Beginning 07 February 2013, heading down to your local KFC in Japan and purchasing a “Smile Chicken Set” or a “Smile Crispy Set” (¥500 yen each) will allow you to choose one of three “Parents and Children Play Together! Mightiest Battle Goods, Round 1” (第１弾 親子で遊ぼう！最強バトルグッズ Dai-ichi-dan Oyako de Asobō! Saikyō Batoru Guzzu) items: “Battle Reversi”, …
The March 2013 issue of V-Jump provides some additional details for the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods theatrical film in terms of its plot, preview screenings, pre-order materials, and video game inclusions. A shot of “Birusu”, the God of Destruction, showcases the deity slamming Majin Boo and Super Saiyan Gohan into each other. …
Olympic gold-medalist jūdō-ka Kaori Matsumoto and voice actress/singer/TV-personality Shōko Nakagawa will both be providing voices to the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods theatrical film, due out nationwide in Japan on 30 March 2013. Matsumoto will play a female motorcycle police officer modeled on her appearance who appears during a party scene, while Nakagawa …
Toei Animation’s official “Battle of Gods” website has posted their first “Special Contents” page, a logo maker based on the Dragon Ball Z logo. Simply enter your name into the “Moji Maker Z” form, choose your preferred background, and hit the “GO!” button. You can then post your personalized logo on either your Facebook or …
It has been reported via a Japanese blog site that issue #5/6 of Weekly Young Jump has announced a preview screening of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods on 12 March 2013. There are five screenings scheduled across Japan (listed below) with a limited number of attendees that will be determined from a lottery selection. …
Online retailer CDJapan recently updated their listings with an entry for FLOW’s upcoming “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” CD single. The listing notes that the first-run pressings of the release will come packaged with a digipak cover featuring an illustration of Dragon Ball. There is no word on what this illustration will be or who will draw it, …
The official Battle of Gods website announced a new partnership today with Ace Cook in Japan whereby purchasing specially-branded instant noodles could win you one of 10,000 Tosho Cards — a gift card good at bookstores across the country — worth ¥500. If you lift the lid and the card is there, you have won! …
The Japanese band FLOW has announced a 20 March 2013 release date for a CD single containing their new version of the classic Dragon Ball Z theme song “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA” which will be used as the main theme for the upcoming movie Battle of Gods. The CD will be a “double A-side” release, which means …
With the Battle of Gods panel complete at Jump Festa ’13 today in Japan, the movie’s trailer — seemingly accidentally leaked online by Japanese online TV outlet CH11 earlier this month (and in high definition, no less) — has now been officially released to media outlets. A full transcription and translation of the text and …
In addition to the reveal of a newly-colored version of the manga and new set of guide books, the February 2013 issue of V-Jump rides on the Battle of Gods hype train with a few additional tidbits of information. The first bit of information splashed across the top of the page dives into our new …