After an announcement misfire last week via the Humble Bundle retailer website, Bandai Namco has formally unveiled the second paid downloadable content pack for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO: the “DAIMA Character Pack 1” set with eight new playable characters from the respective (and recently-concluded) television series. The new playable characters in this first Dragon Ball …
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Following what appear to be successful vinyl releases of the Dragon Ball Z Best Song Collection and Dragon Ball Super soundtracks, Columbia Japan themselves are set to re-issue the Dragon Ball Ongakushū (“Music Collection”), releasing 23 July 2025 for ¥4,000: A total of 14 tunes will comprise the single record, which includes background music composed …
Viz’s previously-announced English translation of Dr. Mashirito’s Ultimate Manga Techniques has been bumped slightly from its originally-intended 22 April 2025 release to a new date of 13 May 2025. The upcoming release is an English-translated version of the 2023 Japanese book which includes a variety of career reflections, advice for upcoming artists, and interviews with …
Following today’s Dragon Ball Daima final episode broadcast, the series’ official website detailed various home video releases coming in Japan, all set for release on 02 July 2025: First-Press Limited Edition Blu-ray Box ¥52,800 yen (tax included) Four Blu-ray discs (all 20 episodes + bonus material) Illustrated box and three-sided illustrated case Bonus material includes …
Initially leaked and teased through Steam back-end updates this week, the previously-announced, two-part Dragon Ball Daima DLC expansion for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is set to begin Summer 2025: Unlike past DLC expansions, the title for this pack remains largely the same between its original Japanese (魔界の大冒険! or “Great Adventure in the Demon Realm!”) and …
Shueisha and Viz have added the official English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s 104th chapter to their respective Manga Plus and Shonen Jump services. This special one-shot chapter serves as further-introductory/prequel content to the “Super Hero” arc, which itself already received a three-chapter prologue and three-chapter epilogue beyond the scope of the original …
The previously-announced “Dragon Ball Daima Original Soundtrack” — a two-disc set (COCX-42467-8) with “about 70” tunes by composer Kosuke Yamashita — is set for a 19 March 2025 release in Japan via Columbia, priced at ¥4,000: A full track list has not yet been provided. The set will also see digital distribution. Amazon Japan has …
The twenty fourth collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga series by Toyotarō will release 04 April 2025 in Japan for ¥572 + tax, and should pick up with chapter 101. Since the Dragon Ball Super manga went on hiatus last year (following chapter 103 and coinciding with the passing of Akira Toriyama), the …
The official Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle social media account and Bandai Namco have announced a forthcoming Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle 10th Anniversary Original Sound Track set for release 28 May 2025 in Japan: This “Limited Edition” release will have a specific pre-order period of 08 February 2025 to 04 March 2025. The 8-CD …
In a press release and social media posts shared this week, Bandai Namco announced that Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has sold five million copies worldwide: DRAGON BALL: SPARKING! ZERO SELLS MORE THAN 5 MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE Long Awaited Sequel in the BUDOKAI TENKAICHI Series Becomes the Fastest Selling DRAGON BALL Console Game Ever Bandai Namco …