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  Daizenshuu EX - Updates from March 2004  
 


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29 March 2004

I Love it When My Two Worlds Combine!
VegettoEX @ 4:50 pm EST -- Colin, a kid outta San Diego, California, is starting up his indie-rock band called The Red Ribbon Army; check out his PureVolume page.; he's got a song up (called "The Four Agreements") that you can listen to.

If you don't get the reference, then I don't quite understand why you're reading this site ^^. Rock on, Colin. Best of luck.

27 March 2004

Here's that "Ask VegettoEX" Update... !
VegettoEX @ 6:26 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has indeed been updated for the week; easier than I thought it would be (always seems to be). That's all you're getting out of me today, but that should at least hold you over for a little bit ^_~.

26 March 2004

General Updates Heads-Up
VegettoEX @ 3:18 pm EST -- Hopefully we'll be seeing an update to "Ask VegettoEX" either tomorrow or Sunday; can't guarantee it, but I'll try my hardest ^^;;. Blah blah blah, crazy week, no-one cares... we do have some cool stuff coming. You'll definitely want to be sticking around for a while. We've got some new images coming in (more "Animation" stuff plus new kanzenban stuff, as well), and just plain ol' more great things :D.

Also, note that all the MP3s in the "Music Downloads" section have been zipped. This is to force you to actually download them, rather than streaming them off the server. We had to turn off hot-linking to cut down on bandwidth, too. Apparently some guy was using one of our MP3s as the background music on his own personal homepage, linked directly off our site.

Cute.

Anyway, that's really it for now... just a heads-up... see ya' soon!

20 March 2004

"Ask VegettoEX" + Detailed Movie Synopses!
VegettoEX @ 1:24 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has been updated, this week. I really hate going an entire week without updating anything but that page, but that's just the way it goes. True, I had "spring break" this week, but it was also spent doing.. well... real work :P

But that's not all we've got! I actually started preparing these months ago, but we're just now getting around to sharing them with everyone. Detailed synopses (with images!) have been written for five DBZ movies, including movie 9, which hasn't yet been released in the US. For all you who love spoilers, check 'em out! Here's a quick-hit list:

They can all, of course, also be found linked off of their respective index pages in the fantastic "Movie Guide." Look forward to some more awesome stuff coming very soon (and I'm actually not lying, either!). More news about the "DragonBall: 20 Years of Fandom" panel at AnimeNext 2004, new sections (yay!), etc.

See you all on the forums~!

13 March 2004

"Ask VegettoEX" + DB Panel @ AnimeNext 2004!
VegettoEX @ 6:35 pm EST -- "Ask VegettoEX" has been updated, after missing a week. Some fun questions! Be sure to check it out. Hopefully we won't be missing a week, again, any time soon.

With that out of the way, I'd like to officially announce that at AnimeNext 2004, there will be a panel (tentatively) titled "DragonBall: 20 Years of Fandom" run by... who else?! Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie & Julian Grybowski (and hey, probably Meri, as well :P)~! The date and time have yet to be set, but we're confirmed for the panel. We'll be talking about all sorts of things (debunking myths and rumors, re-rise of popularity in Japan, merchandise, etc.). We're totally looking forward to hosting the panel, so if you want to come down (or up?) for the convention, we're looking forward to seeing you!

If you have any suggestions or thoughts on the panel, drop by the thread dedicated to it on our forum and let us know!

11 March 2004

Nearly Confirmed... No Live-Action DBZ Movie?!
VegettoEX @ 9:59 am EST -- KyleHebert.com, everyone's favorite... (uhh... I dunno, I don't really go there)... well, apparently one of the "admins" posted this quote from an "un-named source" at Fox:

"The Dragonball Z movie? We don't have that. I've got a lot of calls about that so I called around [the studio]. We won't be making that [movie]."

So it doesn't seem to be absolutely confirmed (since FUNimation has made it very clear that Fox is indeed the company that would be making the movie), but I guess it's a pretty good indication. And there was a giant sigh of relief among fans.

All you lame sites that claim Jet Li would OMG B3 SUCHA GREAT VHETAGGAA!!... you can stop, now ^^. News courtesy of Anime News Network, of course.

09 March 2004

FUNimation DB + DBZ News from MegaCon
VegettoEX @ 12:31 am EST -- I know, I was supposed to go to bed half an hour ago because I've got an early class, but I got caught up finishing some school stuff. Sue me.

Anyway, special thanks to Sean Foster for the following check-in from the FUNimation panel at MegaCon, this past weekend. Some interesting news...

  • (At least the FUNimation representative on hand) did not know when KidMark's sub-license for the home distribution of DragonBall episodes 1-13 would expire. This is of note to fans who understand that FUNimation can't release the bilingual, uncut DVDs of this saga until KidMark's sub-license from distributing the original Saga of Goku boxset has run up...

  • The re-dub of seasons 1 + 2 ("Saiyan" and "Namek" sagas, for you FUNimation fans; approximately 67 episodes in the original Japanese, which was cut down to 53 for original syndicated broadcast) has been completed. It is slated to be released after all of DragonBall GT has been completed and released. Their format will be in the "popular" box + 1 disc style. No word on number of episodes per disc, but c'mon FUNi... these episodes are (kinda) already out on DVD... if you want us to buy them (again), use dual-layer for Kami's sake and throw 5 episodes on a disc...

That's it for now. Hopefully that can keep you entertained for a while~! I know I don't got nuthin' until at least the end of the week...

08 March 2004

No "Ask VegettoEX" ;_; .. bu.. but.. DBZ2V pics!
VegettoEX @ 12:20 am EST -- There's just no way I was going to get it done today. Sorry. Not that anyone cares, but I've got a major presentation in one class on Wednesday, and a massive paper due in another class on Friday, not to mention a video editing project due in another class on Friday, a Java programming assignment due in another class on Friday... in case anyone actually is interested, yeah, I'm taking 18 credits during this, my last semester of college. It's kinda crazy.

Uhh... yeah. Expect a double-dose of the asking next weekend.

Anyway, to make up for my incompetence, check out this link that was sent to me by Joseph Bautista. It's a link to a thread on IGN with tons of images from DragonBall Z 2 and some promo stuff from DragonBall Z 2 V, with images of the new "Dragon World" stage (featuring Onio and Neko Majin Z), some new outfits, Kuriza, Coola / Metal Coola, etc. Awesome stuff.

Hopefully I'll have some really interesting news concerning myself, Julian, a certain TV show, a certain anime convention, and a certain set of miniature ninja-fighter penguins at some point this week... stay tuned...

06 March 2004

Finally Decided to Add "Kuriza" Rumor
VegettoEX @ 5:31 pm EST -- With all the talk about the Japanese version of Budokai 2, its hidden characters, and its upcoming upgrade with even more characters, it only made sense to officially add information about Kuriza into the good ol' respective "Rumor Guide" page. I've been noticing a lot of search engine referral hits have been coming from searches regarding Kuriza, so maybe this will help some get the information they so desperately want!

Hopefully we'll get some "Ask VegettoEX" update in the next day or so. Didn't get a whole lot of questions, so if you have any last-minute ones, go ahead and send them in!

02 March 2004

Japanese Budokai 2 Add-On Disc
VegettoEX @ 9:18 pm EST -- The Magic Box has released some images from the upcoming DragonBall Z 2 V expansion disc (remember, DragonBall Z 2 is the Japanese version of Budokai 2; the "V" comes from V-Jump, a Japanese manga magazine a la Shonen Jump).

Anyway, the upgrade looks to have at least Coola (and Metal Coola) as a playable character, plus some of the bonus fusions we got in our version (Yamhan / Tiencha, Gotan / Gokule, Kibitoshin). The screens also seem to confirm a special "V Jump" version of the Tenka-ichi Budôkai ring, as well.

Discuss and speculate over on our forum~!

We'll, of course, share whatever else we find out : ). Thanks to GotenZ1 for reminding me I need to refresh my favorite video game site at least five times a day... not four! Hey, I bumped an update... be sure to read, below :P.

April's Shonen Jump Cover + "This is DBZ Life"
VegettoEX @ 7:22 pm EST -- You can find the cover to this month's (well... April's) domestic Shonen Jump over on the "Covers" page. More Yu-Gi-Oh!... *sigh* If that's what makes it sell, so be it... ^^;;

Also, due to overwhelming popular demand, "This is DBZ Life" has been re-uploaded and is available for direct download. You can find it over on the "Featured DragonBall Music Video" page. All of the music videos are running off of my friend's laptop, so if they're not up when you try to download, it just means he took the computer to class... try again in a little bit, and it'll be good!