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DRAGONBALL Z: Animated Cult Epic
by Frederick C. Szebin (Sun 01-02-2000)

...s series, DRAGONBALL, which featured them all as younger versions of themselves. In DRAGONBALL Z, they are all grown and face greater dangers than they ever imagined. The epic tale is a series-spanning adventure that builds threat upon threat, eac...

The Dragonball Movie: Hooray or Nay?
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 01-03-2008)

As a long time Dragonball and Dragonball Z fan, incoming news reports about the Dragonball live-action movie make me itch with indecision. On one hand, Stephen Chow--as in Shaolin Soccer and Kung-Fu Hustle Stephen Chow--is the film's producer. If anyone i...

Dragonball Z: Z Warriors Prepare (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with a trailer for the upcoming Androids saga on VHS. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three guys at Madman Inter...


Year in Review: FUNimation in 2003
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 02-16-2004)

For FUNimation, 2003 looked to be a good year as they continued their movement into more "hardcore" anime fandom all while still feeding the all powerful Dragonball beast that they've managed over the years. The early part of the year saw the end of B...

Dragonball Z TV #23: Frieza - Death of a Prince
by Jonathan Hertzog (Fri 04-26-2002)

...isodes of DragonBall Z thus far. Vegeta finally realizes he is absolutely powerless against Frieza, and Frieza begins to slowly torture Vegeta to death. Brutal, just brutal, but nonetheless fascinating to watch. Finally, Goku finishes healing and rushe...

Dragonball Z: History of Trunks (Fri 03-01-2002)

... with the Dragonball Z phenomenon, nevertheless I made it my mission to replace my really worn out, 10 year old fansub tapes. This special basically tells a story where Son Goku died from a heart virus and the world becomes nothing but a wasteland. 2 ...

Dragonball Z TV #51: World Tournament - Junior Division
by Brandon Stock (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Finally, Finally... a new Dragonball Z opening; "We Gotta Power!" Ah it feels good! When you do pick up this disc (and its wise to also) you will be surprised at how much the menus have changed. The music and everything just got me awestruck....


Dragonball Z Special: History of Trunks
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-20-2000)

... to watch Dragonball Z. Nearly everyone dies in the first 3 minutes. How cool is that? Audio: This disc is another of the wonderfully dual language releases of this series and shows again that I do prefer the original voice cast as well as the origin...

Dragonball Z Movie #09: Bojack Unbound
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 08-14-2004)

...ie in the Dragonball Z franchise, Bojack Unbound provides just under an hour of decent fight scenes and fun from a host of characters. Audio: For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese. The stereo m...

Dragonball Z TV #15: Namek - Trouble
by Mark McPherson (Thu 02-07-2002)

...eal their dragonball. Meanwhile, Gohan finally finds another dragonball. After Vegita pounds Zarbon into the lake, he takes the dragonball from Krillin. On his way back, Vegita discovers Gohan, but misses Gohan's dragonball. An infiriated Vegita must ...

Dragonball Z Special: History of Trunks
by Mike LaBrie (Thu 02-07-2002)

..."World of DragonBall" feature that was on the driving episodes' VHS release and both "Trunks" DVD volumes is present here, again. Commercials for Trunks, Androids, and Cell dub VHS releases are included, as well as the DBZ store commercial (note that a...


Dragonball Z Movie Special #5 - Cooler’s Revenge (Sat 05-11-2002)

... previous Dragonball Z movies. Audio: A few more audio options than usual for a Madman produced DBZ movie disc. The English dub is available in both 5.1 and stock stereo, but like Lord Slug, the use of real world bands seems at odds with the onscree...

Dragonball Z Movie #04: Lord Slug
by Logan Goolsby (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!An asteroid is seen falling towards the Earth and Goku and Krillin go to stop it. It's just a clever guise, because the real horror lurking behind is the evil Super Namek Lord Slug! He has come seeking the Dragonballs to realize his wish for et...

Newly Reviewed: Dragonball Z (Sat 08-14-2004)

That\'s right, when there isn\'t even any hentai review, I\'ll dig deeper and find some Dragonball Z to review! Just kidding, just kidding, settle down. Due out this coming Tuesday from FUNimation is Dragonball Z Movie #09: Bojack Unbound (of 13), which m...

Dragonball Z TV #29: Frieza: Namek's End (Wed 12-24-2003)

...o me that DragonBall Z is the best anime of all time, an unparalleled martial arts soap-opera fighting whose dramatic technique is still, to this day, unsurpassed. The Freiza Arc is also important because this is where Dragon Ball Z distinctively becam...


Newly reviewed: Dragonball GT (Tue 10-14-2003)

Andrew Tei has dipped into the Dragonball well again and has resurfaced with a review of FUNimation\'s 10/14/2003 release of Dragonball GT Vol. #07: Annhilation.

DRAGONBALL - Chatwin as Goku
by Associate News Editor (Sun 05-11-2008)

Dragonball-live has posted a first look at Justin Chatwin as Goku for the DRAGONBALL movie. The scan was said to be taken from Shonen Jump #24 in Japan. The film is being directed by James Wong (FINAL DESTINATION).  Stephen Chow (SHAO...

Dragonball Z Movie #2: The World's Strongest
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

...es, it\'s Dragonball Z! The second movie installment of the classic DBZ makes its debut, and I have to say, it\'s my favorite of the three. I\'ve hard a fairly difficult time so far in getting into DBZ, mostly because we\'re dropped into it without al...

Dragonball Z Movie #3: Tree of Might
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

... question Dragonball Z quizReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver, Monster S-Video cable and Sony speakers.


Dragonball Z TV #04: Saiyans - Pendulum Room
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 02-02-2002)

... previous Dragonball series, that colors my impression some. The bits with showing the past of the Saiyan world was pretty interesting and all, though more could have been gone into with it. King Kai was pretty much a poorly done concept in my mind, ...

Dragonball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (Fri 03-01-2002)

...cials for Dragonball Z, this heads for the past and details the final days of Saiyan race and Goku’s father Bardock at hands of Frieza. Like it’s History of Trunk’s stable mate, this is the second DBZ disc produced by Madman to featur...

Dragonball Z: Perfect Cell: Hunt for 18 (Thu 03-01-2001)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Krillin, Cell, Trunks, Android 16, Androids 17 and 18, Vegeta and Piccolo, with trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman. Packing: The front co...

Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Opening Ceremony (Fri 03-01-2002)

...nside the dragonball, and that’s been moved to the extreme left and is just half on the screen, with a large shot of Caterpy grappling with Goku to the right. Speedy access, and holds the promise that each disc will have enough changes to keep th...


Dragonball Z: Movie Special #4 – Lord Slug (Fri 03-01-2002)

...rst three Dragonball Z movies and this one was a mere month, so fans are probably rejoicing. Pity it also rams home the point how déjà vu the DBZ movies are. Audio: Never have I been more thankful for bilingual DBZ movies. Due to all the in-house Funi...

Dragonball Z: Imperfect Cell: Encounter (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Cell, Trunks, and Android 16, with trailers for the Cell Saga and History of Trunks. Like the main menu, they’ve been prettied up a bit, but they’re basically the same as on the previo...

Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Final Round (Fri 03-01-2002)

...nside the dragonball, and that’s been moved to the extreme left and is just half on the screen, with a large shot of Pikkon at the ready to the right. Speedy access, and holds the promise that each disc will have enough changes to keep the intere...

Dragonball Z: Perfect Cell: Perfection (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Krillin, Cell, Trunks, Android 16, Androids 17 and 18, and Piccolo, with trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman. Packing: The front cover has...


Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Gohan's Secret (Fri 03-01-2002)

...nside the dragonball, and that’s been moved to the extreme left and is just half on the screen, with a close up shot of Gohan, babes hanging off his arms. Only the main menu has animation, so things are speedy, but like the Cell discs no form of ...

Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Declaration (Fri 03-01-2002)

...nside the dragonball, and that’s been moved to the extreme left and is just half on the screen, with a close up shot of the Great Saiyaman in stock super hero pose, with his improvised scarf and glasses disguise. Only the main menu has animation,...

Dragonball Z TV #22: Frieza - Revealed
by Jonathan Hertzog (Fri 04-26-2002)

... you like DragonBall Z (if not why would you buy this disc?), there's a lot to love here. Things are very tightly done here and with the camera work and the dark orchestral score, I was drawn deeply into the story, even though I had seen it three times...

Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Crash Course (Fri 03-01-2002)

...nside the dragonball, and that’s been moved to the extreme left and is just half on the screen, with the close up shot of the Great Saiyaman with his improvised scarf and glasses disguise used for the Gohan’s Secret disc cover. Only the mai...


Dragonball Z: Perfect Cell: Temptation (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Krillin, Cell, Trunks, Android 16, Androids 17 and 18, and Piccolo, with trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman. Packing: The front cover has...

Dragonball Z: Imperfect Cell: Discovery (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Cell, Trunks, Android 16 and Piccolo, with trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman, because apart from profiles for Cell and 16, these are just...

Dragonball Z TV #21: Frieza - Transformation (Tue 06-26-2001)

... DVDs for Dragonball Z are a waste of time. It really doesn’t matter in the end. As long as everyone is getting their Japanese language version and seeing the true music and voices… they are happy. This brings up what everyone has been wait...

Dragonball Z TV #12: Namek - Betrayal
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-12-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver...


Dragonball Z TV #34: Trunks - Prelude to Terror
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

...st arc in Dragonball Z history? Two discs and we\'re done with it? Color me impressed... Audio: The disc contains both the Japanese and uncut English dialogue tracks. Both are a fairly decent job, with the majority of it coming through the center cha...

Dragonball Z: Androids - Invincible (Sat 12-29-2001)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with trailers for the Garlic Jr. Saga and upcoming Cell saga both on VHS. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three ...

Dragonball Z Movie #1: DeadZone
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayWitness the first of MANY Dragonball movies (this is one you\'ll be able to tell your grandkids ... you remember when the FIRST one hit the states)! Gohan is kidnapped! The evil Garlic Jr. is gathering the seven Dragon Balls to wish for imm...

Dragonball Z TV #10: Namek - Rebirth
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-14-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver,...


Dragonball Z TV #06: Saiyans - Immortals
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-13-1999)

...elease of Dragonball Z. I\'m still interested in the show, but it\'s admittedly waning. The video quality of this disc is much better than the earlier ones. The source materials for it are in much better condition, and there\'s very few scenes that lo...

Dragonball Z TV #16: Namek - Ginyu Force
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 12-09-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. The menus are pretty basic, since you can\'t select much more than what scene you want to start on. The three episodes on...

Dragonball Z TV #51: World Tournament - Junior Division
by Jason Chuang (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Funimation seems to try to improve itself but in the end continue to be on the low end of the totem pole compared to ADV Films and Media Blasters. Audio: Primarily listen to the Japanese audio and was content with the sound though I believe Dr...

Dragonball Z TV #17: Namek - Super Saiyan?!
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-07-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. The menus are pretty basic, since you can\'t select much more than what scene you want to start on. Stepping up from the ...


Dragonball Z: History of Trunks (Fri 03-01-2002)

... World of Dragonball Z clip and hello to character guide with pages on Trunks, Gohan and the Androids, and a 8 image picture gallery split between art of far future Trunks and teenage Trunks from the normal timeline. There is also a Trunks ‘Momen...

Dragonball Z: Imperfect Cell: 17's End (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Krillin, Cell, Trunks, Android 16, Androids 17 and 18 and Piccolo, with trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman. Packing: On the front cover w...

Dragonball Z: Trunks – Prelude to Terror (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with a trailer for the upcoming Androids saga on VHS. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three guys at Madman Inter...

Dragonball Z TV #33: Trunks - Mysterious Youth
by Christopher H. Smith (Thu 02-07-2002)

...events of Dragonball all the way to the Cell Saga. The DVD also contains a copy of all of the U.S. Dragonball Z commercials from Irwin's cheesy toy commercials to Cartoon Network's ads for the various sagas. Conclusion - If you are a large DBZ fan, t...


Dragonball Z Movie #06: Return of Cooler (Sat 11-30-2002)

...excellent DragonBall Movie 6 comes to an end and we only have 6 more movies left to go. I wonder if it will take another five years for them to be released? Audio: We have 3 tracks here, the original Japanese mono, as well as English stereo and Engli...

Dragonball Z Movie #04: Lord Slug (Tue 08-07-2001)

...nt on the Dragonball Z discs? Character profiles are definitely not hard to do. Why not get each of the voice actors to do profiles for each of the character(s) they voice? Extras such as those should be on the DBZ discs. I hope in the near future, tha...

Dragonball Z TV #18: Captain Ginyu - Assault
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

... Japanese Dragonball Z though is something I\'ve been looking forward to. And I could really feel a change pretty quick. The overall feel of the show is very different. The music, though dated, is played a lot less. There are many more moments of sile...

Dragonball Z: Androids - Invasion (Sat 12-29-2001)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with trailers for the two sagas before this one, Garlic Jr and Trunks. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three guy...


Dragonball Z: Androids - Assassins (Sat 12-29-2001)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with trailers for the Garlic Jr. Saga and upcoming Cell saga both on VHS. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three ...

Dragonball Z: Trunks – Mysterious Youth 3.1 (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z site, dragonballz.com.au. At least some things remain the same as the US discs, with a trailer for the upcoming Androids saga on VHS. The final option on the Extras menu is the DVD credits, listing the three guys at Madman Inter...

Dragonball Z: Dr. Gero (Fri 03-01-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Madman Entertainment’s fifth locally produced Dragonball Z disc closely follows the path trod by it’s predecessors, with video quality equal to the US Region 1 release from Funimation, the same extras as always and NO J...

Dragonball Z TV #54: World Tournament - Draw
by Sean Smith (Thu 02-07-2002)

... for its' Dragonball Z DVD releases. The Opening menu however, takes a little long to boot up. It starts off with a scene in which you see the numbered green balls and hear them moving around for "the draw" portion of the tournament. We then see Vegeta...


Dragonball Z: Imperfect Cell: Race Against Time (Fri 03-01-2002)

...ustralian Dragonball Z web site, character profiles for Krillin, Cell, Trunks, Android 16, Piccolo, and trailers for the Cell Saga, History of Trunks and Bardock specials. New extras please Madman. Packing: The packaging follows the same path as earli...

Dragonball Z TV #14: Namek - Quest
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-09-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. The menus are pretty basic, since you can\'t select much more than what scene you want to start on. The story during thes...

Dragonball Z TV #13: Namek - Collision
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-12-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean.FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver, ...

Dragonball Z TV #51: World Tournament - Junior Division (Tue 06-26-2001)

...the disc (Dragonball Z: World Tournament Junior Division). Then we hear Trunks yelling, firing a blast at Goten which then turns into a “helicopter” like view of the ring, which I thought was very nice. The reason for the B- is that the epi...


Dragonball Z TV #20: Frieza - The Summoning (Tue 05-08-2001)

...ll, it is Dragonball Z, a series people have become attached to. How do the episodes on this DVD stand? Well unfortunately, I found these episodes to be rather boring unless you want to see a bunch of chat or see Piccolo fuse with Nail (spoiler). This ...

Dragonball Z TV #19: Captain Gunyu - Double Cross
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

...isodes of Dragonball Z fun! Watch as Ginyu becomes Goku! As Ginyu (as Goku) tries to become Vegeta! It\'s like a Monty Python sketch only without the laughs! This disc is authored pretty much the same was as the first release by Funimation, but with ...

Dragonball Z TV #11: Namek - Namek
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 09-14-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver,...

Dragonball Z TV #15: Namek - Trouble
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 11-09-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. The menus are pretty basic, since you can\'t select much more than what scene you want to start on. The content for these...


That's A Wrap for DRAGONBALL
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 03-25-2008)

Actress Emmy Rossum has once again updated her Myspace, letting the fans know that director James Wong has finished principal photography on Dragonball, an adaptation of the famous anime for 20th Century Fox. In the film, she's starring alongside Justin C...

Interview with Stephanie Nadolny
by Allen Divers (Sun 04-06-2003)

So, I figure I'm starting to get the hang of this interviewing thing. Thanks to the kind folks over at FUNimation, I was recently able to speak with Stephanie Nadolny. For those unfamiliar with her name, Stephanie has become a mainstay of FUNimation's D...

Dragonball Z TV #09: Namek - Departure
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-10-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver,...

Dragonball Z Movie #05: Cooler's Revenge
by Jonathan Hertzog (Fri 03-08-2002)

...t of all, DragonBall Z movies are not designed to be the most thoughtful of anime films. This film, as well as the first eight films, all played in double-features with the Dr. Slump movies (Toriyama's other famous series) in Japanese theatres during s...


Dragonball Z TV #01: Arrival
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 04-13-1999)

... volumes, Dragonball Z TV 01 should give a fairly good indication of what to expect from the upcoming 16 volumes. To my mind, there will be two distinct camps and a 3rd outside minority camp. Camp 1 is the large number of fans who\'ve seen only the U.S...

Dragonball Z TV #08: Saiyans - Showdown
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-10-1999)

...llment of Dragonball Z is pretty decent. You\'ll not find many surprises in the audio department and the video is fairly clean. FeaturesEnglish LanguageReview EquipmentToshiba CF36H50 36" TV, Pioneer 414 codefree DVD player, Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver,...

DVD Review: Dragonball Z Movie (Fri 02-10-2006)

After some of the movies last year I lost my enthusiasm for the franchise so Justin\'s helping us out today by taking a look at the 08/16/2005 release of Dragonball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly from FUNimation.

DVD Review: Dragonball Z TV - Great Saiyaman (Mon 11-14-2005)

You know our pile is low when we\'re down into these kinds of releases but this afternoon we\'ve got a look at the 11/15/2005 release of Dragonball Z TV #50: Great Saiyaman - Crash Course from FUNimation.


Early DVD Review: Dragonball Z (Fri 08-12-2005)

Taking a look into the future, we\'ve got a review up this morning of FUNimation\'s 08/23/2005 release of Dragon Ball Z Saga 4: Gohan\'s Trials.

Dragonball GT Tidbits (Wed 02-04-2004)

With the GT series coming to a close soon with the end of the series being released, there\'s questions coming up about plans to get the beginning of the series out since FUNimation skipped a chunk and went right to the Baby saga. According to a post to t...

Dragonball Z TV #33: Trunks - Mysterious Youth
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 103: Frieza\'s Counterattack Gohan\'s cracking the books, and his new tutor is cracking the whip! But study time is almost over, for a powerful evil is racing toward the Earth! Gohan\'s worst fears have come to life -- Frieza has sur...

Dragonball Movie #03: Mystical Adventure (Tue 02-27-2001)

What They SayGoku and Krillin have completed their training under the mystical Master Roshi. Now the duo is off to test their newly acquired skills at a prestigious martial arts tournament sponsored by the young emperor Chiaotzu. The winner of the tournam...


Newly reviewed: Dragonball GT (Fri 01-09-2004)

Finishing out our non-hentai review pile tonight, we\'ve taken a look at the 12/30/2003 release of Dragon Ball GT Vol. #10: Revelations from FUNimation. As mentioned in our last news posting about the previous volume, this one contains a front-loaded trai...

Dragonball Z TV #38: Androids - Invincible (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 121 No Match For The Androids In an earthshaking battle, the beautiful Android 18 brings Vegeta to his knees. But before she can deliver the final blow, Trunks steps in to help. Soon an all out war between good and evil begins, with ...

Dragonball Z TV #55: World Tournament - Blackout (Tue 07-31-2001)

What They SayEpisode 201: A Dark and Secret Power Videl takes to the ring for what is expected to be an easy victory over Spopovitch. Videl hits the towering brute with everything she's got, but her attacks have no effect. It seems Spopovitch is possessed...

Dragonball Z TV #03: Saiyans - Snake Way
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-11-1999)

What They SayThis disc contains three episodes. \"Episode Eight - Home For Infinite Losers:\" Goku has fallen off Snake Way into the land of no return. There, two ogres give Goku a test; they promise that they will show him the way back to Snake Way if ...


DRAGONBALL rolls on
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Tue 03-12-2002)

It looks like it is official -- DRAGONBALL will be adapted as a feature film. 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to develop a franchise based on the international anime hit. Originally created by Akira Toriyama as a graphic novel, DRAGONBALL ha...

Dragonball Z Is Coming To A Close (Tue 05-23-2006)

Hit Manga Series to Reach Its Stunning Conclusion This Summer San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2006 " DRAGON BALL Z, the most popular manga (graphic novel) series in Japan and abroad, will reach the end of its long and spectacular run this summer. VIZ Media, ...

Dragonball Z TV #55: World Tournament - Blackout
by Jonathan Hertzog (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!FUNimation learns from its past mistakes... only some of its past mistakes, and puts out a pretty good DVD. Audio: Another dual-language audio track with a solid Japanese mono and English stereo. I mostly listened to the Japanese track. Occasi...

Dragonball Z TV #68 (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language,English Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment


Dragonball Z TV #54: World Tournament - Draw
by Brett Brown (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!It's been a long time coming (almost a year), but it looks like Funimation is finally getting down a winning formula for the DBZ DVD's starting with this one. Without further delay lets dive into this disc! Menus: The menu for this DVD is, in...

DRAGONBALL Z: LEGACY OF GOKU II
by Troy Roberts (Tue 08-26-2003)

When Atari released DRAGONBALL Z: LEGACY OF GOKU on the Game Boy Advanced last year, the sales really showed how big the DBZ license is. The game was probably the best selling non-Nintendo GBA title of the year, and while the game was only a little over m...

New Photos for DRAGONBALL Cast
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-23-2008)

Want to know how the cast of Dragonball will look in the adaptation of the anime? Well, you can see in the link below courtesy of DBtheMovie scanning Roadshow magazine. The upcoming 20th Century Fox adaptation of the best selling anime will star Justin Ch...

Rossum Talks DRAGONBALL Training
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-26-2007)

Definitely not vital info here but since I've had nothing to write about for two days now , I'll pass this along for you DRAGONBALL fans. Actress Emmy Rossum has updated her Myspace Page, giving some details about her preparing for the prod...


Chow the 'Master' in DRAGONBALL
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 12-19-2007)

Chow Yun-Fat has joined the cast of the upcoming live-action DRAGONBALL, says the Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports Chow playing the role of Master Roshi in the adaptation of the anime. He'll be co-starring alongside Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Em...

Newly reviewed: Dragonball GT (Thu 01-08-2004)

Released on 12/30/2003 from FUNimation was Dragon Ball GT Vol. #09: Calculations. This volume is noteworthy for doing something we haven\'t seen any other company do in recent memory - put a three minute trailer at the disc load section that cannot be ski...

Dragonball Z TV #50: Great Saiyaman: Crash Course
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-14-2005)

What They SayContains episodes 192-194: Take Flight, Videl With the world martial arts tournament fast approaching, Videl and Goten must learn to fly, and fast! Gohan reveals the secret to flying and struggles to coach his two students into the air. Mil...

Dragonball Z TV #42: Great Seiyaman: Opening Ceremony (also w/box) (Tue 12-28-2004)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language,English Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment


Dragonball Z TV #68: Cell Games: Nightmare's End (Thu 12-23-2004)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese 2.0 Language,English 2.0 Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment

Dragonball Z TV #67: Cell Games: Sacrifice (Sun 10-17-2004)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language,English Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment

Dragonball Z TV #18: Captain Ginyu - Assault
by Matt McClellan (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!This disc, along with the second Ginyu DVD, is a major revelation with anime fans because they are completely uncut and have English and Japanese language tracks. This is the first time Japanese Dragon Ball Z TV episodes have been released lega...

Dragonball Z TV #19: Captain Gunyu - Double Cross
by Jeff Green (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Story: Goku continues his battle with the Captain Ginyu and Jeice. Ginyu switches bodies with Goku when he discovers that his body is more powerful, meanwhile Frieza is still trying to discover the secret of unlocking the Dragon Balls by battli...


Dragonball Z TV #21: Frieza - Transformation
by Jonathan Hertzog (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!If you liked Frieza: The Summoning... Audio: Audio is identical to the other DBZ TV discs, English stereo, Japanese mono. The Japanese track was solid as usual. My only experience with the horribly-dubbed English track occurred by accident, a...

Dragonball Z Movie #06: Return of Cooler
by Darrel Dawson (Sat 11-30-2002)

The Review!Audio I watched it in Japanese only.The audio sounds good the problem is and it\'s the same with the other DBZ discs I own.You have to turn up the sound sure it\'s in mono but other mono anime I don\'t have to but this one I do. Video This l...

Dragonball Z Movie #06: Return of Cooler
by Tom Farley (Sat 11-30-2002)

The Review!Audio: We get here 3 tracks: one Dolby Digital 5.1 surround english track, one Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo english track and one Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono japanese track. The english tracks are technically flawless (A+), but the dub is awful: modifie...

Dragonball Z TV #53: Cell Games: Earth's Last Hope (Sun 07-18-2004)

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Dragonball Z TV #65: Cell Games: Surrender (Fri 06-25-2004)

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Dragonball Z TV Vol. #81: Kid Buu: The Price of Victory (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayPeople of Earth Unite When the people of Earth ignore even Goku’s cry for help, it looks like defeat is imminent. But when the World Champion steps in and asks, the skeptical humans have a change of heart. Will their outpouring of energ...

Dragonball Z TV Vol. #80: Kid Buu: Vegeta's Plea (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayOld Buu Emerges Just as Vegeta is about to breathe his last breath in his heroic but failing effort against Majin Buu, The Champ steps in to take up the challenge! It seems that the would-be-hero has signed his death warrant, but when Buu tri...

Dragonball Z Movie #05: Cooler's Revenge (Sun 03-03-2002)

What They SayAfter their battle with Frieza on Namek, Goku and Gohan have decided to take a little camping trip for much needed rest and relaxation back on Earth. But their peaceful weekend trip is soon interrupted by Cooler, Frieza's brother whose defina...


Dragonball Z TV Vol. #86: Kid Buu: A New Beginning (Wed 12-24-2003)

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Dragonball Z TV Box Set 5: Androids (Tue 12-09-2003)

What They SayContains the entire UNCUT versions of the Andriod Saga on DVD. Three years have come and gone, and the day of reckoning has finally arrived! The Androids are here, just as Trunks predicted, and they are wrecking havoc on an unsuspecting cit...

Dragonball Z TV #60: Cell Games: A Moment's Peace (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 154: No Worries Here With nine days until Cell\'s tournament begins, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Trunks plan to return to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. But Goku decides that he and Gohan have had enough training! What does Goku know that the ...

Dragonball Z World Tournament Box Set (Mon 04-18-2005)

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Dragonball Z TV Box Set 6: Imperfect Cell (Tue 12-09-2003)

What They SayContains the entire UNCUT versions of the Imperfect Cell Saga on DVD! Trunks and Krillin join Bulma at the crash site of the mysterious time capsule and find an eerie clue – the shell of a large, locust-like creature! Whatever arrived...

Dragonball Z TV #69 (Wed 12-24-2003)

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Emmy Rossum Talks DRAGONBALL
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 01-25-2008)

...uction of Dragonball, which she Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park and Chow Yun-Fatstars. Production has been rolling in Mexico and here's what the actress had to say about the experience in a two day period, one invol...

Dragonball Z TV #56: Babidi - Descent (Sat 02-02-2002)

What They SayEpisode 205: The Wizard's Curse The Z Fighters race to stop Babidi's cronies from delivering the pure energy which will be used resurrect the dreaded Majin Buu. Will they find Babidi's hidden spaceship in time? Episode 206: King of the Demo...


Dragonball Z TV #07: Saiyans - Destruction
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 07-13-1999)

What They SayEpisode #20: Time’s Up!! When the three hour truce ends Goku has not arrived, so Nappa resumes his devastating attack. Suddenly everyone senses that Goku will arrive soon. When Vegeta discovers that Goku’s power level is at least ...

Dragonball Z TV #05: Saiyans - Doom
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-01-1999)

What They SayEpisode #14: The Legend Of The Saiyans Goku’s next task in his training is to hit Gregory, a super-fast grasshopper, with a heavy hammer. King Kai is amazed to see how quickly Goku can conquer the gravity and decides to teach him the ul...

Dragonball Z TV #23: Frieza - Death of a Prince (Tue 08-28-2001)

What They SayEpisode 70: The Renewed Goku Despite his new powers, Vegeta proves to be no match for the all-powerful Frieza. With each painful punch, Vegeta's dreams of becoming a Super Saiyan fade away, and Piccolo, Gohan, and Krillin can do nothing but w...

Dragonball Z TV #22: Frieza - Revealed (Tue 07-10-2001)

What They SayEpisode 67: Frieza's Second Transformation The united powers of Nail and Piccolo continue to struggle against the almighty Frieza. For a brief moment it seems the Namekian duo could be victorious, but Frieza soon sets everyone straight with a...


Dragonball Z TV #36: Androids - Dr. Gero (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 115: The Secret of Dr. Gero In his first fight as a Super Saiyan, Vegeta takes control of the battlefield and defeats Android 19 in a convincing fashion! Unwilling to share 19’s fate, Android 20 runs for cover in the mountains! ...

Dragonball Z TV #37: Androids - Assassins (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 118 Nightmare Comes True The race is on, as the Z-Fighters engage in a frantic search for Dr. Gero’s hidden laboratory! But rather than stop the androids before they’re activated, Vegeta wants a challenge! And against Trun...

Dragonball Z TV #54: World Tournament - Draw (Tue 07-31-2001)

What They SayEpisode 198: Big Trouble, Little Trunks Trunks fights an exhibition match against the reigning World Champion! Totally outclassed, can the Champ hold on to his reputation as the world's strongest? Meanwhile, a pair of mysterious figures prese...

Dragonball Z TV #02: Saiyans - Saiyans
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 05-11-1999)

What They SayThis disc contains three episodes. Episode 5: Gohan\'s Metamorphosis Piccolo takes Gohan to a deserted wasteland to train him to utilize his incredible power. Gohan is left alone to survive for six months, while Piccolo watches over him fro...


DVD Review: Dragonball - King Piccolo (Fri 02-03-2006)

Our dry spell of new releases should be ending this weekend but that means we got a chance to check out one more outstanding mini collection in our pile with the 03/18/2003 release of Dragonball: King Piccolo Box Set 1 (of 2) from FUNimation.

DRAGONBALL Z BUDOKAI
by Troy Roberts (Mon 12-23-2002)

I have been a fan of the DRAGONBALL series for a long time now, even before the show became popular here in the United States. After numerous imports of video games that were released in Japan on the Playstation, and an American released Game Boy Advance ...

Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Tue 04-15-2003)

...rview and Dragonball GT I really liked your interview with Stephaney Nadolnay. For your next subject, I'd like to suggest something similar. With the last episode of dbz now aired in English, I think it might be interesting if you wrote your own overv...

Lost in Translation
by Allen Divers (Mon 05-12-2003)

...e DUB for Dragonball GT and Dragonball: Path to Power. Dragonball, both new and old FUNimation's powerhouse franchise is hitting its last stride with the release of Dragonball GT. In a move that has managed to cause quite a bit of controversy, FUNi ...


DRAGONBALL Z: ULTIMATE BATTLE 22
by Troy Roberts (Mon 05-12-2003)

Can you feel the nostalgia in the air? The Playstation, which has basically elapsed into oblivion, is still having games released on it. And Infogrames cares so much for the PSOne owners that they're going to release a new DRAGONBALL Z game on the system,...

Dragonball
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-01-2004)

Release Date: April 3, 2009Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: James Wong Screenwriter: James Wong Cast: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson Plot ...

Newly Reviewed: Dragonball GT (Mon 05-03-2004)

Starting the catch-up process on some discs that came back to us without reviews, Derek Guder has sent in his first formal review with a look at FUNimation\'s 10/14/2003 release of Dragonball GT: Salvation.

DRAGONBALL Pushed to April 2009
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-05-2008)

For reasons unknown, the Dragonball movie has been delayed. The film has been shooting for sometime now and yet 20th Century Fox is pushing the big screen adaptation from August 15, 2008 to April 3, 2009. When the studio gives a specific reason, we'll pas...


New DRAGONBALL Set Photos and Videos
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 01-16-2008)

Some new set photos, cast interviews and behind-the-scene clips have appeared over at Hoy Cinema's Movieland blog for the upcoming adaptation of Dragonball. The adaptation of the favorite anime is now in production over in Durango, Mexico and it stars&nbs...

Dragonball Z TV #20: Frieza - The Summoning
by Jonathan Hertzog (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Ah, after taking an eleven-month break from the Frieza Saga, FUNimation releases its best DBZ TV DVD yet. Note, however, that "best" is still pretty low compared to other domestic anime companies. My complaints about the DVDs for DBZ TV are usu...

Dragonball Z TV #35: Androids - Invasion (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisode 111: The Androids Appear Three years have come and gone, and the day of reckoning has finally arrived! The Androids are here, just as Trunks predicted, and they are wrecking havoc on an unsuspecting city! Goku and his friends must now...

Dragonball Z TV #60: Great Seiyaman: Declaration
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-23-2005)

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Dragonball Z TV #47: Great Seiyaman: Gohan's Secret Uncut
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 04-13-2005)

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Dragonball Z TV #66: Cell Games: Awakening (Fri 08-06-2004)

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Dragonball Z TV #18: Captain Ginyu - Assault
by Jeff Green (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!The three episodes presented here are basically Goku's ending battle with the Ginyu force here he faces Captain Ginyu and Jeice together and they discover his power while Vegeta takes off on his own mission for the Dragon Balls. Meanwhile Friez...

Dragonball Z TV #19: Captain Gunyu - Double Cross
by Matt McClellan (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Thus the second Dragon Ball Z DVD from FUNimation has come. This disc continues the revelation in the anime community with both English and Japanese language tracks, along with an accurate subtitle track. The Double Cross disc audio fared bet...


Dragonball Z Special: History of Trunks
by Jeff Green (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!Dragon Ball Z is not just anime about violence, it's anime with a story behind the fighting and as usual they prove that by showing you a what-if story of a fairly complex story line, dealing with the repercussion of time travel and the horror ...

Dragonball Z TV #33: Trunks - Mysterious Youth
by chris (-)

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Dragonball Z TV #19: Captain Gunyu - Double Cross
by Darby Ira Phillips (Thu 02-07-2002)

The Review!I suppose I should start with the DVD's packaging. Same as the VHS, but with a different font for the title. A poor screen cap for the cover, a very misleading picture of Captain Ginyu and Gohan flying on Kintoun. The bottom of the cover reads ...

Dragonball Z TV #44: Imperfect Cell - 17's End (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayContains the UNCUT versions of: Episode 134: He’s Here Piccolo spearheads the battle against the androids! It looks like the Super Namek has things well under control until an unexpected guest arrives at the battlefield! It’s Ce...


Dragonball Z TV #64: Cell Games: The Games Begin (Thu 08-05-2004)

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Dragonball Z TV #27: Frieza: Eleventh Hour (Wed 12-24-2003)

...h’s Dragonballs to wish all those killed by Frieza and his men and then transport all those except Frieza to Earth before the planet explodes. The dragonball’s bring back to life the Namekians, including the Grand Elder (who’s life wa...

Dragonball Z TV #26: Frieza: Super Saiyan Goku (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisodes 79-81. \"Power of the Spirit\" - Chaos erupts on King Kai\'s peaceful planet as the Z soldiers battle the Ginyu Force. \"Transformed at Last\" - A tender victory celebration comes to a crashing halt when Frieza reappears on the battl...

Dragonball Z TV #25: Frieza - Desperation (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayEpisodes 76-78: \"Embodiment Of Fire\", \"Trump Card\" and \"Keep the Chance Alive!!\".The Review!Things continue to go from bad to worse in this volume. Luckily for the good guys there is hope... in the form of a massive ball of destructive ...


Dragonball Z TV #24: Frieza - Clash (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They SayThree complete episodes: \"Clash Of The Superpowers\" (episode 73) - Goku and Frieza continue to match strength and wits on Namek. A clever underwater attack puts Goku on top until Frieza traps him in an energy ball. It\'s pinball style fun f...

Dragonball Z TV #61: Cell Games: Guardian's Return (Wed 12-24-2003)

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Dragonball Z TV #28: Frieza: Fall of a Tyrant (Wed 12-24-2003)

What They Say\"The Last Wish\" - While a newly enraged Goku resumes his onslaught against the evil Frieza, Dende races to make the final wish of King Kai\'s plan. But Frieza has his own wish in mind, and he too speeds toward the dragon! \"Duel on a Vanish...

Dragonball Z Movie #07: Super Android 13!
by Justin Rich (Wed 12-24-2003)

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Dragonball Z TV Box Set 4: Garlic Jr. Box (Sat 01-17-2004)

What They SayGohan\'s going fishing, Krillin\'s found a girlfriend, and it looks as though peace has once again returned to the Earth. But a terrible evil lurks beneath this tranquil surface in the shape of Garlic Junior, who has escaped from the Dead Zon...

Dragonball Z TV Box Set 7: Perfect Cell (Tue 12-09-2003)

What They SayContains the entire UNCUT version of the Perfect Cell Saga! Tien takes matters into his own hand - and head! With an onslaught of psychic blasts, Tien drives back Cell and gives Android 16 and 18 a chance to escape. But Tien’s powerfu...

Dragon Ball GT Vol. #08: Salvation
by Derek Guder (Mon 05-03-2004)

...standing, DragonBall GT is the series that the original creator Akira Toriyama had no part in, and that\'s pretty obvious from the get-go. Characters are all off-model, to say nothing of Goku\'s rather silly ape-man appearance and the ultimate bad-guy ...

Being a Brief Discussion with Mike McFarland
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-03-2005)

Mike McFarland has been a part of the English dubbing industry for a while now. He has worked on projects ranging from Dragonball to Case Closed and voiced several characters, including Roshi in Dragonball and Goemon in several Lupin the 3rd releases such...


Dragon Ball: Commander Red Saga
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 02-02-2006)

What They SayThe sinister Red Ribbon Army has tracked a Dragonball to a volcanic island and will stop at nothing to obtain the powerful artifact. As proof of their determination, a ruthless mercenary named Tao is hired to secure the Dragonball no matter t...

Dragon Ball: Saga of Goku
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

...he entire Dragonball Z series! 13 great episodes plus the full-length pilot feature! The Review!Akira Toriyama?s Dragonball comes to the US, in this highly edited version from Funimation. We only get the English dub though in this release, and it has...

Dragon Ball Feature 1: The Path to Power
by Andrew Tei (Tue 10-14-2003)

...etell how Dragonball got started? Well here?s another retelling of how everything began. Audio: For my primary viewing session, I listened to the feature in its original Japanese mono soundtrack. Sound effects were not 100% clear, and featured some d...

Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly
by Justin Rich (Wed 02-08-2006)

...ie in the Dragonball Z movie franchise was released in July of 1994 and is presented in its original aspect ratio. The color of this movie matches up with the entire series, except the continous Kamehameha waves are much brighter and sharper than the s...


Dragon Ball GT Lost Episodes Vol. #1: Reaction Uncut (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-14-2004)

...onder non-Dragonball fans have a hard time figuring out what\'s going on. Audio: For our primary viewing session, we listened to this show in its original language of Japanese. Though listed as stereo, the series has a heavy mono feel with the bulk o...

Feedback to Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)

...nime like Dragonball Z, is silly in itself. Cartoons are comedic short movies that we saw at a drivethru. Otherwise, let's call this stuff "animation." Dave Leach also said: "The reason I say this is that if something is aimed at an older audience it...

Top Ten Television of 1999
by Frederick C. Szebin (Mon 01-10-2000)

...ed series DRAGONBALL Z, airing in America on Cartoon Network. In it, we were introduced to Goku, a super-powered young man with a charming naiveté and the strength to save the world. There is also a myriad of supporting characters, each of whom face g...

Dragon Ball GT Vol. #07: Annihlation
by Andrew Tei (Wed 10-15-2003)

...inue with Dragonball GT as Baby, the lone remaining member of a race that was killed by the Saiyans, tries to take over the galaxy. Audio: For my primary review, I listened to the US soundtrack. I\'m more attuned to listening to Dragonball in English...


Anime Boston 2007 announces second round of guests Northeast ™s largest anime convention to host worldwide talent (Fri 03-16-2007)

...el", and "Dragonball GT" as well as "Spiral", "Case Closed" and "Speed Grapher." Bevins also has numerous voice acting credits: Bee the Puppy in "Dragonball Z", Shishi Wakamaru in "Yu Yu Hakusho", Naturon Shenron (the 7-Star Dragon) in "Dragonball GT",...

Anime Central - FUNimation Industry Panel
by Marc Lunden (Wed 05-16-2007)

...ber 17). Dragonball Z season 2, with a note about the first season set being the best-selling anime release of 2007 so far. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle volume 1 and the starter set, and a picture of a Mokona fleece cap that will be a convention-excl...

Toei Enters the DVD Market
by Justin Strauss (-)

...decades: "Dragonball" and "Sailormoon." With multiple incarnations of both shows, they have found amazing success worldwide. However, it goes far beyond that, as Toei has been responsible for countless amazing series. Currently, the Toei series "Digim...

Cartoon Network Drops The Anvil On Competition!
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-11-2000)

...ernoon is DRAGONBALL Z. `It`s been the cornerstone of our success,` DeMarco admits from the net`s corporate office in Atlanta. `DRAGONBALL Z is definitely our most successful show. DRAGONBALL and SAILOR MOON have become a good springboard for all the o...


The Failings of Anime
by Ron Ferrara (-)

...udience. Dragonball Z is a popular Japanese anime. I would use something like Transformers or G.I. Joe, but both those series were animated in Japan (who probably turned it over to Korea), so I'll use Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which I have no ide...

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
by Andrew Tei (Tue 08-26-2003)

...etell how Dragonball got started, well here’s another retelling of how everything began. Audio: For my primary viewing session, I listened to the feature in its original Japanese mono soundtrack. Made in 1992, the soundtrack, while mono, didn\'...

Improper Censorship in Shoujo Anime
by Justin Strauss (-)

...hows like Dragonball Z and Gundam Wing, they know that "those boys like their action." And, because of this ideology, they have announced a few "changes" in the production of Card Captor Sakura. First of all, the name "Sakura" was removed from the titl...

Dragon Ball GT Movie: A Hero's Legacy
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 11-14-2004)

...number of Dragonball fans, the attempt here is to present almost an alternate retelling of the original Dragonball as part of the circle of life. There are plenty of allusions to the original series here in how things start and you can imagine that if ...


FUNimation & Reviews
by Allen Divers (Sat 06-14-2003)

...ging over Dragonball and its associated series. Now with a solid number of titles under their belt, FUNimation continues to grow, making them one of the more competitive anime distributors in North America. FUNimation has experienced quite a bit of g...

Anime Central - All Reports
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 05-16-2003)

... scads of Dragonball merchandise, to the point of saying \"if you want to live your life in Dragonball, you can.\" Other quick dragonball news: all of Dragonball and Dragonball Z will see release. DBZ movie 8 comes with three trading cards (release Aug...

Newly reviewed (Tue 08-26-2003)

Released today from FUNimation is their latest entry into the Dragonball Z world with Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, which Andrew Tei has taken a look at for us.

Contest Update (Fri 04-21-2006)

Congratulations go out this afternoon to Martin Troudt who scored the Desert Punk empty art box from us today in our weekly contest. A new Dragonball Z empty box is up next and we\'ve also put in our Eureka 7 box for later on so be sure to check that out....


TOKYOPOP Talks Initial D (Fri 07-12-2002)

...amato, or Dragonball, or Pokemon for the first time, and then rushing home from school every day so we would not miss a single episode. And we recall the further element of mystery when we learned that these shows came from Japan! At first, they were j...

Little Shop of Living Death
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-11-2003)

...sp;  DRAGONBALL Z Kid Buu - A New Beginning (FUNimation) [ ]     GALL FORCE #2: Destruction (Central Park Media) [ ]     GALL FORCE #3: Stardust War (Central Park Media) [ ]     GALL FORC...

Cartoon Network and VIZ Team for Online Anime
by News Editor (Thu 04-27-2006)

...aruto and DragonBall Z. Since its launch in March 1997, Toonami has introduced many successful action and animé series to U.S. audiences and become known as TV's leading destination for action-adventure programming.

Furry Tree Friends vs. the Suburbs!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 05-13-2006)

...ies". (O) DRAGONBALL Z: ULTIMATE SACRIFICE (Funimation) GODANNAR Volume 5: International Affairs © ADV (O) FAFNER Volume 6: Next Evolution (Geneon) Episodes 21-23. Soshi plans to make the pilots more effective by uploading the Siegfried Sy...


Bring a Friend
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 09-06-2006)

... such as "Dragonball Z," "Naruto," and "Inuyasha" have been picked up by these stations, dubbed and aired ...and often sanitized for swearing, violence and even Japanese in-jokes and language puns, puritan fans complain.Censorship of anime in America h...

Soul Hunter Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-01-2002)

...o things: Dragonball Z mixing which I again don\'t care for and the second was the Disney CG show Rolli Polli Olli. The inclusion of such beasts in this show really throws off the ability to get into it in my minds eye. But overall, we did enjoy thing...

Excel Saga Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 04-12-2003)

...ttle in a Dragonball Z/Nabeshin mix that simply makes you laugh and weep at the same time. The other arc brings us back to Ilpalazzo and his plans to conquer the city. The higher-ups in the ACROSS organization have decided the time is now and so they ...

Samurai, The
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 04-10-2003)

... of weird Dragonball like show, though the two have pretty much nothing in common. The artwork here is pretty plain with Takeshi in his traditional outfit with a small part of his sword visible set against a blue sky and some trees. The back cover does...


Day the Ring Stood Still
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 03-04-2003)

...sp;  DRAGONBALL Z Imperfe