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We're
going to be honest; we don't visit a whole lot of DragonBall
sites. It's not necessarily that there aren't any we like,
but quite frankly, there's not a whole lot "new"
for us to learn or be entertained by. With the recent
resurrection of fandom in Japan due to things like DVD
boxsets and new video games, our attention has shifted
to these Japanese sites for actual informational purposes.
This is probably going to be reflected in the number of
official Japanese sites we list, below.
We've
never believed in "link submission periods";
it's rather arrogant of website maintainers to have to
set aside specific times for fans to send their sites
in to be considered for linking. Here at Daizenshuu
EX you're more than welcome to send in your websites
for link consideration at any time. Just send an e-mail
to VegettoEX@aol.com
with the subject "Link_Submission" and I'll
take care of it whenever I get a chance. Keep in mind
the following things:
- No
replies will be made to link submissions
- Just because you SEND a submission doesn't mean you're
going to get linked
- It's gotta be DragonBall related in
some way
- No hentai, pornography... or anything stupid
- Read over the editorial, "uR
W3B SiGht SuX0rZ~!... and tips to make it not SuX0rZ"
- Remember... we're not obligated to link your site!
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-
Official Sites (US)
- Atari
(USA) –
new!!
( http://www.atari.com/us/
)
— Official website for the company responsible
for DragonBall video game distribution in North
America.
-
FUNimation
Productions
( http://www.funimation.com
)
— Official website for the company responsible
for the English dubbing and distribution of DragonBall,
DragonBall Z, and DragonBall GT in North
America. Also responsible for dragonball.com,
dragonballz.com,
and dragonballgt.com.
They handle a wide variety of anime besides DB, including
Fruits Basket, Blue Gender, and Yu
Yu Hakusho.
- Geneon
Entertainment (formerly Pioneer Home Entertainment)
( http://www.geneonanimation.com
)
— Official website for the company originally
responsible for the distribution of the first two seasons
of the edited and English dubbed DragonBall Z
produced by FUNimation, as well as the first three DragonBall
Z movies.
- Shonen
Jump (US)
( http://www.shonenjump.com
)
— Official website for the North American version
of Shonen Jump. Produced by Viz Communications,
Shonen Jump is a monthly anthology of popular
manga, which currently includes DragonBall Z.
- Viz
Communications
( http://www.viz.com
)
— Official website for the company responsible
for the translation and distribution of the DragonBall
and DragonBall Z manga in North America. Also
responsible for the US version of Shonen Jump,
which currently runs the DragonBall Z manga along-side
many other series.
- WebFoot
Technologies, Inc.
– new!!
( http://www.webfootgames.com
)
—
Official website for the American video game developer
responsible for the Legacy of Goku games on
GameBoy Advance, etc.
- Official Sites (Japan)
- Bandai
Games
– new!!
( http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp
)
— Official website for the Japanese DragonBall
video game distributer. There's also a specific page
for DBZ3.
- DIMPS
( http://www.dimps.co.jp
)
— Official website for the game developer of the
DragonBall Z / Budokai series of DBZ fighting
games. You can also find DBZ1
&
DBZ2 & DBZ3
specific pages within their site, but there's a ton
of other great things. Really nice Flash design incorporating
their character models just make for a great viewing.
- Jumpland.com
( http://www.jumpland.com
)
— An online "RPG" of sorts, where you
navigate the landscape (and interact with) characters
from both DragonBall, One Piece, and
now, Naruto. Although broadband is
a must to be able to play (as is a decent reading
knowledge of Japanese), there's lots of interesting
stuff to find, such as exclusive (and neat-looking)
DB, OP, and... er... "N" desktop backgrounds
that you can only get by winning certain minigames (Julian's
favorite game is the DB quiz hosted by Trunks). Even
though much of the site is now pay-only, there's still
lots of interesting stuff. So, if you're feeling adventurous,
be sure to try it out!
- s-manga.net
– new!!
( http://www.s-manga.net
)
— Shueisha's own manga "preview site,"
totally in Flash. Great for getting previews of what's
coming up in the next Shônen Jump.
- POP
WEB JUMP
( http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/
)
— Official website for the Japanese Shônen
Jump.
- Toei
Animation (DragonBall)
( http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon/
)
— Main page for Toei Animation's television series,
DragonBall.
- Toei
Animation (DragonBall Z)
( http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragonz/
)
— Main page for Toei Animation's television series,
DragonBall Z.
- Toei
Animation (DragonBall GT)
( http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragonball/
)
— Main page for Toei Animation's television series,
DragonBall GT.
- Fan Sites
- Dragonball
Angels - The Goten Shrine
( http://jackskeleton.com/gotangel/
)
— I've always liked this site. It's fun to look
at, fun to look around, and it just "cute"
overall. Character-based sites are always tricky to
pull off and make accessible to a wide audience, but
this one pulls it off. Especially if you're a Goten
fan (and who isn't? too cute!), I hope you check this
out.
- Lovely
Cyborg
( http://www.lovelycyborg.com
)
— It takes a lot for a character shrine to grab
me, and this one grabbed me from the very first click.
An extremely clean look, ridiculously accurate and well-written
information, and just plain ol' everything related to
#18 you could ever wish to find and/or read. A great
site, and one I hope sticks around for years and years.
- Temple
O' Trunks
( http://www.templeotrunks.com
)
— For over six years, the ToT has served a wide
variety of fans with an ever-increasing multitude of
material, not always limited to (but usually including)
the lovable Trunks. You'll find screen-shots, lots of
funny material (including the always-popular "Feature
Films"), and huge collection of music videos, old
and new, showcasing Meri's talents across the many,
many years. If you haven't checked it out, or don't
think it's up your alley, I assure you that you'll find
something of interest!
- Ultimate
DBZ Information Site / The Grand Line
( http://www.thegrandline.com/dbzinfo/
)
— Sure, Greg's got up a bit more than just DragonBall
stuff, but you'll still find a nice archive of tons
of DB-related material he's written over the years.
There's an amazing character list, translated interviews...
it's just pretty much a hardcore-fanboys' haven for
information. Unless you've been living under a rock
the last decade or so, you can't have missed this site.
- Staff Favorites
- Absolute
Punk
( http://www.absolutepunk.net
)
— Updated dozens of times per day with the latest
news from the world of new-school punk rock. You'll
also find a plethora of idiot-filled message board threads,
but that's OK, since the news is fantastic, the downloads
are always ahead of their time, and Jason Tate is essentially
the VegettoEX of the punk-rock / web community. Much
love.
- AnimeMusicVideos.org
( http://www.animemusicvideos.org
)
— THE place to find anything and everything concerning
anime music videos. The main point of the site is simply
to be a database listing of every anime music video
ever created; however, you'll also find that many of
the videos have download links, fantastic forums, the
ability to rate and review videos, and so much more.
- AnimeNewsNetwork.com
( http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
)
— Provides almost daily news updates from the
world of anime, both in North America and overseas from
Japan. Their Encyclopedia database, though far from
complete, is a handy resource, and the Edit List and
Ask Answerman / Answerwoman / Answercat columns are
great.
- As
the Apple Turns
( http://www.astheappleturns.com
)
— If you're a Mac fan, this is where you should
turn to get all your info on the daily happenings in
the world of Apple-related computing...in the form of
a soap opera. Although they are (admittedly) not cautious
with petty things like "facts," the patented
AtAT spin on news, rumors, and anything else is sure
to elicit at least a few chuckles at the expense of
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, or Michael Dell.
- CDJapan
– new!!
( http://www.cdjapan.co.jp
)
— If you're looking to purchase some Japanese
CDs or R2 DVDs, this should probably be your first stop.
You're not going to find anything long out-of-print,
but if it's something from within the last few years,
they're probably going to have it. Make sure you purchase
in bulk; it's really coming from Japan, and shipping
can be a lot.
- Hanzi
Smatter
( http://www.hanzismatter.com
)
— A blog dedicated to the (mis)use of Chinese
characters in Western pop-culture and body art. Think:
Engrish.com, but
in the opposite direction. Yes, it's hilarious, but
at the same time it's a stern caution to those who think
Kanji just "look cool," not to dabble in something they
don't understand (especially when it comes to a permanent
tattoo!). The subtitle of the site is "Yi zhi
ban jie," which means (roughly) "a smattering
of knowledge." It's especially fitting, because
it could either be "a little bit of info "
to help you on your way, or the kind of "partial
understanding" that allows these (amusing) travesties
to occur.
- OverClocked
ReMix
( http://www.ocremix.org
)
— This "Unofficial Game Music Arrangement
Community" is headed up by the one-and-only DJ
Pretzal, who scans every video game song remix that's
sent in, and posts up the best ones on a nearly-daily
basis. Awesome, awesome stuff can be found here (be
sure to check out all of McVaffe's
stuff).
- Suburban
Senshi
( http://suburbansenshi.kasterborus.net/
)
— Well, this is... interesting. It chronicles
the (more-or-less) normal everyday lives of post-stardom
Sailor Moon characters, as they converse, share
interesting links, make professional wrestling predictions,
comment on current events, and whatever else... all
in the form of an IRC chat blog. The webmaster "Dr.
Xadium" is a pretty big fan of DBZ, and it shows:
in particular, the articles "In
Defense of Dragonball Z" and "Son
of 'In Defense of Dragonball Z'" lambaste the
babbling of an idiot who "reviews" the series
(read: rants like a moron about how he hates DB). Although
the topic frequently turns to Sailor Moon (and
at least a slight knowledge of its characters is required
to get many of the jokes), it doesn't stop Suburban
Senshi IRC from being uniquely funny.
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