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by DerekPadula
Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:56 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Asperger's Syndrome and Dragon Ball
Replies: 65
Views: 10175

Asperger's Syndrome and Dragon Ball

Are you or do you know a person with Asperger's Syndrome who has a focus on Dragon Ball? People with Asperger's Syndrome tend to have difficulty in social interactions, but are extremely intelligent or focused on a particular niche in life. This can be things like geology, trains, cars, or a particu...
by DerekPadula
Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:45 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What Does Dragon Ball Mean to You?
Replies: 15
Views: 2081

What Does Dragon Ball Mean to You?

Hey everybody. I searched for this question elsewhere on the forum and could not find it, so I'm asking it here. What does Dragon Ball mean to you? This is an open ended question and whatever answer you provide is perfectly legitimate. You can even alter the question and ask, "Is Dragon Ball me...
by DerekPadula
Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona
Replies: 14
Views: 2394

Re: Dragon Ball pops up at street festival in Barcelona

That is awesome on so many levels. The amount of planning and work that went into this is incredible.
by DerekPadula
Wed May 19, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: The Podcast
Topic: Episode #0219 (09 May 2010)
Replies: 15
Views: 4022

Re: Episode #0219 (09 May 2010)

I guess they're not all bad though. I know of one... Its not out yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. The author posted on the forum a few times. The book is called The Dao of Dragon Ball . It looks like a really interesting deep look at the series and its roots, from a real fan. I hope that ...
by DerekPadula
Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:49 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The Epoch Times: A Dragon Ball Z Museum Powers Up!
Replies: 30
Views: 3521

Online Dragon Ball Museum Article

Hi everybody,

The online article has now been published on The Epoch Times website, with the correction about the anniversary special.

I also posted an article on my blog with the full interview questions and answers, in case you'd like to know more about the Dragon Ball Museum.
by DerekPadula
Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:57 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The Epoch Times: A Dragon Ball Z Museum Powers Up!
Replies: 30
Views: 3521

Ah, yes, correct. I guess what happened is that my memory of the streaming broadcast made me think it had also aired on TV in Japan. But you've clarified the issue and now I have a solid understanding.

Thank you, Sebastian.
by DerekPadula
Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:59 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The Epoch Times: A Dragon Ball Z Museum Powers Up!
Replies: 30
Views: 3521

The Truth

He joined the discussion to let us know he wrote the article, so I'm giving him some damn important feedback. Thank you for the advice. You're right that telling the truth in journalism is important. Truth is the first guiding principle of my life and if I didn't completely live up to that then I n...
by DerekPadula
Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:49 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The Epoch Times: A Dragon Ball Z Museum Powers Up!
Replies: 30
Views: 3521

Correct

I know. They said 17 movies and 4 TV specials, instead of 17 movies, 3 TV specials and the Jump special, so I'm guessing they mean the Jump Special is the fourth TV special. Yes, that is what I meant. I figured the average reader of the newspaper would not have knowledge of Shonen Jump and that the...
by DerekPadula
Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:02 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: DB Casting (Magazine article)
Replies: 20
Views: 3349

Specific Source

This article is from an old Pojo magazine. Came out around the time the Cell arc was airing on Cartoon Network. It also had a list of episode titles for all three series, plus character bios for pretty much every character, using dub names for characters for those who already made an appearance and...
by DerekPadula
Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:39 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: The Epoch Times: A Dragon Ball Z Museum Powers Up!
Replies: 30
Views: 3521

Hi Everybody, I wrote the Article

Hi. I'm the author of the article. A visitor to the site just wrote in and asked if I had seen this post on the Daizex forum, and I'm glad he mentioned it. Very cool. I've received word from my editor that the online version of the article should be posted soon. There are more pictures in that one, ...