Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 with Russell Moran (Kaiju ComicCast)

About this episode

The episode discusses Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 with guest Russell Moran, exploring the game, its characters, and the broader franchise.

Read transcript At some point in the early 2000s, someone looked at the Dragon Ball Z manga and anime, a story full of screaming men who power up for entire episodes, hair that defies physics, and villains who monologue long enough for the protagonist to reach a new power level, and said, “Yes. This. But make it a fighting game. On two, and only two, consoles.” And thus, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 arrived on PS2 and GameCube, ready to let you spend an unreasonable amount of time unlocking characters and pretending you know what a Fusion Dance is supposed to look like in real life. This episode, we’re going Super Saiyan on the whole thing. The game, the manga, the anime, the drama, the capsules, the questionable story mode decisions. All of it. And joining us to power up the conversation is Russell Moran from Kaiju ComiCast , who brings exactly the kind of kaiju-sized enthusiasm this franchise demands. So take a deep breath, squeeze out every last drop of ki you’ve got, and let’s get into it. Your hair may or may not turn gold by the end. No promises. Learn such things as: What’s worse than taking a risk and totally failing? What’s keeping us from getting the epic Toriyama Universe…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Osborne

Guest: Russell Moran

Topics covered

• Dragon Ball Z
• fighting games
• anime
• video game history
• character roster
• manga

Keywords

• Dragon Ball Z
• Budokai 2
• Russell Moran
• fighting game
• anime
• manga
• character roster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kaiju ComicCast

Books & works: Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2, Dragon Ball Z

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