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.
Episode #0464! Mike, Julian, and Heath discuss some of the top Dragon Ball stories of 2018 before taking a look at last year’s predictions. With Dragon Ball Super known to be coming to a close and a new movie on the horizon, how well did we plot out 2018? Stick around for new 2019 predictions from the staff and listeners!
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00:13 – Introduction
01:47 – Top stories of and reflections on the year 2018
Episode #0463! Mike and Julian dive into the history of the Galactic Patrol! With “Shiirasu” appearing as a new antagonist in “Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission” for the Nintendo Switch alongside the new “Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc” beginning in the “Dragon Ball Super” manga, we thought it would be appropriate to discuss where we are today in context with how it all got started with “Sachie-chan” and “Jiya” from Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura.
Episode #0462! Mike and Julian dig into the “Super Dragon Ball Heroes 8th Anniversary Super Guide” featuring interviews with game producer Wataru Higuchi and animator/supervisor/designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro. What were some of the growing pains in the leap to “Super Dragon Ball Heroes” and what has Yamamuro been up to lately with the promotional anime? Comments from manga authors Toyotaro and Yoshitaka Nagayama round out the chat!
Episode #0461! Mike and Julian discuss the Dragon Ball franchise’s long and storied history with spoilers, from its original serialization up through today. What are the similarities regardless of time, and how has modern technology in particular made certain issues worse than ever before? Are there any solutions, or does the franchise need an adjustment to its entire DNA for this to change?
Episode #0460! Mike and Julian interview Tōru Furuya, the voice of Yamcha, live from Anime NYC! Stay tuned for a day-by-day review of the overall convention, including the Anisong World Matsuri performance featuring Hironobu Kageyama and more!
Following similar releases for Fist of the North Star and Yū Yū Hakusho, Shueisha released the Dragon Ball: Jump Best Scene Top 10 mook earlier this month (02 November 2018) for ¥550 + tax. Sized in line with an actual issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, the mook shares chapters representing the top ten scenes as voted on by fans. Join us this episode for a tour through the mook!
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Episode #0459! Mike and Julian provide a guided tour through the “Dragon Ball: Jump Best Scene Top 10” mook (magazine-styled book) released in Japan this month. Tune in for our thoughts on the scenes selected, the printing particularities of the mook, and more!
Episode #0458! Mike, Julian, and Stacey crack open the case of being “Reincarnated as Yamcha”, which recently saw its official English translation from Viz. How does Dragon Garow Lee’s talent carry over to an official product? What kind of story winds up being told, particularly in contrast to how its official rights holders may describe it? What are the benefits of going shirtless to your debut editorial meeting? Tune in for all this and more!
Episode #0457! Mike and Jake fire up the podcast cannons to take a look at the biggest examples of writers, producers, and marketers maybe perhaps thinking about possibly making some kind of relatively concrete statement about A True Canon™ for the Dragon Ball series. What are some of the trends in the phrasing we have seen over the years, and what does the most recent example tell us about what to expect in the future?
Episode #0456! Mike and Julian return to the 30th anniversary “Super History Book” and its game producer interviews regarding the Dragon Ball Z (Budokai), Sparking! (Budokai Tenkaichi), and Xenoverse game series. What are some of the untold stories leading up to their creation, and how do fans and production teams alike look back on them?
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00:12 – Introduction
01:51 – Interview 1: Daisuke Uchiyama, Dragon Ball Z series
13:22 – Interview 2: Ryo Mito, Sparking! series
23:44 – Interview 3: Masayuki Hirano, Xenoverse series
Episode #0455! Mike and Julian report live from New York Comic Con 2018, sharing amazing tales, experiences, reviews, interviews, and more! The YouTube version of this particular podcast episode contains photos and videos where applicable; the standard audio version is of course available per the norm.
