29 February 2004

"Ask VegettoEX" Updated
VegettoEX @ 5:20 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has been updated with half-a-dozen questions for the week. We've been getting some really interesting questions that result in some neat "Japanese 101"-type answers... fun stuff.

Uhh... dunno what we'll have during the week. Some new scans, perhaps (at least April's Shonen Jump... it being out, already, and all). Ah, well... we'll figure it out as it comes. See ya!

26 February 2004

New Song Lyrics! TWO sets of 'em!
Julian @ 4:00 pm EST -- As my second semester here at college starts to gear up for midterm exams, I'm finding myself with a little less free time than I'd like. Nevertheless, I am proud to bring you... *drumroll* two new songs, over in the "Lyrics" section! "Muten Rôshi no Oshie" and "Son Gokû Songu" are both in-character insert songs from the original DB. There are four more inserts from that series to do (including one starring Yamcha), and after that I'll move on to video game themes. So, be patient... I'll get to "Hikari no WILL POWER" soon enough.

In other news, our quest to get the full-length vocal version of the Budokai 2 theme continues. If only they'd release a soundtrack or something... *shrug*

Anyways, that's it for now. Seeya this weekend~

22 February 2004

"Ask VegettoEX," Rumors, Images, and more!
VegettoEX @ 6:33 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has been updated with the (few) questions we received this week. There's only a couple, but you'll get a pretty cool crash course in Japanese honorifics!

The "Rumor Guide" has been updated with two new rumors! I'm telling ya', this section is hugely keeping me interested and having fun with the site! These two rumors are huge, and one of these explanations will (hopefully) finally put some of those ill-mannered editorials to rest! We present you with the two following rumors, and their explanations:

• RUMOR: The DBZ movies were originally widescreen / My movies are cropped! ... and...
• RUMOR: (Future) Trunks can reach Super Saiyan 2.

Pictures galore you will find explaining these two rumors, along with lots of Japanese translations! Awesome, awesome stuff.

Also, we've got some new images! Over on the "Covers" page, you will find the cover of the March 2004 Shonen Jump, as well as the covers for two newly-released Japanese books, DB Landmark (1), and DBZ: Son Gokû Densetsu. Be sure to check 'em out!

We've also cleaned up a few things here and there (such as the "Music Downloads" page), so keep your eyes open. Also, look forward to a couple new song lyrics from Julian very soon. Talk to you on the forums!

16 February 2004

"Rumor Guide" Update
VegettoEX @ 11:23 pm EST -- The "Rumor Guide" has been updated with two new rumors! This section is incredibly fun to work on, and it's a blast putting to rest interesting things such as:

• RUMOR: There are "Lost Episodes" to DragonBall, Z, and/or GT
• RUMOR: There is a DragonBall Z 2

What's most interesting about these two rumors is that there's actually some truth / substance behind them both!

Dunno what else we'll come up with this week, but hopefully I'll get "This is DBZ Life" uploaded again (people have been asking for Scott's video a lot, lately), and / or some other fun stuff~!

Big thanks to everyone who's been giving us some great conversation over on the message board. In a little over a month, we've gotten 100 members, over 75% of which are actually active participants! w00t~!

15 February 2004

"Ask VegettoEX Julian," New "Dragon Box" Images
Julian @ 4:00 pm EST -- Now that I've come down off that 00b3r sugar high from yesterday, it's time for me to attend to more serious business-- aw, hell, who am I kidding, this is all fun to do! Anyways, since Mike's out this weekend, I, the faithful assistant-webmaster, have compiled this week's installment of "Ask VegettoEX Julian" in his place. We've got some interesting stuff, so be sure to take a look.

Also, included with my latest batch of Kanzenban stuff were some images of the upcoming Japanese DragonBall DVD "Dragon Box." This is how the box and discs will look, and here is a shot of the Tenka-ichi Budôkai Diorama Set that'll come with it (including more figures in addition to Goku and Kuririn). Looks cool... too bad I don't have a spare ¥100,000 to fork over. -_-

Anyways, that's all for this weekend. Either Mike or I'll probably have a scan of the March Shonen Jump issue by next weekend, and as always, we'll keep our eyes and ears open for the latest DB-related info. Ja ne~

14 February 2004

New DVDs, Post-Cell Kanzenban, Lots o' Chocolate...
Julian @ 1:35 pm EST -- Well, it's once again that time of year... time to stuff your face with as much cheap chocolate as humanly — err... *ahem* What I mean to say, is, happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy your saint's - feast - coupled - with - Roman - fertility - festival - and - business - marketing holiday, and don't forget about the CANDY!! *ahem* Right.

Anyways, if you'll turn your attention to the "DVD Guide," We now have the release dates for the final volume of GT (at least in terms of series order) and the next "Cell Games" DBZ disc. In addition, I've gone ahead and posted the latest Kanzenban images to the "Covers" and "Other Artists" sections, so be sure to check those out. Hooray for post-Cell Gohan!

In other site news, I've begun working on the "Manga Guide," but it's gonna be awhile before I've got it to a reasonable level of completion. I guess I should just be glad this isn't a KochiKame fansite. But anyways, that's the news for now. Mike's out this weekend, so I'll be back later this weekend with another round of "Ask VegettoEX Julian." See ya' then!

11 February 2004

New DBZ GBA RPG; Budokai 2 for Gamecube
VegettoEX @ 4:37 pm EST -- The Magic Box has posted some new information from Atari. On June 29th, Dragon Ball Z: Super Sonic will be released on the GameBoy Advance; this will be a new RPG (no word on any relation it may have to the Legacy of Goku series, and/or how they'll handle the fact that.. well.. there's already a very well-known Super Sonic in video games...).

Also, there is "unconfirmed" news that Budokai 2 will hit the Gamecube in August of this year (also, no word on whether or not it will have any of the Japanese version's extras, but it is unlikely).

08 February 2004

"Ask VegettoEX" + New "Animation" Image Gallery!
VegettoEX @ 1:35 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has been updated for the week with some great questions. Everything you never wanted to know about time travel can be covered with all the resources and links we've given you. Hopefully you'll get the same headache that I had for days after reading it all~! Have fun!

In addition to that, we're premiering a great new addition to the "Images" section. Ever wanted a section that would just lay out for you a bunch of images from all the opening and ending animations to the series? Including video games? Pictures that look really nice? Look no further! The "Animation" section is opening with a whopping 350 images for you to check out, including images from games like Final Bout and Budokai 2.

Enjoy! See you all on the forums having mental breakdowns!

And be sure to read about Kuriza, below!

07 February 2004

Freeza Has a Son! And he's in Budokai 2... sorta!
VegettoEX @ 2:50 am EST -- If you've been reading Neko Majin Z, no doubt you've become familiar with Kuriza... Freeza's son. He's making another appearance in the third Neko Majin Z, but that's not all...

Good ol' Greg Werner, who's hiding out in the streets of Japan, sent us over two pictures of Kuriza... in Budokai 2!! Unfortunately... he's only in the Japanese version of the game (called, simply, DragonBall Z 2). Here are the pics (taken on his cell phone):

• Picture 1
• Picture 2

Thanks, Greg. You ride that duck!

Uhh... I need to sleep.

04 February 2004

GT's First 16 episodes + TV Special DVDs Announced
VegettoEX @ 5:16 pm EST -- As leaked reported by FUNimation's Lance Heiskell on the Anime on DVD forums, the (actual) first two volumes of DragonBall GT will be released on July 13th, with three episodes per volume. The first 16 episodes (being referred to as the "Lost Episodes") will span five volumes; yeah, that's gonna be a 3/3/3/3/4 (or similar) kinda set up, which is very silly... really shoulda considered packing them more a-la DragonBall, folks... *shrugs*

Regardless, they are coming out, and the GT TV special has been assured for after the completion of the entire TV series. Julian's already gone ahead and updated the DBGT section of the "DVD Guide" with the new info.

Hey, if you want a really bad headache, come talk about recursive timelines on the forum!

Oh, and props to the Tokyo Mew Mew fans for the most mature campaign I've seen in recent anime fandom. *bows*

02 February 2004

"Rumor Guide" & "DVD Guide" Updates
VegettoEX @ 4:49 pm EST -- The "Rumor Guide" has been updated with an interesting tidbit. Remember how Piccolo blew up Goku's spaceship in that filler episode? Remember how Goku flew to Namek... on his own spaceship? Shouldn't there be some kind of contradiction there?! Actually... there isn't! Silly dub!

The "DVD Guide" has also been updated with the cover art for the next two DBGT volumes, as well as the next "Cell Games" volume. Yay.

Progress is going hard, fast, and insane on a bunch of new sections (which you can get a preview of if you sign up on the forum!). You can see from inactive links on the menu that we've got a "Character Guide" and a "Transformation Guide" in the works (unlike any you've seen before, no doubt!), but also some other great stuff. Julian's plowing through a revamp of the "Manga Guide," while I'm also working on some completely insane new sections with a little help from some old friends. Look forward to it all, please!

See ya's on the forums, of course!