Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast

False Super Saiyan?!?! What could it mean???

 

The answers are within as Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by tackling the 1991 movie, Lord Slug.

In this episode:

Jelli and Bekinney are ...doing something...

We introduce special guests for this episode, the cohosts of the podcast Kaiju vs. History, Patrick and Myles

We sync up our audio commentary for the listeners

We discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug such as its 1991 release at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival, the film's box office, and the production team working on the film

We talk about the other film released alongside the movie, Magical Taruruto a

A brief foray into the world of Ultraman

The moment that Dragon Ball Z has become an absolute powerhouse phenomenon is here, as the box office has increased by 62% between movies

Yamato, the Black Cat (or Kuroneko) delivery company in Japan and how they allowed the Ghibli movie Kiki's Delivery Service to use their trademarks

The film's villains

Wings or Doradabo and his resemblance to Dodoria

Angila or Angira and his resemblance to Zarbon

Zeeun, whose name means seiun or nebula

Madamatcha, whose name is a space-related pun

A brief discussion of the Andromeda Galaxy, where all this film's minor villains take their names

Clash of the Titans 1981

Comparisons between Slug and Turles, the villain of the film Tree of Might

A discussion of False Super Saiyan and Toriyama's intentions

and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual as we react to this movie and re-evaluate our thoughts on it

Join 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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Who is the most DATABLE Dragon Ball character? Let's find out TODAY!

 

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 The Dating Game, with a Jeopardy kicker

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 datability?

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!

Who is the MOST LOVABLE Dragon Ball character?!?!

Jelli and Bekinney take a 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 64 of Dragon Ball's most popular (?) characters and discuss who would win in a theoretical episode of The Dating Game

We discuss the system used for determining outcomes.

We break down our opponents in each matchup.

In the Saiyan Region: Will Goku topple Tarble, will Vegeta defeat Paragus, who will win when Broly encounters Goten? Will the timeline handle Future Trunks facing off against his younger self? Can Gohan defeat King Vegeta?  Can Cabba beat Bardock? Can Kale topple Nappa? Will Caulifla be able to defeat Raditz?

In the Earthling Region:

Krillin vs Yajirobe, Bulma vs Chiaotzu, Android 17 vs Ox King, Android 18 vs Mr Satan, Yamcha vs Chichi, Tien vs Nam, Android 16 vs Videl, Master Roshi vs Launch

In the Villains Region: Can Frieza out-fox Mercenary Tao? Will Hit topple Recoome? Will Zamasu throttle King Cold? Who is more nefarious, Cooler or Pilaf? Who has the mad skills, Ginyu or Dabura? Will Buu beat down Android 19? Will Jiren smash Dr Gero? Can Cell prove to be more perfect than Garlic Jr?

In the Deity/Ally Region:

Who will win when Beerus, Oolong, Korin, Mr Popo, Nail, Elder Kai, Supreme Kai Shin, Puar, King Kai, Gregory, Dende, Kabito, Kami, King Yemma, Piccolo, and Jaco all face off?

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 have no time to continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime Dragon Ball.

In this episode:

The climactic battle!

Join us and find out if we will ever 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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We've reached a mid-point(?) of the overall Namek arc of Dragon Ball Z. We've reached Namek, we've dispatched Frieza's henchmen, and even the elite Ginyu Force have been defeated. How do we feel about this saga, as we begin the final battle against Frieza himself?

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 Frieza arc, and talk about pacing. We also discuss five episodes of the anime, episodes 76-80, "Picking Up the Pieces," "Plans for Departure," "Nursing Wounds," "Friends or Foes," and "Held Captive."

In this episode:

Jelli and Bekinney descend to the surface of Mars

We recap the story a little bit

We discuss Elder Namekian (aka Guru) being able to unlock potential and why Gohan is able to have his potential unlocked twice throughout the story

Scouters vs chi and how expertly the Z fighters, as they're known, can alter their flow of chi

A brief note on Change, Switch, and Ginyu, whether he possibly says Henshin and whether the word choice matters

Mr Popo's carpet can teleport?

Bulma's hairstyles

Gohan says it out loud: Piccolo is his dad

Vegeta's tail...he claims it will grow back?!?!

A continuity error the anime fixes

Some of the timing/timeline differences introduced by the anime taking place at a slower pace

Frieza killing Cargo or Dodoria, and whether it matters

Goku reaching 100G on purpose or accident, and whether it matters

Notes on the title pages, including possible inspiration behind the Driver License episode

Frieza's chair: does it fly, or does he fly it?

Wrapping up the arc with grades and comparing the manga to the anime

and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual 

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