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Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Zarbon and Dodoria (S4E18)What do WWE/WWF, King Kong Bundy, Bam Bam Bigelow, Junkyard Dog, David Bowie, the 80s punk rock movement, voice actor Sumi Shimamoto, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have to do with Dragon Ball? We'll present the information, you tell us if the answer is "anything at all" Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 51 through 55: "Vegeta Has a Ball," "The Past and Future," "Zarbon's Surprise," "Guru's Gift," and "Piccolo vs Everyone." We continue discussing the Namek Saga and take...

2025-11-0456 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Journey to the West 1986 (S4E16)What makes the 1986 adaptation of Journey to the West so endearing? Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down the 1986 Chinese television event, Journey to the West. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on other shows and movies. In this case, it's a little bit different, as we talk about Wu Cheng'en and the inspiration behind the...

2025-10-0747 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Ansibles and Faster-than-Light Travel (S4E15)Quarks! Quantum entanglements! Relativity! Non-Einsteinian simultaneity! What do these have to do with Bulma making a phone call from Namek to Earth? Everything, it turns out. Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 46 through 50: "Defying Orders," "Namek's Defense," "The Hunted," "The Prince Fights Back," and "Unexpected Problem." Wedive into the Namek Saga and tackle the problem of faster-than-light communications and time travel. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are being cagey Back to a solid run of episodes ...

2025-09-2358 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast BONUS: Jelli's Trip to Japan PART IIWe've still never heard of editing but we HAVE heard of Dragon Ball this time...kind of. Join Jelli and Bekinney as we catch up after just a couple weeks. Bekinney discusses a new book series he's reading, while Jelli delves back into Japan, walking through Osaka, Dotonbori, Tanuki statues, the Orix Buffaloes, Expo 2025 (which leads us into a brief discussion of the movie Gamera vs Jiger) the Curse of the Colonel and the Hanshin Tigers, Hiroshima and Peace Park, and the Hotel Gracery or the Godzilla Hotel in Tokyo. Jelli also talks about some...

2025-09-161h 20

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Fake Namek (S4E14)How do you pad for time between arcs? Are those Crows? What awaits us as we begin a new story arc? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 41 through 45: "Look Out Below," "The Search Continues," "A Friendly Surprise," "Brood of Evil," and "Frieza Strikes." We begin discussing the Namek Saga and attempt to break down some filler episodes and preview this new arc. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney try to plot their next move The run of...

2025-09-0951 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast BONUS: Jelli's Trip to Japan and Casual CatchupDragon Ball? Editing? Never heard of those things. Join Jelli and Bekinney as we catch up after six weeks of not talking much. Bekinney discusses a family reunion and riding sketchy rides on the boardwalk, including the Himalayan, and Jelli regales everyone with the first week of his trip to Japan, with his usual penchant for rambling and self-indulgence We also discuss Superman, Thunderbolts, Captain America: Brave New World, Better Man, Robbie Williams, Paddington in Peru, James Gunn's DC universe, Jurassic World Rebirth, and provide one of the only reviews you're likely to...

2025-09-081h 24

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast The World's Strongest Commentary (S4E13)What would have happened if they saved Hitler's brain and put it in the body of a robot with a bubble-dome? What does the film Phantasm have to do with Dragon Ball? How did we manage to work in a reference to the Aum Shinrikyo cult that carried out multiple poison attacks on Japanese public transit in the early 90s? The answers to these, and similar questions, abound as Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by tackling the 1990 movie, The World's Strongest. In this episode: Jelli and B...

2025-08-261h 11

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Saiyan Arc Manga Review (S4E12)We've reached the end of the Saiyan Arc. How do we feel about it having reached its end and being primed for the next adventure? 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 Saiyan arc, and talk about pacing. We also discuss five episodes of the anime, episodes 36-40, "Picking Up the Pieces," "Plans for Departure," "Nursing Wounds," "Friends or Foes," and "Held Captive." In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney destroy...

2025-08-1254 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Vegeta, a primer (S4E11)How do you handle introducing a rival? Why does Vegeta always call himself the Prince of All Saiyans? Is there any basis for this character in the story Journey to the West? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 30 through 35: "Goku vs. Vegeta," "Saiyan Sized Secret," "Spirit Bomb Away!" "Hero in the Shadows," "Krillin's Offensive," and "Mercy." We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga and talk in detail for the first time about one of the franchise's most iconic characters: Vegeta. We...

2025-07-2950 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Nappa and Notes on Filler (S4E10)Could Akira Toriyama have pulled inspiration from WWE for Dragon Ball Z? Did he really have nothing to do with the anime portion of the show? What happens when we come across five more stellar episodes of DBZ? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 26 through 29: "Nappa's Rampage," "Nimbus Speed," "Goku's Arrival," and "Lesson Number One" We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga and talk about one of Dragon Ball's most infamous villains: Nappa. We also talk about filler moments such as...

2025-07-1550 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Bonus Discussion: The State of Final ForumJoin Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of where we sit currently at Final Forum. Recapping where things stand in the animated area of the franchise, and just providing a general update for the upcoming couple weeks. Bekinney discusses watching Full Metal Alchemist and then Jelli gives an SEO-friendly (hopefully...gotta get them clicks RIGHT?!) update on some movies he watched including: The Monkey, Predator: Killer of Killers, 28 Years Later, Mickey 17, Pee-Wee as Himself, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Companion...

2025-07-0825 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast The Magic Begins Commentary (100th Episode! ft. Eric Hates Dragon Ball Z)It's our 100th Episode! And we didn't want to celebrate on our own, so we brought in some new friends, Spencer and John from the show Eric Hates Dragon Ball Z to do a commentary-slash-reaction to the second live-action bootleg movie, Taiwan's Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are celebrating 100 episodes We reveal our title and instruct listeners where to find this one We discuss some of the production facts about the film, its 1991 release, and the production team working on the film Discussing the history of Taiwanese cinema Why this...

2025-07-011h 50

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Saibamen and Attack Balls (S4E8)Could Akira Toriyama have pulled inspiration from The Thing for Dragon Ball Z? What would the effects of Saiyan space travel be if it were real? What happens when we come across five stellar episodes of DBZ? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 21 through 25: "Counting Down," "The Darkest Day," "Saibamen Attack!" "The Power of Nappa," and "Sacrifice." We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga and talk about some new foes: The Saibamen. We also talk about the Saiyan Space Pods, or...

2025-06-1755 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast King Kai (S4E7)What do centuries of isolation with only a monkey as company do to a martial arts master? Is the blue catfish man really a martial arts master? What's with all the dad jokes? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 16 through 20: "Plight of the Children," "Pendulum Room Peril," "The End of Snake Way," "Defying Gravity" (and to think, we barely make any Wicked references), and "Goku's Ancestors." We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga and talk about Goku's newest teacher, King Kai. ...

2025-06-0358 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Daima Discuss-DONE. The Future of Dragon BallDragon Ball Daima is over. The dub has been released in full. What now? Where does the franchise go from here? Where CAN it go from here? What would we LIKE for it to do now? Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball's "State of the Union." Recapping where things stand in the animated area of the franchise, the manga and of course, current video games. We talk about where Dragon Ball Super last left off with the Super Hero arc...

2025-05-2756 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Snake Way (S4E6)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...

2025-05-2049 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast King Yemma - Enma Daio (S4E5)What does it take to be the 'man' sitting in front of the entry to the afterlife, judging souls? Why did we accidentally slip in to a discussion of the Ox King? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 6 through 10: "No Time Like the Present," "Day 1," "Gohan Goes Bananas," "The Strangest Robot," and "A New Friend." We continue discussing the Saiyan Saga (now that the Raditz Arc is officially already over), and talk about King Yemma. In this episode: Jelli...

2025-05-0651 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast It's Rad! Raditz! (S4E4)What could Goku's next challenge possibly be now that he's the Strongest Under the Heavens? A sibling rivalry? Is that really all you got, Toriyama? Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by breaking down episodes 1 through 5: "The New Threat," "Reunions," "Unlikely Alliance," "Piccolo's Plan," and "Gohan's Rage." We begin discussing the Saiyan Saga (or the Raditz Arc under the new terminology), and talk about Raditz as well as the pivot into DBZ. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney recuperate from their hard-fought battle ...

2025-04-2254 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Commentary (S4E3)It's FINALLY time for Dragon Ball Z! Kind of! Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by ...getting into our first DBZ discussion by tackling the 1989 movie, Dead Zone. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney recuperate from their hard-fought battle We sync up our audio commentary for the listeners We discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone such as its 1989 release at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival, the film's box office, and the production team working on the film We talk about...

2025-04-0850 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Daima Discussion 4 Episodes 16-20WILL we find out why Piccolo is here? Is Super Saiyan 4 really canon now? Does that matter? What's the meaning of canon? What's the meaning of life? Why are we here? Does anything matter? Are we just on a big ball of entropy careening towards the heat death of the universe? Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its final five episodes: "Degesu," "Gomah," "Awakening," "Betrayal," and "Maximum." The Great Value Ginyu Force has their moment Gomah gets...

2025-03-181h 04

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Daima Discussion 3 Episodes 11-15What happens when Vegeta goes even further beyond? When will we find out why Piccolo is here? What's Daima's terrible behind-the-scenes secret? Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its next five episodes: "Legend," "True Strength," "Surprise," "Taboo," and "Third Eye". Why is Majin Kuu best boi? Is his brother, Majin Duu also best boi? Piccolo forgot how to speak Namekian? What is he DOING here? Battles against Tamagami 1 and 2 Kaiju sized hamsters! Who...

2025-02-1857 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Season Three Finale - Final Forum vs A Planet (S3E30)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. https://www.facebook.com/FinalForumPodcast https://twitter.com/finalforumpod

2025-02-1138 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater (S3E28)What was Toriyama's manga like before he made the big time? What was bubbling in his brain even while he was working on Dragon Ball? Jelli and Bekinney take a break from Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon (are we ever getting back to that?) by breaking down some early manga from the man himself. We're talking about Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater....welll...most of it In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney have landed A note on some very different formatting because notes were hard to come by Contextualizing these stories and their...

2025-01-141h 05

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Movies: Good, Bad, or Ugly? (Summer Convention Series) (S3E27)It's Summer Convention Season! You think it's not, just because it's winter? Well, tune in to find out why it is! Jelli takes you into the world of our summer conventions by presenting one of the panels we held this year, at Anime Texas 2024, in Spring, TX from Fandom Events. This panel was also presented at San Japan in San Antonio, TX but the audio got too blown-out sounding to put out the full episode...but the Q&A portion of that event is retained here. The panel was also presented at Fan Expo Denver, in (of course) Denver...

2024-12-311h 03

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Daima Discussion Pt 2 (Eps 6-10) - BONUS EPISODEThere is new Dragon Ball for the first time in years and we felt it was important to share our thoughts and opinions. Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its next five episodes: "Lightning," "Collar," "Tamagami," "Thieves," and "Ocean". Who is Glorio, and what are his motives? Have we learned anything new? What does the recently-introduced Panzy bring to the table? What of the minotaur who wants to eat everyone? Are there any readily apparent c...

2024-12-2443 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dale D. Kelly Interview [Ginyu, Narrator] (S3E26)Was the original voice of Dragon Ball Z's narrator almost arrested before he ever got a chance to work on the show? To paraphrase his most famous saying: Find out [THIS] Time, on [Final Forum]! Jelli and Bekinney are still on a break from format and Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball, and are interviewing one of the voices of our childhood, Dale D. Kelly, the original voice of The Narrator and Captain Ginyu, as well as Porunga. In this episode: We dive into Dale's career, beginning with his time in r...

2024-12-171h 24

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Video Games Part 2 (S3E25)Gaming. Dragon Ball. They go hand-in-hand. Did they always? Jelli and Bekinney take a break from Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon (because we don't do enough of that, right?) by breaking down some early video games. We're talking about Dragon Ball 3: Goku Den, aka Dragon Ball: Goku's Story from the Famicom; Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure for the Gameboy Advance; Dragon Ball: Origins and Dragon Ball: Origins 2, for the Nintendo DS In this episode: Bekinney is checking the ship for abnormalities Cleaning up some items about pre-console video games and talking briefly about T...

2024-12-031h 00

Kame House Party - A Dragon Ball Comedy Podcast 346 - Dragon Ball Z - Gohan’s PleaNEWS: Come listen to us on the Final Forum podcast for a round-table discussion about OG Dragon Ball.https://finalforumpodcast.podbean.com/e/dragon-ball-wrap-up-ft-kame-house-party-and-we-gotta-podcast-s2e23/ Please Cell don't hurt him! Use code "KAME" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/Kame Music by 8-Bit Suicide https://8bitsuicide.bandcamp.com/ A part of the Moonshot Podcast Network: moonshotpods.com patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamehouseparty website: https://www.kamehouseparty.com/ merch: https://teespring.com/stores/kame-house-party email: kamehousepartypod...

2024-11-2054 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Masako Nozawa (S3E24)What does it take to be one of the most well-respected voice actors of all-time? Jelli and Bekinney have finished the "Dragon Ball" portion of Dragon Ball. That means it's time for Dragon Ball Z, right? Welllll....let's take a break from format and Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by pivoting and talking about the life and personality and career of one of the most important figures in Dragon Ball, the voice of Goku himself: Masako Nozawa. In this episode: Jelli has Bekinney prep for a spacewalk. We have already discussed the...

2024-11-1953 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Daima Discussion (Eps 1-5) - BONUS EPISODEThe world of Dragon Ball is all abuzz so we felt we needed to put together a special BONUS episode for everyone. There is new Dragon Ball for the first time in years and we felt it was important to share our thoughts and opinions. Join Jelli and Bekinney as we continue looking at Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise by tackling a discussion of Dragon Ball Daima, and its first five episodes: "Conspiracy," "Glorio," Daima," "Chatty," and "Panzy". Who is Glorio, and what are his motives? What will the recently-introduced Panzy bring to the...

2024-11-1258 min

Kame House Party - A Dragon Ball Comedy Podcast 345 - Dragon Ball Z - Faith in a BoyNEWS: Come listen to us on the Final Forum podcast for a round-table discussion about OG Dragon Ball.https://finalforumpodcast.podbean.com/e/dragon-ball-wrap-up-ft-kame-house-party-and-we-gotta-podcast-s2e23/ Gohan ages like five years in one episode. Use code "KAME" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/Kame Music by 8-Bit Suicide https://8bitsuicide.bandcamp.com/ A part of the Moonshot Podcast Network: moonshotpods.com patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamehouseparty website: https://www.kamehouseparty.com/ merch: https://teespring.com/stores/kame-house-party

2024-11-1255 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Wrap-Up ft. Kame House Party and We Gotta Podcast (S3E23)We couldn't do this one alone, so we reached out to some new friends. Joining us on Final Forum this week, we have Vince and Aaron of Kame House Party and Randy of We Gotta Podcast as we tear into the original Dragon Ball one more time and wrap up the first 153 episodes (194 manga chapters). We run through the arcs, talk about favorite moments, funniest bits, best animation and give our rankings along the way. Who's got the hot takes? What's a show like with five voices on it? Tune in and find out! We also...

2024-11-052h 01

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Sand Land (S3E20)George Miller recently imagined a world where water is a scarcity in Mad Max: Fury Road (and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga). What happens when Toriyama does the same? AND adds in DEMONS?!? It's time for Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down Akira Toriyama's manga, anime, and video game Sand Land. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on...

2024-10-081h 02

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Piccolo Jr Manga Review (S3E19)Dragon Ball gives way to Dragon Ball Z, but what about the manga? How does it stack up to the anime adaptation? 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 Piccolo Jr arc, and talk about Goku's character growth. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are almost back to their ship We recap the story a little bit Goku's character growth from being overly impetuous and rash to a little more m...

2024-09-2455 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Bansho Fan Filler (S3E18)Is this just a perfunctory tack-on to the end of Dragon Ball or is there more to this crop of filler episodes than it would appear at a glance? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 149, 150, 151, 152, and 153: "Dress in Flames," "The Fire-Eater," "Outrageous Octagon," "Mystery of the Dark World," and "The End, The Beginning." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about the filler that ends the original Dragon Ball series. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are trying to...

2024-09-101h 01

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Finals (S3E17)Who will win? Do the physics here make any sense? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 144, 145, 146, 147, and 148: "Super Kamehameha," "Junior No More," "Goku's Trap," "Goku Hangs On," and "The Victor." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about the ending of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. We wrap up our last mystery reveals, and spend some time talking about Piccolo's regeneration ability. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are trying to get back to their ship We recap the episodes a...

2024-08-2753 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Semifinals and Kami (S3E16)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 140, 141, 142 and 143: "Goku Gains Speed," "The Four Faces of Tien," "Kami vs Piccolo," and "Battle for the Future." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about Kami, who he is, what his goals are, and whether he's bad at his job. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are attempting to relax We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on weighted clothing A discussion of the Namekian language All things Kami Why Kami lo...

2024-08-1346 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 23rd Tenkaichi Budoaki Round of 8 (S3E15)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 136, 137 and 138 : "Tien Shinhan vs Mercenary Tao," "Anonymous Proposal," and "THe Mysterious Hero." ...and the Jelli realizes he wanted to do one more, so we also cover episode 139, "Rematch." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about characters chasing Goku in his growth. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney make a final approach to a new planet We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Why Tsuru Senin suddenly reappears now Theorizing on the training o...

2024-07-3048 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Begins (S3E14)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 133, 134, and 135: "Changes," "Preliminary Peril," and "Battle of the Eight." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about consistency of character development In this episode: Bekinney is crawling around the duct work while Jelli "encourages" him We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes about the tournament as a whole and our new Budokai Tenkaichi theme: Mysteries The significance of everyone's outfit changes: Goku exemplifying his connection to nature, Chiaotzu and Tien exemplifying t...

2024-07-1646 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Mr. Popo's Training Episode 69 -Nice- (S3E13)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132: "Secret of the Woods," "The Time Room," "Goku's Doll," "Walking Their Own Ways," and "Hotter than Lava." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about another controversial Dragon Ball topic: Filler In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are heading to a new planet We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes about the episode Quicker than Lightning, on the character of Chuu Lee, and the Sacred Crown (more on this later) T...

2024-07-0259 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast The Mr. Popo Episode (S3E12)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 125, 126, and 127, , "Earth's Guardian Emerges," "Eternal Dragon Resurrected," and "Quicker than Lightning." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about one of Dragon Ball's most controversial topics: Mr. Popo. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are cataloging a new species We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Trigger warning: This episode contains in-depth discussion of racial stereotypes and problematic depictions of people of color. While it is only our intention to discuss and educate, a...

2024-06-181h 04

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Kami’s Lookout (S3E11)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 g...

2024-06-0452 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Mystical Adventure Commentary (S3E10)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by ...jumping off the manga and onto our third feature film commentary! In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are nearing the end of Frieza-controlled space We sync up our audio commentary for the listeners We discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Mystical Adventure such as its 1988 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 films released alongside the movie: Bikkuraman, Tatakae...

2024-05-211h 04

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Demon King Piccolo Manga Review (S3E9)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episode 122, "Final Showdown" and then jumping into comparing the Dragon Ball anime to the Dragon Ball manga. We continue discussing Demon King Piccolo, and talk about Piccolo's regeneration. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are on their way to a new planet. We recap the episode and discuss our favorite moments Comparing the manga to the anime, as we do when we wrap up an arc and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual ...

2024-05-071h 02

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Goku vs Piccolo and the Path to Heaven through Hell (S3E8)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 118, 119, 120, and 121, , "Prelude to Vengeance," "Battle Cry," "Goku Strikes Back," and "The Biggest Crisis." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and discuss the concept of achieving salvation by traveling through hell via the fight between Goku and Piccolo. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are reeling from their call with Frieza We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Comparisons between the moves here and those seen in some Akira Kurosawa movies, Sanshiro Sugata (1 and 2) a...

2024-04-2356 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Senzu and Divine Water (S3E7)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 114, 115, 116, and 117, , "Conquest and Power," "Awaken Darkness," "A Taste of Destiny," and "The Ultimate Sacrifice." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and discuss the concept of Senzu beans and how they work. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are prepping to return to their adventures, and a surprise call awaits them at the end... We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments The story of Emperor Win Shihuang who ruled China in the 200s BC T...

2024-04-0956 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Demon King Piccolo (S3E4)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 a...

2024-02-271h 03

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Piccolo’s Children (S3E3)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 108 and 109, , "Goku's Revenge," and "Goku vs. King Piccolo." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and break down Piccolo's Children, Tambourine, Cymbal, Drum and Piano (and more). In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are trying to find a way off the planet where they are stranded We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Discussing puns, Piccolo, Drum, Piano, Cymbal and Tambourine Mentioning Piccolo's non-canon children, Ukulele, Harp, Mandolin, Maraca, Organ, Castanets, Harmonica, and Bongo, a...

2024-02-1351 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Yajirobe (S3E2)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 105, 106 and 107, "Here Comes Yajirobe," "Terrible Tambourine," and "Tien's Atonement." We continue on with Demon King Piccolo Saga, and introduce a new character, Yajirobe. In this episode: Jelli digs Bekinney out of the cold, cold ground We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Yajirobe's design inspirations, coming from the Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo and the actor Daisuke Kato A note about a first when it comes to a fight within Dragon Ball, between Yajirobe and Cymbal Ya...

2024-01-3049 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Evil Containment (S3E1)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 102, 103 and 104, "Enter King Piccolo," "Tambourine Attacks!" and "Mark of the Demon." We leave the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi behind, and delve into the Demon King Piccolo Saga, starting out with the idea of the Evil Containment Wave, or the Mafuba. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney collect themselves after a harsh battle We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on the episodes about translations with Master Mutaito and Master Roshi, timeline items with Master Sh...

2024-01-1652 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Season Two Finale - The Battle of the Bekinneys (S2E25)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. https://www.facebook.com/FinalForumPodcast https://twitter.com/finalforumpod

2024-01-0233 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Kazuhiko Torishima (S2E24)Jelli and Bekinney take a break from format and Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by pivoting and talking about the life and personality and career of one of the most influential creative minds behind Dragon Ball: Akira Toriyama's first editor Kazuhiko Torishima. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are fired upon! We have already discussed the life and career of Akira Toriyama, Daisuke Nishio, Toshiki Inoue, Takao Koyama, Chiaki Imada, and (one of the men who inspired the creation of Goku himself) Jackie Chan...let's talk about one of the key men...

2023-12-191h 05

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Manga Comparisons (S2E23)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episode 101, "The Fallen" and then jumping into comparing the Dragon Ball anime to the Dragon Ball manga. We continue discussing the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi, and delve into the topic of Tien and his third eye. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are on their way to a new planet. We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments The cliffhanger ending involving Krillin and how shocking it is The physics of the end of the battle Whether Tien o...

2023-12-0545 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Tien Shinhan (S2E22)What kind of sense does it make for a being with three eyes to be a "human"? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 96, 97 ,98, 99 and 100, "Tail's Tale," "Final Match: Goku vs. Tien," "Victory's Edge," "Tien's Insurrection," and "The Spirit Cannon." We continue discussing the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi, and delve into the topic of Tien and his third eye. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney split up. That will end well. We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on To...

2023-11-211h 00

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Chiaotzu (S2E21)Everything you never knew about Chiaotzu! Is he the darkest character in Dragon Ball? Let's discuss! Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 91, 92, 93, 94, and 95, "Counting Controversy," "Goku Enters the Ring," Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun," "Stepping Down," and "Goku vs. Krillin" We continue discussing the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi, and delve into the topic of zombies (kind of) in Dragon Ball. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are faced with a veritable ocean of molten rock We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments So...

2023-11-0757 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Flight (Buku Jutsu) (S2E18)Why did flying get introduced to the Dragon Ball universe? What's the deal with characters who can fly vs those who can't? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 87, 88, 89, and 90, "Yamcha vs. Tien," "Yamcha's Big Break," "Full-Moon Vengeance," and "The Dodan Wave." We continue discussing the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi, and delve into the topic of flight in Dragon Ball. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney try to chart their course We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Some notes on the techniques Ti...

2023-09-2653 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Crane Hermit and 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi (S2E17)What happens when Akira Toriyama takes inspiration from an ancient animal kingdom rivalry to bring a new foe into Dragon Ball? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 83, 84, 85 and 86, "Which Way to Papaya Island?" "Rivals and Arrivals," "Preliminary Peril," and "Then there Were Eight." We begin discussing the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi, and delve into the Crane Hermit, or Master Shen. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney prepare to leave Kemani We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments How Toriyama became among the fi...

2023-09-121h 03

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle COMMENTARY (S2E16)What's the deal with these Dragon Ball movies? Would they have been fun theatrical experiences? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by ...jumping off the manga and onto our second feature film commentary! In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney roast some food over a crackling fire We sync up our audio commentary for the listeners We discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castl such as its 1987 release at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival, the film's box office, a...

2023-08-2959 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Baba Filler Episodes and Manga Comparison (S2E15)Our shortest run of manga-anime comparison ever! Will we have enough material to do a full episode? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82, "The Eternal Dragon Rises," "Terror and Plague," "Goku vs Sky Dragon," "Goku Goes to Demon Land," and "The Terror of InoShikaCho." We continue discussing the Fortune Teller Baba mini tournament and a few unexpectedly interesting filler episodes, as well as round up with a discussion of the Baba arc in the manga. In this episode: Jelli is on an...

2023-08-151h 01

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Grandpa Gohan (S2E14)Is this the most emotionally charged moment in Dragon Ball history? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 74, 75, 76 and 77, "The Mysterious Fifth Man," "The Strong Ones," "True Colors of the Masked Man," and "Pilaf's Tactics." We continue discussing the Fortune Teller Baba mini tournament and break down the identity of the fifth fighter, Grampa Gohan, as well as his importance culturally and to the story. In this episode: Jelli is on an ant-hunt We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments How Toriyama is...

2023-08-0151 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast [Four of] The Five Warriors (S2E13)Is Dragon Ball in the Universal Monsters pantheon? Is this a crossover? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 71, 72, and 73, "Deadl Battle," "Goku's Turn," and "The Devilmite Beam." We continue discussing the Fortune Teller Baba mini tournament and break down the identities of four of Baba's five champions. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney arrive on a new planet We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Fangs the Vampire's inspiration points, which are obviously Dracula and Vlad Tepes How Fangs is a Mu...

2023-07-1855 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Fortune Teller Baba (S2E12)Did Fortune Teller Baba inspire John Wick? Did she? Let's be honest about it... Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 69 and 70, "Who is Fortune Teller Baba?" and "We are the Five Warriors." We pick up the trail of the final Dragon Ball and start to bridge Dragon Ball into the afterlife. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney make a bet We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments The first example of Goku inspiring allies to refocus their training efforts Breaking down t...

2023-07-0444 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Red Ribbon Manga Discussions and Dogi Talk (S2E11)Everyone loves a good fit. Why are they IMPORTANT in Dragon Ball though? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 65, 66, 67 and 68, "Confron the Red Ribbon Army," "A Real Bind," "The End of Commander Red," and "The Last Dragon Ball." We put a bow on the Red Ribbon Army, get into breaking down the manga as it compares to the anime, and talk about the significance of Goku's gi In this episode: Your cohosts try to unravel a mystery We recap the episodes and discuss...

2023-06-2058 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Master Korin (S2E10)What do tasty snack treat towers have to do with all-knowing cat hermits? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 61 62, 63 and 64 , "Korin Tower," "Sacred Water," "The Return of Goku," and "The Last of Mercenary Tao." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, and dig deep into the character of Master Korin (or Karin) and the inspirations behind this master hermit cat. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney have been taken aboard a Frieza Force medical vessel We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite...

2023-06-0657 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Tao Pai Pai aka Mercenary Tao (S2E9)THE. SINGLE. GREATEST. MOMENT. IN. DRAGON. BALL. HISTORY?!?!? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 59 and 60, "The Notorious Mercenary," and "Tao Attacks." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, and dig deep into the character of Mercenary Tao. In this episode: Jelli is punishing Bekinney for his insubordination We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments Mercenary Tao's points of inspirations, from the films Drunken Master and Snake in Eagle's Shadow Tao's long hair braid and its implications from the Qing Dynasty Tao's K...

2023-05-2352 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Bora, Upa, and Indigenous Peoples in Dragon Ball (S2E8)What happens when a creator from a racially homogenous society tackles the intricacies of indigenous peoples in North America? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episode 58, "The Land of Korin." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, and get into how Indigenous People are portrayed in Dragon Ball and why they are portrayed that way. In this episode: Jelli remains convinced he is having a nervous breakdown as Bekinney attempts to get him to notice that they're standing in the same spot We recap...

2023-05-0953 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast General Blue Manga Comparisons (S2E7)Toriyama's manga continues! But does it retain its panache? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 56 and 57, "Strange Visitor, " and "Arale vs. Blue." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, the walking contradiction that is General Blue, continue talking about Dr. Slump, and do our usual end-of-arc manga comparisons. In this episode: Jelli remains convinced he is having a nervous breakdown as Bekinney attempts to get him to notice that they're standing in the same spot We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite...

2023-04-2558 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast On Booby Traps and Crossovers (with Dr Slump) (S2E6)What happens when Akira Toriyama partakes in the time-honored tradition of the franchise crossover? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55, "The Trap is Sprung," "Beware of Robot," "The Pirate Treasure," "Blue Black and Blue," "Escape from Pirate Cave" and "Penguin Village." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, the walking contradiction that is General Blue, talk about booby traps, and delve into the crossover with Dr. Slump and Goku meeting Arale. In this episode: Your Jelli remains convinced he is having a...

2023-04-111h 03

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast General Blue (S2E5)Can a mangaka with traditional values from a country as historically conservative as Japan create a good quality LGBTQ character? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 46, 47, 48 and 49, "Bulma's Bad Day," "Kame House - Found!" "Deep Blue Sea," and "Roshi Surprise." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, the walking contradiction that is General Blue, and have a discussion about LGBTQIA+ Representation in Dragon Ball. In this episode: Your cohosts return! We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments More of Toriyama's love o...

2023-03-2948 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Further West and Capsule Corp (S2E2)What happens when Toriyama inverts Dragon Ball's entire fish-out-of-water dynamic? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 44 and 45, "Master Thief, Hasky," and "Danger in the Air." We continue discussing the Red Ribbon Army, break down some trivia on a few filler episodes, and have a discussion about how society is basically just the worst. In this episode: Your cohosts remain missing We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments (spoiler: we don't have a lot of favorite moments) Mentioning Toriyama's love of inversions, r...

2023-02-1655 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Clue: Dragon Ball Edition (S2E1)Can a shameless board game tie-in still be a fun time? Jelli and Bekinney have no time to continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime Dragon Ball. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are MISSING! Audio from when your heroic hosts first met one another and played Dragon Ball Z Clue We discuss the pieces inside the Clue box, and talk about the classic whodunit game. 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...

2023-02-021h 10

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Season One Finale - Climactic Battle (S1E30)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. https://www.facebook.com/FinalForumPodcast https://twitter.com/finalforumpod

2023-01-1937 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Muscle Tower Manga vs Anime Comparison (S1E29)Will the Dragon Ball manga continue to impress? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 42 and 43, "The Secret of Dr. Flappe," and "A Trip to the City." We dig further into the Red Ribbon Army, break down some trivia on a few filler episodes, and compare the Muscle Tower manga chapters to the episodes of the anime. In this episode: The battle rages on...and a new fighter emerges! We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments We talk about the inspiration points f...

2023-01-0550 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Android 8 and General White (S1E28)What does EVERYONE get wrong when discussing Androids in Dragon Ball? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 39, 40 and 41, "Mysterious Android No. 8," "Horrifying Buyon," and "The Fall of Muscle Tower." We dig further into the Red Ribbon Army and Goku's challenges as he continues along, the Frankenstein-like Android Number 8, the Pink Blob monster Buyon and finally General White himself. In this episode: The battle rages on... We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments We talk about the obvious inspiration points from Frankenstein...

2022-12-2145 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Early Dragon Ball Video Games (S1E27)Can early-era video games hold the attention of people with more modern sensibilities and demands of their games? Jelli and Bekinney take a break from Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon (because we don't do enough of that, right?) by breaking down some early video games. We're talking about Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyō, aka Secret of the Dragon from the Super Casette Vision; Dragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo aka Dragon Power for the Nintendo Entertainment System; and Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu aka Dragon Ball: Great Demon King's Revival, also for the NES. In this episo...

2022-12-061h 03

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Ninja Murasaki (S1E26)Is it racially inappropriate if a Japanese creator makes every ninja joke under the sun? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 37 and 38, "Ninja Murasaki is Coming," and "The Five Murasakis" and we dig further into the Red Ribbon Army and Goku's challenge on floor 4: a deadly ninja assassin In this episode: INVASION! We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments We discuss the origin of Murasaki's name and why it's different than other members of the Red Ribbon Army who have color-based...

2022-11-0943 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Don Dracula (Dragon Ball-o-ween) (S1E25)It's the last episode of Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! Can we connect an Osamu Tezuka manga to the world of Dragon Ball? Listen NOW! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down Osamu Tezuka's manga and anime Don Dracula. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on other shows and movies. In this case, it's Takao Koyama, screenwriter on both Don Dracula and Dragon Ball. ...

2022-10-271h 15

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast The Return of Godzilla Commentary (Dragon Ball-o-Ween) (S1E24)Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! What does Godzilla have to do with Dragon Ball? Listen to FIND OUT! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney are joined by Kyle Byrd and Matt Parmley of the Kaiju Transmissions Podcast for a fun break from format and into the world of Godzilla films. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon and delving into times our franchise's creators have "put on a costume" and worked on other shows and movies. In this case, it's...

2022-10-112h 05

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Muscle Tower and 80s Pop Culture (S1E23)Is the Red Ribbon Army a placeholder for the communist armies of Soviet Russia and Communist China? How did the dire state of the Japanese film industries in the 1970s impact Akira Toriyama? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episodes 35 and 36 of the show, "Cold Reception," and "Major Metallitron" and we dig further into the Red Ribbon Army as well as their current base of operations for this portion of the arc: Muscle Tower In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are preparing for invasion ...

2022-09-2739 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero! (S1E22)New movie! New animation style! New discussions! Jelli and Bekinney take a break from Akira Toriyama's manga/anime once again to discuss a NEW MOVIE! In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney discuss Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero but FIRST We have some news items to discuss We talk about the collaboration between Swatch and Dragon Ball Z and discuss the watches for Goku, Vegeta, Master Roshi, Frieza, Cell, Gohan, and Majin Buu and which one is an unfortunate miss The news items then turns to discussion of the new arcs of the Dragon Ball S...

2022-09-141h 08

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast The Red Ribbon Army Debuts (S1E21)What happens when Toriyama begins earnestly incorporating Western references into his Eastern mythology-based manga? Do we have the wherewithal to do some psychological analysis? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by breaking down episode 34 of the show, "Cruel Commander Red" and we dig into the Red Ribbon Army In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney are finally safe(?) on a Frieza Force planet We recap Cruel Commander Red and discuss our favorite bits Bekinney talks about how Toriyama once again inverts the narrative of Dragon Ball and Goku ...

2022-08-3046 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast On the Importance of Filler...plus Wedding Talk! (S1E20)Which episodes of Dragon Ball had to be edited due to the September 11th World Trade Center attack? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by jumping back into the show, and delving into how filler is important when creating an anime based on a manga. We discuss the episodes "The Roaming Lake", "Pilaf and the Mystery Force", "Wedding Plans?", "The Flying Fortress Vanished!", and "The Legend of a Dragon" and we dig into why filler exists, as well as some of Asian culture's wedding traditions. In this episode:

2022-08-161h 01

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball Prototypes (S1E19)What's the origin of Dragon Ball? Did Toriyama ever workshop this idea or did he just plow forward? Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by remaining off the show itself, and delving into some background information on Dragon Ball, specifically, by tackling the genesis of Dragon Ball, and its prototypes via some of Akira Toriyama's one-off manga he created leading up to Dragon Ball's inception In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney encounter a massive power reading in the deep recesses of space We talk about WHY we're...

2022-08-0251 min

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Curse of the Blood Rubies (S1E18)It's a COMMENTARY TRACK! Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by ...jumping off the manga and onto a feature film commentary for the first time ever! In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney find themselves adrift in space We sync up our audio commentary for the listeners We discuss some of the production facts about the film Dragon Ball Curse of the Blood Rubies such as its 1986 release at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival, the film's box office, and the production team working on the film We...

2022-07-191h 04

Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast 21st Tenkaichi Budokai Manga vs Anime Comparison (S1E17)Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon by comparing the manga for the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai tournament to the anime episodes. We'll be recapping the storyline and expounding on the similarities and differences. In this episode: Jelli and Bekinney find themselves attempting to leave the planet where they've been stuck Brief plot synopsis of the Dragon Ball manga for the next several chapters Brief discussion of favorite moments from this arc Explanation of Krillin and Launch and their name differences Kururin and Lunch We expose a character who's in the "...

2022-07-051h 02