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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 19 Review
Episode 19, "Grudge! The Longest Day at Kurogane House: Part 1"
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Synopsis: Dr. Hell has identified Tsubasa as a major threat to his plans, and dispatches Viscount Pygman to remove her. Pygman summons the ghost of Tetsuya Tsurugi, a pilot who worked with the Bardos research time piloting Kenzo’s prototype robot. Kouji consults Baron Ashura, who is being hunted by his former allies, in helping Tsubasa. Pygman arrives at the Kurogane House as a hologram and a robot appears that looks very much like Mazinger Z. It’s called Energer Z, and it’s piloted by Kenzo Kabuto.
Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 18 Review
Episode 18, "Obliteration! Mycenae Armageddon!"
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Synopsis: Kouji, Tsubasa, Ashura, and others are trapped in the Kedora’s memory world, watching events involving Duke Gorgon and Ashura’s former selves. Ashura is captured and the others escape at the apparent cost of Cross and Yasu’s lives. Gorgon seals Tristan and Iseult away in anticipation of Hades’ arrival. Then he tricks Zeus into thinking Ashura is a sacrifice, and Hades strikes, injuring him. Django and Master sacrifice themselves to defeat Gorgon while Kouji uses the Mazinger to fight Garadoubla. Tsubasa convinces Ashura to open the gate to where the Kedora is and kills it while Kouji joins Zeus in defeating Hades. Kouji, Tsubasa, and Ashura return to the real world, only to see the Kedora’s final revelation, which features Kouji’s father and Dr. Hell finding Ashura’s cacoon.
Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen – Episode 17 Review
Episode 17, "Shared Struggle! Journey to the Dangerous Past!"
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Synopsis: Duke Gorgon is defeated by Count Brocken explosive bodies, but Kedora continues to menace, going after the Japanium ore under the Photon Power Labs. Reluctantly, Kouji and Tsubasa team up with Ashura to pursue the escaped Kedora into a dream world that it created of its memories, where everything in it can actually hurt those who’ve entered. There, they see the history of Ashura’s former selves, Tristan and Iseult, and their pact with Duke Gorgon to kill Zeus with the help of Hades. Unfortunately, the whole group is found by Gorgon and his team and face the Mechanical Beast Garadoubla.
Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 17 Review
Episode 17,"Son Goku: Retarded? One Bump Too Many!" … er, I mean, "The Fierce Dawn… Star of Hope Is Piccolo’s Birthplace"
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Synopsis: Just as Kuririn is about to finish Vegeta off with Yajirobe’s sword, Goku pleads for him to let the Saiyan prince go, out of desire to fight him again someday. Hesitantly, Kuririn complies, and Vegeta blasts off in his pod ship. Master Roshi, Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Karin arrive, and pick up Goku and the others. They also put the bodies of Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Piccolo in storage. Kuririn comes up with the idea of going to the planet Namek, where Kami originated, and using their Dragon Balls to ressurect their dead friends. Kaio gives them the coordinates, but Bulma says it’s too far using even the fastest spaceship available. Kuririn suggests they use Nappa’s pod, since he’s dead, and pulls out a controller to one that he picked up. Bulma approves of this idea and the group is determined to go to Namek.
Audio: English: Rocking The Dragon (Dragon Ball Z Dubs) (It’s An Article, Fucking Read It!)
With the Audio:English series, PenguinTruth takes a critical look at the English
dubs which grace some of anime’s most defining series in North America.
Dragon Ball Z. I’d like to think that most of us anime fans have seen at least some of it. It certainly is fantastically popular, all over the world. Even in my budding anime fandom, DBZ may not have been my favorite per se, but it was probably the mark by which all other animated programs at the time were measured. "Is this better or worse than DBZ?" I would ask myself. And even today I consider its influence on my fandom and life in general as being somewhat significant, for better or worse.
Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 16 Review
Episode 16,"The Invincible Vegeta Defeated! Son Gohan Summons a Miracle"
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Synopsis: With encouragement from Goku and Kaio, Kuririn fires the Genki Dama, which Vegeta dodges, but is deflected by Gohan and hits the target. Vegeta appears to have been killed by the Genki Dama, but recovers, although in very bad shape. Discovering Gohan’s tail has grown back, Vegeta tries to dispatch him before he sees the artificial moon, but thanks to a diversion by Yajirobe, Gohan transforms before he can be killed. In his Oozaru form, Gohan hurts Vegeta badly. Vegeta cuts off Gohan’s tail, but Gohan falls on him before completely transforming back. Exhausted and bloody, Vegeta summons his pod ship to escape the planet, but Kuririn confronts him with Yajirobe’s sword, intending to finish him off.
Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 15 Review
Episode 15, "Goku in Absolute Peril! Entrust Your Wishes to the Genki Dama"
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Synopsis: Goku uses the Taiyouken technique to buy himself some time to gather energy for a Genki Dama, but still can’t seem to get away from Vegeta long enough to do so. Vegeta, in his Oozaru form, tortures Goku as Kuririn and Gohan arrive to attempt to cut off his tail. Their attempt fails, but Yajirobe succeeds, and then runs off to hide. Vegeta transforms back to normal, but is enraged, and beats up on Kuririn and Gohan. He then turns his attention to the beaten Goku, but Gohan attacks him and they engage in close combat. Goku gives Kuririn the energy he gathered, entrusting him to fire the Genki Dama.
Dragon Ball Z Kai- Episode 13 Review
Episode 13, "Here Comes The Kaioken! Goku’s Limit vs Vegeta!"
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Synopsis: Nappa, called out of the fight by Vegeta, instead targets Gohan and Kuririn, but Goku uses the Kaioken technique he learned from Kaio to immobilize him. Vegeta, fed up with Nappa’s incompetence, kills him. Goku and Vegeta fly off to a more remote area to do battle. Goku uses the Kaioken and seems to match Vegeta at first, but Vegeta begins to come back in force, and Goku struggles to keep up. Seeing no choice, Goku strains his body to use Kaioken to the third power, against Kaio’s advice.