Twenty years...for humans we're still healthy as a spring chicken by then, but for media two decades means the title is either on its way to becoming a classic or a forgotten relic. Thankfully Dragon Ball Z is firmly in the the former category and a worthy recipient of this bit of tasteful cosmetic surgery. Kai premiered early last year in Japan to positive fan reaction, being among the top ten anime each week it was broadcast and helping a new generation dive into the franchise that's made such an enormous impact on Japanese pop culture. To create Kai Toei performed an extensive reedit of Dragon Ball Z complete with an updated opening and closing theme, rerecording of the script, altered episode pacing (thank you for this, Toei!) and remastered the whole thing in glorious HD. That's a lot of work for Toei to put into such an aged title, no matter how much of a cash cow it's been, but fans of the original series should be excited if for nothing else than to see the recut episodes that more closely follow original series creator Akira Toriyama's version of events in the manga. Whatever the case, tune in tonight to see what all the scuttlebutt's about.
I have nothing else to do tonight so why not? I wonder if I get Nick in HD here...wait...no I don't because I have cable here (unlike at home where I do have a DVR).