Kanzenshuu

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised by these. They seem very close to the Toriyama style. Good job!

Ashura wrote: If you don't want to deal with us handling the materials, it's possible we can arrange it so that you can mail whatever materials you have directly to Harmony Gold, though Derek would have to confirm.

Yeah, that works. If you have a tape and want to send it directly to Harmony Gold, please PM me.

I called Tommy today. Here's the latest update. Results of the dinner party Unfortunately it was so long ago that none of the staff remembers it. It’s all a blur among countless other projects. However, Agrama [last name], the producer, is 100% certain it was non-union. This means the union actors u...

BlazingFiddlesticks wrote:
Presuming it's well grounded, I'd want to see that book, Derek.

I've done my best to make it well grounded. I have over 500 sources in the references section.

Go to The Dao of Dragon Ball Blog and follow my updates and you'll know the second the book is available.

Hey everybody. Update time. Channel 62 Detroit does not have them. All of their tapes were dumped a long time ago, and now they simply stream content over a satellite feed. She suggested I call UPN or Paramount, their parent company. But I don't really feel like doing that. TV20 Detroit does not hav...

Quick update to say I called the stations today. Philly57, now CBS3, said there is a 0% chance of having the tapes because they are now a news only station. They are owned by CW but only report the news. They recommended I call the CW headquarters. Channel62 in Detroit is also owned by CW. I was for...

I LOVE this dub. It really blows every other company's attempts out of the water. The ONLY bad choices for voices (Bad rhyme! Go away!) were Lunch's and Oolong's. Lunch's voice cracks me up, though... I know it's wrong, but I love it. Lol. I think their voice for the Turtle Sage is VERY fitting and...

Hi Ashura. Thanks for doing all that hard work of the comparisons. I just watched the films and can confirm everything you mentioned. And you know what, I really LIKE this dub. With the exception of Launch, Roshi and Krillin, I think the voices are much better than FUNimation's. Primarily because th...

Tommy gave me some info about the cast, prior to my sending along the credits lists you guys provided above. I haven't checked yet to see how it matches up. "I looked at the voice actor pseudonyms, and here's their actual names (where known) Betty Gustafson = Barbara Goodson Wendee Swan = Wende...

Yeah, I noticed on Kent's site that he worked on Robotech: Shadow Chronicles, so perhaps he and Tommy are still in touch. Seems likely.

I'll ask about Ardwright.

Challenge accepted, and challenge achieved. Nice job, guys! kei17, this is awesome. I'll forward this to Tommy and see if he knows any of these people. linkdude20002001, thank you for taking the time to write up all that information. I'm sure that took a lot of freezing of the TV. Thanks for the que...

Hi everybody. I have an update for you on the HG dub. I called Harmony Gold a few more times over the last week, and finally spoke with Tommy Yune today, January 17, 2012, at 2:55 pm. I asked him some follow up questions and tried to get more information about the dub. We talked for about 10 minutes...

You're welcome! These do take a lot of time and effort to produce, so I'm glad you guys like them! Sean Schemmel agreed to an interview, so that will probably be the next one I do.

You're welcome. I think when I get back to California from my vacation I'll call Harmony Gold again and see if I can get in touch with the archivist. Hopefully they still have a tape or two stored deep in the vaults and we can collaborate in some way that the fans will be happy with.

Now for the Tommy Yune and Harmony Gold info. Sorry if it appears scattered, but I have to add bits and pieces here. On July 5, 2011, at 3:30 pm, I called Tommy Yune at Harmony Gold for an impromptu interview. Tommy was extremely open and forthright about everything he knew. We spoke for about a hal...

Okay, here's the short version. First, Barbara Goodson. On July 2, 2011 I attended the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. There were a lot of celebrity signings and meet & greets there, including The Power Rangers. Barbara Goodson was sitting next to the original cast of Rangers, so I went to speak with...

I have some possibly unknown information on the Harmony Gold dub, because of the research I've done for The Dao of Dragon Ball book. On July 5, 2011, I had a phone conversation with Tommy Yune at Harmony Gold about the HG dub. A couple days earlier I also spoke briefly with Barbara Goodson, the voic...

Hey, everybody. Here are the links to my interview with Olivier Richard, author of Akira Toriyama: The Master of Manga. Part 1 , Part 2 I asked a lot of questions and Olivier was very friendly. Also very knowledgeable about Toriyama and what makes him so unique. He stood behind his opinion that Tori...

Does he know Japanese or did he rely on interpretors? Here is the answer to your question. Olivier said, "I needed a translator. I'm only able to say survival phrases in Japanese, like, "A Japanese beer, please!" I asked about the others during the interview, which can be seen on my ...

Yeah, I was kind of confused by his message.

In any case, our interview is scheduled for next Monday, the 26th. He's in France and I'm in Michigan, so we're going to use Skype. Hope it works well overseas.

Any other questions between now and then, please let me know.