Having spent a fair amount of time porting new translations to the website, it only made sense to catch up on the podcast by talking about this new content! Tune in for our thoughts on some of Toriyama’s earliest media attention and what the anime staff were up to as the Dragon Ball Z portion of the series was hitting its stride.
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0401! Mike and Julian discuss the recent article and interview translations added to Kanzenshuu. What kind of media attention was Akira Toriyama subjected to after his early success, and what did the anime staff have on their minds as the DBZ-portion of the series began to hit its stride?
REFERENCED SITES:
- NEWS: “Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden” Receives Patch 1.4.0 in Japan
- NEWS: “Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden” Receiving International Updates
- NEWS: Dragon Ball “Digest Edition” Manga Re-Release Announced to Begin in May 2016
- TRANSLATION: 1982 FOCUS Magazine Akira Toriyama Wedding & Income Article
- TRANSLATION: 1983 Tetsuko’s Room Akira Toriyama Interview
- TRANSLATION: 1989 DBZ Anime Special “Dragon Call” Production Staff Comments
- TRANSLATION: 1991 DBZ Anime Special 2 “Super Anime-jin” Roundtable Interview & Discussion
- TRANSLATION: July 2014 Saikyō Jump Akira Toriyama “Me Lately” Comic
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I really enjoyed this episode. It’s nice to hear you and Julian provide insights on the recent interviews. I wasn’t familiar with the importance of many of those staff members in the anime discussions. And I’m glad that the Tetsuko’s Room interview is now available for others to read.