Best FinalForumPodcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 67 (S3E12) The Mr. Popo Episode 1:04:00

10d ago1:04:00

1:04:00

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:…

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Episode 66 (S3E11) - Kami’s Lookout 52:30

24d ago52:30

52:30

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 episod…

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Episode 65 (S3E10) Mystical Adventure Commentary 1:04:12

1M ago1:04:12

1:04:12

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…

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Episode 64 (S3E9) Demon King Piccolo Manga Review 1:02:16

2M ago1:02:16

1:02:16

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 Bekinn…

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Episode 63 (S3E8) - Goku vs Piccolo and the Path to Heaven through Hell 56:40

2M ago56:40

56:40

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 …

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Episode 62 (S3E7) - Senzu and Divine Water 56:29

3M ago56:29

56:29

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 …

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Episode 61(S3E5) 2024 March Madness Tenkaichi Tournament (2 of 2) 1:03:37

3M ago1:03:37

1:03:37

Jelli and Bekinney continue their break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon, and pivot away from tearing into the manga and anime that are the most crucial parts of the Dragon Ball franchise to have a little themed fun! In this episode: It's TOURNAMENT SEASON! Kick off your shoes, relax, and listen as we break d…

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Episode 60(S3E5) 2024 March Madness Tenkaichi Tournament (1 of 2) 1:27:10

3M ago1:27:10

1:27:10

Jelli and Bekinney take a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon, and pivot away from tearing into the manga and anime that are the most crucial parts of the Dragon Ball franchise to have a little themed fun! In this episode: It's TOURNAMENT SEASON! Kick off your shoes, relax, and listen as we break down 64 o…

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RIP Akira Toriyama 1955-2024 1:07:09

4M ago1:07:09

1:07:09

On this episode of Final Forum, we discuss the recent, unfortunate, and untimely passing of Akira Toriyama, and do our best to talk about what his works, from Dragon Ball, to Dr. Slump, to Dragon Quest, to Chrono Trigger, meant to us, and attempt to parse this news as best we can. We were joined on this episode by our friend Lux Edwards (Soulmass21…

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Episode 59 (S3E4) - Demon King Piccolo 1:03:22

4M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

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 K…

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Episode 58 (S3E3) - Piccolo’s Children 51:53

5M ago51:53

51:53

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 …

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Episode 57 (S3E2) - Yajirobe 49:05

5M ago49:05

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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 o…

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Episode 56 (S3E1) - Evil Containment 52:00

6M ago52:00

52:00

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 Co…

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Episode 55 (S2E35) - Season Two Finale - The Battle of the Bekinneys 33:08

6M ago33:08

33:08

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 lov…

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Episode 54 (S2E24) - Kazuhiko Torishima 1:05:43

6M ago1:05:43

1:05:43

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…

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Episode 53 (S2E23) -22nd Tenkaichi Budokai Manga Comparisons 45:31

7M ago45:31

45:31

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:…

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Episode 52 (S2E22) - Tien Shinhan 1:00:54

7M ago1:00:54

1:00:54

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 Ti…

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Episode 51 (S2E21) - Chiaotzu 57:48

8M ago57:48

57:48

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 zombie…

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Dragon Ball-oween MINISODE - Jelli’s Top Ten Scariest Dragon Ball Moments 19:25

8M ago19:25

19:25

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this special Jelli-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to continue our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about FEAR, because it's almost Halloween and there's nothing like a goo…

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Episode 50 (S2E20) - Drunken Master Commentary 2:24:43

8M ago2:24:43

2:24:43

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney are joined by Trevor Snyder of the Failure to Franchise Podcast as well as Days of Future Podcast Examining the X-Men for a fun break from format and into the world of kung fufilms. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break f…

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Dragon Ball-oween MINISODE - Bekinney’s Top Ten Scariest Dragon Ball Moments 11:01

8M ago11:01

11:01

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this special Bekinney-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to continue our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about FEAR, because it's almost Halloween and there's nothing like a …

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Episode 49 (S2E19) - Halo Franchise Discussion 1:42:02

9M ago1:42:02

1:42:02

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this episode, Jelli and Bekinney break down the Halo franchise, with specific focus on three pieces: the short film Halo Landfall, the animated anthology Halo Legends, and the new Paramount+ streaming show, Halo. It's part of our October/Halloween Festivities where we're taking a break fro…

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Episode 48 (S2E18) Flight(Buku Jutsu) 53:42

9M ago53:42

53:42

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: Jel…

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Episode 47 (S2E17) Crane Hermit and 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi 1:03:00

10M ago1:03:00

1:03:00

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 e…

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Episode 46 (S2E16) Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle COMMENTARY 59:33

10M ago59:33

59:33

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 Dr…

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Episode 45 (S2E15) Baba Filler Episodes and Manga Comparison 1:01:54

11M ago1:01:54

1:01:54

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 u…

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Episode 44 (S2E14) Grandpa Gohan 51:27

11M ago51:27

51:27

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 fi…

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Episode 43 (S2E13) [Four of] The Five Warriors 55:56

12M ago55:56

55:56

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 B…

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Episode 42 (S2E12) Fortune Teller Baba 44:08

12M ago44:08

44:08

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 t…

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Episode 41 (S2E11) Red Ribbon Manga Discussions and Dogi Talk 58:47

1y ago58:47

58:47

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…

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Episode 40 (S2E10) Master Korin 57:32

1y ago57:32

57:32

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…

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Episode 39 (S2E9) - Tao Pai Pai aka Mercenary Tao 52:25

1y ago52:25

52:25

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…

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Episode 38 (S2E8) - Bora, Upa, and Indigenous Peoples in Dragon Ball 53:27

1y ago53:27

53:27

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 ner…

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Episode 37 (S2E7) General Blue Manga Comparisons 58:29

1y ago58:29

58:29

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…

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Episode 36 (S2E6) On Booby Traps and Crossovers (with Dr Slump) 1:03:06

1y ago1:03:06

1:03:06

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 contradic…

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Episode 35 (S2E5) General Blue 48:01

1+ y ago48:01

48:01

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+ …

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Episode 34 (S2E4) 2023 March Madness Tenkaichi Tournament (2 of 2) 1:00:26

1+ y ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Jelli and Bekinney continue their break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon, and pivot away from tearing into the manga and anime that are the most crucial parts of the Dragon Ball franchise to have a little themed fun! In this episode: It's TOURNAMENT SEASON! Kick off your shoes, relax, and listen as we break d…

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Episode 33 (S2E3) 2023 March Madness Tenkaichi Tournament (1 of 2) 1:29:19

1+ y ago1:29:19

1:29:19

Jelli and Bekinney take a break from breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon, and pivot away from tearing into the manga and anime that are the most crucial parts of the Dragon Ball franchise to have a little themed fun! In this episode: It's TOURNAMENT SEASON! Kick off your shoes, relax, and listen as we break down 64 o…

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Episode 32 (S2E2) - Further West and Capsule Corp 55:30

1+ y ago55:30

55:30

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…

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Episode 31 (S2E1) - Clue 1:10:06

1+ y ago1:10:06

1:10:06

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…

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Episode 30 - Season One Finale - Climactic Battle 37:59

1+ y ago37:59

37:59

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/Fi…

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Episode 29 - Muscle Tower Manga vs Anime Comparison 50:04

1+ y ago50:04

50:04

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.…

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Episode 28 - Android 8 and General White 45:34

1+ y ago45:34

45:34

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…

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Episode 27 - Early Dragon Ball Video Games 1:03:01

1+ y ago1:03:01

1:03:01

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 Ent…

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Episode 26 - Ninja Murasaki 43:17

1+ y ago43:17

43:17

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 ou…

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Episode 25 - Don Dracula 1:15:56

1+ y ago1:15:56

1:15:56

It's the last episode of Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! 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 cr…

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Dragon Ball-oween MINISODE - Bekinney’s Top Ten Dragon Ball Character Designs! 14:06

1+ y ago14:06

14:06

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this special Bekinney-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to continue our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about looks, because looks are similar to costumes and costumes are a…

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Episode 24 - The Return of Godzilla Commentary (Dragon Ball-o-Ween) 2:05:16

1+ y ago2:05:16

2:05:16

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! 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 world…

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Dragon Ball-oween MINISODE - Jelli’s Top Ten Dragon Ball Character Designs! 23:27

1+ y ago23:27

23:27

Welcome to Final Forum's Dragon Ball-oween Spooktacular! In this special Jelli-only mini-sode we take a complete break from format, and from breaking down Akira Toriyama's manga and anime smash success to begin our October/Halloween Festivities and on this episode, it's all about looks, because looks are similar to costumes and costumes are a big p…

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Episode 23 - Muscle Tower and 80s Pop Culture 39:07

2y ago39:07

39:07

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 Bekinn…

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