Monday, July 7, 2008

World Tournament Saga

All the Z fighters pass the qualifying round for the World Martial Arts Tournament. The Tournament is about to begin with the Junior Division for those 15 years and younger. 35 youths will participate with the winner receiving a monetary reward and a lesson from Hercule.

Our heroes are amazing fighters. 8 year old Trunks wins over 15 year old Idasa in the 9th match. 7 year old Goten wins over 14 year old Ikose in the 16th bout. The final round will be Goten versus Trunks. As the battle progresses, they both turn Super Saiyan, even though they had previously agreed not to. The match is incredible with Trunks emerging as the winner.

But Hercule is worried. How can he possibly get in the ring to give a lesson with a fighter this strong? He saves face by appearing like he lets the Young Trunks win on purpose.

Now what we all have been waiting for...it’s time for the adults to fight. The World Martial Arts Tournament begins! Krillin easily wins the first match. Next, it’s Piccolo against Mr. Shin (the Supreme Kai in disguise). Piccolo unexpectedly forfeits. Videl fights against Spopovitch but something strange is happening. He is fighting with power not his own. Videl loses the match.

As the match proceeds, Gohan’s identity is revealed. He powers up to Super Saiyan levels to fight Spopovitch who steals Gohan’s power and escapes with Yamu. The Z fighters race after him while the story of Bibidi, Babidi, and Buu is revealed.

Kid Buu Saga

Super Buu’s body is mutating once again! Majin Buu’s first task after assuming this hideous new form is the total destruction of Earth! With the Earth erased from existence, Buu goes on a manhunt for Goku and Vegeta, leaving world after world annihilated in his wake. The battle to end all battles is set to begin! Goku and Vegeta take their shots at Buu, but the monster;s superior strength drives both to the edge of death.

After the miraculous power of the Dragon Balls restores the Earth and its inhabitants to life, Goku issues a plea for all of the planet’s souls to combine and team up to destroy the evil Buu once and for all. The Spirit Bomb is ready, loaded, and locked on Majin Buu! What will it take for the weary Goku to summon enough strength to deliver the blast?

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Broly : Second Coming

Broly is back, and he's out for revenge! While searching for the Dragon Balls, Goten, Videl, and Trunks unearth the truth about Goku's first encounter with the Legendary Super Saiyan: Broly survived!

Now he has invaded Earth, threatening not only his arch-rival, Goku, but every innocent soul on the peaceful planet. Seeing Goku's broken body laid before his feet is the only thing that will quench Broly's thirst for revenge.

Brave Goten only fuels Broly's rage causing him to unleash an incredible assault against Earth's heroes. Gohan and Krillin soon join the battle and face their most perilous challenge, and possibly their last! The Saiyans will need a miracle if they are to destroy their father's arch rival once and for all!

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Latest News

FUNimation Entertainment and The Bigger Picture announces The Foreign Exchange Program:

Three films. Three weeks. One experience.

New York City, NY ? December 7th, 2007 ? FUNimation® Entertainment and The Bigger Picture announce The Foreign Exchange Program. Coming in February 2008, the program will present three Japanese films over a three week period in more than 100 theatres across the country.

The Foreign Exchange Program is an exclusive run showcase featuring three diverse films from Japan: an unnerving sci-fi glimpse into the future crafted with cutting edge CGI technology, an intense live action journey into the legend of a conqueror, and an animated fantasy adventure set upon the high seas of imagination.

About The Films

Vexille -- Director Fumihiko Sori and the team behind the 2004 big-screen version of ?Appleseed? have reunited to create Vexille. In addition, Paul Oakenfold of The Matrix Reloaded has created the score for the film written by Haruka Handa. A dark, futuristic CGI anime about illegal robotics research and set in 2067 Japan, the story follows Japan's isolation after the United Nations bans further research on robotic technology out of concerns of a threat to mankind. The U.S. has intelligence that Japan is developing the banned technology and dispatches a team led by a female commander named Vexille on a secret mission to determine Japan's ambitions.

One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and The Pirates Adventures in Alabasta ? From the popular manga and the series currently airing on Cartoon Network comes the eighth movie from the One Piece tale. Six pirates may be all that stands between salvation and total destruction. The island kingdom of Alabasta is about to erupt in civil war ? a war engineered by Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal organization Baroque Works. Monkey D. Luffy, his Straw Hat pirates and Princess Vivi race to the island, where the strongest warriors of Baroque Works wait to stop them.

Genghis Khan ? To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (released as Aoki Ookami, 2007) -- This full-scale Japanese epic follows the life of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongolian Empire who took the throne in 1206. The film, adapted from a novel by Seiichi Morimura, covers Genghis? life, his battles and his relationships with women. The infamous historical figure was brought to life by director by Shinichiro Sawai and stars Takashi Sorimachi, Rei Kikukawa, Mayumi Wakamura, Yoshihiko Hakamada and Kenichi Matsuyama.

FUNimation Entertainment is bringing all three films to DVD in 2008.

Fusion Reborn

After a disaster in King Yemma?s world, all the evil in the Evil Cleansing Machine is set free creating a large and very powerful demon named Janemba! Janemba uses his power to imprison King Yemma in his castle rendering him unable to combat the very forces he is supposed to keep at bay! To make matters worse, the malfunctioning machine has unleashed a horde of evil upon the Earth! Even the powerful Eternal Dragon can do nothing to prevent the hosts of the dead from flooding the planet! While the exciting Saiyaman does his best to stave off the threat of anarchy on Earth, Goku rushes to the aid of King Yemma, hoping to solve the problem at its source. But Goku?s Super Saiyan 3 form is not enough to destroy Janemba, who continues to get stronger and stronger as time passes! Goku must plead with Vegeta for help. Just what is Goku?s bizarre strategy? And what will it take for Vegeta to agree to become closer to Goku than he ever imagined!?

History of Trunks

When Goku dies of a deadly virus, it seems like the end of the world. But the powerful Master's passing proves to be merely a presage of the horrible tragedies that are on the way!

When two Androids appear and start destroying the great cities of the Earth, the planet is plunged into darkness and its inhabitants are living in fear. But there is one last hope! Goku's son, Gohan is now a man, and though outnumbered by the demonic Androids, he does have a special young teenager named Trunks on his side!

As Gohan trains Trunks, it seems like the world is collapsing around them! Can they put a stop to the horrible progression of evil? This is the story of the future that never was!

Super Anoroid 13

When the quiet peace of a routine day is interrupted by violent explosions it seems like the entire world is under siege! But Goku quickly realizes that he is the target of the sudden attack! Who are these strange assassins? When Goku discovers that despite their great power, the culprits are not emitting an energy signal, it can only mean one thing. They are Androids!

With Dr. Gero dead, just who is responsible for master-minding this new wave of Androids that are stronger, faster, and ten times more deadly than before? The mystery unravels itself as the Android assault begins!