They also mentioned at the anime expo to stay tuned for more Dragon Ball related updates within the next month. One can only speculate what it could be, but it most likely has to do with Dragon Ball Kai. Or maybe re-airing the series on TV? We’ll just have to wait and see.

UPDATE – FUNimation revealed a press release :

Dragon Ball Season Set One includes the first 31 episodes of the iconic franchise and chronicles the first adventures of Goku as a child as he meets Bulma, Master Roshi and others. Together they set out to find the seven magic Dragon Balls and make the wish that will change their lives forever.

“This is a project we have been looking forward to for a long time,” said Gen Fukunaga, president at CEO at FUNimation Entertainment. “Some of these episodes of the original series have never before been released in their uncut form in North America.”

The first Dragon Ball Season Set includes 31 episodes on 5 DVDs with more than 745 minutes of uncut action. The Season Set releases will feature an aspect ratio of 4:3, English and Japanese language options, and the original Japanese musical score in 5.1 Surround.

The Dragon Ball Season One Sets will be available at major retailers nationwide on September 15, 2009 and will have an SRP of $49.98.

There’s not a whole lot of content here, and very little worth coming back to once you’ve seen it.

There are eight deleted scenes, although two of them are merely extended versions of scenes in the film. There’s nothing all that essential to the film here, but fans might like to see a few extra comedic moments and action beats that didn’t make the final cut.

Goku’s workout opens with a “don’t try this at home” disclaimer. Which is weird, since the whole thing is basically a martial-arts lesson. Where exactly are you supposed to try it? Fight team members Ryan Watson and Matt Rigetti host the training session against a cheesy background of rocky terrain. They show you how to execute some of the moves used in the film (moves which, presumably, you’re not supposed to try). The production value is about the level of a workout video, complete with generic techno music in the background.

Read the rest at IGN…

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Update : Video was removed by FUNimation employee, Jim Welch (a music composer for FUNimation).
Update 2 : The video is back up !

Seems this figure of Goku looks more like the anime version Goku than he did in the film, maybe because of the black hair? Anyways, if more are revealed we will post them here.

FUNimation also just recently updated their twitter account saying…

At Anime Expo 2009, we’ll FINALLY be able to announce a release that you know about already!

It is pretty obvious they are talking about Dragon Ball Remastered. So it seems FUNimation now has the entire rights to distribute all of DB. And to top it off, the official box cover art for the first season has been revealed (shown to the right).

Rumors are going around that the Dragonball Evolution film will be reset and will have another planned trilogy. I first got this inside tip from FOX myself and now HoyCinema reports this to be confirmed.

UPDATE : Hoy Cinema has admitted that the claim they made about a reboot was false. No matter how pathetic this was as an attempt for visits or whatever, it still doesn’t excuse the fact that a reboot is still possible. We can only wait and see what plans FOX has for the live action Dragon Ball series. Anyways, this just further proves we can never trust anything from that site and should take any rumor out there as false until proven otherwise. And the only reason I posted this rumor was due to inside information that may later be revealed.

In a recent interview with James (Lord Piccolo), he mentions towards the end that he can actually tell that there is going to be a sequel. Here’s the portion of the interview where he mentions the sequel. (Note that this interview was published in the June edition of a German magazine entitled “Nautilus“, so yes it is new.)

In Spring and Summer, I’m on tour in Europe. Check for dates and ticket on www.jamesmarsters.com. And then we’ll start shooting the second Dragonball movie. (grins) I’ve just heard that I can actually tell that there is going to be a sequel.

So, according to James…the sequel to Dragonball Evolution (Dragonball Reborn “pending title”) will begin filming sometime after Summer of this year. Hopefully we will get more info on this. A single actor confirming the sequel is not enough for me just yet.

Source : Civilized James (read the rest of the interview here)

UPDATE – According to his official site, James Marsters just got back from touring in Europe. This could mean filming for the sequel to Dragonball Evolution will begin shortly. Let’s just hope we hear some actual confirmation on this very soon. But when that first piece of sequel media hits, you’ll find it here.

And as a reminder, James Marsters will yet again be attending Dragon Con this year. It starts September 4th.

Also, it has been confirmed that Revenge of King Piccolo, Attack of the Saiyans (DB Kai RPG) and Raging Blast all will release this fall in North America.

Ok, this comes from the DragonBall Wikipedia. I will post more if I come across a better source and official confirmation.

Special Features

Blu-ray Disc Specs:

The Dragonball Evolution: Z Edition Blu-ray Disc is presented in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio (Lossless), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 Dolby Digital sound with Spanish, Portuguese, French, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean subtitles. Bonus features include:
•Goku’s Quest – BD Exclusive scavenger hunt game
•Eight Deleted Scenes
•Goku’s Workout: Stunt Work featurette
•Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene
•Fox Movie channel Presents Life After Film School with Justin Chatwin
•Dragonball Gag Reel
•Brian Anthony “Worked Up” Music Video

DVD Specs:

The Dragonball Evolution: Z Edition DVD will be presented in wide screen format with 5.1 Dolby Surround sound and English, French, Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:
•Eight Deleted Scenes
•Goku’s Workout: Stunt Work featurette
•Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene
•Fox Movie channel Presents Life After Film School with Justin Chatwin
•Dragonball Gag Reel
•Brian Anthony “Worked Up” Music Video

Pick up your copy of Dragonball Evolution July 28th 2009.