Kanzenshuu - The Original Dragon Ball Podcast

Episode #0118! VegettoEX and Meri try and catch up on the news and general shenanigans from the last week, which proved to be difficult with no internet. Jeff popped in to do another whopping round of the Manga Review of Awesomeness. We're up to Volume 14; Piccolo-Daimao has been defeated, and the 23rd Tenka-ichi Budokai has begun!

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 round out the episode.

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 round out the episode.

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 the episode!

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-mails round out the episode.

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 plot twists, December's releases, and some great e-mails round out the episode.

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 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.