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Donovan Grant and Jesse review "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero," highlighting its focus on Piccolo and Gohan, unique animation, and engaging plot. They discuss the movie's lore contributions, character developments, and the fan reception to Gohan's new form and Piccolo's power-up. The episode also delves into the recent announcement of "Dragon Ball Daima" and its implications for the franchise's future after Akira Toriyama's passing, examining fan expectations versus creative direction.
The boys are back! Donovan and Jesse return to play catch-up on the events since the last time they discussed Dragon Ball Super...sort of. Neither have seen the remainder of the DBS anime, but they have seen the most recent theatrical films! Here's part one of the discussion, which focuses on most things they've missed, know nothing about and also a review of Dragon Ball Super: Broly!
Donovan Grant and Jesse Garrett return to give thanks and farewells to the legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, discussing his career, legacy and influence on entire generations. To write in, e-mail us at qnoanswers@gmail.com
An old friend of Don's just finished a watch-thru of the original Dragon Ball anime, and the two men sat down to talk about it! Jon Wilson from the Make Ours Marvel podcast talks with Don about watching the series with his kids, the sexy humor of Toriyama, the gradual change in tone, and so much more, plus his early thoughts on DBZ! The show isn't dead! Thank you for downloading!
After apologizing once again for the even longer hiatus, the guys discuss the filler arc of DBS between episodes 42-46. Throughout they discuss Dragon Ball's resurgence of popularity, what separates Super from DBZ and how that negatively affects their enjoyment, the differences between Pan from Z, Super and Dragon Ball GT, multiple callbacks to the original Dragon Ball, and more! Pop out the jelly and get to downloading!
After the longest absence between episodes (not counting their year off), Don and Jesse return, explaining their situations and vowing to keep the audience informed on the progress of new episodes. THEN..! It's the second half of the Universe 6 Tournament! What is the secret of Hit? How is Cabba different than the other Saiyans? And what of the Super Dragon Balls? All this and more, so get to downloading!
Donovan and Jesse delve into episodes 32-35 of Dragon Ball Super, detailing the Universe 6 tournament's initial strategic fights. They explore new characters like the "good" Saiyan Cabba, the deceptive Frost, and the mysterious Hit, noting how the series subverts expectations with character development and battle tactics over raw power. The discussion also touches on Saiyan lore, animation quality, and the intriguing role of Monaka, praising the arc's dynamic writing.
Don and Jesse are back in the saddle as they return to reviewing Dragon Ball for the first time in a year! Beginning DBS with the Universe 6 Arc, the guys discuss new characters Champa and Valdos, the Super Dragon Balls, Bulma's older sister and her age, hijinks with Jaco and what's in store for the DB gang in this new tournament. How do they respond to Super in comparison to DBZ? How do they like the music? When did Bulma get surgical implants? Only one way to find out, so get to downloading!...
Dipping their toes into the DBS coverage, Jesse takes control of the podcast to discuss with Don his original childhood love, Godzilla! The guys reunite to review the latest Toho Godzilla film "Shin Godzilla", written and co-directed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno! What madness awaits Don as he has his first Godzilla viewing presented from the man who broke his mind two years ago? What mad knowledge does Jesse lay down concerning Godzilla's history? What wackyness envelops the Godzilla canon...
Donovan Morgan Grant has started a new podcast with the host of the Battle Beyond Planet X podcast Harrison Chute where the two men discuss issues of modern society and seek to reach an answer to the problems that afflict the entire human race! The first three episodes are all available to listen on the show's website questionsnoanswers.wordpress.com , but as a preview here's one of the episodes shared on this feed. Harry and Don hit up the question of morality within sexual fantasies. Does such...
Jesse comes back with a vengeance in the second and final installment of the Next Dimension's off-season of episodes. Spider-Man is his drug of choice as he and Don recall what they love about Marvel's top hero whilst getting sidetracked about what they don't love in the past decade of comic books. The different movies, animated series, video games and Dan Slott are all thoroughly discussed, debated and deemed upon...for the first hour... THEN..! The second half of the episode is an energetic di...
In the first of a two-part finale in between the break of reviewing DB content, Donovan attempts to express his newfound love with Steven Universe, a show that encourages love and acceptance in a fresh and entertaining way. But how does this series compare to Dragon Ball? Throughout the ep Don discusses what makes a great kid's show, the creative intent of Rebecca Sugar and how the series' LGBT characters are depicted. It's the most indulgent and ill-prepared episode ever produced for this feed,...
A tie-in to Views From the Longbox (starring Michael Bailey) and a preview for the next The Comic Book Film Revue, this episode of Views sees the reuniting of the Next Dimension team (now with more April) as they discuss the film they saw an hour earlier, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, with host Michael, his wife Rachel, and Don's former ASM Classics partner Jon M. Wilson! After just seeing the movie, the six wine and dine at the nearest Chili's to discuss, disagree and deconstruct the pro...
Back in the early 2000s, Dragon Ball Z helped pave the way for a resurgence in anime popularity among what would eventually be known as the Millennial generation. In addition to many other series and franchises, Gundam Wing was another heavyweight in Toonami's corner, introducing the Gundam franchise to a new audience and quickly becoming a huge ratings success for Cartoon Network. But that was a long time ago... Nearly 16 years later, one of those fans has now grown into manhood and has redisco...
It was the best of times...it was the worst of times... That's the overall tone of discussion in the final episode for the Next Dimension podcast. For Donovan Grant and Jesse Garrett, "Resurrection F" provides the two with some of the best and worst content from Dragon Ball Z, Toei Animation and the oft-mentioned Akira Toriyama. Which host liked the film more than the other? The answer won't surprise you, but what might is discussions on the return of Freeza, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Gohan a...
For the penultimate episode of the Next Dimension podcast, the boys welcome back Stella for her third appearance to talk about other anime series that she and Donovan enjoy, recommending them to both Jesse and YOU, the listeners! For over three hours the trio discuss their personal preferences when it comes to getting into new things, the risks involved when seeking shipper AMVs on YouTube, the merits of the 2002 Count of Monte Cristo film, and plenty of Sub vs. Dub talk! Various sub-genre shows...
This month the guys talk DBZ games! From the recently released Xenoverse to the Japanese PSX games of yesteryear, Jesse and Don talk about hit accuracy, graphics, mode variety, faithfulness to the source material and more! Among the topics of discussion include the remnants of continuity after Dragon Ball Super, English dubbing news and more! Press pause on your save file of Dragon Ball Z Sagas and get to downloading!
This time out the boys tackle one of the most peculiar and interesting stories in the history of the DBZ franchise! Both the 1993 "The Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans" two-part OVA and the 2010 "The Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans" 30 minute special are reviewed, compared and contrasted. What is the history behind this once obscure (to anyone outside of Japan) addendum to a Japanese RPG? How does the updated version improve on the original? Is it worth checking out? The countdown to the end ha...
Salty as ever over the gang war that is the Sub vs. Dub crowd of DBZ fandom, Don tries to quell the violence by discussing the various themes and lyric songs from both Shunsuke Kikuchi's original Japanese score and Bruce Falconer's themes for Funimation!
This month Jesse and Don tackle a wide and varied range of discussion topics, ranging from re-writing the Maron character to merging DBZ with the cast of the Fast and the Furious! What makes Broly NOT the Legendary Super Saiyan? What new obsession of Don's regularly references Dragon Ball? Is Pikuhan/Pikkon simply a discount-Piccolo, or is there more to him? All this and more plus a few surprises in store for the future! Oh, and Goku participates in a tournament in the Afterlife as well....
The Garlic Jr. Saga is one of the more divisive segments of DBZ. As the first of two major filler arcs, is it worth catching or easy to skip? Don and Jesse attempt to decipher that conundrum as they go over inconsistent power levels, nutty dialogue, and the worst henchmen in the series! That's not even getting into the 120lb elephant in the room named Maron! Before that however Donovan briefly talks Resurrection F (no major spoilers) and the release of Dragon Ball Super in Japan. Will the way in...
Having covered everything important up through the end of the series, Donovan and Jesse take a mega-sized gander at the entire Dragon Ball Z series! In this mammoth five hour podcast, the guys start off light with talk of the new DB Super trailer (at 4:05), talk Dragon Ball Xenoverse (at 13:00) and hit up the e-mails (33:08) which include Saskia Van Emden's list of favorite and least favorite DBZ memories! After that they spend an hour navel-gazing at their journey to reach the end and recall th...
