long slumber! Hearing rumors that a Saiyan defeated Freeza, Bils tracks down Goku. Goku is so ecstatic that a tough enemy has appeared after such a long time, he ignores Kaiō’s advice and fights Bils, but cannot do a thing against his overwhelming power and is defeated. Bils leaves, but his eerie remark of “Is there nobody on Earth more worthy to destroy…?” lingers on… Can Goku and co. really stop the God of Destruction?!

While there is still much left to be desired, it is at least a great starting point for fan speculation. We still do not know yet what role Whis will play — is he the one who tells Bils of Freeza’s defeat? Where do Whis and Bils come from exactly, and why was Bils asleep this whole time? All-in-all, it is a great time to be a speculative Dragon Ball fanboy! So be sure to check Kanzenshuu for the latest movie news and updates — we’ve got you covered!