Episode #0543 (20 September 2026)

[VegettoEX]

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2:35:46; 128 kbps, mono; 142 MB

Episode #0543! Per one of our charity fundraiser stream donation requests, Mike and Jake discuss everything from the syndication era, to the different phases of Daizenshuu EX, inspirations and obsessions, and so much more.

Enjoy!

[Drayenko]

What is the context for "who knows what cyborgs actually is?"

[VegettoEX]

I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about or referring to. Who said what here? Do you have a timestamp? Maybe you misheard something?

[Drayenko]

Around 1:31:10, you say it! And I think it is said about two times. It seems you are referring to something someone said from Funimation is my guess. Sounds like a little inside joke that I'm completely unaware of, or am I misreading everything?

[VegettoEX]

Around 1:31:10, you say it! And I think it is said about two times. It seems you are referring to something someone said from Funimation is my guess. Sounds like a little inside joke that I'm completely unaware of, or am I misreading everything?

Aaahhhhhhhhh, OK! Not "cyborgs" but Cyboars!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyboars

This was one of four things they had on their website in the earliest days: Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Cyboars, and a Chuck E. Cheese -adjacent thing with the "Morris Brothers"-



Obviously it was the DB franchise that took off from there and their involvement in that other stuff ranged from minimal to non-existent. A call-out to Cyboars is like an early call out to "Flash Cards! Live Chat! Live Chat! Live Chat! Flash Cards!" (which is probably ALSO too old for folks, now???) when reminiscing about FUNimation's early projects and web presence.

[Drayenko]

Oh wow! Hahaha. Thank you!!