Jump SQ’s July Set Report Part 2
We have received more information regarding the manga-fied set visit released in the July issue of Jump Square magazine.
First, Anime News Network revealed the author of the manga.
Akiba Zaijū is Jump Square’s monthly column drawn by manga artist Daisuke Kadokuni. Kadokuni usually profiles a different aspect of Tokyo’s Akihabara Otaku shopping district every month, but took a press tour of Dragonball movie’s production for his July issue installment.
And secondly, my source in Japan translated the magazine article that came along with the images.
The manga’s author and his company (magazine editor) went to the hotel Gobernador to stay, and there was a cowboy-like man who put on a cowboy hat and shouted “Dragonball ! ” like that. The author didn’t know who he was.
The next day, they went to the movie set (formerly a jeans factory) by bus. There were many crew constructing the set, making tiles for the floor using cement. Producer Tim Van Rellim greeted them and introduced the set. They found Bluma’s three-wheeler bike.
This was very excellent and [they actually saw it] driving. Then they went to the Dojo set. There were burn marks on the wall, and there were weapons (swords etc.) made of metal, and they were very heavy. They then went outside, and saw the dragonball sphere, dragon radar and the power pole. When the author pushed the button of the dragon radar it was almost broken by him.
Next they went to Piccolo’s room. [It was] a very futuristic feeling. Tim [Van Rellim] sat down in the chair, and he said that Piccolo would sit here and using his powers he would create monsters.
They left the set, went to the Durango governor’s house for the banquet party, and there was the cowboy man again. The author asked his company, “That cowboy man is the same man we met at the hotel, does he do an acrobatic show riding the horses?” (there were horses). His company said “What are you talking about? is that a Mexican joke? He is Justin Chatwin, he plays Goku.” He was surprised. He didn’t think he stayed at the same hotel. Then he remembered that he saw a man that resembled James Marsters, was it him? But he didn’t ask.
Next day he and his company wore Goku’s cosplay Gi brought from Japan and went to the set again. When they were walking in the set, suddenly a tall man appeared, he was Chow Yun-Fat. He said “How are you? Kawaii nee(You are pretty)” and shaked hands with him. He was very impressed. He was very happy to go to Mexico and see Chow Yun-fat. He also saw Emmy Rossum too. She said “Daisuki” (I love you) and he freezed with joy.
And finally, Justin Chatwin wearing Goku’s Gi appeared with the wind. It was a Hollywood version cosplay so to speak, but its perfection level was far more high than a normal cosplayers. He was the real Goku. The next issue they will interview him and reveal the outfit.
He also informed us that Eddie Yang (Ironman, Narnia 2, Batman) from Ironhead Studios (X-Men 2, Hellboy 2) was involved in the movie as a character designer.







June 17th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
this is awesome!!! haha justin chatwin in a cowboy hat screaming dragonball… enthusiastic?? mayb chatwin is takin this role even more serious the some may of thought.
June 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
im really excited now i cant wait till they reveal piccolo and the GI!
June 17th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
About the 3-wheeler they’re using for Bulma. It’s not aimed to be a futuristic vehicle, but a vehicle of our present world. Why? Because I JUST saw someone driving the EXACT same vehicle on my way home from the gym about an hour ago!
June 17th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
lol
hey do u know if chatwin knows about dragon ball like james marsters cuz im not sure.
June 17th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Thanks for the info. I can’t wait for the next issue! ^_^ But I really want to see piccolo!!!!
Maybe next….Maybe next…
June 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
@kinglame: They are hiding Piccolo because they know everyone will judge the film based on how Piccolo looks/acts and of course the trailer.
June 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
i think maybe goku will have an all orange gi. Coplayersnalways wear all orange so it has to resemble it ( jus better)
June 17th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I’m speechless. damn, This is what makes life worth living.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
@bucky o hare: Uh yeah
June 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
[...] Dbthemovie ya tiene la traduccion del japones al ingles, asi que aqui se las tradusco ahora al español. El autor del manga y su compañia (el Editor de la revista) fueron al hotel Gobernador a hospedarse, y habia un hombre de vaquero con un sombrero que grito “Dragonball!”. El autor no sabia quien era el. [...]
June 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Goku’s gi, from what we’ve seen of the slashfilm pics, is composed of an orange shirt, and blue pants.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Adam translating text can be problematic. Since some one translating what the manga’s author and his company editor did in durango. not the editor or authors own words. Its hard to gauge thier impression of filming. Did like like what they what they saw since The only definitive thing seems meeting Chow Yun-Fat was positive experience.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
sounds like chatwin was pretty pumped and the sets sound awesome… i went to the other page where they talked about his different wardrobes and i think its cool how he starts out with his blue gi before he got the orange one just like in the anime (though i still don’t like his street clothes other than the one he is wearing while holding the floating dragonball)
June 17th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
The author + editor seemed to be pleased with the “Hollywood version cosplay” GI. Can’t be much diff compared to their drawings…maybe just the pants are dark blue. We’ve seen Jackson Spiddell in full orange GI so it’s pretty much guaranteed we’ll see both versions.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Omgggggg, i cant wait to see my man Chatwin XDD
June 17th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
the drawing of goku’s gi looks awsome but one detail, the sash around his waist should be tied in the middle not off to his side it looks crap tied off to his side i really hope its not
June 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Wow, thanks for the translation
June 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
@Adam: Good point…
June 17th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
To whoever is on JP’s site saying he got banned: You were not banned. Stop lying and stop trying to create drama.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Yesssssssss!!!! PRomotion is finally coming you guys
I feel like crying…. I been waiting for this moment for such a long time.
The news is coming in fast! Yippy!!!!
We get to finally see Chatwin in hi gi in the next issue of Jump SQ…. Cool!!
Hey I went to DragonballFilm and they said Goku might be wearing his blue gi. Cool!!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I think it would be cool if Chatwin wore like that outfit he wore during the car scene whenever it shows him in high school. Wearing an orange shirt, and blue jeans. Its cool cause it reminds me of power rangers, like whenever they were normal they wore thier colors like the red ranger would wear a red tanktop. Kinda like Chatwin wearing the orange shirt.
(Shutup, I know power rangers is stupid! XD Just a thought…)
June 17th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
there were horses????
oh no!! don’t tell me they kept THAT part from Ben Ramseys “draft”
gahh!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
and shouldny bulma be riding a CAPSULE motocycle? not can am?
i never saw bulma use anything that wasnt capsule. not even her clothes!!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
All right! Aside from Piccolo and the trailer, Goku in his gi is what everyone wants to see most. On top of that, there’s going to be an interview with Chatwin that might reveal more news. Can’t wait!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
i cant wait to see chatwin in he suit, though. it should look kickass
June 18th, 2008 at 4:59 am
Who is Cloud Strife???? Whoever he is I hope he is right, because if he is…. Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a very exciting time for Dragonball!! Ozaru Yes, Yes!!

I can’t breath!
Take a deep breath Corey
Emperor Adam said take it with a grain of salt.
I can’t!! SUGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
If Kami and Oozaru is in the movie I will pee my pants and send them directly to FOX!!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:55 am
…
I’m sure that would bring up some interesting charges…
We need to relax, corey, maybe a tranquilizer or two. That always works for me!
If you take this with more that a grain of salt, you get that extremely salty taste in your mouth that makes you shutter with disgust.
In all seriousness though, I can’t wait to see what these things really look like.
June 18th, 2008 at 8:09 am
i know everyone wants to see piccolo and goku’s gi but, is anyone besides me really excited to see the way the director of photography portrays they landscapes in the movie.the places where the battles took place where always beautiful and a great contrast of elegance to the violence taking place………………………..well until they decide to blow it up of course.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
All sounds good. The haters over at IMDB are still complaining only about race… can’t stand it anymore.
Anyway, how often do the Jump magazines come out in Japan? I remember collecting the American version many years ago and they were once a month. Thought it was a week over there.
June 18th, 2008 at 10:48 am
@James: Yeh, thats why i stopped posting over there a long time ago, still the same names pop up bitching n moaning about race…Ridiculous. I’m just glad this place exists so we don’t have to go to imdb
Oh and i’m pretty sure it once a month over there too.
June 18th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I have a question. Someone please tell me what a dojo is, and what a cameo is?
June 18th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
This sounds pretty good.
June 18th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
@Tommy: a dojo is a meditation place in a temple, and sometimes a training place. And a cameo is a short appearance in a movie, if I well understand (english is not my native language).
June 18th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
@David Ticas: …..? Whow are you?
June 18th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
@kinglame: Two David Ticas’s? I thik somwone is in love with ya bro. Coulsd it be, Corey Wilsone?
June 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
New keyboard sorry for the bad grammar
June 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
@Sean: I hope its a cute ( etc ) girl…..if not…NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
June 18th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
@kinglame:
I don’t know, it’s one of Corey’s stalkers, but I seriously doubt it’s a girl.
June 18th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
@Sean: ……………….danm……..
June 18th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
June 18th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
@Sean: davids a dude bro.
June 18th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
DRAGONBALL and TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS are going to be the best movies of 2009. DRAGONBALL is number 1
June 18th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
@dk318:
June 18th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
@dk318 I know man. But there’s someone pretending to be David…KingLame is Daivd Ticas, just like Corey Wilsons stalker was Corey Wilsone
Do you get it now?
June 19th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Alone
Alone in the world
Hold me Emmy Rossum!!!!
(sucks on pacifier)
Mama
June 19th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Anyways, I really hope Oozaru or Kami is in the movie!! That would be soooo amazing
June 19th, 2008 at 8:01 am
@Sean: my bad i thought you didnt know you guys had stalkers…………….creeped out much?
June 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am
please ignore the words thought and you in my last comment.some said them while i was typing…………..hate when that happens
June 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hey Adam there is this website telling people, do I work for
20th century FOX??
I only have one thing to say to them!!
Stop making everything a conspiracy….
You have no real proof, you guys are protesting for nothing~
Fox is the goverment
Dragonball is Area 51
the actors are the aliens
and I am the person who has been upducted by the aliens.
Take me awayyyyyyyyy ship
June 19th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I had a dream last night about the first released footage of Drsgon Ball. I was in the kitchen with my mom and she was watching tv when all of a sudden they tarted interviewing Justin Chatwin. They then showed him in his gi which for some reason looked all red. Be was flipping everywhere and stuff. I jus hope itwas better than my dream lol
June 19th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Thanks for sharing that with us Ssj Jon
But I don’t think there is going to be any Red Gi’s in Dragonball.
So don’t worry about it!!
I have a feeling that Dragonball is going to be better then your wildest dreams.
Wait a minute


That didn’t sound right did it?
I think I had to much coffee today.
Wow! I am embarresed
Hold me Emmy Rossum.
June 19th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Emperor Adam I summon you!!!!!!!!!!
Grant me my wish
June 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am
@http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10:
If the actors are then aliens then Emmy can take me anywhere anytime

June 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am
@http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10:
Three wishes or one corey? Cause if its three wish for dragonball to be the best movie in the history of everything. Wish for it to be out now. I guess the last ones up to you. (wish for Emmy)
June 19th, 2008 at 9:48 am
If I had big balls like the Nameks do
My 1st wish is for Adam to put the stars in the background
My 2nd wish is to finally see James Marsters as King Piccolo
My 3rd wish is to have Shavon Kirksey as my wife
We look so good together!!
We look Like Bert and Ernie
Sisqo and the Dragon
Krillin and Android 18
Spam and Cheese
Onions and Garlic
Yummy!! I love Onions and Garlic
June 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am
By the way that’s not why I wear my mask!!
June 19th, 2008 at 10:20 am
corey you wear a mask cause you are too ugly!!!!!!!
and never mess with the west side cause you know it s the best side!
June 19th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
@http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10: sisqo and the dragon……………………..you continue to amaze me corey.
oh yea…………………hey corey you said big balls.lolol
June 19th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
@http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10: Lmao
June 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
@SSj Jon: Hey, I had a dream about 5 years ago when the rumors started spreading around that there was going to be a live action DragonBall Z movie. In the dream I had just woken up on the couch, and I can’t remember exactly who it was that came in, but there were two of them, and one was a tall guy, and then he took off his jacket and told me that the movie sucked
The End, I hope that’s not the case…
June 19th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
How do you guys like the new gallery?
June 19th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
@Adam: sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 19th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Dragonballfilm has new pictures from the Tournament.
June 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
@DBZM28: Yeah I know, I added them to the gallery. I didn’t think it was front page news worthy.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
hey Adam, this is kinda random but since its basically been confirmed that there will be a trilogy you think u would be doing a blog for the other films or is this one going to be it?
June 19th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
im guessing he may if he likes the first one, if not the sequels will prob suck
while maybe not they could learn frm mistakes
lets hope not
June 19th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Adam, dude. I just watched ps. I love you for marsters. It’s just sooooo lame but fucking piccolo’s just chillin in the movie. It’s hilarious to think it’s piccolo there with a bunch of chicks going shopping.. ok well yeah… that’s my story.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Hey Adam I like how you brought the random picture to the main page. That was pure genius!! The new gallery rocks to
Good job!
June 20th, 2008 at 7:34 am
if we r talkin bout dreams that we had bout the DB movie. i had one the other night. I was at this convention, n james wong was there i said hi to him n he didnt say a word to me. then i saw justin chatwin and jamie chung hangin together. n for some reason justin chatwin had blonde hair but the same goku hair style. i started talkin to him n all n he seemed pretty cool. i asked him bout the acting n all that bout the movie n he said it was great. but then he told me not to go to see the movie becuz it wasnt goin to be good…. i hope that my dream is wrong i hope that the movie will be great!!
June 20th, 2008 at 8:17 am
^Wow?
June 20th, 2008 at 11:21 am
@chrisH: O.O Thats just strange! lmao!
June 20th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
@chrisH: Dreams?!?!?
Man, I had a wired-ass dream last night. This site have some many videos of the DB live-action movie. Like clips and interviews and stuff. Then, I hear Adam voice doing a subways T.V ad’s saying its good and talking about Dragonball at the same time….My dreams are very “RANDOM”, I don’t really stick in one spot. Is this the future?…or I in the mode for subways?
June 20th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
@kinglame: Wait!! I also remember Justin ( Goku ) And Chow-young Fat ( Master Roshi ) doing something together…Fighting?!? I don’t know. But this is not the first time this happened…I think 3 months ago, I dreamt that I reviewed the movie and saying it was good…Odd?
June 20th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
kinglame: lol, my dreams are random too. I have faith in this movie! the only thing that bothers me now is the idea that goku might ride on a horse!
June 20th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
check out jamie chung here to see her true personality, good stuff!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4KTB-aNJg
June 20th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
@sonicballer8888: I wouldn’t mind him riding the horse… if the horse threw him off and he didn’t know how to ride one. lol like on Ninja Turtles third movie, Mikie riding the damned thing backwards!! XDXDXD
June 20th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
@PFFF:
June 20th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Na, but for real I have dreams about Dragonball too. I had a Dream that Emmy Rossum was kissing me, but then I woke up and it was my dog licking my face. Yeah I know what your thinking!
Why didn’t I take the blue pill….
June 20th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
@http://www.myspace.com/coreywilson10: Wow.
@SSj Jon: As long as you keep coming back sure why not.
June 20th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
What in the heck did I just say????
I don’t even know!!
Hey Adam do you have any Dragonball dreams?
June 20th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I have dreams with Justin Chatwin
June 20th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
=O James Marsters

June 20th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
there are still alot of unkowns about this film but its safe to say one thing will happen for sure.there will be at least one outragously chessy line like in every big budget movie.
transformers:”im never giving you this all spark”
live free or die hard:”thats gonna wake the neighbors”
my guess for dragonball is goku yelling “im not gonna let you do this” or piccolo saying “i will destroy you”
any other guesses?
June 20th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Hmmmm…is the “i’m not gonna let you do this” the same as the “I won’t let you get away with this” that he shouted before he turned Super Saiyan? Cause that was pretty cool.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Omgosh! did you see what was in that website linkedn to “Dragonballfilm talks a little about Goku’s wardrobe changes throughout the movie, which you can read here. ” ??? Hey they mentioned something about the pictures that wre recently released were fakes created by Fox as a “viral campaign” to distract us fans from the real tyhing so that well be truely surprised by 2009!!! :\ Wow i dunno well just have to wait for more updates, im still PUMPED UP for the Goku interview and the officiAl releases of his GI :):) I really love how hes portrayed so light heartedly in the sightings of Chatwin in a COWBOY SUIT!!! WOOHOOOO!!!! Hes seems so enthusiastic!! and wow Emmy Rossum heres flirty (as expected)
SWEEEEEETTTT!!!!!
July 14th, 2008 at 11:04 am
i been heraing alot about possible sequels, i wonder who will play vegeta?
July 14th, 2008 at 11:05 am
hey i been hearin alot bout sequels lately, but who will play vegeta I wonder?