The latest addition to our “Press Archive” is a fun blast-from-the-past: a TV Guide article from October 1996 previewing the syndication broadcast debut of the Dragon Ball Z English dub from FUNimation. While the article itself is not particularly notable in and of itself, it was subject to a pretty fun (in retrospect, anyway!) discussion …
The latest addition to our “Press Archive” is a little more recent than most of the other items — particularly yesterday’s Harmony Gold review from 1991! — and while it does not necessarily provide as deep an insight into what we think of as the series itself, it does give a unique view into the …
Special thanks to forum user arromdee who pointed us to what is the oldest English-language coverage in our “Press Archive” right now: a review of Harmony Gold’s English dub of the first Dragon Ball movie from the Winter 1991 issue of Markalite magazine (beating out the Summer 1991 Animenominous feature article by just a couple …
In a previous “Press Archive” update, we shared a massive Dragon Ball overview feature from the February 1996 issue of Antarctic Press’ Mangazine. This time around, we are dipping back a year to 1995 and the magazine’s coverage of two significant events: (1) FUNimation’s acquisition of the Dragon Ball license, and (2) the end of …
Our latest “Press Archive” additions take us back to the mid- to late-1990s, starting when FUNimation’s English dub of the series had not yet hit Dragon Ball Z, and concluding as Viz’s English translation of the manga was just hitting store shelves. Animeco served as the official anime and manga magazine of the Japanese Animation …
This past weekend, we shared several old magazine articles with a live stream audience (podcast subscribers, check your feed and downloads for this bonus episode!). One of the clear favorites was a feature article from the summer 1991 issue of Animenominous! So far, this is the earliest American content we have brought to our “Press …
Our “Press Archive” has been a fantastic opportunity to dive back into contemporary opinions of the day and compare them with what came later. Whether it be to our own experiences or those of the press decades later, these comparisons are essential to understanding Dragon Ball‘s journey from Japan out to our own corner of …
While we typically add batches of articles to the “Press Archive” here on Kanzenshuu, one particular magazine stood out enough to warrant its own individual update: the February 1996 issue of Mangazine. Like other magazines of the day — such as Protoculture Addicts — Antarctic Press’ Mangazine featured original cover art showcasing the series of …
While the “Press Archive” has seemingly sat untouched here on the website since its launch back in September, we have been hard at work in the background amassing content for future updates. Today we are launching transcriptions from three issues of Protoculture Addicts: the May/June 1993 issue, the November/December 1995 issue, and the February/March 1997 …
The “Press Archive” is a new section here at Kanzenshuu with the goal of documenting references to, articles about, and reviews for the Dragon Ball franchise from international (read: non-Japanese) media; think of it as a sibling to the “Translations” section. The section — which will only continue to grow over time — will generally …