The creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, has died at the age of 68. Toriyama created the Dragon Ball Z franchise, which is one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time, and has been turned into a globally popular cartoon series and a number of films. His studio said in a […]

2 years ago

The voiceover to so many people’s childhood Legendary voice actor and Dragon Ball Z narrator, Jôji Yanami, has sadly passed away aged 90. Yanami was perhaps best known for providing the Japanese voice-over on the original Dragon Ball Z as well as Dragon Ball Super – but he also voiced many characters within the show among […]

4 years ago

See you in the Other World, Chris Chris Ayres, the long-time voice actor behind beloved Dragon Ball Z character Frieza, has sadly passed away aged just 56. In a post from Ayres’ girlfriend Krystal LaPorte – a fellow actor and notable voice talent in the anime genre – she issued a full statement revealing his […]

4 years ago

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an American tradition for nearly a century The annual November tradition sees the streets of New York filled with ominous inflatable likeness of beloved kids characters, as well as perky pop performers playing popular hits. This year, however, the parade was infiltrated by an oversees menace: anime. Alongside […]

7 years ago