Sunday, May 31, 2015

Dragon Ball GT ep 2 - I'm The Star! Pan Takes Off Into Space!!


Capsule Corporation HQ. It's early in the morning and the worker bees are in their hive, clamoring for orders from their Queen. Only these days at the C Corp., a King is in charge. More than a King - an Emperor.

Dragon Ball GT ep 1 - Mysterious Dragon Balls Appear!! Goku Turns Into a Child?!


Kami's Temple is torn apart by the fierce battle taking place in the Heavenly Realm. Fifteen years have come and gone since the battle with Majin Boo last split the Heavens apart, and then as now, it was due to a battle that is taking place here rather than sacrificing the Lower Realm.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Review: Majin Boo Saga (DBZ episodes 220 - 291)


Coming off of the massive Artificial Human and Cell storylines, Dragon Ball Z took a turn for more lighthearted fair for a time. With the Anoyo-ichi Budokai and Great Saiyaman Sagas, viewers were allowed to relax and enjoy the peaceful fruits of Gohan and Goku's victory against Cell. Majin Boo is the next, and last, epic storyline of the original Dragon Ball manga and the Dragon Ball Z TV anime. But after the darker tone of the Cell storyline, DBZ's tone switch to the lighthearted never completely goes away. Some people welcome the change and see it as a return to earlier storylines like the Red Ribbon Army. Others think it's just more proof that DBZ should have ended already. More on that, after the break.

BONUS CONTENT! Sayonara, Dragon Ball Z!

Sayonara, Goku~!

This is easily the most massive "BONUS CONTENT" post I've ever made. Probably should have split it into two, but ah well, think of it as clean up before we move onto Dragon Ball GT.

Dragon Ball Z ep 291 - Even Stronger!! Goku's Dream is Super-Huge

Friday, May 29, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 290 - "I Am Oob!" Now 10 years Old, the Former Majin!


Here it is, folks. Yukio Ebisawa's final episode in the Dragon Ball franchise. It has been quite a ride.

Quite a disproportionate ride.

Dragon Ball Z ep 289 - Grandpa Goku! "I Am Pan"!!


Ten years ago, Trunks and his friends fought against the fearsome beast called Majin Boo. Though those events only took place over the course of a few days, they shook the very foundation of the universe itself. Since then, Trunks has seen invaders from space, fought Gods, and witnessed the birth of the Super Saiyan Gods. But these days, the Earth has settled into an undisturbed era of peace. Today, on the eve of the 10th anniversary since Majin Boo first wrought havoc on Planet Earth, Trunks is flying to Mt. Paozu, to visit his best friend Son Goten.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (Manga One-Shot)


Spoilers ahead for the new movie, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', which is coming to theaters in the United States August 4th through 12th. For information on how to get tickets and see it, keep an eye on dragonballz.com. The following is from a three-part one-shot manga drawn by Toyotarou and based on Akira Toriyama's script for the movie. (Toyotarou will be doing a manga adaption for Dragon Ball Super for V-Jump every month, as well, for those of you who prefer to read your Dragon Ball instead of watch it.)

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Dream 9: Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special


While not technically a "movie", the Dream 9 Super Collaboration Special is a TV special featuring Toei Animations giants, Dragon Ball Z and One Piece, and the young (and eventually, canceled - in favor of more Dragon Ball Kai and now Dragon Ball Super) upstart, Toriko. It's a fun, if very poorly animated, two-episode-length special featuring the heroes from all three shows in an effort to cross promote Toriko's anime and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. (One Piece being included simply because One Piece prints money in Japan.) So with that out on the table, let's have a look at Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z!

Monday, May 25, 2015

Dragon Ball Minus


In October of 1990, the Freeza Saga was in the middle of airing for the first time on Fuji TV. On October 17th, between Dragon Ball Z episodes 63 and 64, aired an hour long Dragon Ball Z TV Special... the first on its kind, entitled Dragon Ball Z: A Final Solitary Battle ~The Z Warrior Kakarotto's Father Challenges Freeza~. As the title suggests, the special focuses around Son Goku's biological father, Bardock, and his final, lonely battle against Freeza. Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama didn't contribute story or characters to the special (other than those characters taken from the original manga, like Freeza, Dodora, Vegeta, etc), but he did redesign and rename Bardock's crew based on character designer Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru's original work.

Four


Not dead yet, baby.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Yo! Son Goku and Friends Return!! (Jump Festa 2008 Special)


Two years have passed since the climatic battle with Majin Boo. Son Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Boo, and Mr. Satan finally defeated the monster together, on the Planet of the Kaioshin. Yet the only one who was given any credit to the world at large for the victory was Earth's mighty champion, Mr. Satan. And much to the dismay of his daughter Videl, the glory of it has very much gone to his head.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 288 - You're Late, Goku! Everyone Party!!


It's a beautiful morning in the land of Paozu. Months have gone by since the battle with Majin Boo, and Earth has gone back to peace. And the heroes who made that peace possible are gathering today in Metro West, to eat delicious barbeque together. Too bad their mom is making them dress up for the occasion.

Dragon Ball Z ep 287 - Peace Returns!! Majin Boo, Champion of Justice?!


At long last, the struggle is over. Majin Boo is dead. With the combined powers of Son Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Boo, Mr. Satan, the people of Earth, and three well-placed wishes to Porunga, Majin Boo was slain by a Super Genki Dama.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 284 - A Last Hope!! We'll Make a Huge Genki Dama


As Porunga has revived all the innocents who died since Babidi arrived on Earth, and the Earth itself has been brought back to the state it was in before the Tenka-ichi Budokai took place, it appears as though everything to do with Majin Boo was nothing but a scary dream. But it was no dream.

Dragon Ball Z ep 283 - Vegeta's Secret Plan!! Porunga and the Two Wishes

"We've had it. We really have had it. Heh."
"Hmph."

Monday, May 18, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 281 - Pull Through, Vegeta!! One Life-Threatening Minute

Dragon Ball Z ep 280 - Vegeta Takes Off His Hat!! Goku, You Are Number One

The Kaioshin Realm. Age 774, May 8th, Earth time.

The greatest battle the known universe has ever seen is taking place on the holiest ground in all the cosmos. Where Gods once strode about, fretting over the duties of deities, two beings of Godly might now wage war for the sake of all known existence.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 276 - Where Is The Exit?! Escape From a Collapsing Boo


Inside Majin Boo, there's no winning against him. Try as they might to fight back against the phantom of Super Boo guarding his own mind, Goku and Vegeta can do little more than wait to be absorbed into Boo's total self, once their ki runs too low to fight back.

Dragon Ball Z ep 275 - A Majin's Secret!! Two More Boos Inside of Boo


At length, Goku and Vegeta have found their sons and Piccolo within the innermost caverns of Majin Boo's brain. Vegeta notes that the boys have been split from Gotenks as they were split from Vegetto, but Goku explains how that only happened because their time limit was up - which means they could, theoretically, do Metamoran Fusion while in Boo's body.

Dragon Ball Z ep 274 - Nightmares or Illusions?! Goku and Gohan's Father-Son Confrontation


Rather than be eaten by a worm inside Boo's stomach, Goku bursts forth Super Saiyan energy to remove the bacteria and scare away the germ. (So, being SSJ is like being covered in dish soap?)

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 273 - A Demonic Maze!! What Is There Inside Boo's Belly?!


Super Boo is having the best day ever. Vegetto, who very nearly killed him, has been absorbed into his body, assuring that he is now the mightiest Majin. He celebrates by blowing up some empty cities, tearing off his shirt, and swimming backwards through the air to travel around the entire planet.

Dragon Ball Z ep 272 - A Hero Lost! Vegetto Is Absorbed


With Vegetto turned into hard candy, it's Kuririn and Yamcha's turn to face off against Super Boo!!

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Dragon Ball Z ep 271 - The Ace Up Boo's Sleeve!! "You Become a Hard Candy"


When we last left the battle of Super vs Super, Super Boo was really mad and Super Vegetto was smugly rubbing his superiority in the Majin's face.

BONUS CONTENT! Super Boo Bonanza

Shen Long.
Dragon Ball Z opening 2, 200-291

Dragon Ball Z ep 270 - A Fissure Between Dimensions!! Has Boo Snapped?!


Super Boo says he isn't impressed with Vegetto's Super Saiyan power up. Having already absorbed three Saiyans, those kind of tricks mean nothing to him. Amused, Vegetto responds by egging on the easily irritated Majin. After all, if he isn't impressed, he should have no trouble beating Super Vegetto.