Funimation has released the following announcement today:
FUNimation is extremely pleased to announce that Cartoon Network (CN) will soon begin airing episodes of Dragon Ball- the show that started it all! Starting sometime in May, 26-28 episodes of Dragon Ball will be aired immediately following Dragon Ball Z on Cartoon Network. Long time fans will please note this is NOT the 13 episodes that originally aired in 1995, but an all-new version, truer to the original story line. The new episodes feature the early adventures of Goku, as he encounters the Dragon Ball cast for the first time. Never before seen, these episodes are already in production. Producer Barry Watson says, "Working on is Dragon Ball is a blast! The show is so hilarious and wacked out…" FUNimation wants to include you the fans in producing Dragon Ball. Very soon you will be able to hear sample clips of prospective voice actors for the show and then cast your vote for the one that you like the best. This will be a great way for you to be involved in the process of shaping and developing DB.
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There have been rumors spreading around that the original series of "Dragonball" might go on air on Toonami in 2002. This exciting news isn't fully confirmed though. The rumor can be read below:
The President of Yuugi Arts, Seijii Hiroshima, met with FUNimation councils. Yuugi Arts currently owns Dragon Ball which was sold to them by FUNimation for 5.6 million dollars. Yuugi and FUNimation have decided to air "Dragon Ball series" in the beginning of 2002. Currently DB (153 episodes) are being dubbed by Yuugi Arts and DBGT (64 episodes) are/will be dubbed by FUNimation.
Stay tuned to find out if this rumor is confirmed!
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