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There is new Dragon Ball for the first time in years and we felt it was important to share our thoughts and opinions.
Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its next five episodes: "Lightning," "Collar," "Tamagami," "Thieves," and "Ocean".
Who is Glorio, and what are his motives? Have we learned anything new?What does the recently-introduced Panzy bring to the table?What of the minotaur who wants to eat everyone?Are there any readily apparent cultural underpinnings with the revelation that Shin (Supreme Kai) has a real name, and it's Nahare?What of the rest of the cast? Where do Bulma, Piccolo, Vegeta, Gohan and others fit in?What's the potential significance of Majin Kuu, and the character Hybis?Did we crack the code and realize that Daima is basically Toriyama's riff on Charlie's Angels?Why isn't Drew Barrymore allowed on Final Forum?What about Lucy Lui, Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Banks and the other actors from those movies?Wait, what?Are we okay?Why did we talk about the Hair Club for Men?Join us for this more casual conversation as we dig through the world of Daima and continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.
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Was the original voice of Dragon Ball Z's narrator almost arrested before he ever got a chance to work on the show? To paraphrase his most famous saying: Find out [THIS] Time, on [Final Forum]!
Jelli and Bekinney are still on a break from format and Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball, and are interviewing one of the voices of our childhood, Dale D. Kelly, the original voice of The Narrator and Captain Ginyu, as well as Porunga.
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We dive into Dale's career, beginning with his time in radio and his early years in entertainment.Dale tells us how he almost got arrested on his first night on the jobWhy he chose to answer an ad in a Dallas newspaperWhat made him initially turn down the opportunityHis philosophy behind voice acting as well as music, as he became the composer for Episode of Bardock and The History of TrunksWhat led to his leaving FunimationHis time after Funimation, including working with Rich Little and Tommy Lasorda, as well as a story about Johnny Carsonand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney take a break from Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon (because we don't do enough of that, right?) by breaking down some early video games. We're talking about Dragon Ball 3: Goku Den, aka Dragon Ball: Goku's Story from the Famicom; Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure for the Gameboy Advance; Dragon Ball: Origins and Dragon Ball: Origins 2, for the Nintendo DS
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Bekinney is checking the ship for abnormalitiesCleaning up some items about pre-console video games and talking briefly about Tiger Electronics handheldsA reminder about TOSE Software, the programming company behind Dragon Ball 3: Goku DenTOSE's credits, including Bases Loaded, Mappy-Land, Toxic Crusaders, Tetris 2, Yoshi's Cookie, Resident Evil Survivor, Resident Evil Zero, Scarlet Nexus, Dragon Quest, WWE and Metal Gear SolidDragon Ball 3 Goku Den story recaps and how it goes through the end of Dragon BallWe discuss early Nintendo RTS (real time strategy) gamesThe port of Goku Den to the Wonderswan color, and a brief discussion about that system, including a reference to the Nintendo Virtual Boy and Gunpei YokoiDragon Ball Advanced Adventure story elements and how the game goes from the beginning of the story through the Demon King Piccolo arcHow Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure's gameplay works and the mind behind its creationA brief summary of the company BanprestoGetting into Dragon Ball Origins and Yoshiki Okamoto, best known for creating Gyruss, 1942, and Street Fighter II. He also helped created Rockstar’s Red Dead franchise, and was a supervisor on Resident Evil 2 and Dino CrisisDiscussing the use of the stylus on the Nintendo DSHow Origins 2 functioned as a last-time-out for Stephanie Nadolny as Kid Goku and Tiffany Volmer as BulmaSURPRISE! We mention the game Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo for the Nintendo Wiiand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.
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What does it take to be one of the most well-respected voice actors of all-time? Jelli and Bekinney have finished the "Dragon Ball" portion of Dragon Ball. That means it's time for Dragon Ball Z, right? Welllll....let's take a break from format and Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by pivoting and talking about the life and personality and career of one of the most important figures in Dragon Ball, the voice of Goku himself: Masako Nozawa.
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Jelli has Bekinney prep for a spacewalk.We have already discussed the life and career of Akira Toriyama, Daisuke Nishio, Toshiki Inoue, Takao Koyama, Chiaki Imada, Jackie Chan, and Kazuhiko Torishima. Slowly chewing up "behind the camera" talents to discuss, we talk about one of the "faces" of Dragon Ball, Masako Nozawa.Nozawa's birth in Nippori Town and childhood in Numata, in Gunma PrefectureHer early career in child acting and theater actingHer father Ryoshu Nozawa, a moderately well-known painter, and her unique parentageWhy Nozawa moved from Tokyo to Numata as a child (hint: in 1944)Her initial intentions to pursue stage acting and her first forays into voice acting, doing dubbing for Western filmsHer "big break" in anime voice acting, in an episode of Astroboy, considered by many to be the "first" anime seriesAn interesting synergy with her husband, voice actor Masaaki Tsukada, and how they both have a character voiced in English by Sean SchemmelHer career with various talent agencies and her foray into establishing her ownHow missing out on a return to Gegege no Kitaro led to her landing the Dragon Ball gigHer philosophy when it comes to voice acting and her work processWhat Akira Toriyama said to her that makes her continue to portray Goku, even as she nears her 90sand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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The world of Dragon Ball is all abuzz so we felt we needed to put together a special BONUS episode for everyone. There is new Dragon Ball for the first time in years and we felt it was important to share our thoughts and opinions.
Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its first five episodes: "Conspiracy," "Glorio," Daima," "Chatty," and "Panzy".
Who is Glorio, and what are his motives?What will the recently-introduced Panzy bring to the table?What interesting cultural concepts are behind the likes of Warp Sama and the Evil Third Eye?What of the rest of the cast? Where do Bulma, Piccolo, Vegeta, Gohan and others fit in?What's the potential significance of a three-person fusion?Did Jelli and Bekinney have a good Halloween?How many trick-or-treaters did they get?Wait, what?What's happening in now in Jelli's household?Are we okay?Join us for this more casual conversation as we dig through the world of Daima and continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.
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We couldn't do this one alone, so we reached out to some new friends. Joining us on Final Forum this week, we have Vince and Aaron of Kame House Party and Randy of We Gotta Podcast as we tear into the original Dragon Ball one more time and wrap up the first 153 episodes (194 manga chapters).
We run through the arcs, talk about favorite moments, funniest bits, best animation and give our rankings along the way. Who's got the hot takes? What's a show like with five voices on it? Tune in and find out!We also discuss Dragon Ball Daima and Dragon Ball Sparking Zero at the end, so make sure to listen all the way through!
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Join us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular!In this special Jelli-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to continue our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about villainy. Because dastardly evildoers are a big part of Halloween. That makes sense right? Right?Sure.So, who will make Jelli's Top Ten Dragon Ball Villains? The pool to choose from is ENORMOUS:Vegeta, Tien Shienhan, Oolong, Emperor Pilaf, Giran, Ninja Murasaki, General Blue, Tao Paipai, Commander Red, Piccolo, King Piccolo, Raditz, Nappa, Frieza, Dodoria, Captain Ginyu, Zarbon, Jace, Burter, Recoome, Guldo, Android 19, Android 20, Dr. Gero, Android 17, Android 18, Android 16, King Cold, Cooler, Turles, Lord Slug, Super Android 13, Garlic Jr, Cell, Perfect Cell, Semi-Perfect Cell, Majin Buu, Dabura, Babidi, Fat Buu, Evil Buu, Kid Buu, Beerus, Jiren, Goku Black, Zamasu, Hit, Frost, Cell Max, Moro, Gas, Elec........and more...?
Jelli threw all these in a pile and picked out just TEN of his favorites. Who will they be?
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Why are we talking about Castle in the Sky and Studio Ghibli on our Dragon Ball show? Tune in to this episode to find out! It's time for Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular!
In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down the 1986 movie, Castle in the Sky directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released by Studio Ghibli via a watch-along commentary. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on other shows and movies.
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Jelli and Bekinney get right into it, with no time for frivolousness. This movie is two hours long. There's no time for silliness.Contextualizing Castle in the Sky and why we're covering it on a Dragon Ball podcastWhere Castle in the Sky fits into the timeline of Dragon Ball, notably during the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai in the anime, and the Red Ribbon Army Saga (specifically during Tao Paipai's appearance and the training with Master Korin) in the mangaHow Miyazaki was inspired by a trip to Wales and the Coal Miner's Strike in the UKShindo Productions, who did keyframe animation for this movie....and Curse of the Blood RubiesA brief biography of Mitsuo Shindo, and his worko n Dragon Ball, Dr Slump and Dragon Ball ZTadayoshi Yamamuro, and his career in Dragon Ball, including his work as lead character designer for Dragon Ball SuperHow Yamamuro's style differs from that of Minoru MaedaWhat drew Yamamuro to Dragon Ball and his thoughts on characters such as Goku, Frieza, Bojack, and JanembaYamamuro's thoughts on the most difficult thing to drawVoice actress Mayumi Tanaka, voice of Pazu, Yajirobe, and of course, One Piece's Monkey D LuffyHow Tanaka utilized a career in theater, to break into the world of voice acting via Urusei Yatsura, and leveraged her part as Pazu to become cast as the voice of Luffy in One PieceOther Dragon Ball notables from the voice cast: Keiko Yokozawa, voice of Sheeta here and Anin from the Bansho Fan filler episodes we just discussed; Ichiro Nagai, voice of the General here and Crane Hermit and Master Korin; Ryuji Saikachi, voicing the engineer here, and Grand Kai in the Other World Tournament filler arc; Tomomichi Nishimura, voice of the Supreme Kai of Universe 4 in Dragon Ball Super's Tournament of Power arcNotable actors from the dub cast including Eddie Frierson, voicing the train engineer here, but Tienshinhan in the Harmony Gold dub of Dragon Ball, as well as Ken in the Street Fighter II animated movieAnna Paquin, Jim Cummings (leading to a lot of Winnie the Pooh talk), Mandy Patinkin (Hallo, my name is Inigo Montoya), Richard Dysart (The Thing), Tress Macneille (a million things including Mom in Futurama and Agnes Skinner in The Simpsons); and Cloris Leachman aka Frau BluchaMark Hammill...ever heard of him?Discussing Studio Ghibli, their start, and how a double bill of Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro finally led to them breaking out; their partnership with Disney; Disney helping propel Ghibli to Miyazaki's first Oscar win at the 75th Academy Awards Ceremony for Spirited Away; and how GKids wound up swooping in due to a disagreement between Ghibli and Disney over From Up on Poppy HillWe also talk about how Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was edited for a movie called Warriors of the Wind, give thoughts on Only Yesterday, Ocean Waves, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, When Marnie was There, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, The Cat Returns, Howl's Moving Castle, Tales from Earthsea, Ponyo, Arrietty, The Wind Rises and Earwig and the Witch throughout the episode, as well as our plans to eventually watch The Boy and the HeronMiyazaki's career, including his work on The Wonderful World of Puss in Boots (and Toei's mascot Pero), Wolf Boy Ken, Doggie March (and helping to launch the Toei Manga Matsuri), and Lupin III: The Castle of CagliostroMiyazaki's philosophical disagreements with Takashi Yamazaki (director of Godzilla Minus One and The Eternal Zero) as well as Naoki Hyakuta (author of The Eternal Zero)Miyazaki's influences including Osamu Tezuka, Lewis Carroll, Nick Park (Wallace and Gromit), Roald Dahl and the 1957 animated Soviet film, The Snow Queen. Miyazaki being dubbed the Disney of Japan as well as the Kurosawa of Animation...and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise....or in this case, the Sand Land trans-media franchise....for our special Dragon Ball-o-Ween event!
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Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular!In this special Bekinney-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to continue our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about villainy. Because dastardly evildoers are a big part of Halloween. That makes sense right? Right?Sure.So, who will make Bekinney's Top Ten Dragon Ball Villains? The pool to choose from is ENORMOUS:Vegeta, Tien Shienhan, Oolong, Emperor Pilaf, Giran, Ninja Murasaki, General Blue, Tao Paipai, Commander Red, Piccolo, King Piccolo, Raditz, Nappa, Frieza, Dodoria, Captain Ginyu, Zarbon, Jace, Burter, Recoome, Guldo, Android 19, Android 20, Dr. Gero, Android 17, Android 18, Android 16, King Cold, Cooler, Turles, Lord Slug, Super Android 13, Garlic Jr, Cell, Perfect Cell, Semi-Perfect Cell, Majin Buu, Dabura, Babidi, Fat Buu, Evil Buu, Kid Buu, Beerus, Jiren, Goku Black, Zamasu, Hit, Frost, Cell Max, Moro, Gas, Elec........and more...?
Bekinney threw all these in a pile and picked out just TEN of his favorites. Who will they be?
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It's time for Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular!
In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down Akira Toriyama's manga, anime, and video game Sand Land. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on other shows and movies.
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Jelli and Bekinney get right into it, with no time for frivolousness. We have a manga, a movie, a tv series, and a game to talk about here, people.Contextualizing Sand Land and the later years of Akira Toriyama's careerTalking about his mindset in creating Sand Land, Beelzebub, and the tank which features in much of the storyBreaking down some Toriyama inversions and plays on culture including:Beelzebub - the role of the Lord of the Flies, or Lord of All That Flies as in Judeo-Christian mythology and the origins coming from Baal and the PhilistinesRao - Where Toriyama may have taken inspiration from, either Dungeons and Dragons or Fist of the North StarAnother meaning for Rao, coming from Indian culture and how that might tie into the character's other name: ShivaShifu or Thief and that character's name and roleWhere the names Zeu, Apo, and Are come from (Zeus, Apollo and Ares)Talking about the production of the anime and its release as well as the voice cast behind itBriefly discussing the video gameBreaking down the story and our thoughts on the Sand Land franchise...and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise....or in this case, the Sand Land trans-media franchise....for our special Dragon Ball-o-Ween event!
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by jumping into comparing the Dragon Ball anime to the Dragon Ball manga. We continue discussing Piccolo Jr arc, and talk about Goku's character growth.
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Jelli and Bekinney are almost back to their shipWe recap the story a little bitGoku's character growth from being overly impetuous and rash to a little more measured and intentional with his fights and how this is doled out over thousands of pages, making it subtleHow Goku becomes the stand-in for Sun Wukong and Xuanzang as the series progresses and that feeding into his character development meantBrief discussion of Toriyama's editors as the series progressedA callback to Jelli's theory about the gods being like middle managementComparing the manga to the anime, as we do when we wrap up an arcand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 149, 150, 151, 152, and 153: "Dress in Flames," "The Fire-Eater," "Outrageous Octagon," "Mystery of the Dark World," and "The End, The Beginning." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about the filler that ends the original Dragon Ball series.
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Jelli and Bekinney are trying to get back to their ship and escapeWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on our assumptions when it comes to breaking down these episodesTalking about Azuchi Castle, Oda Nobunaga, the FX series Shogun, and OctagonsThe Basan, Japan's legendary fire bird, similar to a phoenix and how the Pokemon Moltres took inspiration from this as wellHakkakke's name, meaning literally chipped-toothThe yuki-onna, or Snow Woman, a yokai of Japanese folkloreA brief tangent into Kwaidan, Tales from the Darkside and Akira Kurosawa's DreamsThe five elements of Chinese and Japanese culture and how they compare to the four elements of Western thoughtThe Bansho Fan and its inspirations from the Banana Leaf Fan of Journey to the WestA discussion of Daode Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones of orthodox Daoism and his connections to Journey to the West, Laozi, and Anninand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 144, 145, 146, 147, and 148: "Super Kamehameha," "Junior No More," "Goku's Trap," "Goku Hangs On," and "The Victor." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about the ending of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. We wrap up our last mystery reveals, and spend some time talking about Piccolo's regeneration ability.
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Jelli and Bekinney are trying to get back to their shipWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on weighted clothingGoku's absA discussion on the use of nuclear blast imageryPiccolo vs Piccolo Jr vs Piccolo Daimao vs Demon King Piccolo - What's the difference?The announcer's actions are inspired by kaiju cinema, especially Godzilla movies like King Kong vs GodzillaPiccolo's size growth is both a role reversal from the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai when Goku went Oozaru to fight Roshi and a reference to both Ultraman and Super Sentai (aka Power Rangers)Goku's trip into Piccolo's mouth and a parallel to Journey to the WestGoku's surprise reveal that he can flyWhy Kami can create clothes from nothingDiscussion on Piccolo's regenerationand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 140, 141, 142 and 143: "Goku Gains Speed," "The Four Faces of Tien," "Kami vs Piccolo," and "Battle for the Future." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about Kami, who he is, what his goals are, and whether he's bad at his job.
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Jelli and Bekinney are attempting to relaxWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on weighted clothingA discussion of the Namekian language All things KamiWhy Kami looks like PiccoloWhy Kami's design is the way it isWhat the name Kami meansThe importance of kami in ShintoismThe significance of the titles Kami-sama and Chikyu no KamiThe introduction of the bureaucracy of Dragon Ball's afterlifeHow this all differ from Judeo-Christian beliefs in GodThoughts and discussion about whether Kami, as "guardian of the Earth" is bad at his joband more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 136, 137 and 138 : "Tien Shinhan vs Mercenary Tao," "Anonymous Proposal," and "THe Mysterious Hero." ...and the Jelli realizes he wanted to do one more, so we also cover episode 139, "Rematch." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about characters chasing Goku in his growth.
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Jelli and Bekinney make a final approach to a new planetWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Why Tsuru Senin suddenly reappears nowTheorizing on the training of Yamcha, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and ChiaotzuA note about love angles in Dragon Ball and the push-pull between Toriyama and TorishimaMore about Tien's tenmeTies between Tao Pai Pai and Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Enter the DragonBriefly delving into Tien's lifelong scar received from this battle and whether we want to draw a correlation between Vegeta's now-infamous consistently injured left arm.Talking about the significance of Chi Chi withholding her nameTies between Piccolo and tokusatsuJelli takes a totally unusual (sarcasm) side trek into kaiju fandom with a parallel between Shen (Kami's human vessel) and Ichiro Arishima's character Mr Tako from King Kong vs. Godzilla and Japan's salary man cultureWe talk about the sokidanAn interesting corollary between the anime's use of the movie Zu, Warriors from the Magic Mountain, and Toriyama's own use of a motif from the filmTalking about whether Piccolo's disguise is acceptableA brief discussion of the history of wolves in Japan, including a mention of Haiyao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, and its inspirations from the Emishi people and their conquest by the Yamato tribe, and how the movie draws on the Meiji restoration policy of slaughtering wolves in order to stem the spread of rabies throughout JapanA brief discussion of whether Yamcha, Krillin, Ten Shinhan, and Chiaotzu being stated as having trained with Korin and likely drinking the various divine waters undermines Goku's accomplishments in having done so. and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 133, 134, and 135: "Changes," "Preliminary Peril," and "Battle of the Eight." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about consistency of character development
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Bekinney is crawling around the duct work while Jelli "encourages" himWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes about the tournament as a whole and our new Budokai Tenkaichi theme: MysteriesThe significance of everyone's outfit changes: Goku exemplifying his connection to nature, Chiaotzu and Tien exemplifying their commitment to their own values instead of Crane Hermit's, Yamcha's new scars, and Krillin's relative lack of changeA note about the shift in tone and styleA discussion of whether the change is a good thing (it is)A whole bunch of word play with paper, god, kami, and drawing lotteries or fortunes, and Toriyama's subversion of expectationsA probably longer-than-necessary discussion of Piccolo saving two childrenA detour into the world of WWE, including the films The Wrestler, and Iron Claw.and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132: "Secret of the Woods," "The Time Room," "Goku's Doll," "Walking Their Own Ways," and "Hotter than Lava." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about another controversial Dragon Ball topic: Filler
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Jelli and Bekinney are heading to a new planetWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes about the episode Quicker than Lightning, on the character of Chuu Lee, and the Sacred Crown (more on this later)Talking about delicious desserts, and the cream puff franchise Beard Papa'sA brief note on the Japanese custom of YaochunWhy The Time Room episode doesn't work for usPossible inspiration behind Goku's Doll from the Phantos as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2 (or Doki Doki Panic)A brief history of Doki Doki Panic, how it became Super Mario Bros. 2, and its connection to the 1987 festival: Yume Kojo 87A brief note on the Odango Hairstyle sported by the Street Fighter character Chun Li (as well as many other kawai anime girls)An in-depth discussion of Sun Wukong's golden headband, and whether it matters that Goku does not have this featureWhy we're not going to talk about Kami-sama, Piccolo Jr, the dragon being repaired, or other items that are debuted in these episodes...yetJelli crams in Godzilla references by brining both Godzilla Minus One and Shin Godzilla to the tableand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 125, 126, and 127, , "Earth's Guardian Emerges," "Eternal Dragon Resurrected," and "Quicker than Lightning." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about one of Dragon Ball's most controversial topics: Mr. Popo.
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Jelli and Bekinney are cataloging a new speciesWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Trigger warning: This episode contains in-depth discussion of racial stereotypes and problematic depictions of people of color. While it is only our intention to discuss and educate, and not at all to condone, there are non-flinching discussions of potentially upsetting items.Why we're not going to talk about Kami-sama, Piccolo Jr, the dragon being repaired, or other items that are debuted in these episodes...yetThen we do it, we talk about Mr. PopoFirst, we contextualize his appearance using the setting and similar characters in 1001 Arabian NightsThen, we discuss the story of Little Black Sambo, and its popularity throughout the world and in JapanWe talk about minstrel historyWe discuss whether Mr Popo is a problemJelli crams in Godzilla references by brining both Godzilla Minus One and Shin Godzilla to the tableand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 123 and 124, , "Lost and Found," and "Temple Above the Clouds." We begin discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, look at Kami's Lookout and discuss what makes the gods of Dragon Ball unique (hint: they suck).
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Jelli and Bekinney are on a new planetWe recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Talking about getting started on a new sagaWhy the decision was made to go to godsWhy Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Master Roshi don't get to meet King Yemma or receive an invitation to train with King Kai (aside from those characters not having been introduced yet)The meaning of "kami-sama"How the upper realm of jokai has existed all this time with nobody knowing about itHow the nyoi-bo or power pole compares to the vajra, a Buddhist weapon The significance of the bell Korin hands Goku, and its inspiration from SuzuThe importance of formlessness vs formKami's Lookout - how its appearance mirrors Korin's Tower and draws further on the inspiration from Bespin from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackKami's shrine, or shinden and what a typical Shinto shinden looks like vs that of Kami-sama'sFreudian analyticsWhy fighting is the bar to meet godParallels to Jackie ChanOf course Jelli manages to sneak in references to Ultraman Blazar and Gamera 3: Revenge of IrisWhy the gods of Shintoism and Eastern philosophy in general are different from the Judeo-Christian God.and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usualJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.
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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by ...jumping off the manga and onto our third feature film commentary!
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Jelli and Bekinney are nearing the end of Frieza-controlled spaceWe sync up our audio commentary for the listenersWe discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Mystical Adventure such as its 1988 release at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival, the film's box office, and the production team working on the filmWe talk about the other films released alongside the movie: Bikkuraman, Tatakae Ramenman, and Kamen Rider Black Terrifying the Phantom House of Devil PassWe delve into the background behind the Toei Manga Matsuri – Toei Cartoon Festival and its inception in 1969 and other such festivals around the country such as Toho's Champion FestivalContextualizing the box office of the filmShedding light on co-directors Kazuhisa Takenouichi (who worked on Dr Slump, Sailor Moon, One Piece and Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which is a companion piece to the Daft Punk album, Destiny) and Minor Okazaki (who worked on Doraemon, Dr Slump, Gegege no Kitaro and others)Discussing the film's producer: Chiaki Imada and his career at Toei which began with the release of Tower of LiliesWe discuss the different dubs created for the film by studios such as Harmony Gold, Speedy, and FunimationThe difference between the 2005 original Funimation release and the 2010 remastered versionA reference to a Godzilla fan film turned "real" movie, Dragon Lizard Lord Super MonstersReally digging into the Speedy DubTalking about Ceyli Delgadillo, the original voice of kid GokuDiscussing the Mifan Empire seen in the filmTalking about timelines and continuityand more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual as we react to this wickedly fast-paced filmJoin us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.
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