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31 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 1:56 pm EDT -- CDJapan has a listing for yet another CD for DragonBall Kai, this one simply called the DragonBall Kai Song Collection. With the "Koro-chan Pack" CD canceled, it seems like this may be its spiritual successor. Due out on 21 October 2009 for ¥2940 with a catalogue number of COCX-35798, it is set to contain at least the opening and ending themes, as well as several other songs. No complete track list is available, but the Japanese description notes three specific songs:
- "Kuririn's Theme"
- "Super Saiyan's Theme"
(or "Saiyans' Theme"; the pluralizing is inherently vague in Japanese; literally "sûpâ saiya-jin no têma")
- "Vegeta's Theme"
It seems there may be an extra bonus for at least the first-press pre-orders, so get them in soon!
In other online retailer news, Play-Asia is holding a big 20%-off sale right now. The catches are that you must pay with a Visa card, the items must have been available for more than 30 days, and the deal is only through September 6th. It is definitely worth looking into if you want to pick up some DVDs, CDs, or games on the cheap!
Our buddy Marc has an early look and review of FUNimation's DragonBall "Season One" DVD box set over on The Fanboy Review. It is very nice to hear that not only is the DVRN turned down (even more so than the DBGT sets), but it is also encoded as progressive. The set is due out on 15 September 2009, and hopefully we will get a chance to give it a look in some capacity over here on our site.
Finally, you may have noticed there was no podcast episode this weekend. Our original plan was to review Kai thus far with our buddies Hujio and Corey, but it was a little difficult to line up schedules. We ended up just taking a little vacation in the end. Don't hold it against us! The plan is to pick up right where we left off, though, so stay tuned for the episode next weekend.
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26 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 9:21 am EDT -- School Library Journal has an interview with Traci Todd, editor of the Viz Kids line. There is a good amount of discussion regarding the marketplace and using DragonBall and Naruto as springboards to create an entirely new market using existing franchises and "reversioning" them down to a lower target age group.
GC4K: Are you afraid that if you do have to do write-arounds for some of the titles, you might get the kind of backlash other companies have faced when they’ve done those kinds of edits?
TT: I think there is more tolerance for that kind of thing with kids titles, because the expectation is that these books have to be squeaky clean. Therefore, there’s more understanding. But I will say that we try not to choose things that we have to write around.
While this is all cute and interesting for now, we are only four volumes into this "Chapter Book" format for the DragonBall series and have no idea how far Viz plans to take it. With such a checkered release history for the series in both anime and manga form, we here at Daizenshuu EX are particularly hesitant to support this release style at all. It has been a constant struggle to get the series appreciated for what it is, rather than dumbing it down even further (because, after all, it already is a franchise for children). We have seen the censored version of the franchise affect the so-called "uncut" version far too many times for our own comfort.
In more positive news, Bandai is offering a $1.00-off coupon for DragonBall Z figures via their blog. If you are concerned about where the coupon will be accepted, they have a list of participating retailers on their site, as well. You'll need to spend $9.99 or more, and it expires 10/31/09, but it's certainly not a bad deal if you were already planning on picking something up. |
24 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 1:24 pm EDT -- There has been a rather large drought of DragonBall Online information over the last several months, but like the last time we saw the game rear its head, it comes in swinging with loads of new information... which itself just brings more questions than answers, but we are OK with that.
Most significant this time around is a new variation on the trailer for the game, showcasing a few new scenes:
It showcases many of the things we have seen before, such as the opening with a look back on the history of the Dragon World, and the new characters hopping back in time to interrupt the original battle between Goku and Vegeta. However, this trailer ends with a brief glimpse of a new, shadowy figure:
Olivier Hague on our forum brings up a good point, asking the question of whether or not Toriyama's seemingly-random explanation of the Makaiôshin from the Super Exciting Guide books was a prelude to this game...? Blue skin and shaggy hair, huh? Seems like it might be a good theory. For more information about the Makaiôshin and the new explanations for how the Kaiôshin are born and granted their status, be sure to dig back and check out Episode #0176 of our podcast when we went through the books with Herms and Hujio from Kanzentai. |
23 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 3:29 pm EDT -- We are extremely excited to share Episode #0188 of the podcast with you, as it has been one we have been planning on doing for quite some time. It made sense to cover it once we were past the point in our "Manga Review of Awesomeness" when sento ryoku (battle powers, power levels, combat strength...) were no longer relevant, and so now that we have hit that point, it's time to jump into the discussion! Herms from Kanzentai joins us to discuss the history (and possibly origin influences) for the concept's implementation in DragonBall, and even how they have affected fandom over time! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
Be sure to check out the complementary "Battle Power Guide" over on Kanzentai when you're done listening! |
21 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 5:37 pm EDT -- Our buddy LaRésistance has sent us what seems to be the near-final cover art for the PAL releases of DragonBall: Raging Blast:
GameTrailers.com has up the latest trailer for the game, which features "Progression", the game's all-new theme song performed by Hironobu Kageyama. It also showcases a very brief-glimpse of SSJ3 Broli near the very end:
Our German buddy Timo was able to attend Gamescon in Cologne this week and took some pictures and notes for us:
So, I played Raging Blast a little bit. At the beginning I was very confused. It's been a while since I played Sparking Meteor/Budokai Tenkaichi 3, but I think I know the controls. Well, the controls in Raging Blast are pretty different. Animations, moves, the feeling, general gameplay etc., all of it is just like Sparking but the controls... Ascend and descend is now on R1 and R2 rather than L1 and L2. Block is on X (or O) if I remember correctly and I couldn't find out how to power up and use specials TILL I noticed the little manual card far down under the HDTV. So, you have to press down on the DIGI PAD to power up and the right analog stick is for the specials. Pretty confusing and not very intuitive but I think you get used to it sooner or later.
Technically it was pretty good. Nice polygon count and VERY fast action. The camera on the other hand was awful. Many times I didn't see my character when I or the opponent did a fast homing dash, because the characters were BEHIND the camera. Furthermore, I can't tell much about the textures, shading and so on, because the HDTV was pretty bad. Even Tekken 6 looked like shit.
The game is due out in Japan 12 November 2009, and in North America a whopping two days earlier on 10 November 2009 available on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. |
19 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 10:28 am EDT -- Our favorite Japanese forum buddy kei17 posted up a couple new Jump scans from 2ch showcasing a "new" character in the upcoming Raging Blast for the PS3/360:
That's Broli in a "new" SSJ3 transformation for the character.
... Yep.
While this is this most recent example of "new" forms created for existing characters in video games, there have been other examples in the past. Toriyama himself designed an all-new, beefed-up version of Mecha Freeza for Super DragonBall Z, and prior to that Majin Buu gained all sorts of new absorption modifications in DragonBall Z 2 / Budokai 2, along with the new fusion Yamhan and an alternate form of the "What-If?" scenario fusion of Gotan. |
17 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 11:49 am EDT -- I have gotten quite a few e-mails, PMs, tweets, and the like about pre-order prices for various items across the web, so it seemed like as good a time as any to re-cap some of the items coming out that have fluctuated the most and where you can currently find the best deals. Just make sure you don't miss the podcast episode and tons of news from yesterday's update...!
The best pre-order price for a while had been over on Amazon for $55.99. Unfortunately, that price jumped up yesterday to $71.99. RightStuf has it listed for $59.99. If you use their "dragonball" coupon code for 40% off on most FUNimation DVDs, this will take ~$20 off the retail price and bring it down to ~$48. This special sale is only good through August 24th, so be sure to order soon if you are interested. The first domestic "Dragon Box" is still (tentatively) due out 10 November 2009.
Amazon still has a decent pre-order price of $36.99. RightStuf has it listed for $37.49. If you use their "dragonball" coupon code for 40% off on most FUNimation DVDs, this will take ~$20 off the retail price and bring it down to ~$30. This special sale is only good through August 24th, so be sure to order soon if you are interested. The first "remastered" season of DragonBall is due out 15 September 2009.
Exactly the same situation as FUNimation's first season. Amazon still has a decent pre-order price of $36.99. RightStuf has it listed for $37.49. If you use their "dragonball" coupon code for 40% off on most FUNimation DVDs, this will take ~$20 off the retail price and bring it down to ~$30. This special sale is only good through August 24th, so be sure to order soon if you are interested. The second "remastered" season of DragonBall is due out 10 November 2009.
Pick your battles on this one. Since this is going to be a single-disc release of what is already available on DVD and Blu-ray in the "Double Feature" packaging (which is still widely available online), you can either pick up this single movie if you want it, get the "Double Feature" for probably less than the cost of buying the two individually ($17.49 on both DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon / $22.49 on DVD and $26.24 on Blu-ray on RightStuf), or just pick up one of the older single-disc releases for cheap ($4.00 on RightStuf). If you want the new release, Amazon has a pre-order price of $6.99, while RightStuf has a pre-order price of $7.49. Use the "dragonball" coupon code on RightStuf for some minor additional savings. The new release of DBZ Movie 1 is due out 10 November 2009.
Pick your battles on this one. Since this is going to be a single-disc release of what is already available on DVD and Blu-ray in the "Double Feature" packaging (which is still widely available online), you can either pick up this single movie if you want it, get the "Double Feature" for probably less than the cost of buying the two individually ($17.49 on both DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon / $22.49 on DVD and $26.24 on Blu-ray on RightStuf), or just pick up one of the older single-disc releases for cheap ($4.00 on RightStuf). If you want the new release, Amazon has it as MSRP for $9.98, while RightStuf has a pre-order price of $7.49. Use the "dragonball" coupon code on RightStuf for some minor additional savings. The new release of DBZ Movie 2 is due out 10 November 2009.
Taking things over to Japan, you have a few choices for the first volume of Kai, keeping in mind that future Blu-ray releases will be boxset-only (and in a high-definition 4:3 aspect ratio), while future DVDs will be individual-disc-only (and in a standard definition 16:9 cropped aspect ratio). Amazon Japan has pre-order prices with the Blu-ray for ¥2,253 (~$24) and the DVD for ¥1,476 (~$16). CDJapan has pre-order prices with the Blu-ray for ¥ (~$32) and the DVD for ¥1,990 (~$21). Play-Asia has pre-order prices with the Blu-ray at $31.90 and the DVD at $21.90. Keep in mind that this is all before shipping costs. The first volume of Kai is due out in Japan 18 September 2009.
Amazon Japan still has a great pre-order price of ¥11,698 (~$124). CDJapan has a pre-order price of ¥15,200 (~$161). Play-Asia has a pre-order price of $167.90. Keep in mind that this is all before shipping costs. The first box for Kai is due out in Japan 23 October 2009.
That should probably keep you covered for now with all the major home releases. We usually don't update with this kind of blown-out information, but it seemed to warrant it with such a deluge of products hitting the market in the next couple of months. |
16 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 9:49 pm EDT -- First thing's first... the podcast! This week we had a semi-"all-star" cast come together to record different sections with me. Hujio from Kanzentai pops in to recap this week's ridiculous amount of news, and KaiserNeko from TeamFourStar even stops by to give us an update from their end with regards to Toei's mass-takedown situation with YouTube. Jeff then joins us to finally review the first DBZ TV special now that he has passed that point in our regular "Manga Review of Awesomeness" monthly topic. Similar to said topic format, we were able to get Jeff's perspective as a total newbie who's never seen the TV special before, which both compared and contrasted amazingly with Meri and myself. Your regular releases and e-mails finish off the gigantic episode! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
Related to the podcast episode are some slight updates over on our Bardock page in the "Tidbits" section. While the overall information remains the same, we have tossed in a couple minor updates to flesh things out a little more. Expect some more content in that section of the site, soon, too!
Also mentioned during the podcast episode was our written review of the Yeah! Break! Care! Break! CD single, which is indeed complete and up for your reading pleasure. We certainly recognize that plenty of our visitors just might not be ready for the awesomeness that is our weekly audio content, so we are happy to provide good ol' written stuff, too!
Speaking of written content, here is a disgusting amount of news for you to catch up on (most of which is discussed during the podcast episode):
You've no doubt read all about it on Kanzentai by now, but that's OK... it's worth a mention, again! Ryô Horikawa's personal blog was updated with some brief information about a house boat party he attended for "DragonBall members"... which we're not entirely clear on the meaning of. Was it only voice actors? Production staff, too? Who knows! Regardless, it sounds like it was a blast.
As a minor aside, we have Horikawa's voice acting coach DVD on the sidelines for review whenever we have a free week to do so... look forward to it!
This one takes the cake this week for the strangest bit of news humanly imaginable. Our forum member MCDaveG, who also created last week's excellent Gokû Hishôusen theme song remix featured on our "Music" page, posted up that some Spanish production company seemingly had the rights to DragonBall Kai in some capacity, most notably with its music... and had (seemingly?) already produced Spanish-dubbed versions of the songs!
Produced by "Magic Sound Records" and performed by "Anghelo", Spanish-dubbed versions of both "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" are both available for viewing on YouTube. This is in addition to an, again seemingly, live performance of the opening theme and a plethora of other bizarre material. As our buddy Hujio has pointed out, the majority of these YouTube and other pages have only just recently been created... but with so much material being flooded out there, we are just flabbergasted in terms of what to think. Is there really a Spanish version coming out? Does anyone actually know who this "Anghelo" fellow is?
Our forum member tinlunlau posted up some information regarding the Hong Kong home release of DragonBall Evolution. In addition to a VCD (!!!) release, the standard DVD will include four audio tracks (English, Thai, Hindi, Tamil) and five subtitle tracks (Traditional Chinese, English, Thai, Korean, Indonesian). The special features seem to line up with the American release, which means no Japanese-dub track, either. It is coming out from Deltamac HK on 27 August 2009.
While we have already covered the situation rather extensively, the Amazon listings for even newer releases of DBZ Movie 1 and DBZ Movie 2 from FUNimation now have cover art:
With their cover art mirroring the style of the upcoming single-disc re-re-releases of the Bardock and Trunks TV specials, this essentially confirms they will be break-outs from the "Double Feature" releases, rather than Dragon Box prints. This is an incredibly strange situation, complicated the most by the fact that they are coming out on the same day as the first Dragon Box for the DBZ TV series (10 November 2009). The respective page of our "DVD Guide" has been updated accordingly.
November 10th seems to be a huge day for FUNimation. In addition to the first DBZ Dragon Box and the aforementioned DBZ Movie 1 and DBZ Movie 2 single-disc releases, Amazon has updated with another release set for the same date:
"Season One" is still still set for a September 15th date, and hot on its heels will apparently be "Season Two". With an MSRP of $49.98 and containing 30 episodes (based on the 720-minute runtime from the Amazon listing), FUNimation seems to be ready to crank out these new sets for the original DragonBall TV series as they continue with season two. The respective page of our "DVD Guide" has been updated accordingly.
Our forum member SonGokuGT posted up some great information for you Spanish fans. Apparently publisher Planeta DeAgostini will be releasing the kanzenban-based guide books LANDMARK and FOREVER. No set release dates have been set, but both books are very specifically listed under the author section for Akira Toriyama. Keep us up-to-date on when they come out, Spain!
So how's that for a weekend update? |
13 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 10:35 am EDT -- A few readers have written in with an exact copy of the e-mail they have received from Amazon with regards to a possible "delay" of FUNimation's first Dragon Box:
We're writing about the order you placed on (month) (date) 2009. Unfortunately, the release date for the item(s) listed below has changed, and we need to provide you with a new delivery estimate based on the new release date:
Artist Not Provided "Dragon Ball Z Season 1: Dbox"
Estimated arrival date: November 19 2009 - December 15 2009
If you still want us to ship the delayed items when they do become available (though they may arrive later than expected) please visit this address to approve the delay.
Interestingly, I have not personally received this e-mail, myself. I did not put in my pre-order until just a couple days ago, though... which seems even more strange, since if I put my order in later than other people, wouldn't my place in "line" potentially delay my product receipt even further?
The release date remains the same on the listing (10 November 2009), for now.
Finally, something all you hip Internet kids may be aware of is the mass takedown initiative Toei Animation has undertaken with regards to its intellectual property on YouTube. In addition to many videos, some entire accounts (such as our buddies over at TeamFourStar) have been removed in their entirety. While it is well within Toei's rights to proceed with this (and quite frankly, overdue and expected), it is certainly disheartening to see videos of the more "parody" and informative nature be taken down, all-the-while leaving a ridiculous amount of actual full episodes and users with bootlegging intentions. While there is no formal confirmation, it seems to be a takedown of videos and accounts based on view counts and subscriptions, rather than actual content.
We do not claim to be lawyers, but while TeamFourStar seems to have been granted an unwritten "ignore" from FUNimation with regards to keeping material online, Toei does not necessarily feel the same way... and it does not seem like they have much of a leg to stand on. You can argue "parody" all you want (especially with original graphics, voice acting, compositions, etc.)... but as we have argued on our podcast with the cast themselves, the series ended up becoming more of a shortened, genuine dub of the series at points, rather than an all-out mockery. Is that enough to tip the "fair use/parody" defense completely in favor of Toei? Perhaps.
While we will never claim to have the wit and talent of TeamFourStar, we are more than happy to file a DMCA counter-notice should any of our "Inconsistencies" videos be taken down (already noted as having content "identified" as being "owned" by FUNimation), which have much more of a "fair use" justification, in my humble opinion. Just sayin'.
Regarding the whole situation, our buddy Hujio wrote up a nice little post over on our forum that we whole-heartedly agree with. We just want to see a resolution that benefits everyone. |
11 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 7:17 pm EDT -- Rumblings can be heard 'round the internet that FUNimation's upcoming first "Dragon Box" set for the DBZ TV series has been delayed from November to December of this year. Despite the Amazon listing still noting a release date of 10 November 2009, several of our forum members have received e-mails from Amazon telling them that the item in question has been delayed to 15 December 2009.
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10 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 11:51 pm EDT -- Episode #0186 of the podcast is available for download! Getting it done just in time to say it went up today...! This week, Meri and I (finally) took at look at DragonBall Evolution for the PSP. You may be surprised to hear my final thoughts on the game. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
This week we also had a new "Song of the Week", so be sure to head on over to the "Music" page to download it afterward!
VegettoEX @ 4:27 pm EDT -- CDJapan has updated with the cover art for POWER OF DREAMER, the opening theme song CD single for the new Wii game Tenka-ichi Dai-Bôken performed by Hiroki Takahashi:
It is mostly a cropped version of the actual game's cover art, but is neat to see, none-the-less. The CD single is due out 26 August 2009 for ¥1200 in Japan. Unfortunately, we still don't have a track listing for the CD, yet...
VegettoEX @ 10:36 am EDT -- Once again we trade updates with our buddies over at Kanzentai! It's a pretty good deal, I'd say. Keeps us all on our toes.
In addition to the first "Dragon Box" set coming from FUNimation that has been listed on Amazon for pre-order, there are now mysterious listings for both DBZ Movie 1 and DBZ Movie 2 with the same release date of 10 November 2009. Will these be (going against everything FUNimation has moved toward) individual disc releases based on their newly-licensed Dragon Box masters? Or will they be split-apart, individual disc releases from the "remastered" steel book double feature, a la the Bardock and Trunks TV specials? With a $9.98 price point it certainly falls in line with the latter scenario, but the release date hints toward a Dragon Box master. Hopefully this is something we can get cleared up from FUNimation relatively soon.
<daizex-inside-joke> One thing's for sure — I can't complain too much about getting yet another version of DBZ Movie 1. I should really pick up that Blu-ray while I still can... </daizex-inside-joke>
In other news, the official website for DragonBall Kai has noted (and is also being reported on Anime News Network) that there will be yet another new voice for the "refreshed" version of the TV series currently airing in Japan. In its original airing, both (the younger version of) Dende and Cargo (all... what?... one of his lines...?) were played by Tomiko Suzuki, who unfortunately passed away back in 2003.
Taking over the role for Dende will be the currently-somewhat-prolific Aya Hirano, most recently associated with the DragonBall franchise as the voice of Bulma in the Japanese dub of DragonBall Evolution, and belting out "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" karaoke-style in the ending of episode five of Lucky Star. She's done just a few other voices, I hear.
UPDATED: Taking over the role of Cargo will be Satomi Satô, a relative new-comer perhaps best known for her role in K-ON!.
We'll try to get that podcast episode out tonight. No promises. We enjoyed our weekend for once... that's our only excuse! :P |
07 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 6:28 pm EDT -- You have no doubt read a good deal of the Kai voice updates over on Kanzentai, but that's OK!
The official Kai website has updated with three new voice actors for the "refreshed" version of the TV series currently airing:
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KUI
With Kôji Totani passing away in 2006, Eiji Takemoto will be stepping in to take over the role. Known to us here at Daizenshuu EX as Rock Howard in SNK video games, he also stepped up to take over the role as Namu in Sparking! METEOR back in 2007 with the passing of Kaneto Shiozawa in 2000.
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Here is where things get interesting. Yukitoshi Hori (who also played Sauza in DBZ Movie 5) is alive and well, but will be replaced by Takashi Nagasako for Kai.
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ZARBON
In a similar case, Sho Hayami (who also played #19, Sansho in DBZ Movie 1, and Medamatcha in DBZ Movie 4) will be replaced by Hiroaki Miura.
What is going on with these voice replacements? It is especially strange, seeing as how the only (temporary, as he eventually returned) voice replacement in DBZ video games over the years was Hikaru Midorikawa's #16.
In the process of working on this update, our buddy Rachel pointed out to us that Mitsuaki Madono, who replaced Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tenshinhan in Burst Limit, is reprising that role in the new Wii game Tenka-ichi Dai-Bôken... despite Hikaru Midorikawa sealing it up for Kai. Ugh.
Also (and big thanks to everyone sending this in), Amazon now has a listing for the first domestic "Dragon Box" set coming from FUNimation. The pre-order price (for now) is a solid $55.99. Not too shabby. |
04 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 10:08 am EDT -- Namco-Bandai has posted a ¥2.8 billion loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
In terms of DragonBall overall, the franchise dropped in net sales from ¥4.3 billion in Q1 2009 to ¥2.3 billion this quarter, though the company is forecasting a full year net sales figure of ¥17 billion, up from ¥15.8 last fiscal year.
Additionally, DragonBall Kai: Saiya-jin Raishû for the Nintendo DS (listed in the document under its international name, DragonBall Z: Attack of the Saiyans) was the company's third-best selling game of the quarter, despite only being released in Japan for the time being, with 190,000 copies sold.
It is possible that with the international release of the DS game, as well as the domestic and international releases of new Wii, PS3, and 360 games, this will give the DB franchise the push that the company seems to expect it will have. |
03 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 1:43 pm EDT -- Happinet's official website for their home release of Kai has updated with a firm release date for the fourth Blu-ray boxset: 06 June 2010.
Happinet's website has removed the above-listed date. Did someone jump the gun on uploading a page? Huh. Time will tell, we suppose.
Our buddy Timo popped in to let us know about an exciting *cough* home release coming in Germany! Not only are they getting box sets from "Anime Virtual", but it's... the old edited, dub-only version as-is from its airing on RTL2 with video material nearly 20 years old. Timo goes on to note that the distributors' retort for not releasing a proper uncut version is that it would cost nearly 50€ more per volume in order to do so.
It is extremely unfortunate to hear Germany stay in the "stone age", as Timo so accurately puts it, in this era of even North America finally getting a proper, quality release of the series.
On the other hand, our buddy sangofe also popped in to let us know that France will finally be getting a proper release of the original DragonBall TV series. It will be dual-language, and where the French dub was edited, the language track will swap over to Japanese to retain its uncut video track. It is looking to start a release sometime between October and December of this year, and will consist of two giant boxes containing episodes 1-68 on twelve discs, and then 69-153 on fourteen discs. |
02 August 2009
VegettoEX @ 5:41 pm EDT -- Episode #0185 of the podcast is available for download! Julian and Jeff are both with us this week as we dive into Volume 29 in our "Manga Review of Awesomeness". The new jinzôningen (or, hey... "mecha-men", if you will...!) arc is getting into the swing of things. We certainly had some interesting thoughts about where Toriyama's taking the story, and we share some behind-the-scenes information about why it is that certain things happen. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
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