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April 30, 2015
25 Years of Dragon Ball Z Panel at C2E2
Dragon Ball Z celebrated its 25th Anniversary recently, and FUNimation held a special panel with Seán Schemmel and Chris Sabat to mark the occasion.
As a Dragon Ball historian, I was there to cover the event. It occurred on April 25, at 5:30pm at the C2E2 convention in Chicago.
If you prefer to watch the event or listen along with the text, then jump to the 6:28:00 mark in the video above.
It was an hour and a half long panel, so this is my most epic blog post to date.
I spent 6 hours transc...
April 29, 2015
Dragon Ball Panel on Twitch at C2E2
Did you know Seán Schemmel was disappointed to get the role of Goku? Find out what Seán and Chris Sabat have to say about the early years of Dragon Ball Z, in my exclusive coverage of C2E2.
Seán and Chris were guests at C2E2, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, from April 24–26, 2015, and I was there to cover their events.
The first panel they did was a live stream on Twitch.tv on Saturday, April 25, hosted by Marcus “djWheat” Graham, an esports caster and personality employed by Twitch....
April 28, 2015
Dragon Ball Super Announced
A new Dragon Ball anime series called Dragon Ball Super is coming to Japanese TV in July, 2015. The story and characters are developed by Akira Toriyama, and the veteran Japanese voice actors will return to play their roles.
After 18 years of waiting, Shenron has granted our wish!
Name
The title of the show is Dragon Ball Super, pronounced in Japanese as Doragon Bōru Sūpā (ドラゴンボール超).
ProductionDragon Ball Super will be directed by Kimitoshi Chioka, a story-boarder on Dragon Ball Z: Battle...
April 18, 2015
Dragon Soul Update
Today’s the day that Dragon Soul: 30 Years of Dragon Ball Fandom is supposed to be published. So where is it?
The scope of the book increased while I collected your stories, so I’m still editing them and polishing the book. I’m sorry. It’ll be a bit longer until it comes out.
But I’ve got good news.
The book has 81 stories from Dragon Ball fans in 24 countries, so there are over 250 pages of content and over 100 pictures to enjoy.
In addition, the book contains a Professionals category, with...
April 14, 2015
Exclusive with Dragon Ball GT Rap Creator
Are you ready to Step Into the Grand Tour? Join me for an exclusive interview with the creator of the Dragon Ball GT Rap Intro, Shorty the Man!
The Dragon Ball GT rap intro is a divisive topic among Dragon Ball fans.
When it first premiered on November 7, 2003, some fans claimed that it represented everything that was wrong with the American Dragon Ball, while others praised it, and still to this day claim that it’s what the American Dragon Ball needed. They argue that GT was a failure ever...
April 13, 2015
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ World Premiere
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ had its world premiere in Los Angeles on April 11, 2015, and I’ve got your coverage of it right here!
Masako Nozawa (Son Goku) was joined by Seán Schemmel (Son Goku), Chris Sabat (Vegeta), and Kyle Hebert (Gohan) on the red carpet, along with hundreds of fans in cosplay and official merchandise.
Also in attendance were Gen Fukunaga, the CEO of FUNimation, Kozo Morishita, a Chairman of Tōei Animation, Kazuhiko Torishima, Goku’s editor and the man who discov...
March 25, 2015
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope Crowd Funding
The creators of Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope need your help. They just launched their crowd funding campaign on IndieGogo to create Episodes 2 and 3, so please donate.
As the writer and co-creator, I’d love to see the rest of these episodes be made.
All of us work for free because we love DBZ and respect Akira Toriyama’s source material. So 100% of your donations will go toward the project.
Please raise your arms and send us your genki (money)!
With enough support from fans across the world...
March 15, 2015
New Dragon Ball Z Film Receives English Dub
FUNimation has announced that the new Dragon Ball Z film is coming to the United States with an English dub in the summer of 2015.
Prior to the English dub hitting theaters, the world premiere of the Japanese film with English subtitles will occur on April 11 in Los Angeles, California.
Tickets for the premiere sold out in less than 1 hour. But the event begins at 10:30 am with a red carpet and meet and greet with the stars, followed by the film at 12:30 pm.
According to the Order Tickets...
March 9, 2015
Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4 Now Available!
Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4 is now available in ebook!
Join Goku as he goes west in search of more power! His grand adventure begins anew in Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4.
Also on Amazon, B & N Nook, Google Play, and Kobo.
But what will happen when this naïve boy enters the real world and meets people who want to harm him? Will he be able to find his grandpa’s 4-Star dragon ball, or will the villainous Red Ribbon Army get to it first?!
In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4, you’ll disc...
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Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope Music Video
2.5 million views in 2.5 days. Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope has gone viral! What better time to “Rock the Dragon” than now?
Watch the composer for Light of Hope, Abraham Castañeda, perform his rendition of the classic theme song to the American Dragon Ball Z.
You can download the song here.
And while you’re rocking out, check out some of the great coverage we received from these major media and press.
Movie Pilot, Kotaku, Anime News Network, Crunchy Roll, Reddit/r/dbz, and Uproxx.
An interview wit...
