28 January 2005

"DVD Guide" + "Movie Guide" Updates & More...
VegettoEX @ 7:11 pm EST -- Interestingly, it looks like FUNimation will be using the original Japanese cover art for their release of DBZ movie 10. The respective "Movie Guide" and "DVD Guide" pages have been updated. The (in general) "DVD Guide" is sporting lots of other updates, too, in various places.

Like I just mentioned to Julian, I firmly believe FUNimation's re-releases are done solely to make our "DVD Guide" a complete logistical nightmare :D.

Congrats to "The S" for winning the contest for a free copy of Cell Games - Safrifice (hehe...) on DVD! Don't remember that contest, do you? You're right... you don't! Back on the 26th I had mentioned (again) that I had yet to think of a contest in order to give it away, and mis-spelled the name of the disc as "Safrifice"... "The S" pointed it out, and that was good enough for me!

So "The S" will receive a brand-new copy of Cell Games - Sacrifice (look, I can spell!) on bilingual DVD courtesy of FUNimation. SSJ2 Gohan goodness. Hurray! Look for some other neat little give-aways in the near future.

27 January 2005

DragonBall Z & Z2 OST Review / Images
VegettoEX @ 7:05 pm EST -- I've set up a forum thread with a nice little review of the CD/DVD-combo for the DragonBall Z & Z2 (Budokai 1 & 2) soundtrack, which was just released in Japan last week. There's a bunch of images from the bonus DVD, as well. Left a couple links to order the CD from either CDJapan or Amazon Japan if you're interested. Love to hear your thoughts!

25 January 2005

Sheeeeeeeeeeesh!
VegettoEX @ 7:05 pm EST -- Stop. E-mailing. DVD. Covers.

We know how to right-click images on huge DVD retailer sites. Really! Honest!

I still haven't come up with an amusing-enough idea for a mini-contest to give away the Cell Games - Sacrifice DVD; hopefully I'll take care of that, soon :P.

The "Music Downloads" section is... well... take a look. The popularity of the theme songs to the various Budokai games has risen far more insane than anyone could ever have imagined. This is actually great timing, though... now that the first of the soundtracks has been officially released in Japan, you owe it to the producers to actually put your money where your mouse is!

We were going to replace the MP3s with 96 kbps versions, anyway, but this works out just as well ^_~.

24 January 2005

DBZ Movies 1, 2, 3 Re-Releases
VegettoEX @ 11:40 pm EST -- Known it for a little bit, but now that there's an actual official announcement, guess it's OK to make it clear. FUNimation will indeed be re-dubbing and re-releasing the first three DBZ movies. These movies were originally released in 1997-1998 joint with Pioneer. The voices were handled by the Ocean Group, just as the first two DBZ TV seasons were. The English dub's musical score was actually held over from the original Japanese version.

These re-releases will, just as the "Ultimate Uncut Edition" versions of the first two DBZ TV seasons, feature the English dub work of FUNimation's own cast. It's very unlikely that they will feature the original Japanese score... in fact, don't count on it.

The respective "DVD Guide" page has been updated with DBZ movie 1's release date (31 May 2005)... they sure like to keep us on our toes with making all sorts of crazy design-schemes and information-implementation trying to make sense of all these re-releases... *sigh*

23 January 2005

Some More House-Cleaning
VegettoEX @ 3:35 pm EST -- "The Buzz" has been updated with some newly-relevant information concerning a variety of things (DVDs, manga, video games, etc.). Check it out.

Also, the "CD Singles" page of the "Music Database" has been updated with a few new images and a listing for the DBZ 2 & 3 OPs (no image has been released, just yet).

Look for a mini-contest soon for a free copy of Cell Games - Sacrifice on DVD, courtesy of FUNimation.

19 January 2005

DBZ & DBZ 2 (Budokai & Budokai 2) OST Released
VegettoEX @ 3:46 pm EST -- The soundtrack to the first two Budokai games has officially been released in Japan, today. It's packed with a bonus DVD with some great extra stuff on it; as soon as mine comes in, I'll be sure to say what's included :D

If you're interested in ordering (and haven't already), it'll run you about $30 before shipping. Here's some links to the CD/DVD-combo on your (our!) favorite sites:

• Soundtrack on CDJapan
• Soundtrack on Amazon Japan
• Soundtrack on Play-Asia

18 January 2005

"Movie Guide" Updates
VegettoEX @ 5:10 pm EST -- The "Movie Guide" has been updated to include the (original Chinese) live-action movie, as well as the PlayDia footage (yes, we broke down and added it to the page).

Further information can be found there-in! Enjoy.

16 January 2005

DragonBall 20th Anniversary Contest!
VegettoEX @ 11:35 am EST -- Daniel Yarbrough II, you are the winner! Daniel was the first (and only!) person to send in a 100% correct answer-sheet, and has been declared our winner of the DragonBall 20th anniversary contest! Daniel will be receiving three original Japanese DBZ movie color tankôbon for this amazing feat.

Now, for all of you wondering how well you did, it's time to go take a look! I do not have individual scores for individual people. As I was grading, if the best sheet thus far was 98%, and you got at least two wrong, I simply stopped grading your sheet. Also, if you did not include your name/e-mail address, or sent me a MS Word document, I didn't even take it. Remember to read directions, folks!

Needless to say, no more entries, please!

So head on over into the "Contests" page to see the answers to all of the image-pairs! Also, come discuss it all over in the specific forum thread we've set up. We hope you had a great time with this one (we know we did)! Look forward to some more contests in the near future...

And happy 24th Birthday to Meri ^_~.

15 January 2005

DragonBall 20th Anniversary Contest!
VegettoEX @ 8:00 pm EST -- Go participate! Our contest in celebration of DragonBall's 20th anniversary (as-of this past December) has started! Head on over to the "Contests" page to check it out!

Full details, rules, prizes, etc. are all there. GO NOW~!!!

We have a 100%-correct winner! NO MORE SUBMISSIONS, PLEASE! Thanks for entering!

13 January 2005

First Sagas In-Game Footage + Contest Date/Time~!!!
VegettoEX @ 10:18 pm EST -- GameSpot has the first in-game screen shots and even movie files from Atari's upcoming Sagas (for multiple systems). Check it all out; lookin' neat.

IMPORTANT~!! CONTEST DETAILS~!!

And it's time for contest details...! Well, as little as you're going to get. This Saturday (January 15th), at 8 pm Eastern (American) we will be putting up the contest, itself. Once it goes online, there will be a single 24-hour period allotted for entries. The first person to send in a 100% correct (100 out of 100) entry form will be the winner. In the event that no-one sends in a 100% correct form, the person with the highest number correct sent at the earliest time will be the winner.

Hopefully that makes sense. If it doesn't now, it will Saturday.

There will be a single winner, and he/she will receive... three original Japanese DBZ movie color tankôbon! We've got copies of the books for DBZ movies 2, 9, and 10; the winner will be getting all three of these books. Awesome stuff~!

[ Movie 2 | Movie 9 | Movie 10 ]

Be sure to check back Saturday evening for the full contest rules, details, etc.! We're extremely excited to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of DragonBall, and this contest certainly does celebrate the manga...! ^_~ (*nudge, wink, nudge*)

12 January 2005

Upcoming Releases / Events
VegettoEX @ 4:30 pm EST -- January's Monthly Shônen Jump is sitting in my hands, right now (geeze, that was fast!). We will absolutely be doing our own release of Neko Majin Z 4, so be on the lookout for it in the coming weeks. Neko Majin Z 5 will follow some time soon after that!

The DragonBall 20th anniversary contest is near-done! We're hoping to have it all done and up this coming weekend. Of course, we'll announce the exact date and time it will debut ahead of time, so you'll be ready to pounce on it when it's up...!

11 January 2005

"Commander Red" DVD Set $8.99 @ Amazon
VegettoEX @ 1:08 pm EST -- The "Commander Red" 2-disc DVD set (from the original DragonBall TV series) is an astonishing $8.99 over on Amazon. Of course, I ordered my own to guarantee I get it before you all buy-out the stock, but get it while it lasts ^_~.

I'm not one to usually post about deals like this, but this is too good to pass up, if you don't already own it.

UPDATE: Sold out. Did you get your order in?!

08 January 2005

Random House-cleaning
VegettoEX @ 5:09 pm EST -- Long overdue, but I've gone ahead and updated with all DVD-ripped screen caps for the DBGT TV Special synopsis. The eye-catch caps remain untouched, since they were not included on the FUNimation domestic release.

I think I've only received, say, three "Ask VegettoEX" submissions in the last... month? Anyone have any questions they need answered? Want answered? I could answer?

Been working on a few other random things, but you don't need to know about any of that, just yet... ^_~

05 January 2005

Neko Majin Z 5 Hits Stores...
VegettoEX @ 1:05 pm EST -- It's January, and so February's Monthly Shônen Jump has been released to stores across Japan (and hopefully a few local Japanese bookstores, as well...). As we were told, we're on the receiving end of a two-month Neko Majin Z run, with chapter five coming out this month!

Left is the magazine's cover, right is the chapter's (being the actual Neko Majin Z chapter) cover. And who's that on the chapter's cover...?!?

If anyone could... ya' know... send me (actual print, not scanned) copies of these Monthly Shônen Jump issues (Jan. '05 & Feb. '05), that'd be great... I'm having a tough time tracking them down, locally... >.>

03 January 2005

My Baby's All Grown Up...
VegettoEX @ 1:30 pm EST -- In all the confusion and excitement over DragonBall's 20th anniversary, another important anniversary totally slipped my mind.

Daizenshuu EX began its humble beginnings as VegettoEX's Home Page on my AOL space seven years ago this month.

I won't bore you all with a long and tear-inducing rant, but I will say that in my seven years, I have never enjoyed both the DragonBall property and working on this site as much as I have the last two years in the resurrection of this site. Thank you to all the old fans still visiting; thank you to all the new fans who are looking for something "new" and find it in us; thank you to Julian who's the best guy to ever work with on a site; and thanks to anyone else who happens to be reading this.

You guys and gals rock my socks off.

In other news, you can check out the sheer awesomeness that is the Japanese DragonBall Z 3 box art here on Play-Asia. Thanks, Dewgel.

02 January 2005

Various DVD Cover Art Updates
VegettoEX @ 12:17 am EST -- I've had a very difficult time coming up with a way to phrase a statement without sounding slightly irritated or rude. Rather than shield it, I guess the proper thing to do would be to simply say it!

I'm very sorry if I do not update the "DVD Guide" the very instant a new cover art is released. This does not mean that I do not know about it, or am somehow unable to go to either Amazon or RightStuf and right-click the images, myself. It simply means I just haven't gotten around to it, yet! There's no need for everyone to flood my e-mail in-box with image attachments ^^;;.

That said, box art has been added for the final Cell Games volume, the first Great Saiyaman volume, and the fifth (and final) DBGT: Lost Episodes volume. Check them all out over in the "DVD Guide" on their respective pages.

We're still hard-at-work on the DB 20th Anniversary contest, and while December has passed into January, we're still partying hard with celebration! We hope you'll join us in this celebration when we're ready to post the contest, so stay tuned!