23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Finals (S3E17)

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 and discuss our favorite moments 
• Some notes on weighted clothing
• Goku's abs
• A discussion on the use of nuclear blast imagery
• Piccolo vs Piccolo Jr vs Piccolo Daimao vs Demon King Piccolo - What's the difference?
• The announcer's actions are inspired by kaiju cinema, especially Godzilla movies like King Kong vs Godzilla
• Piccolo's size growth is both a role reversal from the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai when Goku went Oozaru to fight Roshi and a reference to both Ultraman and Super Sentai (aka Power Rangers)
• Goku's trip into Piccolo's mouth and a parallel to Journey to the West
• Goku's surprise reveal that he can fly
• Why Kami can create clothes from nothing
• Discussion on Piccolo's regeneration
• 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, and unspool what we all love so much about Goku, the Dragon Ball franchise, the Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball manga, and more.

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