Do you walk this lonely road? Is it the only one you've ever known? Do you not know where it goes? But it's home to you and you walk alone? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 11 through 15: "Terror on Arlia," "Global Training," "Goz and Mez", "Princess Snake," and "Dueling Piccolos." We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga and talk about Snake Way, and Princess Snake.
In this episode:
- Jelli and Bekinney are on a new and strange planet
- Ox Head and Horse Face? Goz and Mez? Gozu and Mezu? We highlight the cultural underpinnings of a pretty good filler episode
- The Sanzu River and the River Styx and a brief foray into Dante's Inferno
- The dream logic of Princess Snake, and the episode featuring Russian roulette
- Whether Princess Snake is inspired by a Nure-onna or an Uwabami and the importance of Snakes in Japanese culture
- Snake Way
- Snake Street in Nezu, in Tokyo, and its history along the Aizen River
- Torii gates
- Snake Way being a physical manifestation of the metaphysical Yellow Path or Sacred Path or Path Within Us from Shintoism and Buddhism
- Why falling off Snake Way is punished by a visit to Hell, or HFIL depending on what version of the show you're watching
- The Han Dynasty afterlife concept of the Yellow Springs
- How the cycle of reincarnation works
- 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.
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