The Fanboy Review

Author: Marc

  • Dragon Ball Game News From E3

    Some game news from E3 via press releases.
     
    Looks like the new Dragon Ball related games will be published directly by Namco-Bandai and be Atari free.
     
    Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, for the Nintendo DS. This one is the Kai RPG (guess that tells us if Funi secretly has Kai yet or not.)
     
    Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, for the 360/PS3. This is a fighting/action game that is in the style of Budokai Tenkaichi/Sparking.
     
    Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, for the Wii. This is a sidescrolling platform action game, that we first told you about here on FBR far far earlier in the year before it was fully known what the game was yet.
     
    All three games are scheduled for release this fall
     

    Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z – © 2009 BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
     

  • Dragonball Evolution… Variant Boxart?

    Looks like the DVD and Blu-ray for Evolution will have slightly different coverart (I’m sure many people will just jump at the chance to get variant coverart for such a…. fine…. piece of entertainment.
     
    Here are the different covers for the 5 of you that are interested.
     
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    Just fantastic, I’m sure Goku’s flexed arm will be the toast of the industry.
     
    Comes out on July 28th, and it appears people who get the Blu-ray will also get a Digital Copy.
     


    Dragonball Evolution – © 2009 Fox. All Rights Reserved.
     

  • Digimon: Data Squad- Collection One, Early Look/Review

    Digimon in the USA has always had an odd history.  Never quite getting a real release for any of it’s seasons on DVD (minus a single DVD for the first season released nearly a decade ago that had over 10 episodes stuffed onto it and the first three films in their ‘edited into one film for the USA’ version on a different DVD) Well Go USA has teamed up with Toei USA to bring boxsets of the newest season to the USA.
     
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    After some lackluster online streaming and video on demand offerings recently, let’s see if this is finally a Digimon release fans can get behind and enjoy.
     
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  • Dragonball Evolution… Z?

    Oh boy, everyone is gonna love this….
     
    Apparently Fox is prepping a new/different (maybe it’s the foreign cut?) of Dragonball Evolution for home video, and it will be called….
     
    Dragonball Evolution: Z-Edition
     
    I’m trying not to laugh, but…. lol
     
    edit- Having watched a screener of the “Z-Edition” film with two other staff members, I think it’s probably likely that “Z-Edition” is just what they will be calling the DVD instead of special edition, or any other name and not necessarily signifying a new cut of the movie. Will update if we get any more info on it.
     

     

  • Contest Entries All Done

    Entries are in, contest is closed.
     
    I’ll be going thru the entries this weekend and emailing the winners to decide on their prizes once I choose the placement.

  • Dragonball Z: Broly Triple Feature (Blu-ray), Early Look/Review

    Wow, we already have an American anime Blu-ray getting a double dip (well mostly anyways).  Here we are again with yet another Broly Blu-ray.  The original ‘prototype’ Blu-ray disk had quite a few problems.
     
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    Is this new disk’s power maximum?  Let’s go take a look. (more…)

  • Contest Time- Dragonball Z x4 and Afro Samurai

     
    Time for our first contest.
     
    This time we have a few prizes to give away.
     



     
    2 copies of Dragonball Z Season Eight
    1 copy of Dragonball Z Double Feature- Super Android 13/Bojack Unbound (DVD version)
    1 copy of Dragonball Z Triple Feature- Broly Triple Feature (DVD version)
    1 copy of Afro Samurai Resurrection- Directors Cut (DVD version)
     
    This contest we will make a smidge harder than the easiest thing possible.
     

    Name your favorite fight from any anime, comic, cartoon, movie, or videogame and why.

     
    My favorite five answers will get to choose their prize in order (number 1 gets whatever they want, 2, 3, and 4 get to choose from what’s left by their turn, and 5 gets the last item). If I see any that I think deserve a prize past that, I may add a prize or two to the list.
     
    Please send contest entries to contests@fanboyreview.net. Please only enter once. In your email include your answer and your name and address. If you are under 18 please include an email address for a guardian and be aware that Afro Samurai will only be awarded on the guardians permission. Contest ends at 11:59pm (Pacific) on April 12th, 2009 (that’s a Sunday).
     
    Didn’t win but still want the DVDs? Help support The Fanboy Review by buying from Amazon.
     

     

    Fine Print- The Fanboy Review reserves the right to cancel the contest at any time for any reason. Contest is open to anyone in the multiverse, but will only be shipped within the continental United States and Canada (if you enter and win from elsewhere, you can still win, but you gotta pick a place within the shipping area). Fanboy Review staff is not eligible. Duplicate entries will be deleted. Winners names will be posted on The Fanboy Review. Mailing addresses and other contact information provided will be used only to contact in regards to the contest and shipping any prizes. Information will not be given out, sold, or otherwise used in any malicious or annoying way. We reserve the right to add new rules as is needed, including while a contest is running. We aren’t responsible for any of the following happening due to the contest or the prize: death, injury, destruction, faith in humanity being lost, etc. WE aren’t responsible if anything happens to the prize during shipping, or the prize is just bad.
     
    Dragon Ball Z – © 2004 BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
    Afro Samurai – ©TAKASHI OKAZAKI, GONZO / GDH. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

     

  • Interview- Viz Pictures

    Time for our first interview.  First one is some questions answered by the fine folks at Viz Pictures.  I helped come up with the questions with our new staff member Kevin, who got the interview with Viz Pictures set up.  You guys should get to see some reviews and other articles from him soon.
     
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    We tried to ask some interesting questions and even asked a few questions we expected would just get a ‘no comment’ from but got some good answers (yay for question 7!).  Interview questions after the break (more…)

  • Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion, Dub News

    For all you Bleach fans out there, some news.
     
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    The second Bleach movie, The DiamondDust Rebellion (not sure if it’s one word or two for DiamondDust…) is currently being dubbed with the intention of a release later this year.
     
    No news yet on if we can expect a limited theatrical release like the first movie got.
     

     

  • Naruto Shippuden Movie Dub News

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    The first Naruto Shippuden Movie is getting a dub that is being worked on as we speak.
     
    Wesley Crusher himself is playing someone in it.
     
    We really should be hearing something about the Shippuden dub soon, they’ve been working on it for quite awhile at this point.
     
    edit- Already mentioned Wesley being in it, but just noticed Wil Wheaton himself mentioned it on his twitter earlier today.