Yesterday, both the official Twiiter accounts of Funimation and Toei teased that something Legendary was coming, along with a pic of the 4-star dragon ball. This led to a ton of speculation that a new Dragon Ball Super anime was on the verge of being announced.
Sadly, that was not the case. Instead, a new, remastered collection for Dragon Ball Z was announced to celebrate the iconic anime's 30th Anniversary.
There's apparently a lot being packed into the special edition and longtime DBZ fans are holding out hope that one of those extras will be a first look at the new (rumored) series that follows Super. Check out the press release from Funimation below.
It’s been 30 years of Dragon Ball Z and we want to celebrate in the most perfect way—with you! With your help, we’re going to make a collector’s edition worthy of a series this big, happen. Here’s a look at what you can expect from this epic collection:
The complete Dragon Ball Z series on Blu-ray with new bonus content
North America’s first ever full-sized hardback artbook—available only in this set!
An exclusive collectible figure—not available anywhere else!
And there’s so much more to come, but we can’t do it without your help.
In the coming weeks, we’ll reveal full details of the set and open a reservation period for fans to reserve their copy of this must-have collector’s edition. And while we’d like to just wish it into creation with the Dragon Balls, we’re going to need at least 2,500 of you super fans to help make this happen!
We’ll have full details and artwork to reveal soon—and you won’t want to miss out! Be sure to keep up-to-date by signing up for emails.
WHY HOLD A RESERVATION CAMPAIGN?
Due to the high costs associated with the set, we need to guarantee a minimum number to print. We think a DBZ 30th anniversary set is an awesome idea, but we need to measure the interest!
WHY 2,500 UNITS?
This is the minimum build order for sets from our printers. This minimum makes sure that we can sell the product to you at an affordable price.
WHY ARE YOU HOSTING THIS HERE INSTEAD OF ON A PLATFORM LIKE KICKSTARTER?
The short answer? We aren’t looking to crowdfund this set. We feel that Kickstarter and similar crowdfunding platforms are typically asking fans to fund the creation of new content, not something like a collector’s edition which may be cool but isn’t quite the same as new content. We love and support (and back!) lots of projects for new anime, new dubs, or new forays into the North American market, though!
IF THE SET DOESN’T HIT 2,500 UNITS, WILL IT REALLY NEVER BE CREATED?
We’re holding ourselves to the commitment that your pledge actually means something and is more than a gesture, so if we don’t hit the minimum, we will not create the set.
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