Toei Animation Co. Ltd. has appointed French licensing company TF1 Enterprises as the merchandising broker for the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. Through its TF1 Licences department, the company will handle the property in France, French speaking Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Monaco. TF1 has all merchandising rights for the brand with the exception of toys, video-game, publishing and Lamincards categories.
With 508 episodes produced to date, the Dragon Ball saga follows young Goku’s quest to become the strongest martial artist in the universe and his search for the seven magic Dragon Balls. The animated series is based on Japanese comics by Akira Toriyama, and currently airs in France on MCM, NT1, AB1 and Mangas.
As part of TF1 Group, TF1 Licences manages a portfolio of more than 50 entertainment brands. These include Ushua’a, Barbapapa, Nintendo, Magical Doremi, Franklin, Chuggington, Olivia, Casper, Hello Kitty and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
