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Rating: Summary: From Ginyu to Vegetto (Cell and Trunks in between), buy it! Review: Dubbies (fans of North American DBZ), stay away from this. this is part of the 10 volume Daizenshyu set, books that, though mostly in Japanese, have become a resource for every great DBZ webmaster. There is little english to be found in these books, so hone your Japanese first.Volume 5 is a great resource for the DBZ fan, and covers almost EVERYTHING the US dub has not reached. Like the first guide, only different episodes. All in all, a great set, and as long as you are a TRUE DBZ Otaku, buy all 7. Those who watch the english DBZ, though, be warned: These books are not for you.
Rating: Summary: From Ginyu to Vegetto (Cell and Trunks in between), buy it! Review: Dubbies (fans of North American DBZ), stay away from this. this is part of the 10 volume Daizenshyu set, books that, though mostly in Japanese, have become a resource for every great DBZ webmaster. There is little english to be found in these books, so hone your Japanese first. Volume 5 is a great resource for the DBZ fan, and covers almost EVERYTHING the US dub has not reached. Like the first guide, only different episodes. All in all, a great set, and as long as you are a TRUE DBZ Otaku, buy all 7. Those who watch the english DBZ, though, be warned: These books are not for you.
Rating: Summary: From Furiiza To Vejitto Review: Fair warning - This book is written in Japanese! Just to prevent any confusion. Now on to the actual contents. Dragonball Daizenshyuu #5: TV Animation Part 2 is a great book to consider if you don't know Japanese but would like some great eyecandy, as well as a nice purchase if you do know Japanese and would like to fully research the series. While Book 2: Story Guide focuses mainly on the original manga of Dragonball, books 3 and 5 are based around the anime counterpart. It begins with a full summary of the Furiiza saga as well as the original airdates which serve as a link into pages full of images and information detailing the saga in "Acts". This section has some GREAT images, some of which are a full page. This section continues all the way through the Furiiza, Garlic Jr, Android, and Cell sagas before we are presented with a nice section on how scenes were handled in the anime as compared to the manga. Following the manga/anime comparison guide, we are treated to a multitude of short bios and sketches for many of the characters in the series from Gokuu to Majin Buu. Next we are treated to the Super Battle Scene pages we saw earlier in the book for Heaven's Tournament through the creation of Vejitto. Finishing off TV Animation Part 2 is lyrics for the two later Dragonball Z theme songs and a look into the "future" of DB (at the time, the "future" was the final battle with Majin Buu and Dragonball GT). Once again, the "last" pages contain an interview with Toriyama Akira himself, except this time after the interview are titles and summaries for Dragonball Z episodes 75-268. I definitely recommend the book to anyone who has basic knowledge of Japanese and wants to learn more about the series, or just anyone who wants to see some great images from the series and some that never made it in.
Rating: Summary: From Furiiza To Vejitto Review: Fair warning - This book is written in Japanese! Just to prevent any confusion. Now on to the actual contents. Dragonball Daizenshyuu #5: TV Animation Part 2 is a great book to consider if you don't know Japanese but would like some great eyecandy, as well as a nice purchase if you do know Japanese and would like to fully research the series. While Book 2: Story Guide focuses mainly on the original manga of Dragonball, books 3 and 5 are based around the anime counterpart. It begins with a full summary of the Furiiza saga as well as the original airdates which serve as a link into pages full of images and information detailing the saga in "Acts". This section has some GREAT images, some of which are a full page. This section continues all the way through the Furiiza, Garlic Jr, Android, and Cell sagas before we are presented with a nice section on how scenes were handled in the anime as compared to the manga. Following the manga/anime comparison guide, we are treated to a multitude of short bios and sketches for many of the characters in the series from Gokuu to Majin Buu. Next we are treated to the Super Battle Scene pages we saw earlier in the book for Heaven's Tournament through the creation of Vejitto. Finishing off TV Animation Part 2 is lyrics for the two later Dragonball Z theme songs and a look into the "future" of DB (at the time, the "future" was the final battle with Majin Buu and Dragonball GT). Once again, the "last" pages contain an interview with Toriyama Akira himself, except this time after the interview are titles and summaries for Dragonball Z episodes 75-268. I definitely recommend the book to anyone who has basic knowledge of Japanese and wants to learn more about the series, or just anyone who wants to see some great images from the series and some that never made it in.
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