WorldScreen.com reports that Toei Animation has secured a new “master licensing and merchandising” deal with Brazil’s Abr-Art Bag Rio Comercio Importacao e Exportacao:

The terms of the agreement include key consumer product categories such as polyester backpacks, pencil cases, lunch bags and aprons for children. Latin America has become a top region to launch Toei Animation brands, the company says.

“Abr-Art ranks among the top manufacturers in the important Brazilian market and we are pleased to forge an alliance with the company on behalf of Dragon Ball,” said Kenji Ebato, the executive VP and general manager for Toei Animation. “Locally produced products are important in order to maximize success in Brazil, however we are also focused on manufacturing quality products—and this is why we are excited to team with Abr-Art.”

Back in May 2010, Toei announced a deal with Algazarra for toy figurines and a separate deal with Richtex for a line of towels. What kind of stuff have you Brazilian fans been picking up for merchandise over these last couple years, and is there anything in particular you are looking forward to? Let us know!

Since yesterday’s reveal of the upcoming bonus DVD containing both Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans and Episode of Bardock, the official Saikyō Jump website has been updated with this information, noting that the March issue will go on sale 03 February 2012.

The latest issue of Saikyō Jump also notes that the magazine’s featured manga will begin receiving tankōbon releases 03 February 2012. So far only releases for Chopperman (One Piece spin-off) and Rock Lee (Naruto spin-off) have been announced, which are set at ¥400 (~$5.20) a piece. Oddly enough, there has been no mention of Dragon Ball SD or any other main series being released.

This lack of a tankōbon announcement for Dragon Ball SD could be due to said series being produced in full-color (as opposed to most of the other spin-offs), or it could simply be the same as every time we never knew whether or not the next issue of the magazine would even have a chapter of Dragon Ball SD — they just do not announce this stuff in a timely fashion!

C21Media is reporting a new deal between Toei Animation and Nicaragua’s Televisora Nicaraguense that will bring the original 153-episode Dragon Ball TV series to the TV channel. It comes as a part of a multi-franchise deal that also includes both modern and newer franchises alike, such as One Piece, Slam Dunk, and Saint Seiya.

The article does not list any type of time frame or language options, so you fans out there from Nicaragua (and we know you are out there!) will have to let us know what eventually goes down.

As initially reported on French anime news Twitter account (@manganewsjapon), the March issue of the recently monthly-relaunched Saikyō Jump will be packed with a bonus DVD that contains both the 2010 Raging Blast 2 feature Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans as well as the recent animated adaptation of Episode of Bardock, as previewed in this month’s issue (February 2012) of the magazine:

The March issue goes on sale 03 February 2012, and should be available at all the usual online retailers — we will be sure to post up a few links as soon as they pop up.

Saikyō Jump is also home to Dragon Ball SD, the spin-off manga by Naho Ooishi, who was also responsible for the original manga version of Episode of Bardock.

Last month, Sayaka Sasaki released her debut album entitled sympathetic world (LACA-15174) on the Lantis record label in Japan:

As a special bonus, and presumably due to the convenience of residing on the same record label, a bonus cover version of the second Dragon Ball Z TV series ending theme (“Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta” / “We Were Angels”) is included featuring backing vocals from original performer Hironobu Kageyama himself.

The album is currently available for just under $40 on CDJapan or ¥3000 on Amazon Japan. The song can also be purchased individually for ¥200 via the Japanese iTunes Store, though it will require a Japanese credit or gift card.

Toei Animation’s “Anime Jan” retail website is now offering a free stream of the Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock anime adaptation until 28 December 2011, at which point you will have to begin paying to watch it. However, unlike other websites, this stream is not region-locked and is available worldwide, of course with no subtitles. The only requirement is that you have the latest version of Microsoft’s Silverlight installed. For those of you with legal concerns, I will note that this is a completely legal free stream provided by Toei, so enjoy it to your heart’s content while you can!