Episode #0070 of the podcast is available for download! This week, in response to… uhh… responses… that our video from Episode #0068 received, we took a look at fandom, itself. What about the Japanese version flat-out offends some of today’s fans? What would drive these people to such anger? We examined their placement (or displacement, …
The “Dragon Ball Online” MMORPG that we mentioned in a previous podcast episode indeed appears to be reality! While it is being developed in Korea, it is an officially-licensed game and will be coming to both Korea and Japan on the PC (no console port is mentioned). Here are a couple items we have pulled …
Episode #0069 of the podcast is available for download! Julian was in town this weekend, so we finally were able to have another local recording with us all together! Good times, good times… This week we discussed all of the various Japanese DragonBall tunes you can find on iTunes. From some special remixes to the …
Our trusty friends over at The Magic Box have the latest scores from “Famitsu” in Japan, and it seems like the new DS game, “Harukanaru Gokū Densetsu”, has received scores of 6, 6, 7, 8… coming to a total of 27/40. Nothing amazing, but not too shabby. The game is due out this Wednesday (21 …
Episode #0068 of the podcast is available for download! And it has a special bonus video to go along with it! No, we haven’t become a video podcast… we won’t abandon you. Besides, us sitting around computers with mics isn’t exactly enthralling to watch. No, no! What we’ve done is create a bonus video explanation …
Episode #0067 of the podcast is available for download! This week, Meri, Jeff, and I took a look at volume two of the manga to once again look from two perspectives… those that have read it before, and those being introduced to it for the first time. How did volume two stack up against volume …
Episode #0066 of the podcast is available for download! This week Meri and I took a look (and listen!) back at the original dub and re-dub from FUNimation, all the way back in good ol’ 1996. Did you know that the very first two episodes of DBZ had about a dozen lines re-recorded that you …
Episode #0065 of the podcast is available for download! We finally got around to it, this week. As we’ve called it, “The Big Orange Review” is our in-depth analysis of FUNimation’s lies and deceit to fandom with their so-called “Remastered” DBZ Season One DVD boxset. If there’s anything we didn’t cover on the show, hopefully …
Episode #0064 of the podcast is available for download! We had a couple audio issues with the new setup this week, but no biggie… it’s the content that counts. This week, we took a look at Norio Wakamoto’s performance of Cell in the TV series, and analyzed how his acting adapted with each transformation (in …
Play-Asia’s listing for the Japanese version of the upcoming “Harukanaru Gokū Densetsu” for the Nintendo DS now says 21 March 2007 (pushed back from an earlier listing of 08 February 2007), which would certainly explain why it has not shipped yet.