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Kanzenshuu – The Podcast

Your one and only Dragon Ball podcast!

Our “weekly” podcast, then named Daizenshuu EX – The Podcast, began in November 2005 as a new way to reach out to our audience, extend that audience, and simply have fun with the franchise we love so much. Though we updated the name to Kanzenshuu – The Podcast in April 2012 with the launch of this website, we remain the best, most authoritative, entertaining, and only Dragon Ball podcast you will ever need!

Each episode, the Kanzenshuu staff discuss the latest news in the world of Dragon Ball from across the globe before heading into a core topic — whether it be an in-depth discussion of the way in which the story and franchise was produced, theories for in-universe scenarios and “What If?” scenes, interviews with those actually involved with the franchise, thorough reviews of video games or home video releases, we have you covered! We wrap things up with the month’s upcoming releases, questions from the listeners, and much more! We regularly have contests, broadcast live (watch our Twitter and Facebook!), and have a great time sharing our love of the Dragon Ball franchise with you all each and every week.

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Podcast Episode #0197 — 16 November 2009

It may be going up one day later than our preferred release day, but hey… you awesome website readers had the full written review a day before the listeners who forget to visit the site! That’s right, this episode we dig into DragonBall: Raging Blast. Does Spike’s first high-definition offering live up to and exceed the prior series, or should fans looking for the best “DBZ-simulator” on the market just stick with “METEOR”…? We also give some first-impressions on FUNimation’s Dragon Box, and continue onward with the two contests we are running celebration of the upcoming 200th podcast episode! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0197! VegettoEX and Meri review the new PS3 and 360 game, “DragonBall: Raging Blast”. Does Spike’s first high-definition offering live up to and exceed the prior series, or should fans looking for the best “DBZ-simulator” on the market just stick with “METEOR”…? No news, but November’s releases, your e-mails, and contests to give away “Raging Blast” and a Dragon Box round out the episode!

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Podcast Episode #0196 — 10 November 2009

Sure, it’s a little late… but better late than never. This episode we hit you with Volume 31 in our “Manga Review of Awesomeness”. Cell has made his presence known, and our heroes have become outclassed just as fast as they became the strongest. Do we finally have an interesting villain for the story arc, or is everything just a little too convenient and confusing? Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

As a reminder, both Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (PS3/360) and Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (Nintendo DS) are shipping in North America today. We are hearing tons of reports that Raging Blast is actually ringing up at $39.99 at many GameStop locations. Look for reviews of both games soon right here on the website!

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Episode #0196! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, and Jeff dive in to Volume 31 in our “Manga Review of Awesomeness”. Cell has made his presence known, and our heroes have become outclassed just as fast as they became the strongest. Do we finally have an interesting villain for the story arc, or is everything just a little too convenient and confusing? Dragon Boxes are arriving, other news catching-up, November’s continued releases, and your e-mails round out the episode.

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Podcast Episode #0195 — 01 November 2009

The written review has been up for a few days, but if you are looking for a little extra coverage on Revenge of King Piccolo for the Nintendo Wii, we’ve got you covered. Meri played the game for a bit and has a little more to toss into the conversation this week on the show. Your regular news, releases, e-mails, and all sorts of other great stuff jam packs another episode. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0195! VegettoEX and Meri review “Revenge of King Piccolo” for the Nintendo Wii. We finally get a console release that is something other than a fighting game, but does it cure the itch we have all been cursed with? A little bit of news, November’s cram-packed releases, and your e-mails round out the episode.

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Podcast Episode #0194 — 25 October 2009

In case you were caught unaware, this past week the wife and I took off for a lovely one-year anniversary… so site updates basically stopped for the duration of the trip. Hey, you can always follow the Twitter streams for those minor housekeeping updates! To make things right again, we return with the podcast episode that we had planned on doing before we left… but simply didn’t get around to. We caught up on some news, breezed through a review of the first Kai Blu-ray, and quite a bit more. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

There will probably be a written review of the Kai Blu-ray in the near future, but since there really isn’t a whole lot to say (and my priority is really on the massive Revenge of King Piccolo review), the audio review should be enough to help you out.

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Episode #0194! VegettoEX and Meri briefly review the first Blu-ray volume for “DragonBall Kai”. We have spoken endlessly about our thoughts on the series, so a quick rundown of the release is all that is necessary. Lots of catching up on news, November’s jam-packed releases, and your e-mails round out the episode.

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Podcast Episode #0193 — 12 October 2009

Sorry for the one-day-late posting! Hopefully the massive amount of audio content makes up for it. As we state during the show, we are making up for lost time with this one! It’s a monster episode this weekend as we dig deep into the recent “Dragon Box” audio track news, of course the manga being pulled from a Maryland library, and our 30th “Manga Review of Awesomeness”. All the commentary you can eat this time, folks. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0193! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, and Jeff all dive into Volume 30 in our “Manga Review of Awesomeness”. It’s another volume full of exposition, but is Toriyama pulling it all together in a coherent fashion, or are there too many characters doing too many things? Lengthy commentary on FUNimation’s final details for their own Dragon Box audio tracks and the manga being pulled from a Maryland school library round out the rest of the episode, with a little bit of releases and e-mails to finish it off.

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Podcast Episode #0192 — 04 October 2009

It’s another one of those weekends where unexpected things come up, so we had a bit of a change in our podcasting schedule. Meri and I were able to kick it with a short episode this weekend catching up on the news, October’s releases, and an e-mail. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

We should be back on track next week for volume thirty in our “Manga Review of Awesomeness” on-going series.

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Episode #0192! VegettoEX and Meri cram out a short episode to catch up on some music release news and cover October’s releases. A couple quick thoughts on some other current items and a short lesson about redbook audio round out the episode!

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Podcast Episode #0191 — 27 September 2009

After a quick break, we return in style! Julian and I hold down the fort this episode with reviews of both the POWER OF DREAMER CD single and the DragonBall Kai Original Soundtrack. You will probably be quite surprised with the analysis of both products! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0191! VegettoEX and Julian review the “POWER OF DREAMER” CD single and the “DragonBall Kai” Original Soundtrack. Have we gotten the best b-side in years, and despite our feelings on “DragonBall Kai”, does its soundtrack somehow manage to stand on its own? Tons of news (including several delays) and your great e-mails round out the episode!

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Podcast Episode #0190 — 13 September 2009

We have another doozy of a show for you this weekend, in addition to catching up on a bunch of news! This time around on the show, our regular buddy Jeff joined us along with Scott Melzer to talk about ethics in fandom. Things have changed a great deal since the days of VHS fansubs (and we were sure to give a thorough history lesson), but with the franchise finally slipping into the modern distribution era with Kai, questions on how to conduct yourself as a fan have never been more relevant. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0190! VegettoEX and Meri bring on Jeff and Scott to talk about ethics in fandom. Things have changed a great deal since the days of VHS fansubs, but with the franchise finally slipping into the modern distribution era with “Kai”, questions on how to conduct yourself as a fan have never been more relevant. September’s releases, your great e-mails, and a full catch-up on donation item namings round out the episode!

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Podcast Episode #0189 — 06 September 2009

We took a week off from our regularly-scheduled audio content, but I think we more than make up for it with this doozy. This week, Heath and Corey join us to talk about the first arc in DragonBall Kai. Now that we are an entire block of the story into the show, how are we feeling about? After all the hype leading up to this “refreshed” version of the series, it sure had a lot to live up to. Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0189! VegettoEX and Meri discuss the first arc of “DragonBall Kai” with Heath and Corey. After such a huge lead-up to this “refreshed” version of the DBZ TV series, was it all really worth it in the end? How do we feel about it now, and what are we looking forward to, if anything? Julian joins in for the rest of the episode to run through the news, September’s releases, and some fantastic e-mails.

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Podcast Episode #0188 — 23 August 2009

We are extremely excited to share Episode #0188 of the podcast with you, as it has been one we have been planning on doing for quite some time. It made sense to cover it once we were past the point in our “Manga Review of Awesomeness” when sento ryoku (battle powers, power levels, combat strength…) were no longer relevant, and so now that we have hit that point, it’s time to jump into the discussion! Herms from Kanzentai joins us to discuss the history (and possibly origin influences) for the concept’s implementation in DragonBall, and even how they have affected fandom over time! Download the show now, or head on over to the podcast page for more information or to subscribe.

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Episode #0188! VegettoEX and Meri bring on Herms from Kanzentai to discuss the concept of “sento ryoku” in the DragonBall series. Battle powers, power levels, combat strength… whatever it is you want to call them, they have become an important part of fandom and its culture. Are they really that significant in the grand scheme of the series, though? And where did this concept even come from, in the first place? “Raging Blast” news (including SSJ3 Broli), the rest of August’s releases, your questions, and much more rounds out the episode!

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