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Daizenshuu EX - Updates from December 2009 |
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27 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 7:32 pm EST -- As reported earlier this week, the upcoming DragonBall DS 2 will contain the first Famicom game for the franchise, Shenron no Nazo, as a hidden extra. The official website for the game is now proudly showcasing this information:
In addition to this, a new trailer for the game has popped up online also showcasing the Famicom game, along with plenty of other aspects of the game play. We are most excited about some traditional control being tossed into the mix, since the stylus-only attacking was one of our problems with the original.
Due out on 11 February 2010 in Japan, there is still no word on a North American release for DragonBall DS 2.
In music news, CDJapan has three new Koro-chan Pack releases scheduled for a simultaneous release in a couple months on 24 February 2009. Each will retail for the standard ¥1500 and contain a small number of songs on the mini-CD, as well as a picture book.
You may remember that a single Koro-chan Pack disc was scheduled for release much earlier this year and canceled shortly before the announcement of the Kai Song Collection. As with all releases, regardless of Japanese or American origin, it gets impossible to keep up with everything with these multiple releases and cancellations!
It may go without saying at this point, but we are taking a short holiday break from the podcast this week. Julian has gone and gotten himself officially engaged, and on both sides of the gigantic ocean we are enjoying good times with our family and friends. We will see you next week to check in on all the biggest news stories from 2009, how our predictions fared, and what we think 2010 will bring us. See you then! |
23 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 7:16 am EST -- Siliconera is reporting that the upcoming DragonBall DS 2 will contain a hidden extra: an emulated ROM of the first Famicom game for the franchise (and one of the first franchise video games overall) Shenron no Nazo. The game was actually released here in North America back in 1986 as Dragon Power with most references to the original version removed (Bulma renamed "Nora", panties flipped upside down into a hamburger, generic crystal balls, etc.).
Namco-Bandai still has not announced a North American release of the game, so it will be interesting to see if this kind of bonus material makes it into a possible domestic release. |
20 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 9:56 pm EST -- Catching up is the name of the game around here lately. This week we took a look at the three new CDs that came out last month in November -- the Progression CD single, the Kai Song Collection, and the second soundtrack for Kai. Julian and Hujio join in on different reviews to spread out the opinion-based love! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
Of course, after recording and editing the episode, "Only A Chilling Elegy" was used this weekend as an insert song to close out episode 37 of Kai during the scene in which Freeza impales Kuririn. We obviously could not have foreseen that, so as a matter of respect for not being able to cover that, we at least give it some credit at the end of our show!
In site/content-related news, we are incredibly happy to finally share the full, written review of Attack of the Saiyans with you!
Though we reviewed it on the podcast a couple weeks back, I know a good bunch of you have also been patiently waiting for the written monster. Have at you! |
13 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 8:51 pm EST -- The obligatory holiday sickness may be on its way, so this weekend's show is a little shorter than usual... but that doesn't mean it's not packed with content. In addition to a news recap, we have some interesting tidbits from Argentina where our 2004 AF prank is detailed in a magazine from a couple years ago, a Mafuba is seen in the skies over Norway, and a father is looking to show the series in an edited format to his children! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
The one bit of new news also covered this episode comes to us courtesy of Ayelén. You may remember the news back in August about a certain "Anghelo" claiming to be the official performer for the Spanish versions of the Kai theme songs. The website ANMTV has back-and-forth debates with Anghelo, Eduardo Garza (the local voice actor for Kuririn), and even Toei Animation by way of their Latin America marketing director, Eduardo Lucio. Long story short, Garza called Anghelo out as being a "pirate" that did not have the rights to perform these songs, which were followed by legal threats from Anghelo's production company, Magic Sound Records, who stood by their remarks that Anghelo had the rights to this music. In comes Lucio with an official statement that Kai is in no way licensed at all for any production outside of Japan, which includes its music:
"At the moment, there's no authorization that allows the existence of any official product"
You Spanish folk can read the latest story bits here on ANMTV, but it seems to be pretty resolute for the time being. It will be interesting to see if Anghelo or Magic Sound Records come back with any further nonsense. |
11 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 8:09 pm EST -- Pretty significant news, right here. According to RightStuf:
FUNimation announced the MSRP for the upcoming release of Dragon Ball Z DVD Dragon Box Z, Set 2 has been reduced from $79.98 to $59.98, which brings our everyday price to $44.99. All pre-orders will be adjusted to reflect this change.
We are still waiting for the price to trickle down to the rest of the retailers (as-of this writing, Amazon still has a pre-order price of $71.99 for the original $79.98 MSRP), but RightStuf now has this second Dragon Box on pre-order for $44.99.
Is this a reaction to poor sales of the first set? Is it a precaution to force even more sales? We really cannot speculate at this point, and will attempt to find out more over the coming weeks leading up to this next set's release on 16 February 2010.
VegettoEX @ 4:00 pm EST -- It is a constant struggle to keep up with the multiple delays of each and every Viz Big release for the series. It looks like DBZ Viz Big #6 is getting pushed back from 19 January 2010 over to 16 February 2010. A single-month delay is not too bad for these releases, which have seen consecutive multi-month delays in the past.
This, in turn, pushes DBZ Viz Big #7 from a supposedly-simultaneous release with #6 back over to 20 April 2010.
Apologies go out to those trying to keep up with the podcast's "Manga Review of Awesomeness" via the most-cost-efficient Viz Big releases. This volume would have put you right where we are in our monthly series.
VegettoEX @ 3:41 pm EST -- The official website for DragonBall DS 2 has been open for a little while, though we totally missed sharing that with you all. It has recently updated with some actual content, so now is a great time to visit.
http://b.bngi-channel.jp/dbdsRR/
Despite being due out in Japan rather soon on 11 February 2010, there is still no word on a North American release of the game. I dug into our archives to see how the last game's release played out. We first learned about the game in mid-May 2008. We did not hear anything about a domestic release of the game until another three months later in mid-August, with the game coming out approximately two months after its Japanese release (September and November of 2008). This was toward the end of Atari's reign of releasing the games, so with Namco-Bandai in charge of their own property worldwide again, it will be interesting to see what kind of delay we see in terms of announcements and release dates. |
07 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 3:37 pm EST -- We would ask you to forgive the day-late posting, but you all are an understanding bunch! As DragonBall hits the 25-year mark, our website closes in on a decade, the podcast passed four years... we hit the 200 podcast episodes milestone, as well. There is no better way to celebrate this occasion than by talking with the people who make it happen: our community of friends. Hujio and Corey were live in-studio to talk about community in the DB fandom with us — what has changed over the years, what still needs to change, and what are we all eternally thankful for?
We also announced the winners of our celebration contests to give away Raging Blast, as well as a copy of the first domestic Dragon Box. There was a catch, though... we gave away two Dragon Box sets (an extra one thanks to FUNimation!), and also tossed in a copy of the Yeah! Break! Care! Break! CD single! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.
Two hundred episodes is all thank to you all. We wouldn't make them if you didn't listen. An extra-special thanks goes out to the visitors and listeners who came out to the party with us after the show. You rock as much as we do! ^_~ |
03 December 2009
VegettoEX @ 9:29 am EST -- While it has already been the 3rd in Japan for more than half a day, we wanted to wait until the clock stuck over here in the US to make the post. On this day in 1984, the very first chapter of DragonBall was published in volume 51 of Weekly Shônen Jump in Japan. The series has just turned 25 years old.
Here's to another 25 amazing years of fandom!
Let's get celebrating right now! Those of you still playing Raging Blast (even after our review) may be happy to know that Namco-Bandai is delivering completely free downloadable content for the game every two weeks through April for (at least) the North American release. Each of the packs contain customized versions of existing characters; there are no new outfits, new characters, or anything you cannot organize on your own through normal game play means.
- November 24 (PSN) / November 26 (Xbox LIVE):
"Warriors on Earth Pack" – Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chiaotzu
- December 10:
"Alien Warriors Pack" – Vegeta ("Scouter"), Raditz, Nappa, Zarbon, Dodoria
- December 22 (PSN) / December 24 (Xbox Live):
"Ginyu Force Pack" – Ginyu, Recoome, Butta, Jheece, Gurd
- January 7:
"Androids Pack" – #16, #17, #18, #19, Dr. Gero
- January 21:
"Warriors of Justice Pack" – ("Kid") Gohan, Gohan, ("Kid") Trunks, Goten, Videl
- February 4:
"Revived Warriors Pack" – Majin Buu, ("Kid") Buu, Broly, Gogeta, SSJ3 Broli
- February 18:
"Saiyans Pack" – Majin Vegeta, Trunks ("Fighting Teen"), Vegetto, Bardock, SSJ3 Vegeta
- March 4:
"Ultimate Warriors Pack 1" – Goku, ("Teen") Gohan, Piccolo, Bardock, Gogeta
- March 18:
"Ultimate Warriors Pack 2" – Majin Vegeta, Freeza, #17, #18, Cell
- April 1:
"Ultimate Warriors Pack 3" – Vegeta ("Scouter"), Vegeta, Trunks ("Sword"), Vegetto, SSJ3 Vegeta
- April 15:
"Ultimate Warriors Pack 4" – Majin Buu, Super Buu, ("Kid") Buu, Broli, SSJ3 Broli
In a sort of combination of celebrations, look forward to our 200th podcast episode this weekend! Friends of the show are swarming in to New Jersey this weekend for an extravaganza like no other, which fits in well with the topic of discussion: community. We will (hopefully!) be broadcasting the show live this coming Saturday (December 5th) sometime around 1:00 pm (eastern) over on my Stickam page. Fret not if you cannot tune in — as with every show, you will be able to download the audio that weekend (all nice, polished, and produced). We will see several of you a little bit later on that night for our party! |
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