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Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022
Bandai Namco will host Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 from February 18 to 19. You will be able to watch it on YouTube.
Get the full schedule below.
(All times are Eastern Time.)
February 18
- Great Ape Arena Channel (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese)
- 7:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
- 7:25 p.m. – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Special Stage – Six players in Japan with level 99 avatars will be split into two teams, Team Goku and Team Vegeta, and be thrust into three-versus-three combat in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes Special God Team Battle 2022! Even first-time viewers can get in on the fun thanks to the gameplay explanations and commentary! Don’t miss the Super Dragon Ball Heroes stage where familiar faces from the community will be sharing all the latest Super Dragon Ball Heroes news!
- 8:35 p.m. – Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Super Fashion Show – The 16 winners from November 2021’s Super Fashion Contest will be revealed in the Super Fashion Show! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show with commentary from the producers of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2! Plus, you can join us at the Online Arena’s special stage to get a closer look at the winners as they strut their stuff on the runway! See you in the arena!
- 9:00 p.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- 9:45 p.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle Data 2022 – Take a look back at the last seven years of Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle as we analyze all the data and examine players trends. There’ll also be leaderboards on display, so who knows, maybe your name will pop up! This year, we’re revealing five categories of super top-secret data (STA, RANK, Login, Characters, Summons) only known by the development team! Plus, Japanese version producer Omatsu and global version producer Koto will be taking on quizzes based on the data! Come check out the fun of Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle from all kinds of angles!
- 11:15 p.m. – Dragon Ball Legends Quiz Challenge – The best players combine knowledge with passion… Take on the quiz and prove your Dragon Ball Legends knowledge is second to none! The development team have prepared mountains of questions, and the first question is: Are you ready?
- 12:25 a.m. – Half-Time Show – This special live concert is getting powered up for Battle Hour 2022! Hiroki Takahashi, U-ya Asaoka, and Hironobu Kageyama will all be performing in a super-powered medley of classic Dragon Ball songs! You won’t find this incredible performance anywhere else!
- 12:50 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- Shenron Arena Channel (English, Japanese)
- 7:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
- 7:25 p.m. – Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament 2022 Arc 1: U.S.A. West – The globe-spanning, team-based brawl, Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament, is back! Representatives from each region, Japan, U.S.A. West, U.S.A. East, and Europe will battle it out and compete for points.
- 9:50 p.m. – Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament 2022 Arc 2: Japan – The globe-spanning, team-based brawl, Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament, is back! Representatives from each region, Japan, U.S.A. West, U.S.A. East, and Europe will battle it out and compete for points.
- 12:25 a.m. – Half-Time Show – This special live concert is getting powered up for Battle Hour 2022! Hiroki Takahashi, U-ya Asaoka, and Hironobu Kageyama will all be performing in a super-powered medley of classic Dragon Ball songs! You won’t find this incredible performance anywhere else!
- 12:50 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- Producer Game Clear Challenge Channel (Japanese)
- 7:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
- 7:25 p.m. – Producer Game Clear Challenge: Season 2 – Producers from past games are here and they’re up against the clock to clear various Dragon Ball game challenges before Battle Hour ends! Will they be able to clear them all? This time, the producers will be taking on… Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2!
- 12:25 a.m. – Half-Time Show – This special live concert is getting powered up for Battle Hour 2022! Hiroki Takahashi, U-ya Asaoka, and Hironobu Kageyama will all be performing in a super-powered medley of classic Dragon Ball songs! You won’t find this incredible performance anywhere else!
- 12:50 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
February 19
- Great Ape Arena Channel (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese)
- 11:45 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- 12:00 p.m. – Day Two Opening
- 12:30 p.m. – Another Showdown 2022 – It’s back?! Another Showdown returns for Battle Hour 2022—and it’s better than ever! We’ll be streaming something special this year too!
- 2:00 p.m. – Dragon Ball Super Card Game: Battle of the Champions – The winner of the Dragon Ball Super Card Game World Championship 2021 and the winner of Battle Hour 2021’s Special Exhibition Tournament are going head-to-head! A showdown like this will be full of exciting twists and turns—and it can only be found on Battle Hour!
- 3:20 p.m. – Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour Masterpiece Fusion – Join the figure design team as they attempt to recreate Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour’s stunning artwork as a diorama figure! Watch footage of two legendary Dragon Ball figure sculptors and one expert colorist coming together to create a diorama figure masterpiece.
- 4:10 p.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle Quiz Challenge – The best players combine knowledge with passion… Test your limits in the Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle Quiz Challenge as the development team bombard you with brain-twisting questions! Have you got the knowledge to succeed?
- 5:20 p.m. – Dragon Ball: The Breakers Game Challenge – Watch as Dragon Ball game producers battle it out in the series’ first asymmetrical action game, the upcoming Dragon Ball: The Breakers! Seven civilians, or “Survivors,” must desperately attempt to escape the clutches of the ultra-powerful “Raider”! Experience an overwhelming difference in power that can only be found in the Dragon Ball universe!
- 6:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage – We will be holding the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage to bring fans the latest info about the new movie opening in Japan this April! We’ll be talking with director Kodama about the visuals and revealing some brand new tidbits! Check it out!
- 7:10 p.m. – Closing Ceremony
- Shenron Arena Channel (English, Japanese)
- 11:45 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- 12:00 p.m. – Day Two Opening
- 12:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament 2022 Arc 3: Europe – The globe-spanning, team-based brawl, Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament, is back! Representatives from each region, Japan, U.S.A. West, U.S.A. East, and Europe will battle it out and compete for points.
- 3:00 p.m. – Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament 2022 Android 21 (Lab Coat) Character Breakdown – Android 21 (Lab Coat) will be the only character who is not part of the draft. Each player will have to use Android 21 (Lab Coat) at least one time! If a player does not choose Android 21 (Lab Coat) at the beginning of a match, they will only be able to switch to Android 21 (Lab Coat) as a counter pick after losing a match. Enjoy watching high-level play of Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s new downloadable content character!
- 3:45 p.m. – Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament 2022 Arc 4: U.S.A. East – The globe-spanning, team-based brawl, Dragon Ball FighterZ Team & Draft Tournament, is back! Representatives from each region, Japan, U.S.A. West, U.S.A. East, and Europe will battle it out and compete for points.
- 6:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage – We will be holding the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage to bring fans the latest info about the new movie opening in Japan this April! We’ll be talking with director Kodama about the visuals and revealing some brand new tidbits! Check it out!
- 7:10 p.m. – Closing Ceremony
- Producer Game Clear Challenge Channel (Japanese)
- 11:45 a.m. – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot “Goku Experience” Footage Reveal – Frieza Arc – Get ready for footage of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot‘s ongoing Frieza arc, where you can get a look at battles, map traversal, and other gameplay!
- 12:00 p.m. – Day Two Opening
- 12:30 p.m. – Producer Game Clear Challenge: Season 2 – Producers from past games are here and they’re up against the clock to clear various Dragon Ball game challenges before Battle Hour ends! Will they be able to clear them all? This time, the producers will be taking on… Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2!
- 6:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage – We will be holding the Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Super Stage to bring fans the latest info about the new movie opening in Japan this April! We’ll be talking with director Kodama about the visuals and revealing some brand new tidbits! Check it out!
- 7:10 p.m. – Closing Ceremony