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March 21, 2010
We know that DragonBall Kai was produced as a high-definition presentation to honor the 20th anniversary of DragonBall Z, but how exactly did it come to be? In this feature we'll take a close look at what motivated Toei Animation to make the decision to bring DragonBall into the digital age, and ultimately, why the series was canceled after the Cell arc.
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April 26, 2010
You may not want to believe it, but the Dragon Boxes aren't quite as "perfect" or "complete" as you might think. I bet you never thought you'd see that written on this website, but it's true. While we love our Dragon Boxes to death, there are some things that really should have been included with the release, and of course others that we only wish were included. So let's take a closer look at some of this rare footage and see what exactly we've been missing out on!
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November 22, 2009
The general history of DragonBall Z in the United States is a long, storied, and overly complicated one. So I hope you can fully understand what an enormous feat it truly is to see FUNimation releasing a re-versioning of the infamous Japanese "Dragon Boxes". In fact, this re-versioning is directed almost entirely toward fans of the original Japanese series, rather than the English dub. But what are the differences between the two, and why should you care?
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June 11, 2009
In the early-1990's, Toriyama Akira reached a status that few mangaka can dream of. His artwork was put on display in exhibits at numerous art museums across Japan. These essays were written by various important and/or interesting peope about Toriyama's artwork and were on display at the exhibits. They were also included in the second Toriyama Akira Exhibition book, the book produced to go along with the 1995 Japanese museum exhibit.
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Feature #6 – Watching DragonBall Kai Live! April 2, 2009
Feature closed due to FUNimation's licensing of Kai in North America.
Oh, the beauty of the internet. In this day and age you can find just about anything your heart desires on the internet, from news, to movies and music. Nowadays, there are many programs available that provide live streaming television broadcasts over the internet, the majority of which are free. We'll be taking a look at some of these programs, and giving a brief run-down of how to use them properly so you don't miss a minute of DragonBall Kai.
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August 13, 2008
For ages, many people have wondered exactly when certain chapters of DragonBall were originally released in Japan. But it has always been hard to actually pinpoint these dates, mostly due to the fact that no one bothered to document the release dates back in the day. Well, we've dug through the past and traveled back in time to create an accurate list of release dates for all of the Weekly Shounen Jump issues while DragonBall was in serialization.
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July 31, 2008
From the day it first appeared in Weekly Shounen Jump in 1995, fans have always been divided over the ending of DragonBall. While some loved it, others were simply disappointed. But another twist entered the picture when a new ending by Akira Toriyama was published in Vol. 34 of the Kanzenban releases. In total we now have 3 different endings; two from the manga, and one from the anime. So after all these years, do the fans of today still feel let down, or have they learned to enjoy the original ending?
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December 31, 2007
Everything that happens around here has a little story that goes with it, whether it's funny or not. Some things take a lot of work, while others... well others can just be a pain. So, come take a behind the scenes look at what really goes on around here. Oh, all the crazy things we do, like spending hours perusing through the kanzenban and tankoubon, and sitting in front of the TV scanning through those beautiful Dragon Box DVDs. I tell ya, it's such a hard life.
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May 31, 2006
Amazon Japan is a great resource for buying your favorite DragonBall or Japanese items. Unfortunately, if you don't know how to use it, then you can't enjoy spending your hard earned money on the items you've always longed for. One such difficulty is the fact that most fans don't know Japanese, or know very little of it. Fortunately, you don't have to know a whole lot of Japanese to utilize the resource that is "Amazon Japan". So let's take a look, shall we?
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November 30, 2005
With the recent revival of DragonBall in Japan, the complete manga series has now been fully released in three formats: the original weekly serialization, the economic tankoubon novels, and the more expensive kanzenban (perfect edition) novels. With all these releases spanning the course of two whole decades, it becomes difficult to keep track of what each release contains, and what the actual differences are between the three versions of the DragonBall manga.
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