The “Rumor Guide” has been a consistent favorite of staff and visitors alike here at Kanzenshuu — the entries are a blast to put together, and they each act as an authoritative, one-stop-shop with verified original research and (generally!) definitive answers. As part of the guide’s latest update, one new entry has been added… which ... The post New Rumor Guide Addition: “Goku Never Kissed” appeared first on Kanzenshuu ..read more

In conjunction with an announcement on the Dragon Ball Official Site, a new trailer for the forthcoming Dragon Ball Daima animated series reveals a slightly-more-concrete October 2024 release timeframe, along with a batch of new character announcements: New key artwork showcases “mini” Goku and Kaiōshin, along with a new catchphrase: “Welcome to the Great Adventure!” (ようこそ、大冒険へ！！). New characters seen in the artwork, trailer, and showcased on the official website — from left to right — include (note: “English” spellings for new characters written here are taken and adapted from the Dragon ..read more

The September 2021 issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine kicked off a “Dragon Ball Super Gallery” series in commemoration of the Dragon Ball franchise’s upcoming 40th anniversary. The celebration aims to have different artists all contribute their own spin on the original 42 tankōbon covers, with the images and an accompanying comment published as the magazine’s back cover. Following the previous thirty-five entries, this month’s August 2024 issue brings us Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk, Vagabond) and their take on the series’ 17th volume cover: Inoue commented: I was very happy and extremely ..read more

With the Dragon Ball Super manga currently on hiatus following the completion of the “Super Hero arc” (back with chapter 103), Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine has transitioned once again to a series of “Dragon Ball Interval Special” columns each issue until the series’ reported return. Following his drawings and comments in the June and July 2024 issues of V-Jump, Toyotarō has contributed a new entry with a focus on Trunks in the August 2024 issue: Read the Full Translation! This entry has been added to our “Translations” section. These drawings are separate from the regular “Toyotarō Drew It!” en ..read more

Bandai Namco has released a new “Sword vs Fists” trailer — both in English and Japanese — for the forthcoming DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO video game: In addition to the character blocks previously revealed, the following playable characters were announced, both through the trailer and a Bandai Namco EU blog post (note that bracketed text is our own further clarification for these characters]: Goku (Super), Ultra Instinct -Sign- Super Vegetto [Super Saiyan] Yajirobe Dabra Spopovich Goku Black [Normal] Goku Black, Super Saiyan Rosé Future Trunks [Dragon Ball Super] Ribrianne Roasie Anilaza D ..read more

Roughly every month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his June 2024 entry, Toyotarō has drawn Chrono, the main character from the video game Chrono Trigger: CHRONO (from Chrono Trigger) There were a bunch of key artwork illustrations drawn by Toriyama-sensei‘s own hand, and I loved it all, including them. The main character’s name is often shortened to “Crono” due to spacing limitations for character names back ..read more

The first collected volume of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Meteor Mission! manga series by Yoshitaka Nagayama is set for release 02 August 2024 in Japan for ¥616 + tax. Recent compilations of Nagayama’s manga have included five chapters each. The eighth Meteor Mission! chapter was serialized earlier this month in the July 2024 issue of Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine. Yoshitaka Nagayama debuted in a supplemental booklet packed in with the December 2013 issue of Saikyō Jump, with “Dragon Ball Heroes: Rookie Charisma Mission 0” depicting the daily life and “training” of Engineer Yoshito and ne ..read more

Roughly every month, Toyotarō provides a drawing of a Dragon Ball (or related…!) character — as well as an accompanying comment — on the official Japanese Dragon Ball website. Following up on the wealth of characters already drawn, for his May 2024 entry, Toyotarō has drawn Chuji Wu, the main character from the video game Tobal No. 1: CHUJI WU (from Tobal No. 1) It’s a game where Toriyama-sensei not only designed the characters, but also suggested their backgrounds and the world they inhabit. It’s a game I have fond memories of playing into the wee hours of the morning with friends. As with ..read more

Following up on last week’s release date trailer, Bandai Namco has released a new “Game Mode Showcase” trailer for the forthcoming video game Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO detailing options for both single- and multi-player experiences: In the game’s single-player “Episode Battle” mode, players take the point of view from eight total characters (including Goku and Vegeta) to experience battles from throughout the franchise (which the trailer specifically calls out as just “Dragon Ball Z” and “Dragon Ball Super”). Each stage includes a unique introduction before throwing players into battle. The ..read more

With the Dragon Ball Super manga currently on hiatus following the completion of the “Super Hero arc” (back with chapter 103), Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine has transitioned once again to a series of “Dragon Ball Interval Special” columns each issue until the series’ reported return. Alongside general story arc and character recaps, Toyotarō has provided exclusive new drawings and comments for these last two “Interval Special” columns in the June and July 2024 issues of V-Jump, respectively: those of Gevo and Gohan Beast. Translations of Toyotaro’s comments and the respective V-Jump setup for b ..read more