DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS at New York Comic Con

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Two of the Movie`s Voice Actors Will Appear October 10-11 Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2013.com (Japan), dragonballz.com/battleofgods (US) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski The DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS momentum continues! Following the highly successful theatrical release in August, the movie releases today, Oct 7th, on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD! Fans can relive the epic theatrical event with the Extended Edition Blu-ray Combo pack, which features 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage. It also includes the theatrical version of the film, as well as 30 minutes of extra features, both of which are not available on the standard DVD version. You don’t want to miss this! IGN noted the movie has “some of the most exhilarating fight scenes I’ve ever seen.” Fans love the stunning animation, epic new villains, action, and comedy of the film. They called the English dub “phenomenal”. To celebrate the release, two of the starring voice actors from the DRAGON BALL Z franchise, Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat, will attend the New York Comic Con October 10th-11th. In addition to signing autographs for the fans at FUNimation’s Booth #1520, on Friday and Saturday from 3:30pm - 4:30pm, the adored actors will appear on the official Twitch livestream at the Twitch booth on Friday October 10 from 12-1pm. Sean Schemmel plays the voice character of Goku in the DRAGON BALL megaseries as well as voices in POKEMON, YU-Gi-OH!, LUPIN III and AH! MY GODDESS. Schemmel is also an ADR director and screenwriter and has provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime, television series, and video games. Chris Sabat has a multitude of skills including screenwriter and ADR director, but for DRAGON BALL Z, plays the voices of Vegeta, Piccolo, Shenron, Yamcha, Bubbles and more. He also appears in GHOST IN THE SHELL: ARISE, SAMURAI 7, FULLMETL ALCHEMIST and has video game roles in AEON FLUX, BLOODRAYNE 2 and THE WALKING DEAD: SURVIVAL INSTINCT! Both men have years of experience creating amazing anime works and have a lot stories to share about the creativity that goes behind making the incredibly popular DRAGON BALL Z franchise. Be sure to check out the Twitch event on Friday, October 10 from 12-1pm. Watch it live at twitch.tv/nycc. And don’t miss out on owning the first DRAGON BALL Z feature film in 17 years! Go to dragonballz.com to order online or find the retail location nearest you.

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