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Final Forum Podcast
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A podcast for the discussion of all things Dragon Ball! Uncovering the culture and hidden history behind Akira Toriyama's seminal franchise.
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Let's give it a go:
Looking for your next favorite podcast? Interested in Dragon Ball or learning about East Asian Culture? Want to join a growing (🤞) community of like-minded fans?

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The logo for Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball has a wealth of cultural context and inspiration that’s often overlooked because the fights are cool. Though not averse to fawning over animation and allowing for the Rule of Cool, Jelli and Bekinney delve into the world of Akira Toriyama, and discuss lesser-known facts about the worldwide manga and anime phenomenon that is one of the most well-known and popular Japanese pop culture exports of all-time. Want to learn about the cultural importance of moments, literary inspirations behind scenes and characters, production facts, and more? Whether you‘re a fan of Goku, Vegeta, or any of the cast of characters including Piccolo, Gohan, Frieza, or even Broly, there should be something for you to enjoy as we cover all things Dragon Ball, including DBZ, GT, Super, Daima, and more! We‘ll have discussions, guests, interviews, reviews, and commentaries so grab a senzu bean, power up your fan level to Super Saiyan, and get ready to learn about Kakarot and his friends; and of course, thank you for helping us achieve our FINAL FORUM...We hear it‘s over 9000.
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Morbid curiosity is threatening to get the best of me…
Dragon Ball box set on Temu
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It’s like we willed this shit into existence…
Sorry.
False advertising for a new Dragon Ball movie about Vegeta
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Wednesday Wares.

I would sleep soundly in this bed spread because I am a big boy.
A set of sheets with Goku in Super Saiyan form on them
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Have you heard Dragon Ball Super Season 2 is coming soon? New movies? A continuation of the manga?

“Official” announcements abound, so we got together with our friend @soulmass218.bsky.social and attempted some rumor control in a BONUS podcast episode AVAILABLE NOW!

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Dragon Ball Super Season 2 Rumor Control
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Et tu, Godzilla?
A comparison of a recent panel from a Godzilla comic to an infamous pose of Yamcha from Dragon Ball Z
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Friday Funny. I'd watch it.
A meme of Dodoria from Dragon Ball Z, where he's being depicted as Dodoria the Explorer a la Dora the Explorer, of childrens' TV programming.
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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#BillsMafia. 😒

I see my kids not enjoying football as much as I do sometimes, and think "What a shame," but then I realize how much my emotional wellbeing gets CRATERED by this team annually and I wonder if perhaps these kids understand something I don't.
Depressed Ben Affleck meme...if he were a Buffalo Bills fan.
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Bills Mafia on our way to hopefully (🤞) see win number 8!
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Generic ninja character, or social commentary on Japan's attempts to blend its traditional culture with modern day conveniences?

Let's unveil the secrets of Ninja Murasaki in today's Thursday Thread 🧵
Things you (probably) didn't know about Ninja Murasaki from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Wednesday Work
Want to make instant ramen in twenty extra steps?
Why not try making this "instant" Ramen Bucket from Dragon Ball Super with Anime with Alvin (on the Binging with Babish Channel)?
Themed movie/show food nights with friends is something I'd love to do
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Bucket Ramen from Dragon Ball Super | Anime with Alvin
YouTube video by Binging with Babish
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Are Zenkai Boosts Dragon Ball's version of Erotic Asphyxiation? Was David Carradine trying to zenkai? Now you've thought it; you can't un-think it

An ALL NEW Final Forum podcast episode!
We also talk about the Quran, Xi Wangmu (Queen Mother of the West) and The 10,000 Hour Rule

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Is the Zenkai Boost from Dragon Ball similar to the idea of Erotic Asphyxiation? Listen to Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast NOW to find out! In this episode: A discussion of how some of the filler here kills the pacing, differently than filler in the past Going back to the Pilaf Arc for a cleanup discussion Comparing Yamcha and Bulma to characters from The Wizard of Oz How the Wizard of Oz utilizes the "it was in you all along" trope and how that was influenced by the bluebird of happiness trope How the bluebird of happiness trope came from the Quran and what influence Journey to the West may have had in bringing in elements of this into Dragon Ball A discussion of Xi Wangmu, the Chinese deity known as the Queen Mother of the West Zenkai boosts A Vegeta impression!? Why zenkai are no longer used, featuring both an in-universe explanation and some head canon that re-defines a certain practice that was most (in)famously utilized by David Carradine (of Kill Bill fame) A Bruce Lee quote concerning the number 10,000 The infamous 10,000 Hours Rule made famous by Malcom Gladwell in his book Outliers What Anders Ericsson, whose research formed the basis for this rule had to say about Gladwell's interpretations A bunch of discussion about practice creating greatness and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Manga Monday. When a woman dares to drive and be an autonomous person...

(please note: sarcasm/humor/tongue-in-cheek, in case it's not obvious)
Goku calling Bulma a witch for using the Hoi Poi capsules in the Dragon Ball manga
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Screenshot Saturday
A screenshot from Dragon Ball Z with interesting timing of Vegeta fighting Zarbon…but it’s Bill Clinton and Donald Trump’s recent scandal.
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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What a time to be alive…
A meme depicting an edited-to-remove-blood moment from Dragon Ball Z where Frieza is pummeling Vegeta, and it looks suggestive, with captions added to reflect the latest news about Donald Trump having performed…certain acts on Bill Clinton
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Friday Fun
Fan art of Dragon Ball if it were Donkey Kong with Goku as Donkey Kong, Bulma as Pauline....and Mario....and Oolong...and Yamcha and Puar....listen, it's far from perfect (could have made Yamcha be Mario) but it's fun and cool and credit to the artist.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Tatsuya Nagamine, director of Dragon Ball Super episodes 77-131, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, One Piece, animation for Power Puff Girls, and more, passed away at the age of 53. No cause of death has been reported at this time.
One Piece, Dragon Ball Super Series Director Tatsuya Nagamine Dies
Nagamine directed One Piece's Wano Kuni, Egghead Island arcs; One Piece Film Z, Dragon Ball Super: Broly movies
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Toriyama was a master at examining the psychology of his main villains via their underlings.
Let's look at that a little deeper with Muscle Tower and General White in today's Thursday Thread 🧵
Fan Artwork from the Muscle Tower arc of Dragon Ball, featuring Goku taking on the Red Ribbon Army, Major Metallitron, Ninja Murasaki, Android 8, and General White
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The New York Times Reporting if it were in the Dragon Ball Universe:
"Zarbon Alleges in Possible E-Mails that Frieza Knew of Saiyan Alleged Crimes. Allegedly."
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Day 14: Our last day in Japan 😭 Ramen at Ichiran traditional-style ramen shop, & went up Tokyo Skytree to get a feel for how sprawling & impressive Tokyo is as a city.
We also had a Dragon Ball merch sighting!
This was the trip of a lifetime & I loved sharing & reliving it these past several weeks.
Ichiran ramen shop features private booths where you order and eat without really interacting with the staff. It's a unique experience. A view of Tokyo (I believe the Asakusa area) from atop the Tokyo Skytree Towards the right on this picture, is the Tokyo Metropolitan complex, where Tokyo Night and Light is projected...it's also the location for the climax of Godzilla vs King Ghidorah Various manga being sold in the Tokyo Skytree included Akira, One Piece, and Dragon Ball, including the Visual History book. I would have bought that if I didn't already own it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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12...40.
How Old were you when you first started watching Dragon Ball Z and how old are you now?
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This is the best thing I’ve seen I’m days. Of course, as a Buffalo Bills fan, I saw nothing but misery and garbage all day yesterday…but this still is AWESOME and made my day.
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One of the things that gets lost in translation is how rhythmic & fun to read the prose of the original Journey to the West is.
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"

Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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One of my favorite things about looking into Dragon Ball filler, and seeing if there's anything interesting, is that I wind up coming across WILD real-life stories that, whether they had ANY influence on Dragon Ball, remain cool things I can tell people about when occasion arises...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I run emotional during Bills games but never quit on them so I hope it sounds like the indictment of the state of the franchise it is when I say I quit before halftime today and went from being HOT to get a ticket for the upcoming game in Houston to wondering if I even want to deal with the hassle.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Bananas or apples?
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Halloween is entirely taken down and the home feels a little sadder.

But the 12 foot skeleton’s Christmas clothes arrive tomorrow.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM