There are two new pages up in the "Miscellaneous DB Guide", both of which cover newly animated DragonBall material that aired on Fuji TV. In March 2006, the Japanese game show "IQ Supli" contained a recognition game, entitled "IQ Mirror Mistake 7", where contestants had to point out the mistakes of a mirrored battle scene with Goku and Freeza. At one point, the entire game show sequence was available on YouTube, but has since been removed. So, we've supplied the footage for you!

Almost a year later, in April 2007, Fuji TV provided some more newly animated material when it aired the "Japan Hero Awards". This program highlighted the achievements and unexpected truths of heroes throughout Japan's history and featured Son Goku as a guest commentator. (Ironically, only in the context of this update, the "IQ Mirror Mistake 7" footage was re-aired during the course of this program.) In addition to the information page we've posted, the portion of the historical special that featured Goku has been subbed by members of the Daizenshuu EX forums, including Herms and myself. You'll find download links for both the subbed (English) and the raw Japanese video file by following the information page link below. A big thanks to everyone that helped!

Links: IQ Mirror Mistake 7, Japan Hero Awards - Who is the Strongest Hero?

Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight #011 is now available for your viewing pleasure! This week we're showcasing a video submitted by Dynamixx. This special treat comes to us all the way from France. It was, as you've probably already figured out, the French opening for DragonBall Z, as sung by Arriane. Unfortunately there's not much else to say about this one, except... Enjoy!


Over the next couple of weeks we'll be sticking to the "foreign" theme and showcasing videos from other countries. So, if you'd like to submit a video, you can either e-mail it to us or post a link in the comments. Merci et au revoir!

Links: Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight, DragonBall Z (French Wikipedia)

What a great year 2008 has been, so why not finish it off with a brand-new guide? Which is exactly what we're gonna do!

I'm proud to introduce to you, the "Production Guide". This guide will help keep track of all of the companies and staff that were involved with the production of all three anime series and movies. Similar to the "Cast Guide", this guide will eventually contain staff biographies and interviews, as well as some information on Toei Animation and Fuji TV. As for now, all of the credits for the DragonBall series have been posted, with the exception of the artist credits, which will be updated as we progress through the episode updates.

In the guide, you'll also find a neat little section that gives an overview of the Traditional Animation Process. For anyone that's not too familiar with how an episode is animated, I would definitely suggest giving it a read.

So with that, Kanzentai '08 has officially ended and Kanzentai '09 is about to begin. Now, we don't normally take the time to do this, but we'd like to thank everyone for all their support throughout the year. It has been an absolute pleasure doing what we do because of all of you! I'd personally like to give a huge thanks to Herms, for all of the amazing work he's done around here, and of course to our main competition (you know who you are) who keep us on our toes. So, from Herms and myself, have a safe and happy New Year, and here's to 2009!


Links: Production Guide, The Animation Process

Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight #010 is now available for your viewing pleasure! This week we're showcasing a video straight out of the "pizza" capital of the world. In 2000, "What's My Destiny DragonBall" (aka DragonBall Z) began airing on Italia One in homes all across Italy. Like many countries that dubbed the series, it was given a brand new opening theme. So, in all it's glory, we present the Italian opening for "What's My Destiny DragonBall". Enjoy!


A quick note; all of the chapter title pages (chp. 90-120) that were so carelessly neglected in the previous update are now available in the Picture Archive. Also, the previous spotlight video has been replaced with a higher quality one.

Links: Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight, "What's My Destiny DragonBall" (Wikipedia), Chapter Title Pages

I had planned to have this done and posted on the 25th, but the holidays threw a wrench into that plan. Although, I don't think anyone's going to complain too much. Today, we bring you a whopping 30 episodes and 33 chapters!

The Red Ribbon Army has been destroyed, but Goku still can't locate the last dragonball, so he pays Uranai Baba a visit. After finally obtaining the final dragonball, and bringing Bora back to life, Goku and co. begin training for the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai. But will they be able to compete with Tsuru-sennin's students?


Unfortunately, I do have some bad news. I'm currently on the road and forgot to grab all of the full scans of the chapter title pages off of my home computer before I left. Though fortunately they're all ready to go, I just have to upload them. So, as soon as I get back, I'll be sure to throw those up on the site. In the meantime, there's plenty of new material to look through!

Be sure to check back after the new year, because we've got a ton of new stuff that's almost ready to be unloaded. So, until next time... enjoy!

Links: DB Episodes 061-090, Insert Songs, Chapters 088-120, Chapter Title Pages

Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight #009 is now available for your viewing pleasure! This week we're showcasing a video of FUNimation's new dub of DragonBall GT's opening theme, DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku (Bit by Bit, You're Charming My Heart ). If you have yet to hear this, be sure to check it out! In other GT news, be sure to also check out episode #156 of the Daizenshuu EX podcast. VegettoEX was gracious enough to let me back on the show (even though I can't say a URL to save my life) to discuss the new GT boxset that was recently released by FUNimation. As was discussed in the podcast, I did post some video clips of the glitches/errors in the first GT eyecatch. To view them, you can either follow the link to our YouTube account in the navigation bar to your right or check out the updated eyecatch page in the "Theme Guide".


Links: Kanzentai's YouTube Spotlight, Daizenshuu EX - The Podcast, Eyecatch Themes