Tying in with one of last week’s daily Toriyama works entries — as well as with a recent interview translation! — this week’s podcast episode dives into the occasionally-combined worlds of Dragon Ball and KochiKame. A two-page fake ending to KochiKame kicks everything off, and we ultimately land 16 years later in a continuation to that same material. Tune in for a breeze through the intersecting worlds of Akira Toriyama and Osamu Akimoto!
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0435! Mike and Julian briefly discuss 20 years of “Dragon Ball” manga in English from Viz before turning their attention to the intersecting “Dragon Ball” and “KochiKame” material over the years. A joint interview in 1990 sheds some light on the respective authors’ different approaches to character creation, while a 2006 manga crossover continues a legendary fake-ending from 16 years prior!
REFERENCED SITES:
- NEWS ARCHIVE: Viz Announces Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Manga English Release
- NEWS ARCHIVE: Dragon Ball & Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Discussion Guide
- NEWS ARCHIVE: Author and Former Viz Script Rewriter Gerard Jones Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
- MANGA GUIDE: “This is the Police Station in Front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek”
- CONTENT: “The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #034
- TRANSLATION: “Face-to-Face Talk: Akira Toriyama vs. Osamu Akimoto
- TRANSLATION: Akira Toriyama “Chō-KochiKame” Comments
- CONTENT: Gods & Cosmos Guide
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