Kanzenshuu - The Original Dragon Ball Podcast
534 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 145 ratingsDBZ discussions, reviews, and the latest news from the staff at Kanzenshuu (www.kanzenshuu.com). Your one and only Dragon Ball podcast!
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Episodes
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0510
April 05, 2024 07:00 - 3 hours - 186 MBEpisode #0510! The extended Kanzenshuu family and friend community comes together to share their memories of, gratitude toward, and the impact of Akira Toriyama.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0509
February 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBEpisode #0509! Mike, Ken, and Randy return once again to "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" to review its sixth paid downloadable content pack, this time covering the 28th Tenka'ichi Budōkai... and beyond! For once in this franchise's storied history, we finally hit "End of Z" in another medium... but what does this time period hold for us in terms of gameplay and storytelling, and what does "Kakarot" offer us here in a now-seemingly-complete package?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0508
December 24, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBEpisode #0508! Mike brings on Ken and Ajay for an all-Daima extravaganza! We break down all the scenes in the debut Dragon Ball Daima trailer, trying to figure out who all is involved and what Toriyama may have in store for us, as well as dive into all the currently-announced production staff. We're still a long ways off from actually seeing the show, but they certainly have our interest at this early stage!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0507
October 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBEpisode #0507! From the depths of the archives, we managed to rescue an unreleased goodie: the next installment in our "Dragon Ball GT Review of Awesomeness"...! Mike, Meri, and Jeff dive into episodes 36-40 to wrap up the Baby arc in this podcast episode that was definitely recorded back in August 2018.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0506
October 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBEpisode #0506! We continue a brand new interview series talking with the staff members of Kanzenshuu itself! Heath is up next, so strap in for a trip back to the early days of fansites, launching a new one in 2005, combining sites in 2012, how we collaboratively work on everything together, and much more!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0505
August 27, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBEpisode #0505! Mike, Ken, and Randy return once again to "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" to review its fifth paid downloadable content pack, this time covering the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai. Switching things up with ground-based battles and a rigid tournament structure, how does it fare compared to previous DLC releases, and what else might be on the horizon for this game?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0504
July 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBEpisode #0504! Mike and Ken journey through the biggest hoaxes in modern Dragon Ball history. From fanart that escaped the clutches of its original artists, to purposeful (and sometimes long-term) bits of misinformation, we've seen it all! How well do some of these hoaxes hold up, and what will it take in the future to live up to their legacy?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0503
June 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBEpisode #0503! We start a brand new interview series talking with the staff members of Kanzenshuu itself! Julian is up first, so strap in for a trip back to 2002 as we prep the Daizenshuu EX relaunch and start honing those translation skills. We apparently recorded this episode five years ago, but it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0502
June 11, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBEpisode #0502! Following up on last episode's ten-year retrospective for the film version of "Battle of Gods": Mike, Heath, and Ken re-review the initial four chapters of the "Dragon Ball Super" manga adapting the "Battle of Gods" arc... as well as the "Dragon Ball SD" manga adaptation by Naho Ooishi... as well as the "Victory Mission in Battle of Gods" special comic by Toyotaro!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0501
May 21, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBEpisode #0501! Mike, Ajay, and Tyson look back at the 2013 theatrical film "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods" with (somehow!) both a retrospective critical eye and a fresh perspective. Ten years removed and with multiple adaptations behind us, how does the original film version of the story hold up? What precedents did it set for the next decade, and what has the rest of the franchise still failed to recapture in all that time?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0500
April 01, 2023 10:00 - 5 hours - 308 MBEpisode #0500! We are celebrating five hundred podcast episodes! Join us for a journey from the first episode back in 2005 through today's shenanigans. All the best in-jokes, all the best discussions... and a lot more. Also: we occasionally talk about Dragon Ball.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0499
March 19, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBEpisode #0499! Mike shares his Official Top Ten Dragon Ball Video Games with Kirran! With decades worth of bangers behind us and a widely-anticipated new game on the horizon, it seemed like the perfect time to purposefully get folks yelling back at their transistor radio speakers about us "forgetting" certain games! No, we didn't forget! We just like different things!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0498
February 19, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBEpisode #0498! Mike and Heath discuss some of the biggest (non-strength-related!) rumors and misunderstandings in general Dragon Ball fandom. From the classic "ending with Freeza" to recent confusion over the authorship of the Dragon Ball Super manga, we bring the receipts!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0497
January 29, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBEpisode #0497! Mike, Ken, and Randy reconvene once again to review the "Bardock: Alone Against Fate" DLC pack for "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot"! How does the second season pass kick things off this time around, and how does it compare to content from the first season pass?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0496
January 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBEpisode #0496! Mike and Ken look ahead to the rest of 2023 for the Dragon Ball franchise. What do we know is on the horizon, and how do we think several of the ongoing productions we DO know about will shake out? Tune in for our thoughts, as well as our reactions to YOUR thoughts!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0495
December 11, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBEpisode #0495! Mike and Ken return once last time to the "Granolla the Survivor" arc of the "Dragon Ball Super" manga... this time to respond to YOUR thoughts on the arc! What did you all think of the plot twists and turns, the flashback material, the transformations, and more?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0494
November 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBEpisode #0494! Mike brings on Ken and Ian to review the latest arc of the "Dragon Ball Super" manga, Granolla the Survivor! How does the second manga-exclusive arc stack up against not only the Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc with Moro, but the rest of the series as a whole? Where do we go from here?! Tune in for all this and more!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0493
June 19, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBEpisode #0493! Mike brings on Julian and Ian to review the new theatrical film, "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero"! Tune in for all the details on the Japanese theater experience, how the new visual style brings the franchise to life, and more! Tiptoe around things with us for the first half, and then stick around into the second half for all the spoiler-filled discussions you can eat!
Guest Appearance: Manga Mavericks - Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
June 01, 2022 08:00 - 3 hours - 171 MBOn this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton and Lum are joined by Mike (VegettoEX), one of the founders of the biggest Dragon Ball fansite on the internet, Kanzenshuu, as well as Darren Vogt, artist extraordinaire and one of the hosts of the Comics on the Spot podcast, to discuss Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater! A collection of comics from Akira Toriyama spanning across multiple decades of his career from before the start of Dr Slump to near the end of Dragon Ball! Toriyama is one of our favori...
Guest Appearance: We Gotta Podcast - The Plan to Eradicate The Saiyans Review ft. VegettoEX
April 20, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBYou ever heard of the lost OVA of the Dragon Ball Z series? Well, there's a lot more to it than that, so Randy and Doug brought on Mike, VegettoEX, to teach us a thing or two about an NES game, VHS tapes, a 1990's Bandai CDROM console, and a PS3/Xbox360 game to give us the whole story!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0492
April 03, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBEpisode #0492! Mike and Heath reflect on TEN YEARS of Kanzenshuu fusion! Alongside a (very condensed!) history of how our respective sites began back in the ancient days, we share some of our favorite stories from the last ten years, as well as discuss some of the recent upgrades and initiatives here on the site (including our Patreon)! Here's to another ten years!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0491
March 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBEpisode #0491! Mike brings on Ian and Ajay to discuss the state of Dragon Ball manga and anime, respectively, in 2022. What do we know about the end of the current Dragon Ball Super manga arc? How does the production of a CG theatrical film fit in with the world of Dragon Ball animation? Join us for a crash-course in current Dragon Ball production, news, and updates!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0490
March 06, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBEpisode #0490! Mike, Randy, and Ken return to review the third paid downloadable content pack for "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" -- "Trunks: The Warrior of Hope"! How does this effectively-self-contained story match up to the original base version of the game, and how does it also set itself apart? Join us for a spoiler-filled discussion of everything the DLC has to offer!
Angelic Layer: The Mario Kart Big Leagues Review
October 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBBonus episode! Mike and the Mario Kart Big Leagues crew review the 2001 anime series Angelic Layer
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0489
August 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBEpisode #0489! Mike and Ian discuss the evolving craft of the "Dragon Ball Super" manga series and all four of its key players: just how involved is Akira Toriyama in the most recent two arcs, how creative is Toyotarō allowed or encouraged to be, and how much authority do Akio Iyoku and Victory Uchida hold over the entire process? From drafts to dialogue to delivery, we bring the receipts!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0488
April 18, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBEpisode #0488! Mike and José discuss fandom in Portugal, discovering more about the original version of the series from an international perspective, moving into the world of translation, and much more!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0487
December 25, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBEpisode #0487! Mike, Ajay, Terez, Ken, Jake, and Heath review the full Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc from the Dragon Ball Super manga!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0486
October 25, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBEpisode #0486! Mike speaks with Ian about a recent V-Jump video interview that discusses the current events within and the future of the Dragon Ball Super manga, as well as with Terez for a wiki project overview and status update.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0485
September 13, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBEpisode #0485! Mike and Julian continue with a great batch of language-related listener questions and your own personal Japanese master class, as well as dive off into an in-depth chat about the Kanzenshuu approach to and administrative stance on "leaks", both content and news-related in origin.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0484
August 30, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBEpisode #0484! Mike and Julian discuss the history of the "Hera Clan" in the Dragon Ball franchise, dating back to what seems to be their first named appearance in 1993's "Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2" for the Super Famicom. Where has this name popped up, where has it NOT popped up, and why might this be?! Stay tuned for a variety of language-related listener questions to round out the episode!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0483
July 26, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBEpisode #0483! Mike brings various wiki gang members back together again to chat up the history of Viz's manga release in America (and various changes throughout multiple printings), music cataloging, hacking away at video games to enable lost features, and fun filler factoids! Stay tuned toward the end for various bits of future website teases!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0482
July 05, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBEpisode #0482! Mike and Meri literally clean house with a discussion on fansub organization, consolidating broadcast tapes, action figure history, and much more!
Guest Appearance: Up On The Lookout - VegettoEX
June 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBMike joins MasakoX from TeamFourStar to discuss wacky Dragon Ball trivia and much more!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0481
May 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBEpisode #0481! Mike, Ken, and Randy discuss "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot", the latest... action open-world fighting role-playing Goku Experience...?! Tune in for our in-depth review, your thoughts on the game, and much more!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0480
April 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBEpisode #0480! Mike brings the team back together again with an exciting batch of topics this episode, including the likely origins of the Galactic Patrol back in DBZ Movie 3, hidden elements and fun trivia lurking behind the camera in the PlayStation 2 games, and a wealth of website and wiki work updates!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0479
March 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBEpisode #0479! Mike is alive and so is the rest of the team! Join us for a few check-ins with website and wiki staff: Heath tells us all about the updated animation production guide, Terez takes us through wiki management and some of her projects, Ken gives us the scoop on techniques and the timeline, and Mike has a few thoughts of his own, too!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0478
September 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBEpisode #0478! Mike and Ian review the five bonus manga chapters in the Jump Victory Carnival 2019 Official Guide Book. This year, Toyotaro undercuts the 2018 theatrical film, Yoshitaka Nakagama provides some background on the Super Dragon Ball Heroes villains, Naho Ooishi tells a fantastical fever dream, and Hiroshi Otogi sure does draw two pages.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0477
September 08, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBEpisode #0477! Mike and Joe dig into some of the hidden easter eggs littered through the eighth Dragon Ball Z film. From the Turtle Hermit busting out an Arale mask, to Kuririn singing a popular folk song, to Gohan's seminar application, the film is a freeze-frame-frenzy of fun! A brief news recap and continued wiki teases round out the episode.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0476
August 11, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBEpisode #0476! Mike and Stacey attempt to arrive at a spelling consensus for the "Ritto-sei-ningen" following some recent wiki-work revelations, and we check in on Volume 10 of the "Dragon Ball Super" manga in Japan for a two-page bonus chapter revolving around Cranberi.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0475
August 04, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBEpisode #0475! Mike and Meri field a bunch of great audience feedback from last episode's "Captain Ginyu - Assault" retrospective, and Joe joins in to chat a little bit about some of the insane and absolutely-totally-real wiki work going on behind the scenes!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0474
July 14, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBEpisode #0474! Mike and Meri time travel twenty years into the past to relive "Captain Ginyu - Assault" on home video. "Season Three" officially begins with a new voice cast and new musical score, but how does this fit into the larger Dragon Ball fandom at the time? Tune in as our collective trauma resurfaces, nostalgia is thrown out the window, and Mike reads his own editorial from half a lifetime ago.
Bonus Episode: Castle Point Anime Convention 2019 Podcast Panel
May 07, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.4 MBBonus episode! Mike and Julian share their "Podcasting Tips 'n' Tricks" panel from Castle Point Anime Convention 2019!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0473
May 05, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBEpisode #0473! Mike and Julian share their "Hidden and Forgotten Dragon Ball Stories" panel from Castle Point Anime Convention 2019! Tune in for a brief overview of some of the oft-forgotten supplemental manga series and the historical context that created some of these bizarre releases.
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0472
April 28, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBEpisode #0472! Mike and Julian go behind-the-scenes to discuss some of the recent name spelling disparities between not just the official licensees, but also with us here at Kanzenshuu. What is suddenly driving this attempt at consistency from the top down, and why do we sometimes feel the need to be different? Where can you compromise, and where should you not?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0471
April 21, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBEpisode #0471! Mike, Julian, and Ian review Toyotaro's "debut" manga series (in an official capacity, anyway): "Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission" from 2012-2014. The odd little promotional manga that could somehow grew into a legitimate serialization and arguably shaped the future of the "Dragon Ball Heroes" franchise for years to come. What lasting impact do we still see all these years later, and how does "Victory Mission" itself still hold up?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0470
April 14, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBEpisode #0470! Mike and Heath check in on "Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission" before chatting out the latest entry in the long-running saga of questionable-at-best, depressing-at-worst FUNimation Dragon Ball Z home video releases. Who do they think they are making this 30th anniversary Blu-ray set for, and why do we keep repeating history over and over expecting anything to change?
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0469
March 17, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBEpisode #0469! Mike and Julian wrap up a two-part retrospective looking at official fusion designs created by fans. We conclude in 2016 with the "Dragon Ball Fusions" contest that spawned Great Satanman, Gorus, and Taks, and take a look at the surrounding circumstances that led to incomplete implementation all around!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0468
March 10, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBEpisode #0468! Mike and Julian kick off a two-part retrospective looking at official fusion designs created by fans. We begin back in 1995 with Akira Toriyama's own design of Piririn and the contest soliciting new designs. Tune in for the history behind these artists, and how some of these designs were re-used and re-interpreted many years later. Be sure to read along on the website for a closer look at each one!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0467
March 03, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBEpisode #0467! Mike and Kirran check in on the trainwreck that is "Jump Force", the latest crossover fighting game in support of Jump's 50th anniversary. The big question: is it a hilarious trainwreck, or is it just awful? Tune in for all this and a tease of upcoming website content and the next podcast episode!
Kanzenshuu - The Podcast: Episode #0466
February 10, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBEpisode #0466! Mike and Julian catch up on listener questions, and end up doing a mini manga historical lesson in the process, discussing all of the various releases in Japan and some of the changes made to each along the way. Tune in for an update on our family name guide and a wealth of other great questions!