The clock in Japan switched over to a new day just a little bit ago, which means it is — technically speaking, anyway — Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods day! We have an unbelievable amount of content coming your way as our own Julian (“SaiyaJedi”) makes his way to the theater in the morning, …
A recent interview with Yūsuke Watanabe, the scriptwriter for the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods film, was published in the May 2013 issue of GetNavi magazine released on 23 March 2013. The magazine features a 12-page insert booklet highlighting the upcoming film, which includes interviews with Masako Nozawa, Yūsuke Watanabe, and the band …
The new series of Q&As with original manga author Akira Toriyama — “Please Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!!” — continue in today’s issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (2013 #17) in Japan. While the last three issues have included one Q&A each about the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, today’s issue includes two. What …
Cinema Today has posted a short new TV commercial for the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods film, although this time it is something a little more comical than what we’ve previously seen. The commercial features amusing cameos from the infamous villains Freeza (Ryūsei Nakao) and Cell (Norio Wakamoto), who mock one another for …
As reported last week, a number of websites would begin streaming and making available for rent the first 17 Dragon Ball films starting 15 March 2013 in promotion of the upcoming film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Amongst these websites was Apple’s iTunes Store, which has been updated with a section for Battle of …
The new film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is basically upon us at this point, but that is not stopping all of Shueisha’s magazines from tossing out a few last tidbits about and in conjunction with the movie. Today’s issue of V-Jump does just that, and — in addition to the latest chapter of …
Japanese media news site Bunka Tsūshin published an article earlier this month detailing Toei’s goals and expectations for the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods film, set to hit Japanese theaters on 30 March 2013. The article, which has been translated in its entirety below, lays out the film’s initial development, its official public announcement …
With Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods closing in on its official public release date next week (30 March 2013), we’ve seen a flood of new magazines, merchandise, and interviews. In what is hopefully a final promotional push, a handful of new magazines will be coming out throughout the week, all with exclusive “Battle of …
Things continue to ramp up among Japanese media in preparation for the full-release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in theaters 30 March 2013. Interviews and features are flying left-and-right in both print and online form, and we at Kanzenshuu have you English-speakers covered! First up is an interview with Masako Nozawa (with a …
The past two issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan have featured a brand new series of Q&As — “Super Long Interview!! Please Tell Us, Akira Toriyama-sensei!!” — with the original Dragon Ball author himself. The first two questions posed to Toriyama covered the plot for the upcoming film and his design for “Birusu”, and …