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 Ramenman, and Kamen Rider Black Terrifying the Phantom House of Devil Pass
• We delve into the background behind the Toei Manga Matsuri – Toei Cartoon Festival and its inception in 1969 and other such festivals around the country such as Toho's Champion Festival
• Contextualizing the box office of the film
• Shedding light on co-directors Kazuhisa Takenouichi (who worked on Dr Slump, Sailor Moon, One Piece and Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which is a companion piece to the Daft Punk album, Destiny) and Minor Okazaki (who worked on Doraemon, Dr Slump, Gegege no Kitaro and others)
• Discussing the film's producer: Chiaki Imada and his career at Toei which began with the release of Tower of Lilies
• We discuss the different dubs created for the film by studios such as Harmony Gold, Speedy, and Funimation
• The difference between the 2005 original Funimation release and the 2010 remastered version
• A reference to a Godzilla fan film turned "real" movie, Dragon Lizard Lord Super Monsters
• Really digging into the Speedy Dub
• Talking about Ceyli Delgadillo, the original voice of kid Goku
• Discussing the Mifan Empire seen in the film
• Talking about timelines and continuity
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual as we react to this wickedly fast-paced film

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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

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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) as well the Ultraman series with Ultraseven
• Power level tropes being utilized
• Goku fulfilling Uranai Baba's prophecy
• Goku taunting Piccolo using a childlike phrase
• Japanese voice actor Aono Takeshi (for Piccolo) setting a precedent for Sean Schemmel and Chris Sabat by almost passing out in the recording booth
• The trials of The Buddha, Jesus Christ, and Dante Alleghiri with regards to achieving salvation
• Discussing saru, Japanese for monkey, and how monkeys are seen as demon repellants
• Discussing May 9th, Goku Day...or Piccolo Day...
• How monkeys play into Buddhism
• Another pivot, slight though it may be, of Dragon Ball's tone and style
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual

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