Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, also known as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 is an upcoming game in the Dragon Ball Z anime franchise. Announced in March 2023 and developed by Bandai Namco, the game sparked enthusiastic comments from fans on social media, who have been waiting more than 15 years since the release of the third game on PS2.

History

On March 5th, 2023, Bandai Namco^[1] announced a teaser regarding its video game series adaption of the homonymous anime Dragon Ball Z. The teaser was revealed during the final match of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Championship and also shared on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. YouTube^[2] account GamersPrey shared the teaser of the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 game, garnering 1.5 million views and 80,000 likes in one day (see below).

The day the teaser of the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 game was released on the internet, no official release date or other information was announced by Bandai Namco. The Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi franchise appeared on PlayStation 2 in 2005, followed by two sequels in the two following years.

Online Reactions

Fans of the anime celebrated the 15-year wait for a new entry in the game's franchise, sharing reaction videos, memes and several other meme formats. For example, the streamer @AfroSenju shared his surprise at the game's announcement via Twitter^[3] on March 5th, receiving 558,900 views and 52,500 in one day (seen below).

I WAS NOT PREPARED AT ALL LOL pic.twitter.com/H7qD7fD4Jz

— AfroSenju (@AfroSenju) March 6, 2023

Twitter^[4] user @SLOplays shared an "I don't want to play with you anymore" image macro using other Dragon Ball games, receiving 79,300 likes and 12,200 retweets in one day (below, left). Twitter^[5] user @MightyKeef also commented about the game, sharing a clip of the anime to express his excitement, garnering 31,000 likes and 4,300 retweets in one day (below, right).

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