January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Discussion regarding the entirety of the franchise in a general (meta) sense, including such aspects as: production, trends, merchandise, fan culture, and more.
Post Reply
User avatar
Super Sayian Prime
I Live Here
Posts: 2297
Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:26 pm
Location: Hail

January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by Super Sayian Prime » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:40 pm

http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/inte ... nt-6396506

There are some great Barry Watson quotes in there, haha.
"I like the money it brings in, but Dragon Ball Heroes is the worst. That's actually the real reason I decided to start working on new material. I was afraid Bandai would make something irredeemably stupid like Super Saiyan 4 Broly." - Akira Toriyama, made up interview, 2013.
Top
User avatar
VegettoEX
Kanzenshuu Co-Owner & Administrator
Posts: 17811
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:10 pm
Location: New Jersey
Contact:
Contact VegettoEX

Re: January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by VegettoEX » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:37 pm

Yeah, this was a pretty major article that made the rounds back then. It was the first real peek at the then-still-very-new cast and their production.

Nice little time capsule.
:: [| Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie |] ::
:: [| Kanzenshuu - Co-Founder/Administrator, Podcast Host, News Manager (note: our "job" titles are arbitrary and meaningless) |] ::
:: [| Website: January 1998 |] :: [| Podcast: November 2005 |] :: [| Fusion: April 2012 |] :: [| Wiki: April 2026 |] ::
Top
User avatar
Gaffer Tape
Born 'n Bred Here
Posts: 6131
Joined: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:25 pm
Contact:
Contact Gaffer Tape

Re: January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by Gaffer Tape » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:09 pm

Oh, thank you! I've been wanting to re-read that forever, and the link at DBZ Uncensored is long-dead. I figured the Dallas Observer expunged their records at some point or something.
Do you follow the most comprehensive and entertaining Dragon Ball analysis series on YouTube? If you do, you're smart and awesome and fairly attractive. If not, see what all the fuss is about without even having to leave Kanzenshuu:

MistareFusion's Dragon Ball Dissection Series Discussion Thread! (Updated 3/16/26!)
Current Episode: Course-Correcting the Movies - Dragon Ball Dissection: The Resurrection 'F' Arc Part 2
Top
User avatar
GotenZ1
Patreon Supporter
Posts: 118
Joined: Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:41 am
Location: Los Angeles
Contact:
Contact GotenZ1

Re: January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by GotenZ1 » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:29 am

Gosh, does this take me back. I grew up in Dallas and thought it was a HUGE deal that my favorite show was on the cover of the Observer. Great article. Hard to believe it is almost 20 years old!
EDIT: I should also say it was vindication after another Dallas publication (can't remember which) called Dragon Ball "softcore porn."

That was a conversation with the 'rents ^_^'
My short animated film (has some violence): http://youtu.be/ovT8mbYE85E
Top
User avatar
Polyphase Avatron
Born 'n Bred Here
Posts: 6643
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:48 am

Re: January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by Polyphase Avatron » Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:36 am

GotenZ1 wrote:EDIT: I should also say it was vindication after another Dallas publication (can't remember which) called Dragon Ball "softcore porn."
Well if you consider some of the scenes in the early manga with Goku, Bulma, and Roshi...
Cool stuff that I upload here because Youtube will copyright claim it: https://vimeo.com/user60967147
Top
User avatar
KBABZ
Born 'n Bred Here
Posts: 5227
Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:38 pm
Location: The tallest tower in West City

Re: January 2000 newspaper article on Funimation producing DBZ

Post by KBABZ » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:27 am

Polyphase Avatron wrote:
GotenZ1 wrote:EDIT: I should also say it was vindication after another Dallas publication (can't remember which) called Dragon Ball "softcore porn."
Well if you consider some of the scenes in the early manga with Goku, Bulma, and Roshi...
See the thing about porn is that it has to be explicitly sexy with the intent to arouse. To me it always came off as crude (and in 2018, disgusting) humour.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “General Franchise Discussion”