All Systems Goku

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All Systems Goku
All Systems Goku Current Podcast Cover Art
Affiliation	Giant Bomb
Description	Anime experts Dan Ryckert and Jeff Gerstmann embark on a quest to watch every episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai.
Language	English
Premiere	05 February 2018
Episodes	13
Schedule	Weekly
Status	Ongoing
Website	https://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/all-systems-goku/list/
RSS Feed	https://www.giantbomb.com/podcast-xml/all-systems-goku

Following the launch of Dragon Ball FighterZ, enjoying the game and its cast of characters, and reflecting on years of covering video games where "the overwhelming majority" of Dragon Ball games were considered to be "absolute trash", Giant Bomb editors Jeff Gerstmann and Dan Ryckert began watching the series by way of Dragon Ball Kai. Following social media postings of Amazon orders, Gerstmann remarked on the podcast's debut episode, "...after I watched the first few, I was like, I gotta talk about this to someone, and then it turned out you were kinda going down the same road... and here we are." The two launched the podcast All Systems Goku on 05 February 2018 as a side-project to review Dragon Ball Kai.

All Systems Goku is released weekly on Mondays. The initial two podcast episodes covered three episodes of Kai; each subsequent podcast episode has covered five episodes of the television series. The podcast was launched through the "Giant Bomb Presents" feed before transitioning into its own separate distribution feed.

The show's name is a play on the idiom "all systems go."

Production

Gerstmann and Ryckert record their own separate audio tracks (in California and New York, respectively); the local audio recordings are muxed together for the final product. Skype backups are recorded and used when necessary, such as in the podcast's third episode.

The original cover artwork of the text "All Systems Goku" (what font was it?) was thrown together by Gerstmann at the last minute as a requirement for feed submission and validation. The current artwork was submitted by a fan (do we ever hear who it is?) and was used beginning with the fifth episode. Within the ID3 tags, episodes 1 and 2 feature a screen of Son Goku, episode three features a screen of Gregory, and episode 4 features the first formal cover artwork.

Gerstmann and Ryckert watch FUNimation's English dub via the Dragon Ball Z Kai Blu-ray season sets. The occasional nod is given to the original Japanese audio track (cite second podcast episode and Kaio's phone ring).

Structure

Each podcast episode typically begins with a brief recap of where the previous coverage left off. Gerstmann and Ryckert proceed to simultaneously recap and directly comment on episodes one by one, with commentary coming naturally through the course of conversation, as well as from personal notes written down prior to recording. Predictions about forthcoming content, rhetorical questions over missed content (either in the original Dragon Ball television series or edited out of the Dragon Ball Kai version), and sideline comparisons to professional wrestling stories comprise the analysis. Each episode ends with an announcement of the next batch of episodes to be covered and the expected release for the next podcast, generally set for the following week.

Particulars

Gerstmann and Ryckert regularly refer to their own personal notes taken during viewing sessions. These notes are occasionally shared on their individual Twitter accounts ahead of a podcast episode's debut.

As professional wrestling enthusiasts — there was an extra week in between podcast episodes 9 and 10 while Ryckert was out of town attending WrestleMania 34 — Gerstmann and Ryckert make regular references to wrestling characters, storylines, etc.

In podcast episode (#), Yajirobe is coined as the "ass-eating samurai" (referring to a scene while training up at God's palace during the Saiyan arc) and tends to be introduced and referred to exclusively as such from this point forward.

Following his initial appearance and picking up steam during the Freeza arc, Gerstmann and Ryckert regularly impersonate Chris Sabat's Vegeta performance from the English dub, adlibbing dialog with observational humor that would generally be too obscene for dialog within the show-proper. Fans often post mash-ups editing the podcast's audio with footage from the series. Yamcha is handled in much the same way, increasingly so as the character's luck and relevance diminishes over the course of the story.

For reasons never explained within the podcast itself, Ryckert insists on pronouncing Freeza's name as "Freet-za".

Episodes

Number	Release Date	Episodes Covered	Description	Length	Links
1	05 February 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 1-3	Resident anime experts Dan Ryckert and Jeff Gerstmann convene to discuss the first three episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai as they begin their journey to watch the entire series.	43:22	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
2	12 February 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 4-6	Dan and Jeff hit the Snake Way and chase some monkeys as they discuss episodes 04-06 of Dragon Ball Z Kai.	38:20	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
3	19 February 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 7-11	The saiyans are here and they're up to no good! They may have sabotaged our recording, but that won't stop us from charging up and discussing Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 07-11!!	54:27	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
4	26 February 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 12-16	We cover Goku vs. Nappa and Goku vs. Vegeta as we discuss episodes 12-16 of Dragon Ball Z Kai!	38:51	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
5	05 March 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 17-21	We rocket off to Planet Namek in search of some new dragon balls as we talk about DBZ Kai episodes 17-21.	46:01	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
6	12 March 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 22-26	Dan and Jeff return to planet Namek to discuss Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 22-26.	39:55	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
7	19 March 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 27-31	Dan and Jeff meet the Ginyu Force as they discuss episodes 27-31 of Dragon Ball Z Kai.	56:28	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
8	26 March 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 32-36	Is this the end of the Ginyu Force???? Already? Dan and Jeff break down episodes 32-36 of Dragon Ball Z Kai.	55:02	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
9	02 April 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 37-41	Is Goku here yet? Is Vegeta truly a Super Saiyan? How many forms does Frieza even have, anyway? Dan and Jeff combine to form the perfect Dragon Ball Z Kai Episodes 37-41 discussing machine.	43:25	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
10	16 April 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 42-46	We resume normal service as Dan and Jeff cover Goku and Frieza's battle on planet Namek (episodes 42-46).	43:45	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
11	23 April 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 47-51	Blondes have more fun (Episodes 47-51).	45:31	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
12	30 April 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 52-56	OK, we're done with Frieza, right? Uh... right? Dan Ryckert and Jeff Gerstmann convene to discuss Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 52-56.	55:08	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
13	07 May 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 57-61	If a kid from the future comes back and tells you that you have a heart virus and he has the medicine for it, take the medicine you idiot. Jeff and Dan discuss episodes 57-61 of Dragon Ball Z Kai.	61:09	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror
14	14 May 2018	Dragon Ball Kai: 62-66	DUDE MY TRUCK	52:30	GiantBomb.com - Post GiantBomb.com - MP3 Kanzenshuu - MP3 Mirror