“Sparking! NEO” sees its release in Japan on the PlayStation 2 today! Those of you who ordered it from Play-Asia probably had it shipped out to you on Tuesday (like I did), so look for it coming in this week! Much excitement.
Look for the American release in November from Atari (retitled “Budokai Tenkaichi 2”).
It has been brought to our attention that Kazuyuki Sogabe, a voice actor known for his roles in Dragon Ball as Dr. Myu, Toma, and #13 (though possibly more well known as Kunzite in “Sailormoon”) passed away a couple weeks ago on 17 September 2006. He will be missed.
Toei has revealed the covers for their next three DVDs of the Z Dragon Box individual disc release. Each of these discs contain six episodes, covering episodes 196 thru 213, and are set to be released 04 October 2006. You can still order any of the released discs or pre-order any of these three discs at Amazon Japan.
Episode #0045 of the podcast is available for download! All of the stories from Anime Weekend Atlanta are told and shared, so enjoy! Many things were purchased, including video games, posters, daizenshuu, DVDs, and more! Definitely check it out.
We did indeed announce the winner of the “Super Dragon Ball Z” contest during the podcast! Congrats to Sean Powers… you’ve won a copy of the game and a SSJ3 Gotenks t-shirt! We’ll be in touch ^_~.
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Episode #0045! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian talk about video game news and fun things from Anime Weekend Atlanta! All the great purchases from the con (daizenshuu, posters, DVDs, video games…), early morning phone calls, new AMVs, and more! DBZ ABCs, Top 5 Stolen Attacks, your e-mails, and the announcement of our “Super DragonBall Z” contest winner round out the episode!
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According to The Magic Box, “Famitsu” has given “Sparking! NEO” for the JP PS2 scores of 8, 8, 7, and 6, for a total of 27/40*. The game drops next week in Japan 05 October 2006.
* 8 + 8 + 7 + 6 obviously equals 29 and not 27, so if someone with the actual issue of “Famitsu” could confirm the numbers for us, that would be great.
The cover art for the upcoming “Jump”-focused-all-out-crossover Nintendo DS game, “Jump Ultimate Stars”, is out!
Lots of great new stuff coming in the game! It drops on 23 November 2006, exclusively in Japan.
Episode #0044 of the podcast is available for download! We recorded it before the convention, but due to remastering a video FOR the convention and delayed flights, the editing just couldn’t get finished until this morning. So here you go! Certainly an interesting episode, going into depth about the gender roles of the characters within the show, the author himself, fans, and even comparisons to other manga-ka. And to totally destroy the intelligent side of the show, Meri’s more than happy to tell you about the Top 5 Hottest Women in the series :P. Definitely check it out.
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Episode #0044! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, and Andrew talk about gender roles in the series; how are females portrayed, and are their characters written into a corner by all becoming mothers? We also compare stories and authors (Oda, Kishimoto, Takahashi, etc.) with their DB counterparts. Releases for October, some old e-mails, and our “Super DragonBall Z” contest round out the episode!
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Episode #0043 of the podcast is available for download! We talked for quite a bit about Toriyama’s work on the Kochikame anniversary special manga crossover, and went into detail concerning all of the new videos from Peking Duck! Lots of interesting stuff out there. Definitely check it out.
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Episode #0043! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, and Jeff talk about “Jump Ultimate Stars” news and Toriyama’s involvement in the “Kochikame” 30th anniversary with a new crossover manga chapter! We also discuss the amazing video pieces recently placed online by Peking Duck! Releases for September, some e-mails, and our “Super DragonBall Z” contest round out the episode!
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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo” (or simply “Kochikame” for short), various significant manga authors/artists have gotten together to showcase their appreciation with contributions in manga form! You can learn all about it (in Japanese, of course) over on the official website.
Akira Toriyama’s contribution is a little cross-over story in which Ryo-san is sent to work on Planet Namek, and decides to inform Freeza that his ship is illegally parked…!
Definitely check out our forum thread for previews and translations! We will talk a little more about it on this weekend’s upcoming podcast.
Today finally sees an important release in the US — FUNimation has brought out Dragon Ball Z movie 13 (oddly re-titled as “Wrath of the Dragon”), which brings the run of all thirteen DBZ movies to a close.
If you never got around to pre-ordering for cheap, RightStuf has it for $22.48, but Amazon has it for $16.99. Beating out everyone, Circuit City will ship it to you for $10.99.
In case you never grabbed the movies when they first came out, FUNimation is also selling this “Broly Triple Threat” DVD box set, containing DBZ movies 8, 10, & 11. RightStuf is jacking you for $26.98, but Amazon wants to give it to you for $22.49.
