July 8, 2014 : DBZ Animated Movie Hitting Theaters
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, came out in Japan March of 2013. This is the first movie in 17 years for the series and will now have a limited English dub release. It is set to premiere in 350 North American theaters from August 5-9. You can check out the FUNimation trailer below:
The plot seems pretty much on par with a DBZ movie – that is to say, ‘meh’ – however, the animation looks very crisp. In addition to seeing a fair amount of 3D in the trailer, I am willing to bet this is the first movie in the franchise to be done digitally (versus the old school cel-shaded method).
While I will go in with relatively low expectations, it will be nice to see some new material from the DBZ franchise. Also on the plus side, series creator Akira Toriyama was involved in the production – which will make me overlook the fact that some people call this movie in-canon (having taken place after the Buu saga but before DBGT). After all, I’ve said it before: the series ended after the Cell Saga… at least that is what I tell myself.
posted by Pi Visuals at 11:33 pm
Tags: Akira Toriyama , DBZ
Wow, that is a really limited release. I’ll have to check theater listings and see if it’s airing near me. And if I get a chance to see it, I’ll have to check Wikipedia to find out how the Buu saga ended. So… Goku isn’t dead anymore?
I believe he was somehow wished back before GT, but I don’t remember the specifics – nor do I want to.