Crunchyroll's First Anime Film Global Release: North America, UK, and Ireland on August 19, with other regions following in August and September
Crunchyroll, the anime platform joint venture with Sony Pictures, and Toei Animation of Japan today revealed more release details for the latest installment in the globally renowned and best-selling anime film series "Dragon Ball," titled "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero." This includes a new trailer and the all-new English dub cast. The film is set to open on August 19 in over 2,300 theaters across North America, with advance tickets going on sale July 22. It will be available in both English dub and original Japanese with English subtitles, and will also be screened in select IMAX® theaters in the U.S. For more information on the film, please visit http://2022dbs-global.com/.
Crunchyroll also announced the English dub cast for the film:
Gohan - Kyle Hebert, Goku - Sean Schemmel, Goten - Robert McCollum,
Piccolo - Christopher R. Sabat, Bulma - Monica Rial, Vegeta - Christopher R. Sabat,
Krillin - Sonny Strait, Trunks - Eric Vale, Videl - Kara Edwards, Pan - Jeannie Tirado.
New English dub cast members: Dr. Hedo - Zach Aguilar, Gamma 1 - Aleks Le, Gamma 2 - Zeno Robinson, Magenta - Charles Martinet, Carmine - Jason Marnocha.
The second animated film in the "Dragon Ball Super" series, "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero," is set to be released in theaters across continents worldwide, with release dates as follows:
August 18: Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay
August 19: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Zambia, Vietnam
August 26: India, Indonesia
August 30: Malaysia, Brunei
August 31: Philippines
September 1: Singapore
September 8: Taiwan
September 15: South Korea
September 29: Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau
Additional global release dates will be announced soon.
"Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" Official Synopsis
The Red Ribbon Army, once destroyed by Son Goku, has returned! Individuals who carry on its spirit have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and have begun attacking Piccolo and Gohan. What is the new Red Ribbon Army's objective? In the face of approaching danger, it's time for the true superheroes to awaken!
Original creator Akira Toriyama is in charge of the original story, screenplay, and character design for "Dragon Ball." The legendary anime master is pouring all his effort into this new cinematic work!
Furthermore, the film will be directed by Tetsuro Kodama, working alongside a splendid Japanese voice cast to create new content, including Masako Nozawa (voicing Goku, Gohan, and Goten), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Aya Hisakawa (Bulma), Ryo Horikawa (Vegeta), Mayumi Tanaka (Krillin), Takeshi Kusao (Trunks), Yuko Minaguchi (Videl, Pan), Miyu Irino (Dr. Hedo), Hiroshi Kamiya (Gamma 1), Mamoru Miyano (Gamma 2), Volcano Ota (Magenta), and Ryota Takeuchi (Carmine).
The "Dragon Ball" phenomenon began in 1984 when renowned Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama started serializing his manga in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump." After 10 and a half years of serialization, it became an immensely popular masterpiece, skyrocketing in popularity worldwide, selling 260 million copies, and remaining a long-running bestseller to this day. As the appeal of "Dragon Ball" continues to grow, the work has expanded beyond manga into TV animation, theatrical releases, video games, and merchandise. Today, 38 years since the original "Dragon Ball" manga first debuted, its content continues to evolve, with this new large-scale theatrical film bringing the series to a brand new peak.