BODY: When two of Japan's most gleefully obsessive geeks get their hands on a premium collector's item, you know the unboxing is going to run long. The newest video from Washagana TV—the long-running web program hosted by veteran voice actor Yuichi Nakamura and freelance writer Mafia Kajita—delivers exactly that, spotlighting the extravagant "DRAGON BALL Complete 42-Volume Set: Double Cover Box."
The centerpiece is a set Kajita bought himself, and it's a genuine treasure for Akira Toriyama fans. As the name suggests, every one of the 42 volumes ships with a second, alternate cover layered over the original—each illustrated by a guest creator. The lineup of contributing artists is stacked, turning what could have been a simple reprint into a gallery of manga royalty reinterpreting Goku and company.
Across the episode, the pair pore over the box volume by volume, marveling at the artwork and swapping the kind of deep-cut trivia that has made the show a fixture for Japanese pop-culture diehards. Nakamura, a self-professed collector himself, plays the perfect foil to Kajita's relentless enthusiasm.
And because Washagana TV is never content to stay on-topic, the episode also produces a pair of Genthru's sunglasses—a wink to the Hunter × Hunter villain that sends the hosts off on a characteristic tangent. It's the sort of tonal whiplash that keeps the show endearing.
The insider take
For overseas fans, it's worth understanding just how beloved Washagana TV is inside Japan. Nakamura is A-list—Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen, among dozens of leads—yet here he's just a guy geeking out over manga, and that unguarded chemistry with Kajita is the whole appeal. The Double Cover Box itself is a Shueisha flex aimed squarely at the collector market, where nostalgia and limited-run prestige command real money. Seeing it filtered through two Tokyo insiders who genuinely love the material is far more fun than any polished ad.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).