Kanzenshuu - The Original Dragon Ball Podcast

Episode #0117! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss "IN THE NAME OF PICCOLO-DAIMAO", a special side-story manga chapter collaborated upon by Koyama Takao and Maeda Minoru. Where did this come from, how can you read it, and are there any more of these? DBZ ABCs, some e-mails, Mike's broken pop-filter, and other great things round out the episode.

Episode #0116! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss some of the stupid things they've done with the DB characters and their names back in ye olden days in response to an e-mail. Tons of news (game reviews, upcoming release concerns, video games, music, etc.), Julian's DBZ ABCs, and a slew of your e-mails round out the episode.

Episode #0115! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss the state of the domestic anime industry as it specifically relates to FUNimation and "DragonBall". Where did this company come from, and how exactly did they manage to exploit one single series to allow themselves to become number one in the industry? Julian's DBZ ABCs return in Japanese form, February's got some releases, and some fun e-mails ro...

Episode #0114! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, Jeff, and Meghan all get together to do Volume 13 of the "Manga Review of Awesomeness". The Piccolo-Daimao arc continues with its full-force as Goku returns to the scene. The characters are starting to show a huge change, and the series isn't looking back. Meri's Top 5, February's releases, fun with e-mails, and the winner of our 10th anniversary contest rou...

Episode #0113! VegettoEX and Meri compare "TRUNKS: THE STORY" (manga) to the second DBZ TV special. As opposed to the first TV special, the manga came first this time. How do the two differ? Is one any better than the other? Some fun with an e-mail regarding randomness and expanded character backgrounds, combined with all-around awesomeness rounds out the episode.

Episode #0112! VegettoEX, Meri, and Jeff review a self-subtitled version of the very first DragonBall movie. Is it worth watching? Are American fans missing out on anything? Julian's nowhere to be found, so Mike continues answering Japanese questions all on his own, and we keep plugging our 10th anniversary contest.

Episode #0111! VegettoEX, Meri, and Jeff tackle Volume 12 in our "Manga Review of Awesomness" for the month. The 22nd Tenka-ichi Budokai comes to an end, and we have our first true "super-villain" in Piccolo-Daimao. Stories galore, January's releases, your e-mails, and our contest round out the episode.

Episode #0110! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian go through all of the big news from 2007. It was a year of new products, new video games, delays, sales, deaths, and strange music coincidences! How did our predictions stack up against reality? What were our "Best Of" items? What do we see coming in 2008? January's releases, your e-mails, and a contest to celebrate 10 years of "Daizenshuu EX" round out t...

Episode #0109! VegettoEX and Meri catch up on the ridiculous amount of news from the last two weeks. Another seiyuu death, FUNimation DVD news, live-action movie news, Japanese figure news, Second Life appearances, "Burst Limit" updates, Jump Festa reports, and special personal news complete the episode!

Episode #0108! VegettoEX and Meri discuss some fantastic holiday memories. Whether it's waiting on specific presents that you just know are in the house, or wasting a ridiculous amount of time playing video games over a holiday break, we covered it all. Well, we didn't quite cover everything... but that's where you all come in!

Episode #0107! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss the mainy voices of Kame-Sen'nin! After Kouhei Miyauchi passed away in 1995, Hiroshi Masuoka took over as the official replacement. Why did Masahara Satou and Kinya Aikawa also randomly step in to play the character, though? More live action movie and Atari news than you can shake a stick at, a trip around the world for even more news, and your e-...

Episode #0106! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss this week's news, which clearly makes up for the lack of news in the previous week. Live action casting, FUNimation releases, and an IGN list top the news. We then dive into our final thoughts on "Sparking! METEOR" which you may be playing as "Budokai Tenkaichi 3". How does the third installment compare, and where is it heading? Meri's own Top 5 p...

Episode #0105! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss the extremely surprising lack of news from the last week, December's releases, and a great batch of e-mails. Jeff pops in to do Volume 11 of our "Manga Review of Awesomeness", where we decide we finally have our new favorite volume of the series thus-far.

Episode #0104! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss the big news from the week (live-action movie and Atari news just never stops!). Later on, Jeff and Andrew pop in to review the remastered version of the Chinese live-action movie, "Dragon Ball Ultimate Edition"! How should this movie be enjoyed? The end of November's releases and a fun little e-mail round out the episode.

Episode #0103! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss what it will take to make a WATCHABLE live-action American DB movie... not even GOOD, just WATCHABLE. We segue in with the loads of live-action movie news, FUNimation and Viz release news, and more Atari shenanigans. Meri's Top 5, November's releases, your e-mails, and our daizenshuu two giveaway contest round out the episode!

Episode #0102! VegettoEX, Meri, Julian, and Jeff dive into volume ten of the "Manga Review of Awesomeness". We're into the 22nd Tenka-ichi Budokai! New characters, new interactions, and a return to the total hotness. Interesting video game news, November's releases, Meri's Top 5, hidden AMV images, and a total debunking of supposed daizenshuu "translations" round out the episode.

Episode #0101! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian discuss in detail the major Atari vs. FUNimation license fiasco. What exactly is going on, who is in the wrong, and what can we expect in the future? Video game news, figure news, November's releases, an e-mail about Goku's various gi kanji, and our daizenshuu give-away contest round out the episode.

Episode #0100! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian bribe listeners with this week's news and the start-up of a daizenshuu give-away contest before looking back on the last one hundred episodes. A three-hour clip-show of all the greatest moments from the last hundred episodes rounds out the extravaganza.

Episode #0099! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian do the first-part review of "Sparking! METEOR" for the PS2! OK, so Julian sat out on the topic, but with everyone together we also discussed video game sales news, cosplay outfits for sale, and a slight jump into the past for old fansites and old fandom discussion.

Episode #0098! VegettoEX, Meri, and Julian catch up on two weeks worth of news including that of video games, movies, and more. Jeff pops in to do volume nine of our "Manga Review of Awesomeness"... and what a volume it is. We all seem to be in agreement about this one! October's releases, your e-mails, and more round out the episode.

Episode #0097! VegettoEX and Meri record live from MangaNEXT 2007. During our panel ("DragonBall Manga: A History"), we discussed every release of DB manga from Japan and the US, along with interesting bits about specific censoring episodes the Viz translation has gone through over the years. Some brief talks about DB crossover manga, some parodies, and the future of the manga close out the episod...

Episode #0096! VegettoEX and Meri finally get a chance to check in with Julian over in Japan, but some audio equipment explodes, so we have to cut that conversation a little short. We discuss GT's importance in DB fandom. Should it be acknowledged? Enjoyed? Ignored? Tolerated? AWA review, October's releases, and some more e-mails round out the episode. See you next week at MangaNEXT!

Episode #0095! VegettoEX and Meri go over their own top five "grudge matches that may or may not have actually had some sort of physical beginning but we would like to see concluded in some sort of physical fashion"... or something like that. We "geek-out" for a bit going down the list, reminiscing about great character interactions that really need to play out to the fullest.

Episode #0094! VegettoEX and Meri discuss, dissect, and divulge all information on the October 2007 issue of Shonen Jump's "Dragon Ball Collector" section. From an interview with Akira Toriyama, to a translation of "Neko Majin Z 5", to a whole bunch of both relevant and entirely irrelevant information, what was the purpose of this seemingly major production? Video game news, September's releases,...

Episode #0093! VegettoEX, Meri, and Jeff dive into volume eight of the "Manga Review of Awesomeness." It looks like Toriyama finally figured out where he wanted the story to go! Video game news, random music news, September's releases, and your e-mails round out the episode. Julian also checks in from Japan!