Bansho Fan Filler (S3E18)

Is this just a perfunctory tack-on to the end of Dragon Ball or is there more to this crop of filler episodes than it would appear at a glance?

Jelli and Bekinney continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball by breaking down episodes 149, 150, 151, 152, and 153: "Dress in Flames," "The Fire-Eater," "Outrageous Octagon," "Mystery of the Dark World," and "The End, The Beginning." We continue discussing the Piccolo Jr. Saga, and talk about the filler that ends the original Dragon Ball series.

In this episode:

• Jelli and Bekinney are trying to get back to their ship and escape
• We recap the episodes and discuss our favorite moments 
• Some notes on our assumptions when it comes to breaking down these episodes
• Talking about Azuchi Castle, Oda Nobunaga, the FX series Shogun, and Octagons
• The Basan, Japan's legendary fire bird, similar to a phoenix and how the Pokemon Moltres took inspiration from this as well
• Hakkakke's name, meaning literally chipped-tooth
• The yuki-onna, or Snow Woman, a yokai of Japanese folklore
• A brief tangent into Kwaidan, Tales from the Darkside and Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
• The five elements of Chinese and Japanese culture and how they compare to the four elements of Western thought
• The Bansho Fan and its inspirations from the Banana Leaf Fan of Journey to the West
• A discussion of Daode Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones of orthodox Daoism and his connections to Journey to the West, Laozi, and Annin
• 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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