Welcome Super Elite Warriors to Final Forum! A podcast for the discussion of all things Dragon Ball.
Join Jelli and Bekinney as they begin their journey into Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon as they briefly explain what Dragon Ball is, why they enjoy it, and do some taste calibrations so listeners can get a feel for where our hosts stand on various this-or-that questions as they pertain to Dragon Ball.
This episode had some technical glitches that we mostly salvaged, and do not repeat, so we hope if you decide to check it out, you’ll come back for more as it legitimately only gets BETTER from here.
In this episode:
- Introduction to our hosts
- Brief description of what manga is
- Introduction to Dragon Ball including the general premise, start and end dates of manga and anime titles
- Akira Toriyama's creation of Dragon Ball and his past history with Dr. Slump
- Acknowledgement of Dragon Ball's inspiration points including Bruce Lee, Godzilla, Ultraman, and more
- Brief discussion of Journey to the West, the main point of inspiration for Dragon Ball, including a biography of the Buddhist monk, Xuanzang, who inspired the story and the character based on him, Tang Sanzang
- Connection between Yokai and Dragon Ball
- Acknowledgment of Dragon Ball's gorgeous animation and fight sequences
- Jelli and Bekinney's first experiences with Dragon Ball via Toonami, including an admission of ignorance about Super Saiyans
- The cultural importance behind Dragon Ball, and whether it was intentional
- Discussion of Goku as a character
- Goku vs. Vegeta
- Favorite secondary characters (Gohan? Frieza? Krillin? Yamcha? Piccolo?)
- Subtitles vs Dub
- Anime vs Manga
- Dragon Ball vs. Dragon Ball Z vs. Dragon Ball Super
- Favorite filler episodes
- Shinsuke Kikuchi vs Bruce Faulconer
- and more, including some general pop culture, just to help you better understand us and where we're coming from with our opinions.
This is the first of many steps along the way as we'll uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular franchise.
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