Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast

Jelli and Bekinney continue their break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon, and pivot away from tearing into the manga and anime that are the most crucial parts of the Dragon Ball franchise to have a little themed fun!

In this episode:

• It's TOURNAMENT SEASON! Kick off your shoes, relax, and listen as we break down 32 of Dragon Ball's most popular (?) characters and discuss who would win in a theoretical game of one-on-one Halo.
• • We take if from the round of 32, down to the Sweet 16, Head into the Elite Eight, jump into the Final Four, and then choose our champion!
  • Who will reign supreme and be declared the number one under heaven in 1-on-1 basketball?
  Join us as we take a break from uncovering the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise and have some March Madness themed fun!

Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 110, 111, 112 and 113, , "Piccolo Closes In," "Roshi's Gambit," "King Piccolo's Wish," and "Siege on Chow Castle." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and discuss the "man" of the hour himself: Great Demon King Piccolo (orPiccolo Daimao).

In this episode:

• Jelli and Bekinney are returning to Frieza Force controlled space
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments
• Discussing the puns of Piccolo's name as well as the meaning of Daimao
• Drawing a parallel between Piccolo's airship and the Hayao Miyazaki movie Castle in the Sky
• Kazuhiko Torishima's inspiration that led Akira Toriyama to create Piccolo
• How Piccolo attacking martial artists parallels real life demons fearing Daoist, Buddhist, and Shintoist priests
• The origins of the Pokopen chant that's done when Piccolo gives birth
• The importance of Piccolo having only four fingers
• A discussion of the burakumin, and why the anime staff MAY have changed Piccolo's design prior to animating him in the show
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual

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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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 108 and 109, , "Goku's Revenge," and "Goku vs. King Piccolo." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and break down Piccolo's Children, Tambourine, Cymbal, Drum and Piano (and more).

In this episode:

• Jelli and Bekinney are trying to find a way off the planet where they are stranded
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments
• Discussing puns, Piccolo, Drum, Piano, Cymbal and Tambourine
• Mentioning Piccolo's non-canon children, Ukulele, Harp, Mandolin, Maraca, Organ, Castanets, Harmonica, and Bongo, and their appearances in video games, including Damaio Fukkatsu
• Breaking down Tambourine, his voice actors Dameon Clarke and Ryusei Nakao and their connections to other characters like Frieza, Cell, Krillin, Nuova Shenron and Eis Shenron
• Discussing Cymbal, his voice actors Brad Jackson and Daisuke Gori, and their connections to other characters including Ox King, Turtle, Ghastiel, InoShikaCho, Drum, King Yemma, Porunga, Mr. Sata and King Cold
• Drum, his voice actors Daisuke Gori and Bob Carter, and Carter's voicing of Bojack and Syn Shenron
• Piano, his voice actors Masato Hirano and Sonny Strait and their connections to Man Wolf, Mummy-kun, Bardock, General Blue, and Krillin
• The Mazoku race and breaking down the word and how mazoku differ from yokai or oni
• Why Piccolo's children are not mere Namekian clones
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual

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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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 105, 106 and 107, "Here Comes Yajirobe," "Terrible Tambourine," and "Tien's Atonement." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and introduce a new character, Yajirobe.

In this episode:

• Jelli digs Bekinney out of the cold, cold ground
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments
• Yajirobe's design inspirations, coming from the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo and the actor Daisuke Kato
• A note about a first when it comes to a fight within Dragon Ball, between Yajirobe and Cymbal
• Yajirobe's swordsman skills
• What Yajirobe means in Japanese both as a toy (Circus Sam) and in breaking down the characters that make up the name
• Yajirobe's status as a Ronin and inspiration from the real life historical figure Musashi Miyamoto
• How Kurosawa redefined the narrative around Ronin
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual

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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Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 102, 103 and 104, "Enter King Piccolo," "Tambourine Attacks!" and "Mark of the Demon." We leave the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi behind, and delve into the Demon King Piccolo Saga, starting out with the idea of the Evil Containment Wave, or the Mafuba.

In this episode:

• Jelli and Bekinney collect themselves after a harsh battle
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments
• Some notes on the episodes about translations with Master Mutaito and Master Roshi, timeline items with Master Shen (Crane Hermit) and Chiaotzu, canon issues regarding Piccolo's Namekian heritage, and some censorship notes
• We talk about Master Mutaito and the origin of his name
• Looking at Mutaito's gi
• Mafuba, and breaking down the word and its translation as Evil Containment Wave
• How Daoists, Buddhists, and Shintoists inspired the Mafuba
• The origins of sealing demons or foes in general for centuries, with a few examples from Journey to the West (Laozi sealing Sun Wukong within the heavenly crucible and Buddha trapping him under a mountain)
• The Japanese art of onmyodo
• How runes become jewelry in Japan
• Toriyama's playful nature in having Piccolo sealed within the denshi-ja (electric rice cooker)
• A look ahead at the arc and our initial impressions
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual

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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