Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Premieres
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in English just premiered in Los Angeles on July 3. The event was a star studded red carpet premiere worthy of DBZ.
The red carpet premiere occured at the Regal LA Live Stadium 14 Theaters, starting at 8:00pm followed by the screening at 9:00pm.
FUNimation posted several photographs of the event on Twitter.
Sean Schemmel (Goku):
Sean Schemmel at the Battle of Gods premier #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/pr6xfT56mK
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Christopher Sabat (Vegeta, Piccolo, etc.):
Here comes Chris Sabat #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/jL6N60K3gs
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Kyle Hebert (Adult Gohan, Narrator):
Kyle Hebert coming down the red carpet #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/9dwsBcvynE
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Mike McFarland (Kame-sennin):
Mike McFarland on the Battle of Gods red carpet. #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/0NVRSeKr0A
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Justin Cook (Dende / the Producer):
Justin Cook at the red carpet event. #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/YtknVdXJ5o
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Vic Mignognia (Broly)
Vic Mignognia on the red carpet #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/5LtnJE822U
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Michael Sinternkilaas (a talented voice director and actor)
Michael Sinterniklaas at the Battle of Gods premier #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/s0DL5kL7Cq
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Laci Kay (a television actress)
Laci Kay at the Battle of Gods premier #dbzredcarpet #battleofgods http://t.co/f08ckiBhWk pic.twitter.com/ykPsAi8lTu
— FUNimation (@FUNimation) July 4, 2014
Walking with the Stars?
FUNimation’s press release about the event stated that fans would be able to walk the red carpet and meet their heroes.
However, Sean Schemmel said on a radio interview earlier in the day that it was “invitation only.”
Some of my friends at Robot Underdog attended the premiere, and they said that the actual red carpet was inside the theater on the second floor. And only those who were invited could go up.
As a result, there wasn’t much of a meet and greet.
But that’s not going to stop Dragon Ball Z fans with a dedicated Dragon Ball Spirit.
They turned up in full cosplay and were then invited in to see the movie!
How awesome is that?
One young lady named Laura didn’t dress up. But she was persistent. And after waiting for 3 hours, she scored a ticket!
She wore the Super Saiyan God hair that FUNimation handed out during this weekends Anime Expo, combined with a Scouter and a DBZ T-Shirt. So I guess that counts.
After the movie was over FUNimation brought the cast and fans to an after party in the Lucky Strike bowling alley… with dragon balls.
Sounds awesome and I wish I was there.
The Dragon Roars
The premiere of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods was a roaring success.
Congrats to FUNimation for doing DBZ the justice it deserves. This is something that fans across the world have been waiting decades for.
To those who couldn’t make it to the premiere (such as myself), I know we’re all looking forward to the films’ release on August 5!!