Past Updates - Page 1

Saturday, 10/14/2006

- Surely, you all must be saying "Meri, back with an update so soon?! What's the world coming to?!". And if you're not, well... maybe you should! That's right kiddie, there's been a crap-ton more goodies added to the ToT. Let's get right in to it, shall we?

- First, as promised, here's a brand-new DBZ Music Video! It's a Gohan character profile video made by me and VegettoEX called "Succession," and it takes place during the Cell Games. The video premiered at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2006 this past September. It was nominated for "Best Character Profile" and "Best Sentimental" in the Pro contest. Not only is this video (encoded as XviD) available on my animemusicvideos.org profile, but there's also a direct download (compressed in a ZIP file) for those of you who may not have an account on the .org. So please, download away, and enjoy!

- Next up, there are 60 new images added to the Trunks Screencaps section! Today, we've got images of Chibi Trunks from DBZ Movie 13. Now, what makes this special, you ask? Well, these screencaps were taken from the anamorphic, widescreen, remastered Japanese DragonBox DVD release! What this means for you is crystal clear images that make it look like this movie was animated yesterday, as opposed to 11 years ago. O_O Yeah, they're hot. Check 'em out.

- And finally, brining on the real hottness for today is an update to the Trunks Doujinshi section! This past weekend at the MangaNEXT convention, I picked up a Trunks doujinshi I've been vying for for about, oh, let's say 8 years or so. Now that I finally got my obsessive hands on it, I've scanned a few images from the book, and put 'em up on the site. Hopefully, I can scan even more pics from this soon.

Saturday, 9/30/06

- Alrighty, so it's been a year since the last content update. And guess what.... here's a content update! One of several actually.

First up, I've posted a year's-worth of new Anime Music Videos. These actually HAVE been available for download during the past year. I've just not added them to the ToT. So, if you don't follow animemusicvideos.org, you may not have seen these videos. If you are interested, please check them out! These videos are included on the 2005 and 2006 AMV pages on this site.

Some of the animes included in these AMVs are: Kaleido Star, Kare Kano, Hajime no Ippo (if you like DBZ, you will LOVE this series), and much, much, more.

Most exciting of all: expect a new DBZ video made by myself and VegettoEX to be posted online in the coming days! I'll also be posting a link to Reflections of Style 3, a multi-editor AMV project both VegettoEX and I participated in, once it becomes available online.

And speaking of young Mr. VegettoEX, perhaps you've heard of Daizenshuu EX: The Podcast. This is a podcast related to anything and everything DragonBall. If you've been wondering what I've been up to the last year, well, that's it. I've been co-hosting this DBZ podcast with VegettoEX and Julian of Daizenshuu EX for the past year, and will continue to do so as long as they are willing to have me on the show. If you've not checked it out yet, please give it a listen! It's good (not so clean) fun!

Sunday, 4/2/06

- So, just in case you weren't able to tell, yesterday's update was (rather obviously) an April Fools Day gag. :D There is a slight amount of truth to it, though! This is the 8th year anniversary of the site, and I will be moving to a new host in the near future (the URL of this site will remain the same). AND, I hope to redesign the site at some point in the very near future.

Wow, I really need to actually update. I have tons of screencaps I'm sitting on, and lots of AMVs from late last year that I still need to post on the site. Whoops!

Sunday, 9/11/05

- Yep, I've been neglecting the site. My bad. But, no longer! As "that time of the year" has been winding down (the time of year when I spend any free time working on music videos for conventions), hopefully I can start updating a little more.

Now, for the goods! Lots of music videos! If you went to Otakon 2005, maybe you saw my and VegettoEX's video "I Walk Alone," set to "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, and featuring angsty men from several anime... including TRUNKS HIMSELF, YAY! Anywho, this video won 2nd place in the "Drama / Serious" category, and is now up for downloading. You can read more about this video on the AMV page on this site, and you can download it from my amv.org entry page. Enjoy!

SPECIAL NOTE: This video is encoded as an XviD (DivX-5 compatible) video file (NOT an MPEG-1, like all my other AMVs). If you do not have this codec on your computer, you can download it here. We will not be encoding this video as an MPEG-1, for consistency reasons. No exceptions.

I also have a new video (OK, so it's not really new, as I made it months ago) up for download in the Anime Music Videos section. It's called "Resilience" and it uses the anime "Hana Yori Dango" and the song "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World. It's another "tough chick" video.

Additionally, the DBZ AMV Project, Doomrider, is now available as a full download on www.animemusicvideos.org! If you weren't able to get this video back when it was a BitTorrent, you can sure as shootin' get it now. You can find this download on the DBZ Music Videos page here, as well as it's video entry page on amv.org. Hope ya like it!

Saturday, 4/2/05

- Main page is back to normal, and moved yesterdays prank over to the ToT April Fools Archive page.

Friday, 4/1/05

- Happy April Fools! In the grand tradition of ToT weirdness, the page you just arrived from was this site's annual April Fools Day prank. if you wanna check out previous site gags, go here. Sorry if you were tricked (or scared?) by that last page. :P You know I'd never let the site go all pink and frilly!

Tuesday, 3/8/05

- Yes indeed, it's an update! Sorry it's been two and a half months. Mostly, I've been holding off on updating until a certain big project was complete. Well, now it's ready to roll!

- First up, March 2005 marks the 7th Anniversary of the Temple O' Trunks! That's right, this site's been alive for seven years now. Hard to believe, huh? Thanks everyone for your continued support! As long as you keep visiting, the ToT will continue to bring Trunks goodness!

- Now, the BIG update! The multi-editor DBZ AMV Project, "Doomrider," is now up on BitTorrent and is ready for download (you can read more about the project on our official Doomrider website! Essentially, this thing is a 10-minute DBZ music video that spans ALL of DBZ. It's an action-packed, seizure-inducing tribute to the series, so we hope all you DBZ fans out there like it! Several editors on this project include old school DBZ site owners, such as Castor Troy, VegettoEX, and me, Meri! Talk about a blast from the past! You can read more about who is on the project on our animemusicvideos.org entry page. You can download the video (160 MB XviD file) from our BitTorrent (please help seed the file when you're done!) here:

http://magikarp46.dyndns.org/doomrider_%5Bdbz_amv_project%5D.avi.torrent

The basic info for this video is also up on the DBZ Music Videos page on this site.

- Next up, I've got a new, non-DBZ AMV up for download. It's a sappy character profile/romance video, and it premiered at Katsucon 2005 a few weeks ago. It's called "Love is Another Word for Regret" using the anime Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) and the song "The Reason" by Hoobastank. Basic info for this video is up on the Anime Music Videos page on this site. If you like shoujo anime, I hope you'll like this video! I also highly recommend this show. It's the best I've seen in years.

- And lastly, I'll be participating in Random Destination Studio's Internet radio show tomorrow night at 10 pm. It's an AMV-related program, and tomorrow's installment will feature an online version of a music video editing competition called "Iron Chef." VegettoEX will be a judge for the contest. That said, we'll both be interviewed during the show (since we live together, it kinda makes logical sense that we both participate. :P). Sooo, if you wanna hear some wacky antics, fire up your WinAmp tomorrow night, plug in this URL in WinAmp around 10 and listen in! The directions on how to listen to the show can be found on RDS' website.

- Lots of Trunks screencaps from DBGT and DBZ to come soon! And now, the plug of the moment: Fanfic site Chikyuujin Chronicles! Hehe, Sean is just like me and is having months pass in between updates. :D

Thursday, 12/25/04

- Better late than never (and thanks to those who reminded me), I've finally posted the annual page of ToT's DBZ Winter Holiday Stuff, containing holiday-realted DBZ songs, fanarts, and fanfics. I hope you enjoy it! I gotta catch a train in a little bit for my X-Mas break, so I'm outta here! Happy holidays, everyone!

Sunday, 12/05/04

- My god, can you believe I actually wanted to update this weekend?! Yeah, it happens sometimes. Rather than direct my interests to Mirai Trunks from the DBZ universe, I've decided to switch things up a bit and focus on GT Trunks for a little bit. That said, here's an actual content in the form of brand new Trunks Screencaps of GT Trunks! So far, I've got some images of him from the opening theme ("Dan Dan Kokoro Hikarete 'ku") and his first appearance in episode 2. Expect to see a lot more GT Trunks screencaps soon.

For old school fans of this site, you may remember that GT Trunks screencaps were some of the first screencaps I had back on this site back in 1998 or so. Going back and making screencaps from the domestically-released DVDs has been quite a trip down memory lane for me, so I quite enjoyed making this update. I hope you will, too! I'll return to making Mirai Trunks screencaps from the Cell era soon.

Monday, 11/15/04

- Hey kids! It's that time of year again! Come one, come all, it's Crazy's Meri's Discount Crappy Crap-Crapopalloza! You can find lots o' anime, X-Men, and some Buffy junk that I'm selling on eBay (52 items, to be exact)! Got some nice cheap DVDs (good for AMV source footage), some REALLY fudging HOT One Piece items (sexy Sanji, Zoro, Nami, and Robin posters and pencil boards), my beloved Trunks DBZ posters (sniff sniff), and some WEIRD stuff (a PC CD-ROM Sailor Moon game from 1997, and an X-Men "Pryde of the X-Men" animation graphic novel). You gotta see it to believe it! Buy today! Also be sure to check out VegettoEX's super-spiffy batch of eBay stuff!

Don't worry, a real update is forthcoming. :P Budokai 3 tomorrow, yay!

Sunday, 10/17/04

- This is more of a shameless plug than anything else, but to those of you who are interested, the entire all-new DDR4: 5th Mix AMV Project is now available for download via BitTorrent at http://torrent.otakuvideo.com/. Get it while it's hot!

Monday, 9/27/04

- Sorry about the delay in the update. I got home later than I thought last night from the con. AWA itself was the awesomeness, as I got to see friends, made some new ones, and watched a whooole lot of music videos! VegettoEX and I also got to meet Castor Troy after all these years, so that was cool, too.

Anywho, on with the goods! I've got two new music videos up for download! The first one... my first Dragonball video EVAR, and my first DB-related video in a year! It's mine and VegettoEX's entry for this year's "DDR Project 4: 5th Mix" project, and it uses the song "Theme from 'Enter the Dragon'." This video was made using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop. That said, it's our most technical video yet! It's a crazy fun action video using footage from the 23rd Tenkai-ichi Budokai from Dragonball. We really liked how it turned out, and we hope you'll enjoy it to! You can view the entry for "Enter the Dragon" on my DBZ Music Videos page, or download it directly from my animemusicvideos.org profile entry. Hope you enjoy it!

Next up, is a video we actually won an award for at the con! This Shoujo Kakumei Utena video took home the AWA Pro Contest award for "Best Angst" video (best title ever!), so we're really proud of that (oh yeah, VegettoEX and I made this video together, too). It's called "Sex, Lies, and Roses" and it is indeed angsty. If you're a fan of Utena, then I hope you'll check out this video. Again, you can download this video from my AMV profile, or on the Anime Music Videos page here on the site.

I'd love to hear any feedback you may have on any of these two new videos. Feel free to email me, or reply in our video announcement thread on animemusicvideos.org!

Sunday, 7/25/04

- I fully intended to make a content update to the site this weekend, but I never got around to it, so I apologize. Instead, I bring you a cheap announcement that requires little effort on my part. :P

Otakon is coming up this week, and as usual, I sent a music video to the music video contest. Much to my surprise, my video actually made the cut, and will be played in the "Romance/Sentimental" category in the main Otakon AMV contest! For all those going to Otakon, I hope you'll stop by the contest to check it out. As a teaser, here's a screencap from my video, "Memory."

The video will be up for download as soon as I get back from Otakon a week from today! Also, my significant other, Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie of Daizenshuu EX, also made it into the Otakon AMV contest... with a DBZ music video! SHOCK! Please show your support and please check out our vids if you're at the con. Feel free to stop and sat hi if you see us.

Wednesday, 7/7/04

- I've got a pretty hot batch of Trunks Screencaps up for you today. There are 35 new images from DBZ episode 149, a kick-ass episode filled with well-drawn action AND character development, as we see another Trunks flashback to his past from the future! Check it out. They are quality!

- I'm gonna be pretty busy with new Trunks screencaps in the coming month. The first DBGT episodes (the REAL first episodes, labelled as the "Lost Episodes" here with its domestic release) will be coming out on DVD next week. Since I (oddly enough) really enjoy the early DBGT stuff, I'll be getting this disc. This means you can see some wacky GT Trunks screencaps next Tuesday or Wednesday, yay! Also, DBZ movie 9 (one of my two fave DBZ movies, next to movie 13) will be coming out soon, so they'll be plenty o' sexay screencaps when I get that DVD. Sadly, it's the last movie Mirai Trunks appears in, so I'm gonna go all out and take tons of images from that movie. :D Stay tuned!

Sunday, 6/27/04

- Well, the AnimeNEXT anime convention was an absolute blast~! Our Dragonball panel went well, and I had a wacky good time rooming with Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie and Julian of Daizenshuu EX, and Maggie of Lovely Cyborg. For some wacky photos of us from the con, please check out the goods on Maggie's site right here.

Anyway, on with the update. I've added a whopping 37 images of Ultra Saiyajin Trunks from DBZ episode 148 to the Trunks Screencaps section. If I just keep going, I'll get to that kick-ass flashback episode!

Thursday, 6/17/04

- The following update is more like a quick announcement than anything else. This weekend in Secaucus, NJ is the 3rd AnimeNEXT anime convention. Myself, Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie and Julian of Daizenshuu EX, and Maggie of Lovely Cyborg will be running a pannel called "DragonBall: 20 Years of Fandom." If you're going to this con, we'd love to see you at our panel! We have some fun things planned, so please stop by. Mike and I are also running the "Anime Music Videos" panel, in addition to running the anime music video contest. So, if you see two crazy busy people looking stressed out and runnin around in the con, that would be us. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, 6/5/04

- This is the most exciting update the ToT has seen in quite some time! Remember those old crappy Trunks screencaps I took from a VHS fansubs of the DBZ Playdia game? Well, say goodbye to those, and say hello to hot new DVD-ripped screencaps taken from the Japanese DVD boxset, the Dragon Box (specifically, the second set)! All thanks goes to Hujio for taking the time out to rip these images for the ToT! That's right, the images on the Trunks from the Playdia Game page (in the Trunks Screencaps section) have been completely replaced with 40 DVD-quality images. You'll be sure to drool all over yourself!

Monday, 5/31/04

- Hopefully everyone out there is having a great Memorial Day 3-day weekend! It's pouring here, so I didn't get to do much of anything. Thankfully, the time off gave me time to make a site update! You can find 14 new Trunks Screencaps of long-haired Mirai Trunks from episode 147. We'll get to the real action-y episodes shortly!

- There are also two new odd Trunks products up in the Operators Are Standing By section. One of these products I now own (being the magnet) thanks to my friend Ginny giving Mike and I a house-warming present. Thankies!

Friday, 5/21/04

- I apologize for the lack of updates in the last month. I've been pretty busy with moving out of my house into a new apartment with Mike, so things have been pretty hectic. But, we're now pretty settled, and I intend to make updates fairly regularly again! Let's start now, shall we? I've completely re-made the Trunks Video Game Images page. There are now a total of 27 images spanning four Playstation (1 and 2) games: Ultimate Battle 22, DBZ Legends, Final Bout, and Budokai 2. These new images are a helluva lot better looking than the old images that were there, so I hope you'll enjoy them!

(missing a bunch of archived updates. My bad!)

Sunday, 3/7/04

- Oh my god, I made an update that's not screencap-related! For the first time in months, I've updated the Fanart section! There, you can find 16 new images on Page 4. I've been sitting on a bunch for months (and probably lots tons in my email, too), so I figured maybe I should update that area. :P Hope you like them!

Sunday, 2/29/04

- Holy cheese, would you believe it, it's a *gasp* Trunks Screencaps update! This time, you can find 18 images of long-haired Future Trunks from episode 144. Enjoy! Also, check out my leftover eBay auctions for my anime items that didn't sell.

Saturday, 2/21/04

- It's that time of the month again! No, not THAT time. It's the time when I clean out my room and find lots of anime stuf to sell on eBay! This time around, I'm getting rid of a lot of rare Trunks and DBZ items (such as a Trunks doujinshi, Trunks patch, and a Trunks wall clock), as well as other anime goods. It's hard parting with these things, but I need to make my move to a new place as easy as possible by getting rid of stuff. Please check out my auctions!

Sunday, 2/8/04

- Surprise, surprise, it's yet another Trunks Screencaps update! Stupidly, I managed to completely forget an episode with short-haired Mirai Trunks in it. So, I went back and took 20 screencaps from the episode when Trunks and Krillin blow up Dr. Gero's lab, episode 130. Next time, I'll get back to long-haired Trunks screencaps. :) Sorry for the lack of varying updates, but I really love making screecaps!

Saturday, 1/31/04

- Greetings, all! I hope you're having a great weekend! I've been pretty busy lately doing work on the X-Men: Evolution site, "Beyond Evolution." Check it out, because that site is the hotness. Anyway, on to more Trunks related things! I have posted 38 new images in the Trunks Screencaps section. The images include shots of long-haired Mirai Trunks from episode 141 and episodes 142-143. Lots of neat pics here, so I hope you like them!

Saturday, 1/17/04

- I call this update "Progess"! In the Trunks Screencaps section, I've added 24 images of long-haired Mirai Trunks from episodes 138-140. Finally, I'm moving on to his different hairstyle! Expect more images from this part of the series in the coming weeks. I've also slightly revamped the Screencaps page, added a short description for each episode so you can read what Trunks actually *does* in that episode. Enjoy!

Saturday, 1/3/04

- Hope everyone is off to a great 2004 thus far! After much chillin' and relaxing, I think I'm ready to get back to the real world. But before I do, I had to do a lot of cleaning up around my place in preparation for moving to an apartment in the coming months. I found lots of anime goods I'd be willing to part with, and desperately need to get off my hands before I move. So, feel free to check out lots of cheap anime stuff I'm selling on eBay! I'd appreciate it.

- As for site stuff I'm working on, I'm currently in the process of over-hauling the look of my Music Video sections...

Sunday, 12/7/03

- Good lord, it's an update! A mere week after the last one, no less! Wow, makes me wonder how I used to do an update per day 5 years ago. O_o Anywho, in keeping with a fun ToT tradition that's been going on for the past few years, I've posted the collection of DBZ Winter Holiday Stuff! You can find fun songs, poems, fanfics, and fanart on this page. So, feel free to celebrate the holidays a little early with these cute DBZ items. :D

Sunday, 11/30/03

- I deeply apologize for the severe lack of updates. I've been busy with many projects over the last two months, some of which I'll share with you now!

- First up, I've been working on a new website, based on the anime One Piece. While I haven't officially opened it yet, the site is complete enough that I can give you all a sneak preview! Check it out, the One Piece media site, Going Meri with One Piece (stupid name, I know)!

- Next, I've finished up my track for the massive Dragonball Z Anime Music Video Project, Project Doomrider. Expect to see the complete, 9-minute project to debute this December (we hope!).

- I've also become a staff member on the X-Men Evolution website, Beyond Evolution. I'm in charge of the image gallery, and other assorted fun items.

- Finally, just in time for the holidays, I'm selling a lot of my old anime stuff on eBay at stupidly low prices. If there's a series or manga you wanna check out, you can buy some manga and anime from me for cheap. You can grab lots of DBZ stuff, including some Doujinshi and cards featured on this site. Be a pal and check out what I have to offer!

- Updates coming soon, I swear!: fanart and screencaps, and the annual ToT Holiday Goodies!

Tuesday, 9/30/03

- I hope you're in the mood to download, cuz I've got a massive media update for the day that includes two new Anime Music Videos and one new (GASP!) DBZ Music Video.

This past weekend was the Anime Weekend Atlanta 9 (AWA) convention. For some weird reason, the judges and fellow AMV creators decided to give VegettoEX and I two music video awards, one for "Obligatory EVA Trailer," which won Grand Prize in the Expo contest, and the other award went to one of our new videos, which is now available for download.

You must have an account on AnimeMusicVideos.org to be able to download these videos. If you already have an account, then please, download away! If you don't, please sign up as a member for free! It's so worth it. The only catch is that you have to wait two weeks before you can download any videos. This is to prevent spamming and killing the servers. Downloading videos off the site is also free, but they also accept donations to keep the site running. Anyway, on with the videos.

First up is a Kimagure Orange Road video called "Let Me Save You." This video won Best Romance in the Pro music video contest. VegettoEX and I had a lot of fun making this video, so I hope you'll check it out!

Also making its debut at the AWA convention was the new Dance Dance Revolution 3 Music Video Project. The video I made for this massive multi-editor project is now available to download. It's called "Walkie Talkie" using the anime Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy) or "Kodocha" for short. This is one of my favorite videos I've ever made. It's a crazy dance video, so hopefully you'll find it amusing. :P

You can find the above two videos on the Anime Music Videos page of the ToT.

Finally, I've posted up my first DBZ music video in two years! Whoa! Check out "The Slugfest Can Can - Version 2," a re-make of a video I did in 2001. This video sports insanely higher quality (I used ripped DVDs for this video rather than captured VHS footage), tighter editing, and new scenes. I hope you like it. You can find this video in the DBZ Music Videos section of the ToT.

On top of that, I'll have a new DBZ video, which is part of a larger multi-editor music video project, coming out in October, so stay tuned for that. It's gonna be crazy.

Saturday, 9/6/03

- I hate to bump my last screencaps update (images from episodes 126-129), but I will anyway! I have posted a bunch of new Trunks Screencaps that are simply the shiznit. Behold, 31 images of Trunks ripped from the DBZ movie 8 DVD (called "Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan" in the domestic release). These are some SUPER high-quality images right here, and I hope you'll enjoy them. I only get to make movie screencaps so often, you know. :P

In the old version of the ToT, I used to have screencaps from the DBZ movies, but they were taken from my fansubs. Well, now that the DVDs for the later movies are finally starting to come out, I'm obviously having fun with screencaps. For shits and giggles, here's a little comparison image I made of an old screencap I took from my fansubs and one of the new ones. God, aren't DVDs wonderful!? :D

Monday, 9/1/03

- Finally, here's the update I've been dying to make! In the Trunks Screencaps section, you can find 30 new images of Mirai Trunks from episodes 126-129. All I have left to do is episode 130 (Trunks and Krillin go to Dr. Gero's lab), and I can FINALLY start the images you've all been dying for, long-haird Mirai Trunks. In addition, I should be getting my DBZ movie 8 DVD this week, so expect a crapload of screencaps from that movie, too!

Monday, 8/11/03

- Wow, Otakon friggin' owned this year. I didn't really do much at the con (mostly music video stuff), but I still had a good time! Since the con is now over, I'm ready to post my two new Anime Music Videos. First up is my Fushigi Yuugi video called "Deceptive Passions". This video won second place in the Romance / Sentimental category (which floored me! I wasn't expecting that). It's one of my favorite videos I've made, so I really hope you'll check it out.

If you have a membership on AnimeMusicVideos.org, please download the video off the info page for "Deceptive Passions" (recommended method). If you don't, you can download the video here.

The second video is a collaborative trailer made by VegettoEX and myself using Neon Genesis Evangelion called "Obligatory EVA Trailer." This video won best Short Film / Trailer at PortConMaine 2003 in June. It's a stupid little parody trailer, and I don't like it as much as "The Professional" trailer, but this video got a great response at the convention, and Mike and I were happy. :)

If you have a membership on AnimeMusicVideos.org, please download the video off the info page for "Obligatory EVA Trailer" (recommended method). If you don't, you can download the video here.

Also, please check out VegettoEX's drama video "What it is to Burn" to Grave of the FirefliesIt didn't make the Otakon contest, but it's still a very good video, and probably his best one yet! You can find it on Daizenshuu EX.

Please check out our videos! We hope you like them, as these are some of our strongest works yet. We'd love to hear what you think of them. :) Stay tuned for a *gasp* DBZ music video from me, coming soon (in addition to more music videos debuting in September).

Wednesday, 7/30/03

- Sorry for the lack of updates again ;_;. Trust me, I have a lot of things waiting in the wings. I just have to get off my ass and make them, you'll see! In the meantime, I have an odd little update for you today. In the Special Features section (located in Misc.), you'll find a weird 11 MB sound file (WAV format) of a random guy calling in to a radio station claiming to have met a time traveller named Trunks. It truly must be heard to be believed. Thanks to Daitsuui for the submission!

- As you may know, Otakon, the biggest anime convention on the East coast, is coming soon (August 8-10). As you also may know, I like to make music videos. So, as I typically do, I sent in a video this year for the music video contest. Well, a list of the finalists of those who will be in the Otakon Anime Music Video Contest has been released, and it seems as though my video made the cut! For the first time ever, a music video of mine will be played at the main contest at Otakon (which is really really cool, since *185* video submissions were sent in this year, and only 31 made the final cut).

If you're gonna be going to the con, please check it out, I'll need all the support I can get! Feel free to cheer.... or something. My music video will be in the first category (Romance / Sentimental), and it's called "Deceptive Passions." The anime is "Fushigi Yuugi," and the song is called "Pretty Girl (The Way)" by Sugarcult. You should check out the contest this year, cuz they are a LOT of kick ass submissions this year, from what I've seen (especially in the Comedy category). Based on the preliminary schedule of events Otakon has put online, it looks like the main music video contest will be Friday night, 11 PM - 1 AM, right after the MAT3K, in the main events room. If you can't make it then, the contest will replay at another time in a smaller video room. I hope you can make it! It'll be fun.

Anyway, I'll be putting the video online for download immediately after Otakon, so stay tuned! Who knows, maybe I'll even put a short preview of it up in the coming days. :) VegettoEX and I will also be handing out CDs of all our new music videos, so if you see us, feel free to stop by and pick up a free CD!

Friday, 7/11/03

- Here's a small update for you lovely fans. First up, 6 new Fanarts have been added to Page 4.

- Also, there are a couple of new Links that should definitely be checked out.

- PLUG TIME! Daizenshuu EX is holding a huge Dragonball trivia night tonight at 8:00 PM (EDT) in the site's chat room, #daizenshuu. Last week was the first time the trivia night was held and it turned out to be a great success. We wanna see more people in there, so if anyone out there is interested, check it out tonight. I might even be there, too! (OK, so I *will* be there... so much for being subtle).

Saturday, 6/28/03

- Gosh, it's been a long time since I've updated. Sorry about that! I've been busy with my DDR track, and other music videos lately. But, now that I'm in between projects, here's an update for ya! I've completely re-made the Trunks Screencaps from episode 125. There are now 50 images from this episode. I re-did them because the old images from this episode were actual screen captures, rather than DVD-ripped images, like all the episodes are. So, enjoy the better quality images!

Saturday, 6/7/03

- Yeeeehaw, actual content today, baby! Hope you guys enjoy the stuff! First, there are two wacky products now listed in the Operators Are Standing By section. These include things you wear, and things you eat with O_o.

- 10 fabulous pieces of work are up on Page 4 of the Fan Art section. Take a look, there's some great things this time around!

Wednesday, 6/4/03

- Ugh, I hate hate HATE these kinds of updates. They're the kind when the web masters says "I'm not dead, I'm still around, don't worry!" type of thing, without providing an actual content update for the loving fans. Well, this is one of 'em. Sorry! As I've stated in previous posts, I've been busy with graduation, making my Otakon music video submission (which is finally done, whee), and now work.

However, this combination of events has several benefits! With my Otakon video now made, I have enough hard drive space to go back to ripping DBZ DVDs for making Trunks screencaps! I was on a roll before, and I intend to get back on it. I also want to make a fan art update soon. It's just a matter of time. In addition, with college over, and me dying to clear up some space, I plan on selling a bunch of my anime stuff, so expect a big eBay shop-o-rama of Meri junk in the coming weeks. Guess that's about it for things to come.

Also, if you're one of the people that signed up with an account on AnimeMusicVideos.Org a few weeks ago, and couldn't download my Music Videos, you should now be able to do so. I think there's a 2-week limitation for new members, in which you can't download videos for that time period. Well, it's been at least 2 weeks since my last update, so if you got an account then, you should now be able to download all my music videos. Remember, you can find them all on my member profile, "MeriC". And to download a video, scroll down to "Downloads" section at the bottom of each information page for each individual video and click on the green link labeled "LOCAL." Then wait a few seconds, and it'll go:

Alternatively, Mike has set up an fserve in his chat room for Daizenshuu EX, #daizenshuu, where you can download our videos, as well as the fan parody "This is Otakudom." Check it out! That's all I have for now, but expect a real update next time. :P

Sunday, 5/11/03

- Well, the end is finally here. I only have one exam left, and in 10 days, I graduate college! Time to venture off into the real world! scary stuff. This is so weird... I started this site in high school, and I figured I'd stop working on it by the time I hit college. Now I'm *done* with college, and I'm still working on this thing. Old habits die hard. Here's hoping I can continue working on this site in the years to come. OK, enough of this sentimental crap, and on with the updates!

- First up, a new language has been added to Trunks Around The World! Now, you can hear Trunks sound all manly in Italian, yahoo! This section has gotten so huge (56 sounds so far) that I've redesigned it so that each language is on it's own page. Hope this is now easier to go through!

- 10 new images have been posted to page 4 of the Fan Art section. Enjoy!

- Thanks to fellow anime music video maker and ToT fan SQ, a nifty and dirty sounding WAV file has been posted in The Sexuality of Trunks. it's basically a mixing of a bunch of really eeeevil sounding Trunks quotes. If enough of these get made, it may become it's own section! Check it out.

- Must see X2 again... love my merry mutants! Must see Matrix Reloaded. AHH! Much money spent in movie theaters!

Saturday, 4/26/03

- Today, I've got 13 new Fan arts added to page 4 of the Fan Art section. Sorry for the small update, but this is all I can manage this weekend. What with the Skate and Surf Fest this weekend, finals, and graduation coming up, I'm glad I can do this much. :) However, I plan on working on... a brand new site! Expect to see it in the coming months.

Friday, 4/18/03

- I'm at a loss for writing any witty banter for this update. So howsabout I just hop right to it? Today, I've got a new Anime Music Video for you all! It's a fun comedy video, and is in fact a remake of my Cowboy Bebop from 2001, "These Girls Are Crazy - 2003 Remake"! This version now sports better timing, video quality, lip synching, and cheesy special effects (err... mostly Photoshop work, but whatever). I hope you'll take the time out to view this video. I'm quite pleased with the result. You can read the full description of the video here.

Sunday, 4/13/03

- Crunch time for me in school is quickly approaching. Despite the fact I'm *this* close to getting my degree, I still have tons of b.s. school work to do. And in typical Meri tradition, I avoid this work by doing ToT stuff instead. :) The big update of the day is 50 new images up in the Trunks Screencaps section. These new 'caps are from a very important episode (episode 124, in fact), in which Trunks has a flashback to his past/future, and "Ki - Mind Power" plays in the background. Check 'em out!

- With the re-opening of ToT Fan Art, I'm pleased to announce that there are 7 *gorgeous* new Fan Arts posted on Page 4. Give them a looksie, they're awesome!

- I've added a Trunks patch I managed to find to the Operators Are Standing By page.

Tuesday, 4/8/03

- After much searching and scraping around for old images, I finally managed to put the fan-favorite Fan Art section back on the site! Huzzah! A few of the images have been lost over the years, but there are 315 fan arts to look at, regardless. :) I know a few people have been asking about the return of this section, so now it's back up, hopefully just the way you remember it. That said, I'm now open to receiving fan art submissions. Rules are on the main Fan Art page, and this has been added to the FAQ under "Submission Questions." Have fun! Quick shout out to Kim and Danielle, you guys were great in Gypsy the other day! I might even make that Feature Film as you suggested, heh.

Saturday, 4/5/03

- Got a quickie update for y'all today, with 39 new images posted in the Trunks Screencaps section. Today's screencaps cover Trunks' appearances in episodes 121, 122, 123. Whatta fast update! But, hopefully you'll find a pic you like (especially the funny ones in ep. 123, heh).

Wednesday, 4/2/03

- Got the ToT back up to normal after yesterday's silly April Fool's trick. In case you missed it, or are just interested, I have moved the "Temple O' Zoro!" permanently on the site, and can be found in ToT April Fool's Day Archive.

- Believe it or not, even MORE images (36, to be exact) have been added to Trunks Screencaps, this time from episodes 118, 119, and 120. God, I am friggin' insane. Still, I'm that much closer to making DVD screencaps of long-haired Mirai Trunks. :D

Tuesday, 4/1/03

- In case you didn't realize the date, today's April 1st, April Fools Day! Hence, the "Temple O' Zoro" main page gag. So, what's the reasoning behind it, you ask? Well, I'm currently way into the anime "One Piece" at the moment, and I think the resident swordsman of that series, Zoro, is wicked spiffy. Then it occured to me "hey, a swordsman in a series that FUNi's eventually going to put out? The coincidences are uncanny! Ah, time to make a fake 'cashing-in' site!" So that's the joke! But is it? Who knows, maybe I really WILL make a "Temple O' Zoro" some day. :)

So in the spirit of the day, I've decided to make a new section in the Misc. area called ToT April Fool's Day Archive featuring all my old site gags over the years. Check it out!

Lesson of the day: beware of DBZ site tricks today! And have fun!

Sunday, 3/30/03

- Wow, I just can't get enough of making images! Well, when it's all for a goal, I tend to go a little nuts. My project to replace all the ToT's old VHS-made screencaps with DVD-ripped, high quality ones is going very well. Today, I've taken 53 Trunks Screencaps of Mirai Trunks from episode 116 and episode 117. Soon enough, I'll be at long-haired Mirai Trunks! Just 7 more episodes to go till I get there... Enjoy!

Friday, 3/28/03

- Greetings, salutations, and happy Friday! I'm gonna kick off this weekend with a buttload of eye-popping (OK, not really) new Trunks content! First and most important, I've added 63 new Trunks Screencaps of Mirai Trunks from episode 107. As I've said before, these are DVD-ripped screenies, so they look like the hotness! Enjoy! Next screencaps to come: the return of Mirai Trunks.

- Next update is a quick addition to the Weird Trunks Products: Operators are Standing By section. Items included are sleazy bootleg products and a cute plushie!

- Some new recordings have been added in DBZ Voice Messages!

- Finally, I did a bit of work in the Links sections. Some new ones have been added, so please check out these quality sites!

- Don't forget to check out my new Anime Music Video, "Sweet Soul Brother" to the show Kare Kano!

Monday, 3/24/03

- Ahh, back to school am I. Sadness ensues! Over spring break, I completed 3 new music videos. One of them is a remake of one from 2001, which will be posted soon. The next is a secret project that won't debut 'till summer. The third, I'm posting today! It's a short video that's a part of the "Jet Set Radio" Anime Music Video Project. In this project, the soundtrack from the video games "Jet Set Radio" and "Jet Set Radio Future" were used, and each AMV creator recieved his or her own track to make a music video. So, my track is a fun video called "Sweet Soul Brother" using the anime "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyo" (Kare Kano) aka: "His and Her Circumstances." For the ladies, it's filled with cute boy goodness. Wow, what a departure from all my recent music videos. :) You can download the new music video on the Anime Music Videos page. To view the full description for this video, please click here. Hope you enjoy it! You can download the full "Jet Set Radio" project from this site. Oh yeah, and VegettoEX had a track on this project as well. ^_^

Saturday, 3/15/03

- Yeah, I be on Spring Break starting now! I must say, it's muchly needed. My last semester of college is proving to be quite a doozy, but 's all good. I still manage to find time to do site stuff, heh (actually, I work on the site, when I'm putting off other would I *should* be doing, but you didn't hear me say that). Today, I've got 46 new Trunks Screencaps for ya, this time from episode 106. Hope you like 'em! Don't forget all the goodies from my last update, as well! Oh yeah, I also modified the look of the main page navigation slightly based on having used the layout in action for a few days. The menu is now in the middle of the table, and the sub-navigation menu now pops up on the side. There is also a little tab on the bottom of the table for helpful info links, such as the FAQ, Site Map, and Contact info.

Wednesday, 3/12/03

- Ah, my first major content on the new server! How exciting! Let me tell you, this update is quite a doozy. I've made enough stuff to make one's head spin! Hope you have fun looking at it all.

- The main update of the day is 114 new Trunks Screencaps! Yes, the section is back online! As you can see, it's not as big as the screencaps section on the former site (401 now compared to 700+ before). This is because I have started this section from scratch. I deleted all my old crappy fansub and VHS screencaps (with the expection of "Trunks from the Playdia Game," since those are rare), and I have begun replacing them ALL (and them some!) with DVD ripped/captured images. Dat's right, nothing but the best for you Trunks fans out there! The more high quality eye-candy, the better. So, what's new, you ask? Well, the DVD for the last episodes of Dragonball Z came out today. This disc features the last appearance of Chibi Trunks, and the first appearance of Teenage Chibi Trunks (wow, ain't that a contradiction in terms). Anywho, that said, I simply had to buy the DVD the day it came out (being yesterday). As a result, a butt-load of new DVD-ripped Trunks Screencaps are now up! You can find some of Chibi Trunks (episode 273), and of Teenage Chibi Trunks (episodes 274, 275, 276). In addition, starting from the very beginning, I have put up DVD screencaps of Mirai Trunks' first appearance (episodes 104 and 105). From this point on, I will be going in order of episode numbers and replacing all the Trunks Screencaps with DVD-version images. That's the big project I've got set up for myself.

- And speaking of the new DBZ DVD that came out today (Kid Buu - "A New Beginning"), there was an interesting ad in the Extras portion of the DVD. It featured a little preview for DBGT, coming out in April. And I must say, it's pretty silly, and downright insulting to old fans. I've encoded a small MPEG file of the ad, as well as scanned pics of the DVD's crappy insert. You can find them all hosted on Daizenshuu EX.

- But wait, I'm not done! Got more ToT content up for viewing! Trunks Doujinshi has at least a dozen new images added in the Misc. Trunks Doujinshi page. Whoa, more Trunks pics today!? I'm nuts!

- On the information front, the Trunks Episode Guide has been updated to contain the FUNimation episode numbers, in addition to the old Japanese episode numbers.

- In the Humor section, I've updated Rejected DBZ Movie Titles to reflect the new titles for the FUNi releases of movies 4-7. Most of the Japanese titles have also been corrected.

Sunday, 3/9/03

- Greetings, and welcome to the all-new Temple O' Trunks at it's own kick-ass domain name, www.templeotrunks.com! Since March 2003 marks the 5-year anniversary of the ToT, I wanted to do something special by completely redesigning the site, as you can see. The site's also now at it's own easy-to-remember URL, so that's pretty special. I hope you'll enjoy the ride, now that you're here!

So, what's different about the site now, do you ask? Well, first of all, some old goodies are now back. For example, the English Trunks Sounds are now ALL back up. In addition, nearly all dead links have been removed, giving you a more satisfying romp through the site. Furthermore, all old items that used to be on the main page have now been moved in to the all new Misc. section. And, most obviously, the site is now easier to navigate (I hope)! If you get lost, please check the Site Map.

However, just because the Tot is all new and spiffy doesn't mean I'm done. Alas, this move is taking place during an insanely busy time during my life. I have lots of school work and music video work to do while I'm working on the site. As a result, a few sections of the Tot are not up yet, but will be in the coming weeks. Trunks Screencaps, Trunks Wallpapers and Fan Art are still under construction. Fortunately, I hope to have them all back up very soon.

But fear not! I have some mad crazy fun stuff planned for the future of the Tot, in addition to putting up the aforementioned sections. I plan on making tons of new content and sections, so stay tuned. Also, the Trunks Screencaps section will get a total overhaul, featuring nothing but DVD-ripped images (hence it being down right now, since I'm still working on it). Don't miss out on all the goodness!

As the leading site on Trunks on the web, I welcome you to the site! I hope you find stuff here to keep you busy and put a smile on your face. I'd like to say thanks to Daizenshuu EX and Toriyama World for all of your help through the site move.

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