If you have not already checked out DB30YEARS, our special 30th anniversary celebratory magazine for Dragon Ball, we implore you to do so! On this week’s podcast episode, we are mining some of our original research from the magazine to bring you a discussion all about filler in the series. What role does it play, how does that work with the business model supporting the franchise (and larger genre as a whole), and just how close did the TV adaptation actually come to catching up with the manga serialization?

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0373! VegettoEX and Hujio discuss the role of filler in a series like Dragon Ball and the various milestones at which the TV adaptation began to catch up with the manga serialization. Just how close did it get? Toss in some great “Dragon Ball XENOVERSE” and “Revival of F” news, and that’s a show!

REFERENCED SITES:

• NEWS: “Dragon Ball XENOVERSE” Reveals in March 2015 V-Jump
• NEWS: DLC Season Pass Coming to “Dragon Ball XENOVERSE”
• NEWS: “Revival of ‘F'” Japanese Preview Screening Updates
• NEWS: Pilaf Gang Set to Make Appearance in “Revival of ‘F'”

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