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Dragon Ball Z Smile Sets Offered at KFC in Japan
posted on by Egan Loo
Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan stores will begin selling "Smile Sets with Strongest Battle Goods — Parents and Kids Play Together!" on February 7. There will be three types: Battle Reversi (top left in bottom photo), Battle Playing Cards (top right), and Board Game Battle (bottom).
The smile sets tie into the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami) movie. It is set between the 517th and 518th installments of Akira Toriyama's original manga. Specifically, it is set during the "lost decade" of story time after the end of the battle with Majin Buu:
Birusu, the god of destruction who has maintained the balance of the universe, has awakened from a long slumber. Hearing rumors of a Saiyan (Saiya-jin) who defeated Freeza, Birusu comes looking for Goku.Excited that a powerful oponent has appeared after so long, Goku ignores King Kai's advce and challenges Birusu in a battle. However, Goku is no match for Birusu's overwhelming power and is defeated. Birusu leaves after uttering an ominous message, “Is there anyone on Earth more worthy to destroy?” Will Goku and the others really be able to stop the God of Destruction?!
Kuririn, Piccolo, Vegeta, Gohan, and other familar characters will appear in the film with an all-star cast. The film is not a spinoff, but a story in the official history of Dragon Ball.
Akira Toriyama has been deeply involved in the film's story and designs from the early screenwriting stages. Masahiro Hosoda (Dragon Ball Z episode director, Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun) is directing at Toei off a script by Yūsuke Watanabe (live-action 20th Century Boys trilogy, Gantz, Bloody Monday, Future Diary). The J-Pop band Flow will cover Hironobu Kageyama's "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" song, which was used as the original opening theme song for the Dragon Ball Z television anime series, as the film's theme song.
The film will open in Japan on March 30.
Thanks to Kanzenshuu for the news tip.
Image © Bird Studio/Shueisha © 2013 Dragon Ball Z Production Committee
