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  • The Balls Are Gathered & Then Scattered Once Again

    19/04/2021
    We’re finally at the end of a long journey. I’ve watched 291 episodes of anime and written 12 articles about them – including this one. That’s a lot. Easily the biggest undertaking I’ve had as a writer thus far. I actually dread to think about the word count of...

  • The Mess & Kid Buu

    12/04/2021
    Season Nine is, in a word, a mess. A meandering mixture of interesting, inexplicable, cool and downright ridiculous twists and turns. It feels aimless at times because it simply doesn’t have the overarching structure that most of the other seasons had to keep it focused. We get to a...

  • The Directionless Villain

    05/04/2021
    My previous article in this series ended where I feel Season Eight should have, with Vegeta’s sacrifice, his final atonement. In this article I’m going to wrap up Season Eight and really dissect the reasons why this saga runs into so many problems compared to the others that preceded...

  • Let The Games Begin

    15/03/2021
    This is it! The final season, where everything comes together and reaches its spectacular conclusion. Lol, jokes, no there’s three more seasons to go after this one. Though this is often cited as being originally intended as an end to the series, just as Season Three was, it continued...

  • A Final Flash Of Hope

    08/03/2021
    This is an excellent season. I love the way it builds and really twists what we thought we knew as an audience. Watching the characters grapple with the shift in circumstances is really interesting. With several of the “lesser lights” getting a chance to really get involved and develop...

  • The Android’s Cometh

    01/03/2021
    Season Four is a bit like watching the start of a brand new series. The end of Season Three might have been intended to be the end of the series. So it takes a little time to reset the board for things to continue on. In fact, it mirrors...

  • Frieza Enters The Fray

    22/02/2021
    It has all led to this. The events of Season One and Season Two build towards what happens here in Season Three. 825~ minutes of screen time – including the longest 5 minutes of all time – over 33 episodes, 20 of which contain one of, if not the...

  • Namekian Hide & Seek

    15/02/2021
    How do you top the climactic battle that ended Season One? You take things into space! Thus Season Two takes us to the Planet Namek for the Namek Saga & The Ginyu Force Saga. (Those might not be the “official” saga names but this is how I’m breaking them...

  • The Hunt For The Dragon Balls Begins Anew

    01/02/2021
    How can you tell that you’ve spent too much money on something? It’s easy. When it arrives with a certificate of authenticity… I’ve never owned anything that has a certificate of authenticity before so it came as a bit of a surprise to be honest. It’s my own fault...