The original Dragon Ball manga, created by Akira Toriyama, was first published, laying the foundation for all future Dragon Ball media.
The Dragon Ball Z anime series, which adapts the later parts of the manga including story arcs leading up to Battle of Gods, begins airing.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dragon Ball series, Toei Animation announces the production of the Battle of Gods movie.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is released in theaters in Japan, marking the first Dragon Ball movie with an original story supervised by creator Akira Toriyama.
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.