Yes, it’s true – Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is returning after a 15-year absence. Hear that? It’s the collective howls of millions of Dragon Ball Z fans worldwide.
On Sunday, Bandai Namco announced that an all-new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi is in development. There’s no word on when this will come out or the actual title yet – but the reveal alone was enough to make fans go wild, understandably so, since these folks have been waiting on a sequel to 2007’s Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for more than a decade.
Before we look at the reactions, check out the announcement teaser for yourself below.
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「ドラゴンボール Sparking！」シリーズ
最新作情報が解禁！
＼映像はコチラから↓#ドラゴンボール #バトルアワー pic.twitter.com/VMMPWWeSUr
— ドラゴンボールゲームスバトルアワー2023公式 (@db_eventpj_jp) March 5, 2023
Unlike Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi has a reputation for being pure unmitigated fan service above all else – as is evident by the collection of hilarious and hype-inducing reactions we’ve gathered below. Enjoy!
It's real
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 is real. pic.twitter.com/r225CGtNuB
— Mightykeef (@MightyKeef) March 5, 2023
new Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi ⁉️⁉️⁉️ pic.twitter.com/YeyBufb3y4
— Jozu 🇵🇦 (@thaboyjozu) March 5, 2023
Heads up: the clip below contains NSFW language.
The Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4 is real pic.twitter.com/50suINOZac
— SLO (@SLOplays) March 5, 2023
Ultra Instinct-tier memes
Everyones reaction when they just shadow announced Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4#DragonBall #DragonballBudokaiTenkaichi pic.twitter.com/NP4g1ziiL7
— NegiKitsu | 🇵🇭🇺🇲/ENVtuber Predebut (@NegiKitsu) March 6, 2023
Dragon Ball Z fans hearing about Budokai Tenkaichi 4 pic.twitter.com/yNqqgaDicX
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) March 6, 2023
My analog stick when im about to get into a beam clash in Budokai Tenkaichi 4 pic.twitter.com/n6LUqIU8Ne
— ⚡⚡ (@King2Wesley) March 6, 2023
Man, when Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4 drops the PS5 stick bout to be like pic.twitter.com/DlsZ4ugYph
— TheMadTitan (@Bryan_Fury_757) March 6, 2023
Palpable hype
I hope Budokai Tenkaichi 4 stays true to the series and is so hilariously unbalanced every DBS character hits like Gogeta SSJ4 used to hit back in the day pic.twitter.com/HLyn8zFHs6
— Phoebe (@tfwPhoebe) March 6, 2023
"why are people hype, were the Budokai Tenkaichi games even technically good"
NOPE NOT AT ALL AND WE LOVE THEM FOR THAT, IT'S THE VIDEO GAME EQUIVALENT OF SMACKING TWO ACTION FIGURES TOGETHER WHILE FIREWORKS GO OFF AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY
I'M SO LIVING FOR THIS pic.twitter.com/OSFntz6Y7P
— marshmallow mammal (@staroftherogue) March 5, 2023
WHEN BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 4 DROPS WE FINNA PULL UP TO THE RETAIL STORES LIKE THIS: pic.twitter.com/l6pDWL5lC2
— Mr stand on that bed (@Ibe_tweetin) March 5, 2023
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
