A Look Back at Dragon Ball Z Kai's English Dub

After a year, multiple revisions, and multiple collaborators this project is finally done. I know it might not seem like much, and a decent amount had to be left on the cutting room floor just for my sanity's sake, but I genuinely feel like there's a weight lifted off of my shoulders now that this is complete.

Talking about DBZ Kai was an idea I had since 2017, but I was way less confident in my ability to make YouTube videos back then, like would people care or listen? I'm at a point in my life where in spite of my nerves, I put myself way too far deep into things and would love to just catch up on my "idea backlog" of things I wanted to make but was simply too nervous to.

Creating this project was a way for me to emotionally deal with two things, leaving my childhood behind while never forgetting the impact it had on me, and coping with the idea of death in people who you care about regardless of if you personally knew them. Akira Toriyama's passing had originally influenced this project's existence in its first form, but I've had other people pass in the last couple of years as well. My grandmother was the biggest loss on me, but before and after I've had friends pass away and I've never been able to find a way to express the feelings in my heart, and it was a huge detriment to my emotional health for months.

I still think this could have turned out better, but in order to make things you have to just post them in spite of how they appear. Perfectionism caught up to me and I couldn't handle it anymore. All I can do with the editing errors I see now is focus on what I can improve next time. I do plan on moving to DaVinci Resolve for my next project while I also get tips on managing a better editing pipeline. I'm planning on making separate writeups for anyone interested in my process.

As for what exactly is next?

I have no idea. Initial D is most likely if I want to focus on a bigger project. It's another one I have mulled over for 5 years now and I don't want to make it 6. I've also been watching more movies lately and there's a potentially very personal video I'd want to make regarding Kamikaze Girls, but we'll see if I can cross that bridge. I also promised myself that I'd make this video public before I left Meta-owned social media platforms for obvious reasons.

Funnily enough, I'd say 1/4 of this video was a stealth retrospective of Toonami on Adult Swim, so happy anniversary Toonami! I've been too busy this week to really watch much TV so I ended up missing Lazarus but I've managed to avoid spoilers and do want to revisit my initial impressions in due time.

I may end up moving this website to Ghost.io, as a heads up! This shouldn't affect anything as it's easy to mirror my posts. I will make a dedicated notice once this is all complete. I'll continue to work on art in the meantime, and begin posting more as well. Other important life updates will come down the road.