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Image: Shonen JumpOvernight, the world was shocked with the news that Akira Toriyama—the creator of Dragon Ball and Dr Slump among countless other manga, the character designer on legendary video games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger, and one of the most influential artists of our time—passed away. Now, fans and creators across the world are mourning his loss.There are not many ways to truly articulate just how influential Toriyama’s work was to legions of people—across mediums, across series, across forms and styles…

With the sad passing of Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama, Final Fantasy XIV players have come together across the world to pay tribute to a hero and legend of the anime sphere. Since news of Toriyama’s passing broke, players have gathered outside the Pugilist’s guild in Ul’dah, many dressed as some of the creator’s most beloved characters. Although best known for creating the foundational world of Dragon Ball Z, Toriyama was also renowned for his work on much-loved RPGs. From his character designs in Chrono Trigger…

The cinematic adventures of Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of the Z Warriors are (cha la) heading (cha la) to Crunchyroll. The anime streaming service has announced that 15 movies—including all 14 Dragon Ball Z films, and one from its sequel series, Dragon Ball Super—will soon become available all over the world.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThese movies include almost every Dragon Ball Z movie since the first, Dead Zone, debuted in Japan in 1989. For those still missing Goku since the Super series concluded in 2018, that’s a…

Screenshot: NHK NewsA metal sphere, which many are calling Godzilla’s egg, washed up on the shore of Enshu beach in Hamamatsu, Japan. Authorities responded to the scene where a woman reported that she had stumbled upon the sphere while out for her morning walk.A man told NHK News that he didn’t understand why it was getting so much attention, saying he had spotted the metal sphere (measuring 1.5 meters/4.9 feet in diameter) more than a month earlier. “It’s been there for a month,” he told the outlet, adding, “I tried to…

Image: FunkoAnother New York Comic Con, another overwhelming, arguably intimidating number of exclusive Pop Vinyl figures. In fact, 2022's slate includes nearly 50 toys ranging from the MCU to obscure Disney characters—so we’ve decided to let you know about every single exclusive Pop coming to the con and where you can get your hands on them, even if you aren’t attending.Please note! At the time of this article’s publication, October 6, 5:00 pm ET, the assorted retailers haven’t opened pre-orders for their exclusive…

Image: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images (Getty Images)In 2019, Vic Mignogna, a voice actor whose credits include Dragon Ball Z, RWBY, and Fullmetal Alchemist, was accused of sexual harassment by multiple parties said to stretch back multiple years.Later that same year, Mignogna would later sue his employer Funimation (who, like Rooster Teeth, fired him following an internal investigation), along with fellow voice actors Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi, along with Rial’s partner, Ron Toye. That suit, which was filed in…

Image: Toei Animation/CrunchyrollEver since Dragon Ball Z aired on Toonami in 1998, the animated adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s shonen series has stood as one of the most beloved anime in the west. It’s so popular that even though there hasn’t been a new episode of Dragon Ball Super since 2018, and the film Dragon Ball Super: Broly released that same year, the franchise has lived on largely due to the many video games from Bandai Namco and an extremely passionate fanbase.There’ve been many films throughout Dragon Ball…

Screenshot: 20th CenturyLook. Let’s be honest with each other. I know you don’t have any questions, let alone frequent ones, about 2009’s Dragonball Evolution. Critically and commercially scorned, the movie based loosely (ever-so-loosely) on Akira Toriyama’s best-selling manga and anime of (kind of) the same name has been largely forgotten by the world. This made me wonder, has the passage of time made the movie any better? Short answer: No. Am I punching down by doing a FAQ review of it? Yes, but sometimes that’s exactly…

Screenshot: Toei Animation/CrunchyrollWhile Dragon Ball’s Goku may have saved the universe a few times, he was also an absentee father. Sure, he was dead some of the time, but that still left his son Gohan to be partially raised and trained by Goku’s former foe Piccolo. But the two bonded—and that bond will be retested when the new Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero movie comes out next month.Here’s the second trailer for the film, which will focus on Gohan and Piccolo saving the world while Goku and Vegeta continue their…

Bandai Namco, the Japanese video game publishing giant, has now revealed that it is working on a new development project, one that could see characters and settings from Dark Souls, Dragon Ball Z, and Elden Ring all collide in the metaverse, in a bid to allow fans to interact across its different IPs through a shared interface. The Tokyo-based publisher has stated that it will invest $130 million (roughly Rs. 980 crore) on the project, labelled "IP Metaverse", as part of the company's new mid-term plan, which outlines its…