I'm not entirely sure if this is even going to reach anybody who actually needs to read it. Hopefully it will. Apparently Patreon had a little snafu that is causing a higher than normal number of payments to decline. So if you've had that happen this month, it isn't me, it isn't you, it's them. I won't lie. It has me a little stressed out because, regardless of the reason, if patrons can't get their payments through, it makes it hard for me to pay the bills. And if you have to jump through a ...
2023-08-04 01:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey, it's a third early video for July! Baby is here to stay, whether the heroes know it or not. In this next stage of transitioning GT back to fighting, Baby infiltrates the gang's usual activities of hunting for Dragon Balls and wacky hijinks. He also infiltrates a whole bunch of people. But is the experience worth it? Oh, also Pan makes friends with a deer. There are so many details to explore this time around, and I hope you enjoy me digging into them. See the video now, a week early and ...
2023-07-31 13:30:53 +0000 UTC
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I was all ready to post this video first thing this morning. Then I realized I forgot to make a thumbnail last week! Have I mentioned I'm a mess? Anyway... Mighty Morphin Zyurangers returns with two of its most memorable messages: pollution is bad, and Rangers are bad! To be clear, pollution is always bad, but Rangers are only bad when we want to shake things up and get into some wacky hijinks. They're not always bad. I just want to be clear about that. See it a week early and ad free. Thanks...
2023-07-17 16:46:10 +0000 UTC
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As promised, it's a double dose of DBD. Goku, Pan, and Trunks continue their escapades on M2 and beyond. Finding their way to Dr. Mu's planet, the heroes learn it's time to do the twist. Twist after twist after twist comes our way. What's Giru been doing? Twist. What's Trunks been doing? Twist? What's Dr. Mu been doing? Baby twist. What's Baby been doing? Mu twist. Try not to get whiplash in today's episode of Dragon Ball Dissection. See it now, a week early and ad free! Thanks so much for yo...
2023-07-03 15:29:25 +0000 UTC
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Dragon Ball GT continues with the group's ordeal on Planet M2. Giru has betrayed them, which is awful. Trunks becomes Han Solo, which is pretty cool albeit derivative. Goku fights some guys so he can fight some other guy so the first guys can come back. Pan infiltrates the tower so she can continue infiltrating the tower for the rest of our bloody lives! Enjoy it a week early and ad free. Thank you so much for your support!
2023-06-19 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I've heard it said to never be too sincere in these YouTube videos, to keep a little emotional distance, a little cheek. I never feel particularly comfortable allowing myself to get too vulnerable, too serious, in front of the entire Internet. For that, and for many other obvious reasons, making this video has been difficult for me. But I am being completely sincere when I say that the story of Anne Frank means a great deal to me. I've grappled for the past two years over how I might talk abo...
2023-06-08 14:47:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everybody! I wanted to talk to you for a minute. I've been working very hard on my next video. This is a huge one, very much a passion project, one I've been considering for the last two years, quite unlike any subject I've ever reviewed on the channel before. I had to write it and rewrite it. It's nearly an hour long. I'm still a little nervous to even say what it is. I hope, when it comes out, you will give it a chance. But I am trying to make it as good as possible, and I don't think i...
2023-06-02 22:00:53 +0000 UTC
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Hello, everybody! I haven't done one of these in a few years, but everyone seemed to like Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, so here we go! It's time to explore another Dragon Ball Dissection Gaiden. When I hit $2,000 a month, I will create a Dragon Ball Dissection episode on *both* of the two Dragon Ball prototypes, Dragon Boy and The Adventure of Tongpoo. These are the one-shot manga that Toriyama created prior to Dragon Ball, which ultimately shaped the direction of what would become that seri...
2023-05-22 15:35:05 +0000 UTC
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A 30th anniversary MMPR special is here! Our favorite middle-aged adults with attitude have returned to fight the forces of Rita Repulsa one more time. Well, some of them have returned. Others keep their helmets on the whole time to hide that they're not there, but that's part of the fun too! Does this capture the spirit of the original? Go, go, millennial nostalgia! Check it out now, a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for helping to support the channel. I really appreciate it, and I ho...
2023-05-22 15:27:07 +0000 UTC
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Okay, it's time for a big one, my lovelies. Dragon Ball GT brings its first recurring story idea to a head, untangling the bizarre, extremely uncomfortable relationship between a girl and the robot she absolutely, positively hates. But is it worth untangling? I mean, is it worth it for them? I spend half an hour untangling it, but what do you expect? Check out this deepest of deep dives a week early and ad free. Thank you so, so much for your support, and I hope you enjoy!
2023-05-08 14:52:48 +0000 UTC
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In both Power Rangers and Sentai, love is in the air. Zack's long-time crush, Angela, unexpectedly asks him on a date. Goushi's introduced-just-this-episode crush, Sayaka, unexpectedly asks him on... a battle to the death! Which is the superior episode? More importantly, which is the superior date? I had so much fun with this one. Watch it now, a week early and ad-free. Thank you so, so much for your support!
2023-04-24 14:06:25 +0000 UTC
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GT is going through its growing pains, starting its slow shift from wacky adventure to epic fights. Its first (and weirdest) stop? It's the creepy doll cult! From a plethora of villains to an uncomfortably enthusiastic doll collector, this storyline has something for everybody! Is any of that something good? That remains to be seen. See it right now, a week early and ad-free! Thanks so much for your support. I hope you like it!
2023-04-10 13:29:48 +0000 UTC
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I promised there'd be an impromptu bonus video this week, so while I'm busy making the final touches like a thumbnail and title and all that other stuff, you guys get to see it first! It's been 30 years, but a new Super Mario Bros. movie is finally here! My Mario doll and I sit down to share our initial thoughts. Is it everything a Mario fan could hope for? The first half is non-spoilers if you just want to get an idea as to whether or not you want to see it. But if you want all the nitty-gri...
2023-04-06 15:58:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone. Just wanted to give you a heads-up as to what is going on this month.
It is April, which means a Patreon newsletter will soon be going out (probably beginning of next week) to those in the $30+ tiers.
I'm going to see The Super Mario Bros. Movie today, so, as I said in this week's Mario video, expect an impromptu bonus review of that hopefully either today or tomorrow.
The next Dragon Ball Dissection is already done. It's all about the Lood Cult episodes and...
2023-04-05 13:40:07 +0000 UTC
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With a new Super Mario Bros. movie on the horizon, it's time to take a look back at the process of how Mario's and Luigi's iconic appearance came to be. From artwork to pixels, color palettes to power-ups, we're hitting as many early highlights as I can fit in a half hour. It's The Super Mario Bros. Fashion Extrrravaganza! This is one I had a lot of fun putting together, and with help from some of you. I hope you enjoy getting to see it a week early and ad free. Please let me know what you th...
2023-03-27 14:12:58 +0000 UTC
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I know not all of you have seen the next video yet, but I have to keep moving! Here's what's going on for the next, next video. If you hang out in the Discord you might have been involved in this conversation, but I'm very excited about The Super Mario Bros. Movie and decided to my own extremely nerdy video about Mario to celebrate. Very nerdy, very obscure... very clothing? Very Fashion Extravaganza? Well, I hope it's something you look forward to. I certainly rummaged up enough props for it...
2023-03-14 21:02:54 +0000 UTC
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I'm back with a second guide to Dragon Ball names. Today I'm sticking with the theme of Saiyan names, seven of them. What do they mean? What's the joke? How do various projects convert them into our alphabet and why? Here's hoping we have a lot of awkward fun! Check it out now, a week early. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for your support!
2023-03-13 14:44:47 +0000 UTC
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The quest for the Dragon Balls continues, featuring a drunken catfish, a doll cult, and a *lady* being upset by tacky dances. Also, the long, long road to Baby begins right here. It's all connected. See it right now, a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for your support, and I hope you enjoy it!
2023-02-27 15:53:04 +0000 UTC
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Mighty Morphin Zyurangers gets very weird when Power Rangers decides to reuse the same monster across multiple seasons! From Dragon Caesar's grief to Zack's martial arts tournament and all the way to Lord Zedd kidnapping three future Power Rangers, this is literally a story through the ages! Who does it best? And who does it the absolute worst I've ever seen? This is a comparison that took me completely off-guard and is the most fun I've had with a video in a very long time. I hope you enjoy ...
2023-02-13 15:51:17 +0000 UTC
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GT continues! The Imegga storyline concludes with even more redundant scenes. Pan cosplays as a bee. And then the series goes full Oolong tribute with another town overrun by a bride-seeking monster. Can Trunks live up to Goku's legacy of pretending to the bride? Probably not, but that doesn't mean he won't try! Go ahead and see it a week early and ad-free! Thanks so much for your support. I hope to hear all of your opinions, especially regarding a certain meddling robot...
2023-01-30 16:56:52 +0000 UTC
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Oh, what is this nonsense? Our meddling robot friend has two different serial numbers? Why is nothing about this show easy or straightforward? Anyway, that's something that briefly plagues me in the next episode of Dragon Ball Dissection, which I am just finishing up and will be out for patrons on Monday!
2023-01-26 16:56:36 +0000 UTC
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Alrighty. I'm back for 2023! And this is a video I've been looking forward to doing ever since I returned to a Sentai/Power Rangers format. It's the best, most important episodes of each respective show. Yes. It is. Fight me. I don't care. They're the episodes that made little kid me a Power Rangers fan, and they're the episodes that made 23 year-old me curious as to what this Super Sentai thing was all about. It's high melodrama. It's sacrifice. It's romance. It's putting a little kid in dan...
2023-01-18 18:04:15 +0000 UTC
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Hello, everyone! I wanted to check in to let you know what's happening. As has been the custom since my channel became full-time, I'm not taking a prolonged break after DBD December. However, I did get sick at the start of the year and am currently still, to use an inelegant term, knocked on my ass. As such, I have not gotten back to work in the new year as quickly as I usually do. I'm getting better, and I think I should be back to normal scheduling by the beginning of next week. From that p...
2023-01-05 18:54:47 +0000 UTC
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I can't believe we're here already! Honestly, for me, it's all been a blur. It's the final installment of Dragon Ball Dissection December. I love a good topic, and everyone's been asking about it, so here we go. How many years have passed before Dragon Ball GT? Where do differing opinions come from? How old are new characters? Does any of the information we know even make sense? It's a surprisingly deep dive into the show, its guidebooks, and even '90s fandom! This is one you're not going to ...
2022-12-25 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Here we are already: the Christmas episode! The 10th anniversary movie is our next stop in Dragon Ball Dissection December. It's the GT movie, but it's very much not. The last entry in the original run of Dragon Ball films is also a return to the beginning of the franchise. How does it hold up? Enjoy it a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for your support. I hope you're having a great DBD December!
2022-12-18 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Goku, Pan, and Trunks wind up on their first planet, but now that all the exciting new setup has finished, can the show succeed in telling engaging stories?
See it now, a week early and ad-free. I hope you're enjoying the month so far. Thanks so much for your support. The Christmas video is next, and it's Dragon Ball movie 4, "The Path to Ultimate Strength."
2022-12-11 14:01:00 +0000 UTC
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As Dragon Ball Dissection begins for the rest of the world, that's already old news for you, so check out the next installment! Goku has to go into space to find the Ultimate Dragon Balls and save the world. But who's going with him? Why, it's Trunks, the responsible Disney Princess who just wants more out of his life. Dragon Ball Dissection December continues with a first glance at what might be my favorite Trunks. See it now, a week early and ad-free, as a patron. Thanks so much for your su...
2022-12-04 13:59:59 +0000 UTC
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Dragon Ball Dissection December GT begins! Goku gets turned into a kid by the creepiest Dragon Balls of all. (Seriously, what is with the pile of corpses?!) That's going to have serious ramifications for his granddaughter, Pan, who's just trying to live her life and go on dates with random printer enthusiasts. How embarrassing!
Enjoy it right now, a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for your support. I hope you enjoy this new DBD era.
2022-11-27 17:41:32 +0000 UTC
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I thought it'd be fun to jump onto another topic before DBD December overtakes the channel for the rest of the year. Two years later I'm back to finish my review of The Star Wars Trilogy radio dramas. Do the two sequels hold up to the standard of the original? From cast changes to a decade-and-a-half hiatus to story additions to Expanded Universe references to stunt casting, there is so much going on with these two installments! Enjoy this video a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for su...
2022-11-14 17:21:12 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to a new era of Dragon Ball Dissection. Come with me as we explore the wacky, divisive, and oft-dismissed Dragon Ball GT! To kick things off, let's ask some pertinent questions: What Is GT?, Why Is GT?, and Is GT Can... actually, nope, I can't even finish typing that. See it now, a week early and ad-free. Thanks so much for your support! And Happy Halloween! Amazingly, there actually is a connection here.
2022-10-31 13:46:51 +0000 UTC
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