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Summary: DBZ Mangas all Rock!!
Review: BUY THIS MANGA!! I don't care if you just got into anime or manga or if you know all there is to know about dbz! This entire series of manga, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z is great!! Plus, your aren't going to find it much cheaper here in the U.S.
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Summary: DBZ Volume #1
Review: Dragon Ball Z Volume 1 published by Viz is in my opininon a great book, of course thats not suprising since it's by Akira Toriyama one of the greatest ever. This book tells of the beginning of Dragon Ball Z (which takes place 5 years after the original Dragon Ball). It explains many things to come and gives answers to some of the mysteries of Dragon Ball at the same time kicking off one of the greatest Manga series ever to be made. It starts off with an Alien named raditz coming to Earth and seeking out his long lost brother named Kakarot (Kakarot is the one we know as our hero Goku) ands winds up with huge twists and finishes with a Battle for the ages. Any true Toriyama should own this book. Two enthusiasic thumbs up from a Dragon Ball z fanatic! A definite score!
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Summary: Dragonball Z, graphic novel #1
Review: Dragonball Z graphic novel #1, is #17 in the 42-volume series known as Dragonball. The first 16 of these graphic novels are called Dragonball, and deal with the adventures of young Goku. The story of Dragonball Z(DBZ) begins five years after Dragonball ends.A mysterious alien comes to Earth, known as Raditz, and he brings surprising news: Goku is a saiyan, a warrior alien race that was nearly extinct, and Goku is Raditz's younger brother. No later than this does Raditz take Goku's 4 year-old son, Gohan, and demand that Goku join him in helping with the destruction of the planet. When hope seems lost, a strange alliance is forged. Piccolo, Goku's archenemy, joins forces with Goku, and together they go up against the powerful killer Raditz, which leads to a fight that will never be forgotten. I had always been a fan of the original Dragonball comics, and wasn't too sure about DBZ. I purchased DBZ #1 just to see what it was like... immediately, I was hooked. DBZ is darker and more serious than the often goofy Dragonball, but still has playful, comedic moments, and strong-personality characters that you will love. The fight scenes are easy to follow, but remain very intense. All the Dragonball and DBZ graphic novels are printed right to left. Reading it in the opposite direction can be confusing, but I got the hang of it really quick--so don't let that put you off. For fans of the show, a much deeper and interesting story awaits. These comics were the original; what the show was based on. Nothing is left out, and the dialogue is translated directly from the original Japanese. However, unlike the kid-friendly show, there are some elements which may not be completely appropriate for young children(You be the judge). I recommend this graphic novel to anyone who likes comics or anime. It has a great story, funny moments, awesome fights and more. I definitely think that if you showed enough interest to view this page, you would like it. Buy it.
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Summary: Great book
Review: First off, I would like to say, the reason its backwards, is because thats how they read over there. DragonBallZ is an awesome story all the way to Buu. The Sagas have awesome fights(especially uncut). This book is really great because we get to learn where Gokou came from, and you also get a little taste of Gohans'(my favorite)power.A great buy for the Casual or hardcore DBZ fan.
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Summary: Dragonball Z, graphic novel #1
Review: I have to admit that my first impulse from seeing the show on Cartoon Network is the same: This is not a kids' book, or show, but should be viewed by a more mature audience. It doesn't bug me much though. More for people like me. The art work is completely different from the normal American art. This can most easily be shown by the angles that Toriyama uses to get his message across. Japanese angles of sight in artwork have long been inspirational to Western artists, and I think that cartoons are no different. Also, Toriyama is much more interested in the simple beauty of a line and uses it over using tons of clutter in the pictures. Always a plus from my boat. The dialogue, again a reason for older kids, contains quite a few swearwords. Doesn't bug me, but parents might want to edit this one for a few years efore they let the kids have it. I love the original format, but it makes reading other comicbooks difficult after reading this! I want to go right to left in them too! Definitely one of my favorites so far.
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Summary: For an Older Audience- DBZ
Review: I have to admit that my first impulse from seeing the show on Cartoon Network is the same: This is not a kids' book, or show, but should be viewed by a more mature audience. It doesn't bug me much though. More for people like me. The art work is completely different from the normal American art. This can most easily be shown by the angles that Toriyama uses to get his message across. Japanese angles of sight in artwork have long been inspirational to Western artists, and I think that cartoons are no different. Also, Toriyama is much more interested in the simple beauty of a line and uses it over using tons of clutter in the pictures. Always a plus from my boat. The dialogue, again a reason for older kids, contains quite a few swearwords. Doesn't bug me, but parents might want to edit this one for a few years efore they let the kids have it. I love the original format, but it makes reading other comicbooks difficult after reading this! I want to go right to left in them too! Definitely one of my favorites so far.
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Summary: Dragon Ball
Review: I loved this manga edition! It is very carefully drawn by the talented Akira Toriyama himself. This is an important edition because it introduces you to the more mature versions of the Dragonball gang that we all know and love. All in all, this is definetly worth the read!
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Summary: Great book, story, drawings and fighting scenes!
Review: I'm a big fan of DB/DBZ and I just loved this book. Toriyama is the master of all the mangas ever! Viz have done a great decision by releasing the DB/DBZ books in their original reading format (Right to Left). The story is interesting, the fighting scenes have never seemed more fast-moving action-packed than in any comic book (Graphic Novel..!) I have seen, Toriyama knows the job and he does it well, his drawings are far more than well, they're huge!!! The only problem that bothered me is (not Toriyama..) the translation of Viz, words like "to", "the" and "him" are replaced with a "shortcut"(?) like "t'", "th'" and "'im", a small problem, it doesn't matter much but it's a bit annoying. besides that, Viz have done a great work in the overall, and so did Toriyama, the king. I reccomend this book to everyone, it has all in one - Comedy, Drama, Action and all the other genres that I don't know. For you DBZ fans who already seen the TV show, you havn't seen anything if you didn't see the original thing.
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Summary: Funimations worst nightmare...A good translation!
Review: In Japan the comic came before the show, so this isn't cheap mechantdice. In fact, it's way better than the show, even though the plot is exactly the same. Why? Becuase the translation is not cut, it still has sex jokes and blood, plus the words are much smoother. The charcters talk like normal people, and each has the own speech style. Piccolo talks like a king, while goku is kinda hick. And compare translations.
This is a real scene from teh DBZ Freiza Saga:
Funimation Dubbing:
Vegeta: What is that THING?
Gohan: A watch
Vegeta: Mighty clunky to be a watch Viz on the other hand translates much more smoothly with each
character having there own way of talking.
(Piccolo and Vegeta both sound royal, while Goku is a little hick)
Viz manga translation:
Vegeta: What's that in your hand, WHELP!?
Gohan: It's a wattcch, sir.
Vegeta: Heh...Earthlings! Just smart enough to find their way across
space...but not smart enough to make a watch smaller than that!
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Summary: Ooops...
Review: Sorry, but this is just an editorial: when I did tha "second" review (the one at the top) of this volume, it was actually supposed to be for volume 2. The coverart was different, and even, I think, said "2" on it, so I got confused into writing two reviews for this.
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