Wow, finally, an English dub! Schemmeluah!
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 103 Review
Episode 103, "Everyone is Shocked! Goten and Trunks’ Super Battle!!"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Gohan and Videl are stuck behind waiting for new punching test machines while Goku and the others move ahead to watch the Junior Division of the Budoukai. Goten and Trunks easily work their way through the competition, much to the exasperation of a mother whose two sons are unlikely enough to face them in the competition. Naturally, the two young half-Saiyans make it to the final match, but have trouble keeping to the agreement made about not becoming Super Saiyans. Ultimately, Trunks manages to get a victory by ring-out. Mr. Satan frets about facing the Junior Champion Trunks in the exhibition match awarded to him.
The Debate That Got Me Ejected From Kanzenshuu Forums: Is Gohan Out Of Character In The Cell Games?
"I don’t need this shit."
PART I: The Preamble
I’ve been a fan of the Dragon Ball franchise off and on since about the time Dragon Ball Z first broadcast in syndication in September of 1996. I didn’t immediately latch onto the show. It took a while. A friend of mine, Jon Oakes, who I used to play SNES with at his house (I had a Sega Genesis, and we alternated homes for playing), introduced me to the series, and I didn’t quite latch onto it until I started watching it on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block. When I started branching out into different types and titles of anime, I kept pushing the DB franchise back, exploring the more complex and compelling narratives of shows like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain, and Cowboy Bebop. And after all, I would argue, the English version of Dragon Ball Z was so poorly done it was impossible to stomach the show except with subtitles, and I didn’t even have a DVD player until around 2001. By then, I looked at my DB fandom as an object of nostalgia at best and embarrassingly poor childhood taste at worst.
Dragon Ball Z Kai Buu Arc Trailer 2
Dragon Ball Z Kai Buu Arc Trailer
GOKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
I wish we had a posting system that wasn’t total cock cheese. Honestly, if you can see this post it’s only because I pressed random things until it worked.
Anyway, if I can get it to work, I’ll blog this new arc of Kai. I also plan to review that fucking terrible Rebuild of Evangelion 3 once Funimation squeezes that out of its anus. You Can (Not) Believe Somebody Was Paid Money To Write That Shit.
Also, I might blog the new Tomino Gundam show, but I’m taking a cautious approach until I can get more information on it. With Tomino, it can either be amazing or go very, very wrong.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Review
"Battle of Gods"
Spoiler-Free Synopsis: After a thirty-nine year sleep, Beerus, the God of Destruction, has awoken, and is seeking the "Super Saiyan God" he saw in his dream. He and his attendant Whis sense the remaining Saiyans, first questioning Son Goku as he trains on Kaio’s planet. Goku is soundly beaten in battle with Beerus, even at Super Saiyan 3 level, and the God of Destruction goes to Earth to inquire of Vegeta. On Earth, Bulma’s birthday party is interrupted by Beerus, Whis, and the Pilaf gang (who are looking to make money). Beerus is accomodated by Vegeta, but soon loses his temper when denied pudding from Buu, and a battle breaks out. When Goku himself is no match for the God of Destruction, what chance do the others have? Beerus demands the Super Saiyan God to appear or he’ll destroy the planet Earth!
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Trailer
Premise: Some God of Destruction awakens from a long sleep, discovers someone has defeated Freeza, and decides the universe needs balance (which I guess Freeza was providing by being a dick?) and challenges Goku. Despite the participation of Akira Toriyama himself in the development of this new movie, the same DBZ formula is likely to follow.
I wonder how Kaio got a new planet. The Kaioshins, perhaps?
The first person to complain about Goku’s voice, I shall stab that person in their very soul. (Though to be honest, the Kamehameha in the end isn’t Nozawa’s best work.)
Clips of Episode of Bardock
AMV – Carry On My Saiyan Son
Here’s a little something I made myself:
Dragon Ball Z: Carry On My Saiyan Son from mtpenguin on Vimeo.