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Episode 41 (S2E11) Red Ribbon Manga Discussions and Dogi Talk
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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 our favorite moments
- Violet's inspiration from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- More Star Wars influences
- Silver, Purple, White, Blue, Yello, Red, Violet, Brown, Copper, Metallic, Black...all defeated by a little boy in Orange
- We talk about the importance of Goku's gi, or dogi and why Toriyama chose the color he did, and how the gi he wears is inspired by Chinese dogis and yet differs due to design considerations
- Why Goku wears his dogi almost constantly
- Commander Red's sometimes Scottish accent is analyzed
- More Indiana Jones influences
- Red's Napoleon Complex
- Then we get into some manga an anime comparison points and look at some shocking filler moments and a few other notes on things like cover art and at least one great pun
- A shocking typo (shocking? sure. Why not?)
- 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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