This week’s March 2016 issue of V-Jump in Japan — as well as the new Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary “Super History Book” — contain the original character designs of the Dragon Ball Super Universe 6 competitors by Akira Toriyama. Each has a corresponding bio/description, translated below (and also archived in our “Translations” section.) Hitヒット (hitto) …
As a part of an on-going campaign to promote the upcoming Universe 6 story arc of Dragon Ball Super, Toei’s official website has posted new promotional Twitter icons for fans to use on social media. In addition, the update reveals the names of Champa’s Universe 6 competitors: Hitヒット (hitto) NAME PUNTaken from the normal adaptation …
Listings for the third Dragon Ball Super DVD & Blu-ray box set have begun to appear on various online retailer websites. The box set will contain episodes 25 to 36 on two discs and is set to be released 02 June 2016, with the DVD set retailing for ¥11,200 and the Blu-ray set available for …
Columbia has announced the first soundtrack for the Dragon Ball Super TV series will be available in Japan 24 February 2016, the same day as the “Dragon Ball Godly BEST” theme song compilation. The soundtrack (COCX-39463; ¥3,500 + tax), featuring music from the TV series by composer Norihito Sumitomo, will also include TV-sized versions of …
Though previously confirmed via leaked pages from the February 2016 issue of V-Jump, which was officially released 19 December 2015 in Japan, the official Dragon Ball Super Twitter account and website have confirmed that the TV series will kick-off the “God of Destruction Champa arc” beginning 24 January 2016 with the show’s twenty-eighth episode. Fuji …
Japanese rock band LACCO TOWER has announced that their upcoming single — “Light Pink” (薄紅) — will take over as the third ending theme song for the Dragon Ball Super TV series beginning 10 January 2016. This will correspond to episode 26, as the series will be on break the week prior. The band’s vocalist, …
Online retailers have updated their listings for the first Dragon Ball Super home video box set to include packaging beyond just the cover image: The disc label art is recycled character design artwork from the 2013 theatrical film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. The specific contents of the “Special Booklet” are still unknown. Similar …
Toonami Faithful reports that Toonami (Asia) has announced via a press release that they have acquired the distribution rights to premiere the first international broadcast of Dragon Ball Super in Southeast Asia and India. In addition to being the first international release, the broadcast will feature the first English-language dub of the series. HONG KONG …
Today’s eighteenth episode of Dragon Ball Super in Japan introduced Champa and Vados for the first time in the TV series. The ending credits list Mitsuo Iwata as the voice of Champa, while Yuriko Yamaguchi provides the voice of Vados. Champa, the God of Destruction for Universe 6, was introduced and teased earlier this year …
Beginning today and running for approximately two weeks, McDonald’s in Japan will run a promotional Dragon Ball Super campaign with their Happy Meal combos (called “Happy Set” in Japan). Six cards for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game will be available: Son Goku (in his Resurrection ‘F’ outfit), Vegeta (also in his Resurrection ‘F’ outfit), …