[Anime News] ‘Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods’ to hit N. America Theaters in August 2014
Funimation has announced that it will screen Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in North America on August 5, August 6, August 7, and August 9 in over 350 theaters.
This is fantastic news for Dragon Ball Z fans! It sounds as if the original voice actors are back for the english dub. There’s still plenty more information that’ll be announced soon, but for now we have the plot summary from Funimation.
Following the events from the Dragon Ball Z television series, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity. Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumors of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-fighters must find a way to stop him before it’s too late. Only Goku, humanity’s last hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and stop Beerus from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe! Fans of the series will be delighted to know that Battle of Gods is an original work from Dragon Ball creator, himself, Akira Toriyama.
Source: Funimation