10,000 Fans Go Wild at 'Dragon Ball' 40th Anniversary "Genkidama Festival"! Voice Actress Masako Nozawa Says She's "Happy" About the Announcement of New Productions

At the "Genkida Stage Plus New Game Super Announcement Stage!" Masayuki Hirano, producer at Bandai Namco Entertainment, and others took the stage and announced the new project 'AGE1000'. The released announcement trailer featured characters drawn specifically for this project by Akira Toriyama. Iyoku spoke about the importance of this work, saying "Toriyama-sensei has been greatly involved in the world view, settings, characters, and more. He has packed more elements into this than any game in the past." Additionally, in conjunction with the announcement of a major DLC release for 'Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO,' Hironobu Kageyama made a surprise appearance and performed the DLC theme song "ZERO" live for the first time.

In addition, a variety of game stages were held. At the "Dokkan Battle・Legends・Gekishin Squadra Stage," the comedy duo Tokyo Hotei Son and others played the new game "Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra" on actual hardware and won item distribution for users. Furthermore, at the "Two Major Card Games Collaboration! Stage," actor Hideaki Ito appeared as a special guest. He participated in pack opening and card battles himself, energizing the venue.

The finale of the event was the "Genkidama Festival Special Live Stage." Nozawa, Hironobu Kageyama, Executive Producer Akio Iyoku, and others took the stage. In the live part, Kageyama performed classic songs that have colored the series, such as "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA." Next, a performance that unified the stage participants and the venue was held, and under Nozawa's call, when "genki" was gathered from attendees and streaming viewers and the "Genki Dama" was released, the excitement in the venue reached its peak.

In the ending, Nozawa showed a beaming smile, saying "I'm happy that so many people gathered!" Iyoku stated, "As the climax of the 40th anniversary, we announced a truly abundant amount of information. I hope you will enjoy the videos released today many times through streaming and other means," and concluded the event with anticipation for future developments.