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Dragon Ball has a wealth of cultural context and inspiration that’s often overlooked because the fights are cool. Though not averse to fawning over animation and allowing for the Rule of Cool, Jelli and Bekinney delve into the world of Akira Toriyama, and discuss lesser-known facts about the worldwide manga and anime phenomenon that is one of the most well-known and popular Japanese pop culture exports of all-time. Want to learn about the cultural importance of moments, literary inspirations behind scenes and characters, production facts, and more? Whether you‘re a fan of Goku, Vegeta, or any of the cast of characters including Piccolo, Gohan, Frieza, or even Broly, there should be something for you to enjoy as we cover all things Dragon Ball, including DBZ, GT, Super, Daima, and more! We‘ll have discussions, guests, interviews, reviews, and commentaries so grab a senzu bean, power up your fan level to Super Saiyan, and get ready to learn about Kakarot and his friends; and of course, thank you for helping us achieve our FINAL FORUM...We hear it‘s over 9000.
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
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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