The panel will be held on the Empire Stage at the following times:
October 17th (Thu), 12:45 pm–2:15 pm (UTC-5/EDT)
October 18th (Fri), 1:45 am–3:15 am (JST)
Voice actor Monica Rial and owner of Capsule Corp Tokyo Akio Iyoku are to be in attendance, and news on cards, games and behind-the-scenes stories of Dragon Ball Daima are promised.
And, as was the case with the Tokyo Big Sight there will be a screening at the event for the first episode of Dragon Ball Daima, although unlike the theatrical screenings it is not known if it will be dubbed or subbed.
A number of giveaways will also be available, and any guests attending the panel will receive a Dragon Ball Daima T-shirt and a special card from the “Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World”.
Part of the panel will also be scheduled for a livestream.
While it was previously unclear how many episodes of Daima would be screened, it is now known – it will be the first 3 episodes of the series.
Moreover, Masako Nozawa, the legendary Japanese voice actor who has played Goku and the rest of the Son family in every iteration of the series since 1986 will give a special introduction.
Naturally, because these screenings will be dubbed there has been confusionamongst fans, as no subbed screenings have been announced, despite the fact they would serve the same audience who would want to hear comments from a Japanese voice actor.
Whether or not there will be subbed screenings remains to be seen, it would certainly make a lot more sense if this message was simply intended for all screenings and theatres have leaked the information about dubbed screenings first to generate more interest in buying tickets, as Dragon Ball’s English dubs remain popular.
Recently theatrical listings have been spotted for the upcoming TV anime Dragon Ball Daima, suggesting the first 2 or 3 episodes will be coming to the United States on November 10, 2024.
Indeed this will be the first time any of the episodes of the series have been screened at US cinemas since Bardock : The Father of Goku is a TV special that is not part of the 291-episode anime (Dragon Ball Z) it aired with on Fuji TV. The special has been mismarketed as a movie, but it is effectively a special extended episode of the series.
Nonetheless the Dragon Ball Daima screenings are the first of its kind for the US, which has never had any of the standard TV episodes shown in theatres.
It certainly demonstrates confidence. Expect an Akira Toriyama memorial, as Dragon Ball Daima is his last known work.
Should there be any international screenings we will be sure to report on them.
In its native Japan, Dragon Ball Daima will premier October 11th at 11:40pm as part of a new anime block on Fuji TV.
Crunchyroll have announced on October 11th they will be streaming Daima in Japanese with English, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Territories announced so far include North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, but expect more to be rolled out very soon.
Indeed several European license holders of the past like Manga UK and KAZÉ have been absorbed into Crunchyroll, and Crunchyroll streams the entire series to the British Isles as well as France. The company is now a force to be reckoned with in the anime industry, monopolizing like none have done before. It would certainly make sense for Crunchyroll to expand the simulcast wider, as they will certainly have the license for many European countries, without a doubt Britain and Ireland being one such case.
No word on the production of any dubs to serve the territories receiving Daima’s simulcast, but it is very likely companies like Crunchyroll have began working on them, so expect to hear news on them within the next year, if not the next few months or weeks.
The leak has been confirmed to be true, as Crunchyroll have announced their November 2024 slate, which does indeed include a new Blu-Ray boxset for Dragon Ball Z.
Dragon Ball Z
The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Crunchyroll Exclusive
Goku—the strongest fighter on the planet—is all that stands between humanity and villains from the darkest corners of space. Joined in battle by the Z-Fighters, Goku travels to distant realms in search of the magic powers of the seven Dragon Balls!
Dragon Ball Super
The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Crunchyroll Exclusive
After 18 years, we have the newest Dragon Ball story from creator Akira Toriyama.
With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as…a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?
As Crunchyroll re-released Funimation’s 2013/2014 Dragon Ball Z Blu-Rays replacing the company’s logo with their own, it is likely the Dragon Ball Super Blu-Rays will get similar treatment.
Don’t expect these Blu-Rays to contain the 30th anniversary discs, as the cover art suggests it will be the heavily criticized cropped Blu-Rays. The only noticeable difference here is amended disc art to be more consistent with the new box, so nothing to write home about.
Thankfully none of the Dragon Ball Super releases have had any issues, and fans can buy any copy from the US, UK or Australia and be satisfied with the picture and audio quality as from the 2010s onward TOEI began to standardize everything.
Both boxsets are due for release on November 5, 2024 in North America. There has been no word, as-of-yet if these will be released in the UK or Australia where Manga UK and Madman Entertainment respectively used to release a lot of the same titles as what Funimation released in the US. So don’t be surprised if both come to Region B territories.
A new Complete Series Blu-Ray collection seems to be coming if the recent leak on Rightstuff is to be believed.
If true, fans in North America can expect a new collection of all 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z from November 5th this year with a price as low as $142.49.
This is not the first time Crunchyroll has released all of Dragon Ball Z since the rebrand from Funimation, as an Amazon-exclusive set was released last year.
It is unlikely the discs will be anything other than Funimation’s 2013/2014 16:9 cropped Blu-Rays, so if anyone has this release, either from its original print run, the rebranded Crunchyroll sets or even the 2007-2009 season sets this release is probably worth skipping.
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