Dragonball: Evolution is now in stores everywhere in North America on DVD and Blu-Ray. Go ahead and pick it up, or wait a week for it to be in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart. Just kidding.
In site news, we apologize for the downtime, hopefully it won’t happen again.
Dear Fox,
It’s too late to try and make Dragonball: Evolution look cool. You had over a year to cut a good trailer to deceive the public into thinking the movie was half-way decent, but you were lazy. These DVD commercials would have been awesome in 2008, but now they’re just depressing.
As a bonus, you can watch some of the deleted scenes from the DVD on YouTube by clicking here, here and here. Keep checking back for a post with all the deleted scenes.
FUNimation announced today their plans to release a U.S. version of the popular Japanese “Dragon Boxes” this November, which use the original film masters. Perhaps the most notable detail is the boxes will remain in their original 4:3 aspect ratio instead of the faux 16:9 that FUNimation released their own DBZ box sets in. So fans that were upset by FUNimation in the past should be very pleased. The first set will contain the first 42 episodes of DBZ (spanning 6 discs) for a price of $79.99 on November 10th.
Flower Mound, TX – July 18, 2009 — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, today announces that it has acquired the original masters for the entire Dragon Ball Z anime series, episodes and films, and will release all as the Dragon Box for the first time in the U.S. The first of seven Dragon Boxes will be available at major retailers nationwide this Fall.
The Dragon Box will be produced from the original Dragon Box masters after a frame by frame restoration and will span the entire 291 episode television series and all 13 of its movies.
This definitive DVD box release begins with Dragon Box One which includes the first 42 episodes, uncut, on 6 discs.The Dragon Box releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, the original Japanese audio (with options for an English track or English subtitles), the original episode previews, complete opening and closing credits and a collector’s booklet.
Dragon Box One will be available at major retailers nationwide on November 10, 2009 and will have an SRP of $79.98.
UPDATE: Watch the announcement on FUNimation’s YouTube channel.
FUNimation and Namco announced yesterday that they will be bringing a new crane game featuring action figures of characters from Dragonball Z to over 780 locations in the United States. You’ll be able to play (and hopefully win) at amusement centers (like theaters and amusement parks) around the country.
Already available, these centers house a new crane game containing figures of Goku, his friends and foes. The Dragon Ball Z figure crane game will offer an entirely new experience for those who are familiar with the old crane concept. Instead of directing a crane claw to a random and, hopefully, substantial grip on a desired prize, crane players are able to utilize their skills to line up the claw fingers with one or more of the eight holes in the custom figure packaging for a precise hook on their favorite Dragon Ball Z figures. These collector edition figure prizes are designed and manufactured by Banpresto Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan and cannot be found in retail stores.
Read the full press release here.
FUNimation announced at their panel at Anime Expo this weekend that Dragonball “Season One” will be coming to DVD. Uncut and remastered, the set will include the first 31 episodes of Dragonball in full-screen format (like the Dragonball GT sets). Season One will be released on September 15th, 2009 with an MSRP of $49.98. For all other details, we’ve included the official press release.
Flower Mound, TX – July 4, 2009 — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, today announces that it has remastered and digitally restored the entire Dragon Ball anime series, including the first thirteen episodes original to the series. The Dragon Ball Season Sets will be available at major retailers nationwide on September 15.
The Dragon Ball series is composed of 153 half-hour episodes which aired in Japan from 1986 -1989. It is an adaptation of the first portion of the Dragon Ball manga created by Akira Toriyama.
Dragon Ball Season Set One includes the first 31 episodes of the iconic franchise and chronicles the first adventures of Goku as a child as he meets Bulma, Master Roshi and others. Together they set out to find the seven magic Dragon Balls and make the wish that will change their lives forever.
“This is a project we have been looking forward to for a long time,” said Gen Fukunaga, president at CEO at FUNimation Entertainment. “Some of these episodes of the original series have never before been released in their uncut form in North America.”
The first Dragon Ball Season Set includes 31 episodes on 5 DVDs with more than 745 minutes of uncut action. The Season Set releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, English and Japanese language options, and the original Japanese musical score in 5.1 Surround.
The Dragon Ball Season One Sets will be available at major retailers nationwide on September 15, 2009 and will have an SRP of $49.98.
Follow FUNimation on Twitter for updates on this and more.
IGN has reviewed Dragonball: Evolution’s DVD, giving it a 7/10 overall.
If you missed the film in the theaters, this is a good chance to make your own decision about whether it’s a faithful adaptation of the anime or stands alone on its own as a feature film. This release is slim on extras, but the technical presentation of the film is first rate.
Sadly, it seems the only extras worth checking out are some of the deleted scenes and the gag reel. Read the full review by clicking here. To pre-order the DVD on Amazon, click here.
Enterbay, a company we reported many months ago would be selling high quality Dragonball: Evolution action figures, has finally updated their website with photos.
We think they’re absolutely gorgeous. In fact, if even half the work and skill put into these extraordinary figures was put into the movie, our old website wouldn’t need to close.
Welcome! This is the admin of www.dbthemovie.com, a blog that was dedicated to non-stop coverage of the live-action Dragonball movie.
Unfortunately, the movie is out, and… it’s not very good. As a result, interest in the movie has died down (as well as hits), and I can no longer afford to run DBthemovie.com alone. The good news is, the owner of SaiyanIsland.com graciously offered to host the website on his dedicated server, so our hard work wasn’t for nothing.
But there will be some changes. Namely, this is now a blog dedicated to all aspects of Dragonball, so stay tuned for updates on DVD releases, Dragonball Kai, video games, and of course the live-action movie(s).
We ask that you please be patient while we get everything working. Thank you very much for your support, and your understanding. It’s been a blast following the movie with you guys.
- Adam
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