Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle COMMENTARY (S2E16)

What's the deal with these Dragon Ball movies? Would they have been fun theatrical experiences? 

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 Dragon Ball Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castl such as its 1987 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: Metalder, Super Sentai, and Saint Seiya
• 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 in terms of a modern-day episode of The Simpsons
• Shedding light on Keiju Terui - a Toei staff writer who also worked on Dr Slump and Legend of Zelda
• 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 Creative Products, Speedy, and Funimation
• The difference between the 2005 original Funimation release and the 2010 remastered version
• Discussing the characters Lucifer and the hunchback and their inspirations from Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr Slump
• Breaking down Ghastel from his appearance to his cultural background as a Prince Nezha interpretation from Journey to the West
• Talking about Minoru Maeda's career as a character designer for Dragon Ball
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual as we react to this wickedly fast-paced film

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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