Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 32 - Vanished?! The Flying Fortress In The Sky


Goku and Chichi fly toward Mt. Frypan on Kinto Un, concerned for Gyumao's well being (that's a lot of pronouns). But flying passed them - leaving Mt. Frypan in a hurry - is Pilaf's Air Fortress! And tailing Pilaf is Colonel Silver! Instead of going after Pilaf (and the dragon ball), however, Goku and Chichi fly to Mt. Frypan's village... which has been all-but leveled by the Red Ribbon Army. So Goku and Chichi beat the crap out of them, and rescue Gyumao.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 28 - Clash!! Power vs. Power


In the last episode, the Final Round of the Tenka-ichi Budokai nearly ended, when Oozaru Goku began to thrash the arena! But Jackie Chun (Muten Roshi in disguise) charged up a Max Power Kamehameha - and now there is no sight of Goku...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Great Moments in Background Characters: the cast of Wizard of Oz.


Look in the left-hand corner, and you'll see Dorothy, Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion... attending the Tenka-ichi Budokai! (in this panel, Giran is tossing Goku out of the ring with his Guru-Guru-Gum, later adapted into episode 23)

Friday, June 17, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 22 - Yamcha Vs. Jackie Chun


Yamcha considers the mysterious Jackie Chun, as they face each other in the Tenka-ichi Budokai ring. Yamcha recalls how the old martial artist easily defeated all his preliminary opponents in a flash... all his senses heightened, Yamcha launches into a flurry of his wolf-style martial arts.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 20 - Will it Appear?! The Power from the Training


This episode of Dragon Ball is about Oolong trying to see Bulma's panties. Also there's some preliminary matches for the Tenka-ichi Budokai (which Goku, Kuririn, and Yamcha are participating in). As the preliminary matches are held in a private room, Bulma bullies Oolong into hoisting her onto his shoulders so she can look in through the building's high windows. So Oolong takes advantage of the situation and sneaks a peek at her panties. This works out until some creepy, smelly guy (more on him tomorrow) presses his face against the glass.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 19 - The Tenka-ichi Budokai Begins!


Months go by with Kuririn and Goku doing their daily exercises (as gone over in the last two episodes) until they can finally move the giant boulder that Kame Sen'nin promised, if they could move it, he would teach them his 'fighting techniques'... It turns out Roshi was fibbing, and that the boys had secretly been learning the Kame School style the entire time. Goku and Kuririn are skeptical, but when it comes time to enter the Budokai, they're ready to give it their best!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 17 - With Life at Stake! Milk Delivery


Goku and Kuririn's intense training under Kame Sen'nin begins at 4:30AM, sharp. After a light jog, the boys are given a crate of milk each, which need to be delivered by breakfast - normally delivered around the island by helicopter - on foot. For the first leg of their trek, Roshi has them skip (pictured above).

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 16 - Training... The Rock Hunt

 

Goku, Kuririn, Lunch, and Roshi move from one island to another (Kame House is conveniently a Hoi Poi Capsule) to begin training. They move an island with a residency of about 300, complete with a volcano and jungle. Roshi begins their training by testing their abilities. First, he tests their leg strength, by making them run a 100 meter dash. Kuririn runs it first, and scores a time of 10.4 seconds. Goku goes next, and gets a time of 11 seconds.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 12 - The Wish To Shen Long


Pilaf gathered all seven dragon, summons Shen Long, and makes his wish. The world bows before their new, mighty emperor. Public urination is punishable by death, and not a man, woman, or child ever farts or makes crude jokes again. It is an era of peace, of wealth, of Pilaf.

Emperor Pilaf, God-King.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 10 - The Dragon Balls Are Stolen!


Our heroes are driving through the desert, on the precipice of finding the last dragon ball. Oolong curiously asks Bulma what she intends to wish for when they get all the dragon balls. Bulma responds with her plan to wish for the perfect boyfriend (which is an oxymoron - amirite, sisters?). Oolong initially objects, saying they should wish for something cooler, owing to the fact that they've all been putting their life in danger... but later concedes that the dragon balls are about the only way Bulma will ever get a boyfriend.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Dragon Ball ep 7 - Mt. Frypan's Gyumao

"...she felt now that she had been kicked there, her only choice was to become this boy's wife!"