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).
In this episode:
- Jelli and Bekinney are on a new planet
- We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments
- Talking about getting started on a new saga
- Why the decision was made to go to gods
- Why 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 it
- How 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 Suzu
- The importance of formlessness vs form
- Kami's Lookout - how its appearance mirrors Korin's Tower and draws further on the inspiration from Bespin from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Kami's shrine, or shinden and what a typical Shinto shinden looks like vs that of Kami-sama's
- Freudian analytics
- Why fighting is the bar to meet god
- Parallels to Jackie Chan
- Of course Jelli manages to sneak in references to Ultraman Blazar and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
- Why 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 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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