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June 17, 2013
Dragon Ball Signings and Charity Auction at Animazement
The Dragon Ball Z voice actors signed memorabilia for fans and auctioned off rare DBZ memorabilia to raise money for the 2011 Tsunami Relief Fund.
On May 25, 2013 at the Animazement convention, the Dragon Ball Z voice actors signed all sorts of Dragon Ball merchandise and memorabilia for fans who attended the East Meets West Panel.
Less than 100 people out of 1,000 were allowed to attend the signing, as they were the winners of a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors with Masako Nozawa.
You can see the...
June 16, 2013
Dragon Ball Cosplay at Animazement
Dragon Ball cosplay was alive and well at Animazement 2013, and this post showcases all the cosplayers I found during my visit.
I hope this cosplay gallery is enjoyable for the fans and inspirational to the other cosplayers out there.
All of the photographs and videos were taken by me.
DBZ 4 Life!
Breakdancing Super Saiyan God Goku.
Apparently B-Boying is his ultimate technique.
Super Saiyan God Goku breakdance fights to win the hand of a beautiful maiden.
That’s all, folks!
Which one was your favor...
We Are Videl Panel at Animazement
Two Videl’s from two different countries, brought together in one place for the first time.
Kara Edwards and Yuko Minaguchi, the two voice actresses who play Videl, were on stage to share their experiences with fellow Dragon Ball fans on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Animazement convention in Raleigh, North Carolina.
I wasn’t able to attend because it coincided with the Ryusei Nakao (Freeza) panel next door. Fortunately some fans filmed the panel and posted parts of it online.
The questions are ed...
June 15, 2013
DBZ East Meets West Panel at Animazement
What happens when Dragon Ball Z meets Dragon Ball Z? The most incredible event in Dragon Ball Z history!!
On Saturday, May 25, at the Animazement convention in Raleigh, North Carolina, Dragon Ball Z voice actors from Japan were on stage with Dragon Ball Z voice actors from the United States, for an over one hour long discussion with fans about the world’s greatest series.
The Japanese guests included Masako Nozawa (Goku, Gohan, Goten, Bardock, Tullece), Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo), Ryusei Nakao (...
June 12, 2013
Ryusei Nakao Panel at Animazement
Ryusei Nakao gave fans a chance to voice act as Freeza from Dragon Ball, with Freeza himself supporting their performance.
While the other voice actors at Animazement held open format panels consisting of nothing but time for questions, Ryusei Nakao came with a specific plan.
Held on May 26, 2013 and titled “Ryūsei Nakao Off-line!”, he began by playing a DVD with video clips from his previous performances, including a live action video montage, Freeza fighting Goku on Namek, Caesar Clown laughi...
June 10, 2013
We Are Goku Panel at Animazement
What happens when Goku meets Goku? Watch Masako Nozawa from Japan and Sean Schemmel from the United States perform Fusion and become the ultimate warrior!
This historic one hour long Question and Answer panel took place on May 26, 2013, at the Animazement convention in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This marks the first time that the two Goku’s have ever appeared at the same convention and the first time they had a panel by themselves. The room was full of lifelong fans.
I was there to take part in...
June 7, 2013
Toshio Furukawa Panel at Animazement
Have you ever wanted to know more about Piccolo’s voice, or had questions about Piccolo’s relationship with Gohan? If so, read this article!
Toshio Furukawa is a veteran and famous voice actor in Japan, and has been the voice of Piccolo since he was first introduced in Dragon Ball.
Furukawa-san recently attended the Animazement convention in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 24 to 26, to answer questions from all the fans. I was in attendance, asked questions, recorded the panel, took photograp...
June 6, 2013
Masako Nozawa Panel at Animazement
Masako Nozawa rode the Kinto’un to an American convention, and I was there to cover the event. Now you can be to!
Animazement was an incredible anime convention that occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 24 to 26. The convention featured many Dragon Ball focused panels, signings and events, including the first ever appearance of the Japanese Dragon Ball voice actors in the United States.
Masako Nozawa appeared at several panels and signing events. She was an incredibly kind, positive, an...
May 8, 2013
Dragon Ball Giveaway Contest Winner
The Dragon Ball Giveaway Contest has a winner! Is it you?
There were 880 entries into the contest, including Facebook Likes, Twitter tweets, and comments on the original Dragon Ball Giveaway Contest post.
I used a random number generator to select one lucky entry. Number 307.
And the winner is …
M. Metcalf!
M. Metcalf has been contacted for his address, and the box set of Dragon Ball merchandise will ship out soon.
Congratulations to M. Metcalf, and thank you to all those who entered!
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May 4, 2013
Dragon Ball Giveaway Contest
Now is your chance to win free Dragon Ball stuff!
As a way to say thanks to my readers and fellow Dragon Ball fans I’m giving away 7 great items of Dragon Ball merchandise, including books, magazines, videos, music and toys totaling over $130 in value.
How do you win?
Simple.
1) Like The Dao of Dragon Ball on Facebook
2) Leave a comment below saying who your favorite character is.
3) Or tweet this post with the post’s URL and my name (@derekpadula) in it so I receive the message.
On May 8 I will se...
