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June 18, 2014
Why Write About Dragon Ball?
Discover why Dragon Ball matters and why I write about it in this insightful interview on Year of Writing with host Omar Khafagy.
Topics Discussed
Getting into the Dragon Ball Spirit
How Shaolin Kung Fu led to learning Japanese and Mandarin
The origin of Dragon Ball: Journey...
June 15, 2014
March for Goku
Goku’s a good guy, but is he as good as Jesus?
Brazilian Dragon Ball Z fans took to the streets to “March for Goku” and share the Good News about their hero.
Marching for Goku?
What is the March for Goku and where did it come from?
It’s a form of satire with a twist.
Turns out there are a lot of evangelical Christians in Brazil, and they have this annual event called the March for Jesus.
It’s an evangelical march that takes place in over 170 countries where believers “express their love for Jesus b...
June 13, 2014
Dragon Ball Culture Progress Update
When is Dragon Ball Culture coming out? I’ve been getting that question a lot lately.
Here’s the update!
Current Progress
The rough draft of Dragon Ball Culture is currently 81% complete.
Click here for the Dragon Ball Culture table of contents post.
Looking at this as a guide, Part 1 is 66% complete. Part 2 is 94% complete. And Part 3 is 87% complete. Some parts are longer than others, so with weighted averages it comes out to 81%.
How long is the book?
It is already over 600 pages in a Word docum...
June 10, 2014
Dragon Ball Xenoverse Announced
A new Dragon Ball Z video game has been announced at this years E3 conference, titled Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
The game is developed by Dimps, the same team behind the Burst Limit and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series, along with Street Fighter IV in partnership with CAPCOM.
The gameplay includes in-game transformations, destructible environments, swimming through the water, technique canceling, and in-game conversations.
Capsule Corporation seems to play a part in the story with a young man who wears...
May 30, 2014
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope BTS
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope is in full production. Check out these exciting new behind the scenes photographs and videos from the shoot.
Filming took place in early May on the outskirts of Ginger Town.
I mean Los Angeles.
Robot Underdog hired a team of martial artists and choreographers at creativeactiondevelopment.com to plan the complicated fight scenes.
Post by Tyler Tackett.
As you can see, production is in full swing.
Post by Tyler Tackett.
These scenes will be composited together with CGI...
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Coming to USA
FUNimation has announced that Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods will be dubbed in English and is coming to theaters in the United States and Canada this summer!
According to FUNimation’s press release the film will have a limited theatrical release on August 5, 6, 7, and 9, in over 350 select theaters.
Gen Fukunaka, CEO and President of FUNimation said:
“We’re very excited to be bringing Battle of Gods to movie theaters across the country this summer. Dragon Ball Z has always been a huge part of eve...
April 7, 2014
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope Thanks!
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope’s crowd funding campaign raised $6,827! Thank you!!
You guys rock the dragon!! Thank you so much for donating and sharing the campaign across the internet. This funding will increase the power level of our web series by allowing us to buy costumes, makeup, superior equipment, secure locations, pay for the gym, combat training, and use wire equipment.
Now we can take this project to the DBZ EXTREME!!!
Even though we didn’t reach our goal of “Over 9,000!” we’re still...
April 1, 2014
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope News Roundup
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope has been getting great coverage lately as the project kicks into second gear. Here’s a news roundup in case you missed it.
For starters, the actor and model Tim Neff was cast as our Future Trunks.
What do you think, ladies?
Interviews With Cast and Crew
Geek Legacy Podcast with Robot Underdog.
And I just finished a podcast interview with Anime3000.com for later this week.
News Coverage
March 7, 2014
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope Actor Interviews
Robot Underdog published the first interviews with the Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope actors. Who are the men and women that will bring Dragon Ball Z to life?
Above is Anton Box who plays the role of adult Gohan in The History of Trunks timeline in which the story is set.
And here is Tyler Tackett, who plays the role of the villainous Android 17.
Robot Underdog screened through hundreds of potential actors in the Los Angeles areas to find these actors, and I think they did a great job.
What do you...
March 4, 2014
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope Author Interview
Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope has arrived with a bang, receiving over 100,000 views in 24 hours. Want to learn what we have in mind for the series?
Here are some interviews to give you a better idea of our goals.
Robot Underdog is interviewed on Film Combat Syndicate, where they talk about the inspiration for the project.
And I am interviewed on Dragon-Ball-Z.net, the contents of which are copied here.
Derek is the screenplay writer of Dragon Ball Z: The Light of Hope, created by Robot Underdog. T...
