26 February 2003

Contests Up and Running! New GT Images!
VegettoEX @ 9:45 pm EST -- The so-called "Prelude to Fun" has arrived! In addition to now hosting about 30 images from the first "DragonBall GT" Perfect File book, you can find a brand spankin' new "Contests" page! Put those GT images to work... it's time for you to make some good boxart!

Contest # 1 should be familiar... Project: "DAN DAN." I hope that some of you will send ME your submissions, so I can host them on the site!

Contest # 2 is yet another way for us fans to show just how much we love the series and hate seeing it be treated in a bad way. The new GT boxart sucks, we'll all agree. So make better boxart, send it in, and win great prizes!

Get to work! Spread the word! We want your submissions! Huzzah! Love the exclamation points!!!

25 February 2003

Tracklist Updates, Ego-Feeding, Prelude to Fun!
VegettoEX @ 10:52 pm EST -- Egads... been a few days! Sorry 'bout that folks.. things have been crazy. Exams going on, hard at work on "Jet Set Radio / Future" video... etc.

So Julian's gone and updated a few things on the "Hit CDs" and "CD Sets" pages of the music database, as well as adding in a completely new tracklist for the DBZ movie 10 OST on the "Movie Music" page. Good stuff! I'm planning on doing a little house-cleaning and redesigning over in the music database soon, probably to match the index of the images page. I like that :D.

I'm actually quite surprised at the number of e-mails I get about my music videos; apparently people like them, or something o.o;;. So for all you fans, I'm happy to say that Meri and I are up for a total of five nominations this year on Anime Music Videos.org's "Viewer's Choice Awards" for our three collaborative videos of the year ("The Professional," "Smoke," and "Alone in the World"). You can download them and more new videos over on my music videos page, if you're interested in checking them out :D.

Look for something very special in the coming days. People have been looking for a little more interaction with the site (other than editorials, which we're dying for!), and well... you've got it. Prepare yourselves :D.

17 February 2003

Even more "Covers" and New Tracklists
VegettoEX @ 10:52 pm EST -- I've gone ahead and added even MORE images to the brand new "Covers" section of the image gallery. You'll find scans of most of the daizenshuu covers, the first four kanzenban, and I've added the preview issue of the domestic Shonen Jump, as well. It's already shaping up to be a huge section! Expect more additions, soon.

Julian's done it again and provided us with a great new track listing for the third and final 3-CD set of the "Complete Song Collection" series being released in Japan. Check that out over on the "CD Sets" page of the music database. You can also find complete tracklistings for the DBZ movie 11 OST and 10th anniversary movie OST over on the "DBZ Movie Music" page of the database, as well.

Be sure to check out Project: "DAN DAN" below! It's already spreading like fire on all the message boards I'm seeing I'm getting hit referrals from on my site tracking :P. Good luck, have fun, and be sure to send me your entries if you can!

16 February 2003

New Image Section & "Project: DAN DAN"
VegettoEX @ 10:48 pm EST -- So the "Images" section has gotten a complete overhaul today. In addition to my making the main page of the "Images" section not look like crap anymore, you'll find a brand new section in there entitled "Covers." Essentially, you're looking at a database of all books ever released concerning "DragonBall," all arranged in proper fashion with images of their covers (and back covers, if applicable). Right now, we're starting it off with the movie tankôbon, DBGT Perfect Files, and the domestic Shonen Jump.

So we're all still in shock about the crap that is the dub GT theme. FUNimation seems to be running a contest where they want you to record a video of yourselves singing the new theme, which they'll pick winners from and use as an extra on an upcoming DVD.

Hmm... how can we turn this around on them... oh, I know!

So here's a full CD quality version of "DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku"... karaoke version. That's right, instrumental-only. I encourage as many people as possible to record themselves singing "DAN DAN" and send it in. Need the lyrics? No problem. Here's the fully romanized and translated lyrics, thanks to Julian.

Sing away, dedicated fans! Tell 'em VegettoEX sent ya'. Show them who's boss >.<

Oh, and don't forget my new music video. It's nice. Thanks!

15 February 2003

New Anime Music Video (Katsucon Submission)
VegettoEX @ 10:50 pm EST -- So it's a day later than I wanted to, but we ended up playing "Budokai" most of last night (thanks, Meri :D), and then spent most of the day in the city today (yay.. protesters causing roads we needed to be blocked off)... so I'm just now getting around to putting it online.

Head on over to my own AMV page to check out "Redemption," a video Meri and I did over Thanksgiving break as our Katsucon submission (the contest of which played last night at the con, where it premiered). It's a "Rurouni Kenshin" video, and it's only a minute long... small 15 MB download. Action / parody.. you can't go wrong!

Let me know what ya' think... I like getting e-mails about the music videos :D.

13 February 2003

Keeping Rumors at Bay, UB22 Stuffage
VegettoEX @ 8:55 pm EST -- Apparently using the f-word brings another 200 visitors to the site... neato. I'll keep that in mind.

So we're all still pissed off about the theme. Yeah, I know. It sucks (go download Zard's version of it over on the "Music Downloads" page) With all this going on, I'm seeing TONS of rumors flying around: GT's earlier episodes will be released later as part of DBZ, they're not doing the earlier episodes at all, their site starts with episode summaries around episode fifteen, Meri's only my internet girlfriend, and all the children of the world are dead.

Special thanks to Derek Smith for passing along this link to the first volume of DBGT on DVD at RightStuf. The description CLEARLY describes the first episode of DBGT. However, the blue guy on the front... uhh.. I forgot his name (and please don't e-mail me to tell me, because I don't care enough :P)... I don't remember the first few episodes... but I don't think he's in the first 62 minutes of the show. So that's pretty interesting. Correct description, incorrect representation?

Thanks to Derek again for this link, which shows y'allz the new cover-art for "Ultimate Battle 22" (compare to the original Japanese cover-art) and you can pre-order it if you want.

So with all that junk in mind, check out this page Meri scanned from the latest Suncoast Rewards magazine. A few things are incorrect / stupid, but hey... it's interesting. Thanks, Meri.

Hopefully have our Katsucon anime music video submission online tomorrow. It's in the contest, if you're going to be there, this weekend (Rurouni Kenshin - "Redemption"). That'll be neat. Julian's gonna be getting to translating the third set of the new "Complete Song Collection" CD sets in the near future. That's also pretty cool. Started working on scans for a pretty neat new images section. That'll be mad l33t k00l.

I've got mad crazy exams to study for. LaTeZ.

11 February 2003

Good ol' EX is back
VegettoEX @ 9:35 pm EST -- I haven't felt this way in a few years. I haven't said something like this in a few years. I haven't needed to say something like this in a few years.

FUNimation... go fuck yourselves.

http://www.dragonballgt.com/what_gt/230web.mp3

I don't know what it is, how it's going to be used, or why it was created. Quite frankly, it doesn't matter, at this point.

I repeat: FUNimation... go fuck yourselves.

Let's all go rant about it on "Tenkai," now.

9 February 2003

New Track Listing
VegettoEX @ 10:12 pm EST -- Another big thanks to Julian for cramming in another romanization and translation of yet another CD's track listing. This time up it's the second "Ongakushû" volume (which is essentially just the DBZ movie eight soundtrack). You can check it out over on the DBZ Movie Music page, which has a couple other updates to it, as well.

Threw the past updates from January onto it's own page.

My VCR ate the tape as it was recording the new TMNT episodes yesterday. Very upset. Luckily it's downloading right now :P. Ah, well... the full-combo "AA" on "Matsuri Japan" maniac made up for it, tonight. BUUYAH.

8 February 2003

Well, I'd Say This Confirms it...
VegettoEX @ 9:05 am EST -- Thanks to Gregor on alt.fan.dragonball for making the post: Zstore.com has "Ultimate Battle 22" up for pre-order (despite when clicking it, it brings you to a page that doesn't have that item on it... great marketing, idiots).

This more or less confirms the releaste date of 26 March 2003 other sites have been giving for the game domestically. You're better off getting it (if you like torturing yourself with games just as bad, if not worse, than "Final Bout") at ebgames.com, which has it for a mere $19.99.

Off to the city for the day! Ja~

6 February 2003

"DragonBall" DVD Boxsets Cheap!
VegettoEX @ 12:58 pm EST -- Thanks to those who have let me know via alt.fan.dragonball and e-mail. You can currently find the "Red Ribbon Army" DVD boxset (2 discs) up for pre-order on Amazon for a ridiculously low $22.46! It doesn't come out until the 25th, but if you know you're going to be purchasing it, do yourself a favor and save a crapload of money. FUNimation's ZStore.com is trying to pass it off for $39.95.

Updates coming? Sure! Got a new multimedia section I'm going to be starting... got the one editorial I was writing, plus I'm thinking about doing a part-two of "uR W3B SiGht SuX0rZ~!" Look for it soon :D.

5 February 2003

Links Update
VegettoEX @ 12:23 am EST -- Went through the "Links" page, cleaned it up, wrote much nicer descriptions for all the fansites, and added a whopping TWO (whoa!) links. I still have a bunch of link submissions I'm sitting on, so don't start e-mailing me, yet, with death threats wondering why you weren't linked. Maybe later :P.

Got my "Ongakushû: Vol. 2" CD today. Yay.

Oh. Just wanted to share this. "Boom Boom Dollar ~K.O.G. 3 Mix~" has always been my favorite DDR song, specifically on trick (it's not the hardest, but I just love the pattern at the end). Played it on DWI the other day. I know DWI's got a pretty lenient grading system in terms of "Perfect!" vs "Great!" but still... you gotta give some props for this. I had no idea I did it until I finished the song, either.

Just gotta get that full combo on "Matsuri Japan" maniac... got two "Good!" and one "Miss!" today... rest was a full combo... this was on the actual PS game... fell off the pad at the end... ;_;

1 February 2003

New Staff Thought?!
VegettoEX @ 10:05 pm EST -- Well, it's not the first one I had planned on posting, but it's the first one that got done. Meri and I sat down this evening (what a fun Saturday night! Well, it's not over yet :P) and typed up an extensive editorial... what a way to get back into the swing of things!

It's entitled "uR W3B SiGht SuX0rZ~!" The content of this editorial is something that I think is extremely important: all "DragonBall" fansites, including this one. Check it out, and let me know what you think. You might even find yourself redesigning your site tonight ^_~.

In case you haven't noticed by now, the "Staff Thoughts" section has been moved inside the normal "Editorials" section. Makes sense.

As I somewhat hinted at, I've got another editorial that I started today. Dunno when I'll get around to finishing it, but it's gonna be another fun one to write. Keep those editorial submissions coming! I'm not getting many yet, but they are starting to trickle in.

Oh, and be sure to check out the update, below... lots of good content :D.