Kanzenshuu - The Original Dragon Ball Podcast

Episode #0335! VegettoEX and Meri report on all the events from Animazement 2013 in Raleigh, North Carolina. With such a huge group of incredible guests (specifically Nozawa, Furukawa, Nakao, and Minaguchi), was there even a chance it was going to be anything short of spectacular? Listen in for stories from all the panels and experiences. News on the "Battle of Gods" Japanese home release among other fun stories wraps up the episode!

The Kanzenshuu crew brings on an incredible group of special guests to dive into the Dragon Ball franchise's rich history of video game music. What were some of the songs that defined our early fandom, and why do they still mean so much to us? Our focus is up through the 32-bit era, so join us for a history lesson and some rockin' tunes!

Episode #0334! VegettoEX and Hujio dive into the timeline and history of the Dragon World in an attempt to figure out why just about everything in the series happens during the month of May. Does Toriyama hate winter, or does the Tenka'ichi Budōkai taking place in May just set the stage for the entire series? "Ultimate Mission" 3DS sales and your questions round out the episode!

Episode #0333! VegettoEX and Julian dive in to the new "Chōgashū" ("Super Art Collection") released this week in Japan. Does this expanded edition of the first Daizenshuu contain enough both reprinted and new material alike to make any artwork-appreciating fan go nuts? Video game and movie ticket sales wrap-up the news, and that's a show!

Episode #0332! VegettoEX and Julian dive back in to the "Hoko x Tate" experience. How did the actual program go? Did the expert fans overtake the expert production staff, and what kinds of questions were tossed back and forth? Tune in and follow along with the quiz for yourself! The ultimate Dragon Ball quiz is ready for you!

Episode #0331! VegettoEX and Kirbopher take a breather and answer a slew of listener questions. There is always (still!) something fun to discuss about "Battle of Gods" but the rest of the questions head off into tons of different directions, as well, most important of which is determining Kame-Sen'nin's beer of choice.

Episode #0330! VegettoEX and Julian give fandom a lesson in critical thinking with regard to new Dragon Ball announcements. There is always a random new rumor floating around, but we took the opportunity to break this one down - that Akira Toriyama supposedly appeared at a press conference to announce a new 200-episode series - to its humble beginnings and how a game of telephone can contort and twist misinformation into even worse misinformation.

Episode #0329! VegettoEX, Hujio, and Julian dive into a wealth of reference materials for the new film "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" and attempt to discover where the film's story truly came from. While the final result was fantastic, imagine an alternate version with a lizard-esque villain, Super Saiyan God with a cape, a wedding instead of a birthday party, and a far darker story than has ever been told before!

Episode #0328! Julian makes the entire English-speaking world jealous with his tales of checking out the new film "Battle of Gods" on its opening day in Japan. Does the movie hold up its end of the bargain with a proper mix of nostalgia all wrapped up in comedy and action? A recap of news leading up to the movie, information that helps set the stage, and more brings it all home with VegettoEX and Hujio!

Episode #0327! VegettoEX, Hujio, and Julian dive head-first into "Battle of Gods" and do the math in ways that perhaps even the movie's producers could not do: in which Age would this movie take place along the main timeline? Those wishing to avoid spoilers for a little while longer can still tune in for our early impressions on "Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission" for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS with Herms!

Episode #0326! VegettoEX and Julian dive in to the last two weeks worth of "Battle of Gods" news. We are learning more and more about the plot, Toriyama's involvement and lightening-up of the movie, related merchandise, and so much more. The movie is almost upon us!

Episode #0325! VegettoEX and Hujio check in on "Battle of Gods" now that we are one month out from its debut in Japan. What have we learned about "Birusu" from the latest tidbits in magazines and video games? Where do we think the deeper plot elements are heading? What are our updated expectations for the movie? What questions do you all have that we can clarify based on what (little!) we know? Our collective excitement is maximum!

Episode #0324! VegettoEX, Hujio, and Julian discuss all the latest news for the franchise before diving in to Julian's "Hoko x Tate" audition adventures. What was it like to gather with the greatest fans in Japan, how did the audition process go, and what can we expect in the future?

Episode #0323! VegettoEX and Meri preview some of the content coming to the website this week as well as cover all the biggest news stories. "Battle of Gods" is getting some incredible promotion in Japan, new books are on the horizon, and so much more. Get ready, because Dragon Ball is not slowing down this year!

Episode #0322! VegettoEX and Hujio catch up on a little news before diving into some fun content recently brought to the website. A wealth of trends and stories from the voice actor interviews in the 2004 Dragon Ball TV guide book "Tenka'ichi Densetsu" are discussed, as well as "Super Saiyan Grade V", the name temporarily given to Gohan back in 1993 for what we now know as "Super Saiyan 2".