Celebrating 40 Years of Dragon Ball
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball, the legendary anime and manga series will hold the Dragon Ball Genkida Matsuri at Makuhari Messe. The event will bring together all content related to the series, and will feature some special guests including Masako Nozawa — the voice actress for Goku.
Akira Toriyama is widely regarded as one of the most influential manga artists of all time. As Toriyama passed away last year, the festival is a massive tribute for the artist and the fans around the world that he inspired with his work.
Admission to the event is free, but by invitation only. Fans need to apply to the lottery for a chance to score a ticket. The first lottery application period will run from October 17 (15:00) to November 3 (23:59). Winners will be notified on November 7 starting at 13:00. The second lottery application period will run from November 7 (15:00) to November 30 (23:59). Winners from the second round will be announced on December 4 at 13:00. Guests can apply for up to two tickets of each type, per application. Ticket winners will also be able to apply for pre-lottery tickets for stage show seats and priority admission into the merchandise area.
The event stage will host a variety of talk shows and announcement presentations.
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10:00 – 10:45: New Development Super Announcement! Genkida Stage Part 1 with Masako Nozawa and Akio Ino
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11:00 – 11:30: Genkida Stage New Game Super Announcement Stage!
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13:00 – 13:30: New Development Super Announcement! Genkida Stage Part 2 with Masako Nozawa and Akio Ino
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14:00 – 14:45: Dokkan Battle Legends Gekishin Squadra Stage
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15:15 – 16:05: Fusion World Super Divers Stage
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16:40 – 17:00: Weekly Dragon Ball News special edition!
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17:30 – 18:00: Genkida Matsuri Special Live Stage with Masako Nozawa, Akio Ino and Hironobu Kageyama
Various booths will feature different areas of the Dragon Ball franchise, such as the Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World booth which will have large-scale tournaments, the Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO booth where fans can test out the Nintendo Switch game, and the 40th anniversary booth which will offer exclusive goods for the celebration. Details on merchandise and pre-sale items will be released at a later date.
