We occasionally produce extra shows that have some sort of connection to Dragon Ball. We have also made guest appearances on other podcasts, usually talking about Dragon Ball, as well. All of these extra shows have been archived below.
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike joins Chris to discuss the 1996-1997 “Dragon Ball GT” TV series. How did it come to be, what risks did it take, how did its story play out, and what legacy does it leave behind?
Guest Appearance: Geekdom101
Julian joins Geekdom101 for a discussion about archival, translations, the evolution of Dragon Ball fandom, living in and covering the series from Japan, etc.
Guest Appearance: Geekdom101
Herms joins Geekdom101 for a discussion about the various forms of Boo and how their individual strengths stack up against one another.
Guest Appearance: Geekdom101
Herms joins Geekdom101 for a general question-and-answer session discussing translation, the status of Dragon Ball Super, and more.
Guest Appearance: Geekdom101
Heath joins Geekdom101 to discuss building Kanzenshuu, the future of the website and the fandom, as well as the ins-and-outs of Toei’s animation process over the years and its shift from physical to digital.
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike and Lawrence (of TeamFourStar) join Chris to talk about thoughts and feedback on the second arc of the Dragon Ball Super TV series as well as hopes for the upcoming new material moving into the next story arc.
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike joins Chris to discuss the first story arc of Dragon Ball Super, which adapted the 2013 theatrical film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods into a roughly 12-episode season. What were the main differences in the story, characterizations, and overall tone? Where will the producers take it from here?
Guest Appearance: Geekdom101
Mike joins Geekdom101 to discuss the pre-Toonami era, tape trading, discovering Dragon Ball in Japanese through fansubs and fansub trading, the days of IRC, EGM, the early days of web site building, thoughts on Toei, thoughts on the community as a whole and much more.
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike and Scott (of TeamFourStar) join Chris to discuss thoughts and reactions to announcement of the upcoming Dragon Ball Super TV series.
Guest Appearance: Kind Soundwaves
Mike joins Dustin to provide a history of Kanzenshuu (and all of the sites that led to its creation), dealing with Internet popularity and armchair commentators, podcasting to an ever-growing audience, and maintaining that sense of still being a human being at the end of the day.
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike joins Chris to chat about the early days of Dragon Ball fandom in the 90s onward, growing up with the show airing in syndication on American television, finding fansub VHS tapes of the then-mysterious Japanese version, the show moving to Cartoon Network, and more!
Guest Appearance: Kirblog
Mike joins Chris to chat about the video game Super Dragon Ball Z on the PlayStation 2, developed by Crafts & Meister, and released in the heyday of other notable fighting games for the franchise (namely Budokai and Sparking! / Budokai Tenkaichi). What set it apart and why is it still worth checking out?
Guest Appearance: Anime3000
Mike and Jake join Anime3000’s host Sean Russell and guest “Otaku Dan” to discuss the history of, marketing, and fandom’s response to the newly “refreshed” version of the Dragon Ball Z TV series — “Dragon Ball Z Kai” — produced in Japan for its twentieth anniversary and brought over by FUNimation for a new English dub.
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Originally Published:08 December 2010
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Special Episode: Bonus Kintoki Review
Independent Release (Daizenshuu EX + Kanzentai)
Mike and Heath review Kintoki, a special one-shot manga by Akira Toriyama published in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The discussion includes comparisons with Dragon Ball and other works by Akira Toriyama, a breakdown of all the new name puns introduced, and much more!
Release Information
Originally Published:02 December 2010
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Special Episode: The Big Green Podcast – Episode 1
Independent Release (Kanzentai)
Heath, Corey, and Ryan detail the history behind the infamous “Big Green Dub” of Dragon Ball Z, and discuss the dubs of the first three movies (complete with sound samples).
Release Information
Originally Published:13 October 2010
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Guest Appearance: The One Piece Podcast
Mike and Julian join up with the crew from The One Piece Podcast to discuss the similarities between One Piece and Dragon Ball, experiences with both series, and some of the featured works between the them (such as the Toriyama + Oda collaboration, Cross Epoch).
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Originally Published:16 March 2010
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Guest Appearance: R5 Central
Mike and Meri join R5 Central host Mike Dent to discuss the live-action movie Dragon Ball Evolution, the rise of Dragon Ball Kai, and a top five list of Dragon Ball moves that DON’T suck!
Release Information
Originally Published:29 April 2009
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Special Episode: Secret Wedding Podcast
Independent Release (Kanzentai)
Desire, Heath, and Jake pull together a heart-warming episode (with plenty of contributions from the community) in celebration of Daizenshuu EX as Mike and Meri take some time off to get married!
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Originally Published:19 October 2008
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Guest Appearance: Otaku Generation
Mike and Meri join the crew from Otaku Generation to talk about all things Dragon Ball as well as anime music videos and providing voice acting work on the fan parody “S.T.E.A.M. The Movie” by NoN.D.E. Fanfilms.
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Originally Published:24 May 2006
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