Dragon Ball International

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  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 31-33 uploaded to the DRTV app

    The second season of Danmarks Radio’s dub of Dragon Ball Super continues and it appears that a pattern is being established.

    As with last week 3 new episodes have been uploaded to the DRTV app with the addition of episodes 31-33.

    Further new episodes are scheduled for April 25th at 6am, and as of now it seems safe to assume the next batch will be 34-36, the week after 37-39 and so on.

    In any case this is great news for Danish Dragon Ball fans who may have been waiting nearly 20 years for a dub in their language.

  • Dragon Ball Kai has begun airing in Israel

    Yesterday a social media page for Dragon Ball in Israel shared a post, which featured a clip from new Hebrew dub.

    This marks the second new dub of Dragon Ball Kai within the last year, and the sixth in the last two years (preceded by the Hindi redub, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Polish and European Spanish dubs).

    According to online TV schedules Dragon Ball Kai has been listed for various timeslots throughout the week:

    • Today – 1:18am, 12:30pm, 4:21pm and 6:39pm
    • Wednesday – 1:12am, 4:49am, 12:25pm, 4:15pm and 6:32pm
    • Thursday – 1:14am, 4:24am, 12:32pm, 12:55pm, 1:17pm, 1:37pm, 5:02pm, 5:24pm, 5:46pm and 6:09pm
    • Friday – 1:26am, 1:48am, 2:11am, 2:33am, 11:50am, 12:12pm, 12:35pm, 12:57pm, 4:36pm, 4:58pm, 5:21pm and 5:43pm
    • Saturday – 11:45am, 12:07pm, 12:30pm, 12:52pm, 4:28pm, 4:50pm, 5:13pm, 5:35pm, 10:59pm and 11:21pm

    The channel is also airing Dragon Ball Super (with a dub that began in September 2016 and resumed production in December 2023) at the following times:

    • Today – 3:41am, 4:04am, 7:19am, 7:42am, 11:17am, 11:40am, 3:33pm, 3:56pm, 10:25pm and 10:48pm
    • Wednesday – 7:14am, 7:37am, 11:12am, 11:35am, 3:27pm, 3:50pm, 10:27pm and 10:50pm
    • Thursday – 3:37am, 4am, 7:21am, 7:44am, 11:19am, 11:42am, 4:14pm, 4:37pm, 10:25pm and 10:48pm
    • Friday – 4:27am, 4:50am, 9:33am, 9:56am, 1:51pm, 2:14pm, 6:53pm and 7:16pm
    • Saturday – 2:55am, 3:18am, 9:31am, 9:54am, 1:46pm, 2:09pm, 6:45pm and 7:09pm

    This is great news as it shows that TOEI is still distributing Kai to territories that haven’t received it yet.

  • AB Video’s original Dragon Ball Blu-Rays discontinued

    Ever since the release of Box 1 on November 30, 2022 Dragon Ball fans have been able to enjoy the best official release of the original series thus far, but it appears that the long hope for a Box 2 is coming to an end.

    It has now been reported that numerous sources, including some from France have confirmed that AB Video will no longer be continuing their Blu-Ray releases of the original Dragon Ball.

    This is unfortunate, as there had been various reports that gave fans hope that AB were not giving up on the second volume.

    Not long after the first volume was released, according to Kanzenshuu veteran sangofe on episode 90 of the podcast Dragon Ball cast the cover art designer confirmed that he finished the design for Box 2.

    Nonetheless for years the question about when this would be released remained unanswered, and as expected AB Video could not confirm anything that was yet to be scheduled for a release date.

    In December 2023 the company confirmed on Twitter/X that there was “no information at the moment”.

    Two months later, according to one comment on Youtube a source close to AB confirmed that the conception of Box 2 posed a problem because TOEI were very nitpicky.

    This didn’t bode well for AB and TOEI’s relationship, despite the fact that the latter seemingly proudly displayed the former’s logo on the list of home video partners on their website.

    Now it seems that the long awaited follow-up to the much loved Dragon Ball Blu-Ray set will not be coming because AB finally got fed up of dealing with TOEI and didn’t want to use upscales.

    For years AB’s staff reiterated that they hadn’t given up, but if the recent revelation from industry sources is to be believed even they had their limits when it came to putting up with TOEI’s demands.

    Contrary to popular belief the Blu-Rays were not cancelled because of AB’s decision to use the broadcast audio, but simply because they wanted to go above and beyond to make this release the best it could possibly be.

    Indeed while AB were waiting for raw Dragon Box masters TOEI were insisting they use the masters done by another European distributor – Selecta Vision. AB did not want to settle for this option, as like many fans they were not a fan of this remaster, which was released in Spain.

    It is truly a shame that yet another great home release has seemingly been cancelled, like Funimation’s level sets from 2011.

    What this will mean for the future of French home releases for the 1986-1997 Dragon Ball TV anime remains uncertain.

  • Omniplex adds more Battle of Gods screenings for theatres in the UK and Ireland

    Recently it was noted that Odeon Cinemas were bringing the 2013 Dragon Ball Z movie Battle of Gods (originally Kami to Kami) to various theatres across the UK and Ireland.

    Now it appears another theatre chain will be bringing the movie to more screens than originally expected.

    That theatre chain is Omniplex, and numerous screenings have been announced for cities like Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Birmingham but also smaller urban areas like Sutton, Sligo and Newry.

    Omniplex’s screenings appear to be dubbed.

    The full list of screenings is as follows:

    Republic of Ireland : Arklow, Balbriggan, Ballinasloe, Carlow, Cork, Drogheda – Scotch Hall, Dublin – Rathmines, Dundalk, Galway – Salthill, Killarney, Limerick, Longford, Monaghan, Mullingar, Nenagh, Roscommon, Shannon, Sligo, Tralee, Waterford, Wexford

    Northern Ireland : Antrim, Armagh, Banbridge, Bangor, Belfast – Dundonald, Belfast – Kennedy Centre, Carrickfergus, Craigavon, Derry, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Larne, Lisburn, Newry, Omagh

    Scotland : Glasgow – Clydebank

    England : Birmingham – Great Park, High Wycombe, Ipswich, Sunderland, Sutton Surrey, Wigan

    This will be the widest release any Dragon Ball Z movie has had in the UK and Ireland and the second widest release in the franchise overall with over 53 locations announced. By comparison, the most recent movie Dragon Ball Super : Super Hero received 111 screenings across both territories.

    Nonetheless for a movie being re-released the number of screenings is fantastic news.

  • Danish dub of Dragon Ball Super set to continue with 49 more episodes

    Previously it was reported that Danmarks Radio were in negotiations for further episodes of Dragon Ball Super.

    Now, it appears that the broadcasting and streaming giant who have been the home of Dragon Ball in Denmark since its debut have sealed the deal.

    In a new post on the Dragon Ball DK Facebook page it was said that Jan Tellefsen, the director of the Danish Dragon Ball dubs revealed at the J-Popcon held on February 14th-16th that 49 new episodes have been licensed.

    This new batch of episodes will bring the total number of episodes in the Danish dub of Dragon Ball Super to 76. As such Danish fans can expect to see the entire Universe 6 and Goku Black arcs in their native tongue.

    Dragon Ball Super launched on the DR TV app on October 18th last year, exactly one week after the debut of the Danish dub of One Piece.

    There is no release date for the new episodes, but following the debut of One Piece episodes 1-30, 31-45, 46-53 and 54-61 on October 11th, November 8th, December 6th and December 20th respectively it is possible they will also come soon and in small batches over the coming months.

    It was never officially confirmed why the Danish dub of Dragon Ball Z was never complete, but reportedly fans were told by Danmarks Radio it was a very hard, time consuming and expensive process, so the fact they are picking up a huge number of Dragon Ball Super episodes and investing in another long running anime certainly shows commitment and bodes well for their relationship with TOEI Animation.

    In any case with these new episodes and Battle of Gods set to make its theatrical debut on March 1st, exciting times are ahead for Dragon Ball in Denmark after two decades of no new dubbed content.

  • Odeon Cinemas to screen Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in the UK and Ireland

    More screenings are being spotted for the upcoming re-release of Dragon Ball Z : Battle of Gods in theatres.

    Only 4 days ago Twitter/X user Christopher Galazka spotted listings for March 1st and 2nd, which is when the movie will be screening in various other European countries.

    As Odeon Cinemas also operate in Ireland we checked to see was there any screenings for the Emerald Isle. Turns out there will be, in the lesser known city of Limerick.

    While Battle of Gods received a limited re-release across the United States for its 10th anniversary in 2023 this will mark the widest release the movie has received since it was first released.

    As of the announcement of these screenings, and the previously announced Savoy Cinema screenings all four of the revival era Dragon Ball movies (Battle of Gods, Resurrection F, Broly and Super Hero) have received theatrical runs in the UK and Ireland, as previously these territories only had Battle of Gods at one film festival (Scotland Loves Anime 2014) and one convention (Nom Con 2014).

  • DR negotiating for further episodes of Dragon Ball Super in Denmark

    The admin of the Dragon Ball – DK Facebook group has reported Danmarks Radio (DR) is negotiating for more episodes of Dragon Ball Super.

    Dragon Ball Super was initially announced as being licensed by DR following the death of series creator Akira Toriyama.

    The first 27 episodes made their debut on the DR Ultra streaming app last October with the new Danish dub.

    DR Ultra aired a rerun of Dragon Ball Z over a decade prior when they were a linear channel, which was also shown in Danish.

    As such the premier of this dub of Dragon Ball Super marks a generational shift in how content is consumed since Dragon Ball Z initially aired in Denmark before the big streaming boom we are currently living in.

    If Dragon Ball Super completes it’s run it should be possible in theory more Dragon Ball content will be licensed for Danish dubbing in future.

  • On this day 20 years ago Dragon Ball concluded on Toonami UK

    December 13, 2004 was the end of an era, or so many UK and Irish Dragon Ball fans thought.

    The Piccolo Junior arc had been on the air every weekday since episode 123 (titled The Search for the Magic Stick in the Blue Water dub) premiered on November 1st that year.

    I vividly remember the promo for that arc, which said “Every story has an ending” and feeling a sense of loss that after Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and now original Dragon Ball had their runs on TV the story had come full circle and was no over.

    There was no Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Super or Dragon Ball Daima, Toonami didn’t even air the movies until the summer after. The series had finally come to an end with no more episodic content to be licensed, and at the time presumably nothing else was coming.

    It was a completely different time, as today with nostalgia being such a massive business franchises like Dragon Ball seem to keep going.

    In some ways it’s nice, in other ways some would say we receive too much.

    In any case 2024 has been a great year for original Dragon Ball now that fans have preserved Blue Water episode 71, and with that the entire series with its respective Canadian dub is now out there to enjoy for anyone that wishes to relive memories of the UK broadcast.

    Of course the Blue Water dub never had a DVD so be sure to support the official release for original Dragon Ball to ensure more home media is made for years to come.

  • Warner Channel’s block Wanimé to cease airing from January 1, 2025 with their final broadcast of Dragon Ball Z

    It has been reported that from January 1, 2025 with one final airing of Dragon Ball Z episodes 197 and 198 Warner Channel’s block Wanimé will close down.

    This comes 8 months after the block was removed in Brazil, but now it appears the remainder of Latin America will follow.

    Various reasons have been cited for the clock’s closure, such as Warner Channel’s parent company WBD already having a definitive home for broadcasting anime with Adult Swim and the third party anime catalog on HBO Max not expanding much this year.

    Wanimé, which began on April 11, 2022 replaced the Toonami Powered by Crunchyroll block on the regional Cartoon Network, and has aired not just Dragon Ball Z and its films, but also Dragon Ball Kai and Dragon Ball Super.

    It is not known when the new TV anime Dragon Ball Daima will begin broadcasting in Latin America, although Adult Swim has teased it recently, so it may be coming soon.

  • Adult Swim Latin America teases Dragon Ball Daima

    Adult Swim Latin America has recently tweeted about Dragon Ball Daima.

    https://twitter.com/latamadultswim/status/1864056547791323436

    The above can be translated as “If there’s a dog, there’s a like. #AdultSwim in the house”, so while it’s not confirmation it does lend credibility to Dragon Ball Daima coming to their channel.

    Although it is not listed for January schedules it has been reported Adult Swim will be airing a programme listed under the pseudonym ” AS PREMIERE”.

    If “AS PREMIERE” is the premiere of Dragon Ball Daima , fans can expect it on Monday, January 20 at 21:09 ARG-CHI | 19:09 COL-PER.

    It should be noted it is not known whether a Latin American Spanish or Portuguese dub is in production. There were reports that Daniel Castañeda (TOEI’s licensing director for the region) said in an interview with Produ “We go into dubbing for worldwide release in October 2024″ but the original source is no longer live and we are not aware of Daniel Castañeda commenting on it since.

    As was the case when Stephanie Nadolny reprising her role as Goku in the English dub this could be another case of where there’s smoke there’s fire.

    Nonetheless Dragon Ball has always been a monstrous success in Latin America so undoubtedly the arrival of Akira Toriyama’s final work to traditional TV will be highly anticipated should this be indeed confirmed.

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