Tag: Dragon Ball Z

  • SABC2 Retro TV Schedules

    June 3, 2002

    5:54am CNN
    5:55am Bethesda
    6:00am Morning Live
    8:00am Pasella
    9:30am School TV
    11:30am Infomercials
    12:30pm African Connection
    1:00pm Meloding
    1:30pm Stargate SG-1
    2:30pm Buzz and Poppy
    2:42pm Liewe Heksie
    2:52pm Health
    3:00pm Takalani Sesame
    3:30pm Let’s Meet
    4:00pm Spherics
    4:30pm Dragonball Z
    5:00pm EBU
    5:30pm Family Ties
    6:00pm Stoute Boude
    6:30pm 7de Laan
    7:00pm News
    7:30pm Pacific Blue
    8:30pm The Wayne Brady Show
    9:00pm News
    9:30pm The Shadow
    10:30pm Needful Things
    0:30am CNN

    Source : Cape Times, June 3, 2002, p. 11

    5:00am Infomercials
    5:40am Bethesda
    5:45am Agri TV
    6:00am Morning Live
    8:01am Little Mermaid
    8:30am Timon and Pumbaa
    9:00am Fundani Nathi
    9:15am Your Life
    9:30am HIV
    9:45am Thabang Thabong
    10:00am Barbar King of the Elephants
    11:30am Infomercials
    12:00pm Muvhango
    12:30pm 7de Laan
    1:00pm Dr Phil
    2:00pm Days of our Lives
    2:46pm Thabang Thabong
    3:15pm Takalani Sesame
    3:45pm Bling
    4:15pm Hamtaro
    4:45pm Fudge
    5:00pm Dragonball
    5:30pm News
    6:00pm A World or 2
    6:30pm 7de Laan
    7:00pm News
    7:30pm Gilmore Girls
    8:30pm News
    9:00pm Muvhango
    9:30pm Dube
    10:00pm 50 Things To Do Before You Die
    11:00pm What It’s Like
    0:00am Infomercials
    0:30am SABC Africa

    Source : Cape Times, December 14, 2004, p. 12

    5:00am Infomercials
    5:40am Bethesda
    5:45am Agri TV
    6:00am Morning Live
    8:01am Little Mermaid
    8:30am Timon and Pumbaa
    9:00am Your News and Views
    9:15am Kids News
    9:30am Destination South Africa
    9:45am Thabang Thabong Special
    10:00am A Kid In King Arthur’s Court
    11:30am Infomercials
    12:00pm Fishy Feshuns
    12:30pm The Most Evil Men In History
    1:00pm Dr Phil
    2:00pm Days of our Lives
    2:46pm Thabang Thabong
    3:15pm Takalani Sesame
    3:45pm Hip2b2
    4:15pm Hamtaro
    4:45pm The Little Champa
    5:00pm Dragonball GT
    5:30pm News
    6:00pm Belboks
    6:30pm 7de Laan
    7:00pm News
    7:30pm Navy NCIS
    8:30pm News
    9:00pm Muvhango
    9:30pm Motswako the Mix
    10:00pm The Preachers Wife
    0:00am Infomercials
    0:30am SABC Africa

    Source : Cape Times, January 3, 2005, p. 10

  • Manolo Solo (Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passes away

    Last week actor Manolo Solo (real name Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passed away at the age of 62.

    The actor known for playing Beerus and #17 in the Castilian dub of Dragon Ball died on Thursday from cancer.

    Solo won a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Tarde para la ira.

    The stage name Solo came from his childhood desire to be a rock star, in addition to his work as an actor he was a singer, bassist and guitarist of the rock band Los Relicarios.

    Solo was also a theatre actor, performing in the documentary plays Ruz-Bárcenas (2013) and El Rey (2015), both of which were adapted to films.

    Within Dragon Ball, Solo is also known for playing Tao Pai Pai, Silver Horn, Mr. Popo, Gregory, Zarbon (first voice), Jheese, Oob (Dragon Ball GT episodes 32 onward), Bon Para and Nappa in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

    Solo is the second actor that played #17 to pass away this year after Figueira Junior in the Brazilian Portuguese dub).

  • TV Blocks : Sticky TV

    When it comes to TV blocks and Dragon Ball most people will think of Toonami, but when we look at the history of the Dragon Ball anime on TV around the world we learn that there are many different blocks that the show, and indeed its various sequels were broadcast on.

    Even within the context of English-speaking countries we had blocks other than Toonami where Dragon Ball became popular.

    Fans that watched Dragon Ball down under may remember it from Network Ten’s Cheez TV block, but what about even further south?

    The Daily Post TV schedule from the day Dragon Ball Z premiered on TV3 in New Zealand

    In New Zealand Dragon Ball Z originally featured as part of TV3’s main lineup, but a lot of fans may remember the show and its sequel Dragon Ball GT from a popular local children’s block named Sticky TV.

    Sticky TV was announced in late 2001 as a new program funded by NZ On Air and launched sometime in 2002 with Dragon Ball Z featuring as part of its lineup.

    Sticky TV was described to me as a “skit show type program”. Segments showcased children giving advice to other kids, mud fights, and contests of everything from singing to cooking, fashion and survival.

    The target audience was preschoolers to 12-year olds and it introduced emerging presenters like TV weatherman Sam Wallace, Kanoa Llloyd (The Project) and Erin Simpson (The Erin Simpson Show).

    Sticky TV was produced by Mary Phillips on a budget of $964,150 200, made by Pickled Possum Productions and aired on Sticky TV except for four years from February 7, 2011 to July 4, 2016 when it aired on Four before the channel’s closure.

    Sticky TV lasted until Christmas Day 2017 but Dragon Ball Z and its sequel Dragon Ball GT were only shown individually (never together) during the first few years of the block’s existence.

    Not many fans I’ve spoken to remember Dragon Ball GT airing on Sticky TV or TV3 in general, but having enquired with the National Library of New Zealand and a fan who watched the show at the time I can confirm it did.

    On July 5, 2004 Dragon Ball GT was first listed in The TV Guide as a featured programme on Sticky TV, although the block didn’t always advertise all of its programming so the show may have premiered earlier.

    July 3-9, 2004 issue of The TV Guide page 63

    As for how the New Zealand broadcasts of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT differed from the English airings in countries like Australia and the USA? Well that’s a story for another day (Hint: There was further censorship on top of the existing edits).

    References

    Online Articles

    Ensor, Blair. “Talent gets chance to shine.” Stuff, 23 Jan. 2011. www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/4574001/Talent-gets-chance-to-shine. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

    “Local Content Report 2016.” The Hub, 20 Apr. 2017. www.thehub.sia.govt.nz/resources/local-content-report-2016. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

    NZ On Air. “Kids Take Over Television.” Scoop, 6 Dec. 2001. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0112/S00012/kids-take-over-television.htm. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

    “Sticky TV.” NZOnScreen, www.nzonscreen.com/all-series/sticky-tv/. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

    Newspapers & Magazines

    “Monday 5 July.” The TV Guide, July 2004, pp. 62-63

    “Post Entertainment.” The Daily Post, April 2000, pp. 6-7

    Social Media Posts

    NZ On Air. NZ On Air announces Sticky TV moving back to TV3 after closure of Four. Facebook, 1 Jul. 2016, 12:16 a.m., www.facebook.com/nzonair/photos/from-monday-sticky-tv-will-be-on-tv3-following-the-closure-of-four-and-the-launc/1126570890719473/. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

    Usher, Debbie P. “Sticky TV 2002.” Youtube, 7 Aug. 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vIrrxNM-OWQ. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 104-106 uploaded to the DR TV app

    As of today (June 26th) episodes 104-106 of Dragon Ball Super have been added to the DR TV app in Denmark.

    With the addition of these 3 episodes the Danish dub of Dragon Ball Super has eclipsed the Danish dub of Dragon Ball Z, which Danmarks Radio (DR) also produced in the early 2000s, which had 104 episodes.

    Assuming the current rate of new episodes being uploaded to the platform remains consistent Dragon Ball Super’s Danish dub should reach episode 130 on August 21, 2026 with the final episode premiering a week after.

    Although with one episode left at that stage DR may decide to drop the last 4 episodes together rather than dropping 3 episodes in a single week.

    It is possible that the final episode of Dragon Ball Super will debut dubbed on August 28, 2026 as the last episode of DR’s season 2 was released on its own August last year following a consistent run of 3 episodes per week.

    In any case should this dub wrap up it will be the first time a Dragon Ball TV series has been fully dubbed in Danish.

    Expect episodes 107-109 to be released next Friday.

  • Dragon Ball Daima Kurdish Dub Expected Today

    4Anime have announced that today (June 10th) the first episode of the latest anime series Dragon Ball Daima will be released on the 4AnimePlay app.

    4Anime previously aired Kurdish dubs of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super as well as Dragon Ball movies 1-4, Dragon Ball Z movies 1-8 and the 2 Dragon Ball Super movies on their linear channel.

    Following this tradition, albeit on a streaming platform a Kurdish dub of Dragon Ball Daima can be expected.

  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 83-85 uploaded to the DRTV app

    A further 3 episodes of Dragon Ball Super have just been released in Denmark in the native language.

    Episodes 83-85 are now available on the DR TV app using the new dub produced by DR and recorded at KM Studio.

    Next week episodes 86-88 can be expected on the service.

    If this dub runs to completion it will be the first time a Dragon Ball TV anime has been dubbed fully in Danish since the old Dragon Ball Z dub was incomplete.

  • DR confirms April return for Dragon Ball Super Danish dub

    Kanzenshuu user HinKyto has once more received an update from DR regarding the Dragon Ball Super Danish dub.

    According to a recent post on the section of the forum dedicated to Dragon Ball Super DR has confirmed not only that they are working on new episodes but that they will be released in April.

    We previously reported that DR hoped to finish dubbing Dragon Ball Super by spring 2026, although it was unclear whether this meant episodes 77-131 would be dubbed in full by then or all streamed.

    However, a recent post on the Facebook group Dragon Ball DK by top contributor Casper Vestergaard Jensen indicates that the entirety of this batch of episodes may indeed come to the DRTV streaming service before the summer.

    In any case this will mean that for the first time ever there is a complete series Danish dub for one of the Dragon Ball TV anime as DR’s dub of Dragon Ball Z was never complete.

  • DR hope to finish Danish dub of Dragon Ball Super by spring 2026

    Since August of this year there has been no update on the Danish dub of Dragon Ball Super, but it looks like that is about to change.

    The dub, which began in October of last year has had 76 episodes so far, leaving Danmarks Radio (DR) with 55 episodes left to complete the entire series of Dragon Ball Super.

    Now according to a post in the Dragon Ball – DK Facebook group the company is hoping that by spring they will finish the show:

    The first 27 episodes of Dragon Ball Super were uploaded to DR Ultra in one batch, and for episodes 28-76 they were released with 3 episodes weekly. Whether DR will take either approach to the rest of the series or if they will go in a new pattern remains to be seen, but nonetheless it is exciting for Dragon Ball fans in Denmark that this dub may be seen to its conclusion.

    It is worth noting if this dub finishes Dragon Ball Super it will not only surpass the episode count of the Dragon Ball Z Danish dub (which stopped at episode 104) but it will be the first time a Dragon Ball TV anime has ever received a complete dub in the language.

  • New upscale of Dragon Ball streaming on Hulu

    Earlier this week TOEI Animation announced that the original 1986 Dragon Ball series was streaming on Hulu with an English dub option.

    This is not the first time the show was available on the platform, as it was removed in February of this year but expected to return.

    Whether the series was removed for work to be done on this HD upscale remains to be seen.

    Other Dragon Ball series available on Hulu include Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Daima and Dragon Ball Super. Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are no longer available.

  • The end of Dragon Ball’s longest run on UK TV nears as Narrative Entertainment is set to shut down Pop

    Dragon Ball Super’s 6-year run on UK TV should be coming to an end soon, as it has been announced Narrative Entertainment will be shutting down their linear channels and app next month.

    Narrative Entertainment MD Paul Dunthorne commented:

    “With commercial value across the UK kids’ TV market now just 4% of what it was 10 years ago, we’ve taken the decision to close our linear Pop channel at the end of the year. We understand the importance of offering high-quality kids’ TV, and we’ve done everything that we can to maintain Pop. But free-to-air channels for this audience are simply not commercially viable without public service broadcaster-style funding.

    “We will retain our Pop presence on FAST channels in the UK on Freeview, Samsung, LG and other platforms, and internationally, as these continue to offer commercial opportunities.”

    Pop was previously owned by Sony Pictures Television before they sold their UK TV portfolio to Narrative Entertainment in 2021.

    Dragon Ball Super’s premier on Pop in 2019 marked the series debut on free TV, which became the only such free-to-air (FTA) commercial kids’ broadcaster after the closure of ITV’s CITV in 2023.

    Sister channel Pop Max (which also aired Dragon Ball Super) left Freeview and Sky in December of last year, and January this year respectively. Their content was moved to Pop and Pop Player.

    As it stands Dragon Ball Super remains on Pop from 7pm-8pm and 1:50am-2:38am every night. Whether it will be run until Pop’s last day broadcasting remains to be seen.

    As Dragon Ball Super has lasted 6 years on Pop (although the channel removed it from their schedule at times) it is the instalment of the franchise which has been on UK TV for the longest.

    Dragon Ball Z aired between 2000 and 2002 on Cartoon Network, 2002-2003 on CNX and 2003-2005 on Toonami, Dragon Ball GT ran on CNX and Toonami for the same years while original Dragon Ball only aired on Toonami and Dragon Ball Kai was shown on Kix between 2012 and 2015.

    It is likely Dragon Ball Super lasted as long as it has on Pop because of sponsorship deals with Bandai Namco and toy retailer chain Smyths.

    While the future of Dragon Ball on linear TV remains uncertain, although the series is still available on Crunchyroll, BBC iPlayer and home video releases from Manga UK and Crunchyroll.

Tag: Dragon Ball Z

  • New Dragon Ball collaboration with Burger King coming in September

    According to a leak there will be a new collaboration between Dragon Ball and Burger King coming. Dragon Ball fans in the United States will remember that Dragon Ball Z had a commercial tie-in…

  • Dragon Ball Daima German dub to be released on August 28th

    Recently it was announced that RTL Consumer Products would be taking over the marketing of the Dragon Ball brand as part of a strategic plan for the franchises continued growth in popularity throughout Europe,…

  • Michael Donovan passes away

    It has been revealed that Michael Donovan, known for his role as Roshi in Funimation’s 1995 English dub of Dragon Ball (known by fans as the “BLT dub”) passed away on March 4th this…

  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 122-124 uploaded to the DR TV app

    With today’s addition of 3 more episodes to the Dragon Ball Super Danish dub there is only 7 more to go until the dub is completed. The episodes uploaded were 122-124 and they have…

  • SABC2 Retro TV Schedules

    June 3, 2002 5:54am CNN5:55am Bethesda6:00am Morning Live8:00am Pasella9:30am School TV11:30am Infomercials12:30pm African Connection1:00pm Meloding1:30pm Stargate SG-12:30pm Buzz and Poppy2:42pm Liewe Heksie2:52pm Health3:00pm Takalani Sesame3:30pm Let’s Meet4:00pm Spherics4:30pm Dragonball Z5:00pm EBU5:30pm Family Ties6:00pm Stoute…

  • Manolo Solo (Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passes away

    Last week actor Manolo Solo (real name Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passed away at the age of 62. The actor known for playing Beerus and #17 in the Castilian dub of Dragon Ball died…

  • Dragon Ball GT returns to Mangas on August 24, 2026

    It was recently announced that Dragon Ball GT would begin airing again on the French channel Mangas, although at the time no premier date or timeslot was revealed, until now. Just the other day…

  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 119-121 uploaded to the DR TV app

    With this week’s 3 new episodes of the Dragon Ball Super Danish dub the latest Nordic dub in the series draws closer to its conclusion with less than a month left to go. As…

  • Dragon Ball Super episodes 116-118 uploaded to the DR TV app

    The Dragon Ball Super Danish dub draws ever closer to its conclusion with today’s (July 24th) addition. Just this morning Dragon Ball Super episodes 116-118 have been uploaded to the DR TV app. The…