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Bandai Namco Announces Second “Anison & BGM Pack” For “Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2” and “Dragon Ball FighterZ”
Published by 31 October 2018, 3:51 PM EDTComment

In addition to other ongoing updates, Bandai Namco has announced a second, forthcoming “Anison & BGM Pack” for both (albeit separately) Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 and Dragon Ball FighterZ. The pack is slated to include eleven tracks:

  • 超絶☆ダイナミック！ (“Chōzetsu ☆ Dynamic!”)
    first opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super TV series by Kazuya Yoshii
  • 限界突破×サバイバー (“Limit-Break x Survivor”)
    second opening theme to the Dragon Ball Super TV series by Kiyoshi Hikawa
  • よかよかダンス (“Easy-Going Dance”)
    fifth ending theme to the Dragon Ball Super TV series by Batten Showjo Tai
  • Dragon Soul
    first opening theme to the Dragon Ball Kai TV series by Takayoshi Tanimoto (Dragon Soul)
  • HERO 〜希望の歌〜 (“Hero: Song of Hope”)
    insert song from the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods theatrical film by FLOW
  • 運命の日~魂VS魂~ (“Day of Destiny: Spirit vs. Spirit”)
    insert song from the Dragon Ball Z TV series by Hironobu Kageyama
  • 究極の聖戦 (instrumental) (“Ultimate Battle” instrumental version)
    instrumental insert song from the Dragon Ball Super TV series
  • 燃えつき炉ろ!!熱戦・烈戦・超激戦 (“Burn Up!! A Close, Intense, Super-Fierce Battle”)
    BGM selection from the eighth Dragon Ball Z theatrical film by Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • 死を呼ぶセルゲーム (“The Death-Summoning Cell Games”)
    Dragon Ball Z TV series Cell-era background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • 天下分け目の超決戦!! (“The Fateful Deciding Battle!!”)
    Dragon Ball Z TV series Saiyan-era background music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • DRAGON BALL Z
    BGM selection from the first Dragon Ball Z theatrical film by Shunsuke Kikuchi

As with the first pack, all tracks will be TV-sized or otherwise truncated to a similar length.

The pack will retail for ¥1,389 + tax and is expected this fall.

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“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” Theatrical Film Receiving Light Novel Adaptation By Masatoshi Kusakabe
Published by 29 October 2018, 2:53 PM EDTComment

Various retailers have begun listing a light novel adaption of the forthcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film penned by Masatoshi Kusakabe published under the JUMP jBOOKS line. The description provided for the book mirrors the one currently on the film’s official website:

Earth is at peace following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then, one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan named “Broli” who they have never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what is this one doing on Earth? This encounter between three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Freeza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.

The light novel is set for ¥734 and will release 14 December 2018, the same day as the film’s formal, nationwide premiere in Japan. The book is available to pre-order on Amazon Japan and CDJapan.

Kusakabe is known for similar Naruto adaptations, as well as works based on game series such as Xenogears.

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ each received Film Anime Comics adaptations following their respective theatrical releases. The American-made live action film Dragon Ball Evolution received a “Junior Novel” adaptation alongside its theatrical release.

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Podcast Episode #0456
Published by 29 October 2018, 1:28 PM EDTComment

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

Episode #0456! Mike and Julian return to the 30th anniversary “Super History Book” and its game producer interviews regarding the Dragon Ball Z (Budokai), Sparking! (Budokai Tenkaichi), and Xenoverse game series. What are some of the untold stories leading up to their creation, and how do fans and production teams alike look back on them?

SEGMENTS:

  • 00:12 – Introduction
  • 01:51 – Interview 1: Daisuke Uchiyama, Dragon Ball Z series
  • 13:22 – Interview 2: Ryo Mito, Sparking! series
  • 23:44 – Interview 3: Masayuki Hirano, Xenoverse series
  • 32:55 – Wrap-up

Our podcast is available via iTunes and/or Google Play Music, or you can pop the direct RSS feed into the program of your choice. You can also listen to this episode by directly downloading the MP3 or by streaming it on YouTube. We invite you to discuss this episode on our forum.

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“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” Theatrical Film Original Soundtrack Announced
Published by 29 October 2018, 11:07 AM EDTComment

Listings for a single-disc original soundtrack for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: Broly theatrical film have begun to appear on retailer sites such as Amazon Japan. The soundtrack (AVCD-96065), with a score provided by Norihito Sumitomo, is due out 12 December 2018 for ¥2,700, just ahead of the film’s formal, nationwide debut in Japan.

The disc will span 35 tracks, including a movie-edit version of the main theme, “Blizzard” by Daichi Miura. A full track list is thus far unavailable; as seen with prior movies, these complete listings tend to be held back until closer to the film’s premiere to avoid spoilers.

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“Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission” Announced For Nintendo Switch
Published by 25 October 2018, 3:24 PM EDTComment

In conjunction with this week’s December 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, Bandai Namco has announced Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission for the Nintendo Switch. An official website for the game has also opened at sdbh.bn-ent.net. No release date or pricing, beyond 2019 in general, has been announced for Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission.

As with the updated Super Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game, players compete in up to 7-on-7 card team battles. The game system combines the upper and lower screens for a unified game experience. Touch points appear on-screen to allow certain game actions (such as gathering energy); in the arcade and previous Nintendo 3DS versions, these would normally happen on the lower touch screen.

World Mission is set to cover the original eight missions from the initial Super Dragon Ball Heroes update, along with the first two “Universe Mission” updates; the arcade game will see its “Universe Mission 5” update next month. The game will include over 1,160 cards featuring more than 350 characters.

The game’s story takes place in a world where the super warriors who were active in the past are now treated as great figures; a card game developed with Capsule Corporation’s technology based on those legendary warriors is now in vogue, which the people called “Super Dragon Ball Heroes”. In “Hero Town” where this game is trendy, Beat (the player character) is a boy visiting for the first time, and stands transfixed by a monitor on the street displaying a game tournament.

Beat was originally developed and named in Toyotarō’s Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission series, which ran in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine from 2012-2015.

Dragon Ball Heroes‘ most recent home/portable entry was Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X on the Nintendo 3DS in April 2017; the game covered 3,300 cards from the arcade version’s original 8 missions, 10 “Galaxy Missions”, 8 “Evil Dragon Missions”, and 10 “God Missions”, effectively encompassing all content pre-Super Dragon Ball Heroes in its own original story mode in addition to the arcade version’s mission structure.

Outside of a single test run at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, no Dragon Ball Heroes content has ever received an international/localized release outside of Japan.

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Bandai Namco Announces American & European February 2019 “Jump Force” Release Dates
Published by 25 October 2018, 10:14 AM EDTComment

In conjunction with Paris Games Week and an accompanying trailer (revealing Ryo Saeba from City Hunter and Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star as playable characters), Bandai Namco has announced a 15 February 2019 European and American release date for Jump Force.

The game’s respective Japanese trailer does not list a specific release date, instead reiterating the “February 2019” timeframe.

Jump Force, a crossover fighting game in celebration of Jump‘s 50th anniversary, will contain four brand new characters designed by original Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama. Son Goku, Vegeta, and Freeza have already been revealed as playable characters. The game is slated for a worldwide release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam). The game’s North American release is available for pre-order at Amazon.

Spike Chunsoft previously developed J-Stars Victory Vs., a crossover fighting game celebrating Jump‘s 45th anniversary; the game was originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Vita, with a PlayStation 4 port eventually coming alongside an international localization. Alongside Arale from Dr. Slump, Son Goku, Vegeta, and Freeza were the three Dragon Ball representatives in J-Stars Victory Vs. Prior to this, the company developed the Sparking! (released internationally as “Budokai Tenkaichi”) and Raging Blast series of Dragon Ball fighting games.

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“Dragon Ball: Jump Best Scene Top 10” Mook Releasing November 2018
Published by 24 October 2018, 1:32 PM EDTComment

As part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebration of Weekly Shōnen Jump, as highlighted in this week’s December 2018 issue of V-Jump, Shueisha will release a Dragon Ball: Jump Best Scene Top 10 (『DRAGON BALL』ジャンプ ベストシーンTOP10) mook 02 November 2018.

The release follows similar mooks for Fist of the North Star and Yū Yū Hakusho.

“Mook” (magazine-styled book) releases, such as 2015’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Start Guide, are traditionally only available shortly after their original print date, as opposed to guide books and compiled manga releases that remain in print for several months or even years.

The Dragon Ball: Jump Best Scene Top 10 mook is available to pre-order on Amazon Japan for ¥594.

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Japanese “Dragon Ball Super” Manga Vol. 8 Releasing in December 2018
Published by 24 October 2018, 12:22 PM EDTComment

This week’s December 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine includes a tiny splash announcing that the eighth collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga will release in Japan 04 December 2018. The company’s subsequent online listing notes a ¥440 + tax price point. No specific chapter count is cited, though recent volumes have spanned four chapters at roughly 192 pages each.

The volume will pick up with the thirty-seventh chapter of the series. The series’ seventh collected volume saw its release in Japan last month spanning chapters 33-36.

The Dragon Ball Super “comicalization” began in June 2015 as a promotional tie-in for the television series. The manga runs monthly in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’ forty-first chapter coming earlier this week in the magazine’s December 2018 issue. Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling, and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc to act as further promotion for the television series. Though the television series has completed its run, the manga continues onward telling its own version of the existing story. Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and began their own collected print edition early last year. The third collected volume was released in English from Viz this summer.

The Dragon Ball Super television series concluded in March 2018 with 131 total episodes. FUNimation owns the American distribution license for the series, with the English dub airing on Cartoon Network, and the home video release reaching its fifth box set this month.

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“Dragon Ball: The Movies” Blu-ray Volumes 1-3 Cover Art
Published by 24 October 2018, 12:09 PM EDTComment

Online retailers such as Amazon Japan have begun including Tadayoshi Yamamuro‘s cover art for the upcoming first three “Dragon Ball: The Movies” remastered Blu-ray releases, each set for release 02 November 2018:

Also provided is art for the box that will store all eight volumes, set to be included with initial run of the first volume:

Volume 1 will contain Dragon Ball Z (DBZ Movie 1) and The World’s Strongest Guy (DBZ Movie 2); Volume 2 will contain A Super Decisive Battle for Earth (DBZ Movie 3) and Super Saiyan Son Goku (DBZ Movie 4); Volume 3 will contain The Incredible Strongest vs. Strongest (DBZ Movie 5) and Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors (DBZ Movie 6).

December and January will see another three and two Blu-ray volumes, respectively, rounding out the company’s new remastering of the original 17 theatrical films produced during the series’ original serialization.

While no international release of the films’ new remastering has been announced, Toei’s limited theatrical run of the eighth Dragon Ball Z film in America was clearly based on this new print.

The films last saw a home video release in Japan within 2006’s remastered “Dragon Box: The Movies” DVD box set which was subsequently broken out as individual DVD releases over the course of 2008-2009.

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Viz Posts “Dragon Ball Super” Manga Chapter 41 English Translation
Published by 24 October 2018, 11:13 AM EDTComment

Continuing onward from previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s forty-first chapter to their website, moving further into the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues Viz’s initiative of simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release earlier this week in the December 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan.

The Dragon Ball Super “comicalization” began in June 2015 as a promotional tie-in for the television series. The manga runs monthly in Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine, with the series’ forty-first chapter coming earlier this week in the magazine’s December 2018 issue. Illustrated by “Toyotarō” (in all likelihood, a second pen-name used by Dragon Ball AF fan manga author and illustrator “Toyble”), the Dragon Ball Super manga covered the Battle of Gods re-telling, skipped the Resurrection ‘F’ re-telling, and “charged ahead” to the Champa arc to act as further promotion for the television series. Though the television series has completed its run, the manga continues onward telling its own version of the existing story. Viz is currently releasing free digital chapters of the series, and began their own collected print edition early last year. The third collected volume was released in English from Viz this summer.

The Dragon Ball Super television series concluded in March 2018 with 131 total episodes. FUNimation owns the American distribution license for the series, with the English dub airing on Cartoon Network, and the home video release reaching its fifth box set this month.