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Episode 47 (S2E17) Crane Hermit and 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi
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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 first manga ka to incorporate a time skip into a Shonen Jump manga
- The possible origins of Konkichi, the green fox
- Jelli throws out some movie recommendations including Battle Royale, Kwaidan, and Godzilla's Revenge
- How Dragon Ball continues to borrow from Journey to the West
- A discussion of durian and papaya, two of the most controversial fruits (if such a thing can be called controversial)
- A brief biography of Andre the Giant
- Some things to be on the lookout for as the 22nd Budokai Tenkaichi ramps up
- And then we delve into the Crane Hermit, his design inspirations from Hideyo Amamoto and Christopher Lee as Fu Manchu, and why Toriyama chose a crane
- We wrap up by saying some predictive thoughts about the forthcoming arc
- 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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