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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great start to Dragonball Z-volume 1
Review: Are you a fan of Dragonball Z? Because if you are, I would highly recommend this manga for you. In this manga, Raditz comes to Earth looking for a sayian, which turns out to be Goku... HIS BROTHER!! When Raditz explains that he and the only other two sayians in the world are taking over planets and destroying them. When Raditz asks' Goku to join them, he refuses, of course. So Raditz, beging the sleaze he is takes Goku's son Gohan. Goku and Piccolo deside to fight Raditz and follow him to his space pod. There they fight. After fighting for a while, Goku realises that he can't beat him without some teamwork. Togather he and Piccolo defeat Raditz, but Goku paid a terrible price. His LIFE. And Ragitz with his final breath, tells Piccolo to watch out for the other two sayians who will come in just 1 year... What will the heros do? To find out by volume 1 and volume 2!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A really good way to start a new series.
Review: If you are a fan of the DB or DBZ anime series, than you will probably love the Manga. Dragon Ball Z starts off the series with a huge plot twist from the first. We had already known Goku was not an ordinary boy from the start, but we never would have thought he was an amnesiac alien who was sent to earth to destroy it. Toriyama's good storytelling explains why Goku never completed his mission and instead took a turn from destroyer to savior. Fans of the series will recognize Goku's brother Raditz right away as the villain. Anyway, the manga is better than the anime,so get ot tee an start reading.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A really good way to start a new series.
Review: If you are a fan of the DB or DBZ anime series, than you will probably love the Manga. Dragon Ball Z starts off the series with a huge plot twist from the first. We had already known Goku was not an ordinary boy from the start, but we never would have thought he was an amnesiac alien who was sent to earth to destroy it. Toriyama's good storytelling explains why Goku never completed his mission and instead took a turn from destroyer to savior. Fans of the series will recognize Goku's brother Raditz right away as the villain. Anyway, the manga is better than the anime,so get ot tee an start reading.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Dragon Ball Great!
Review: Now I know alot of people are thinkin Dragon ball z is so boring. But if you read the graphic novel that just may change. You see since cartoon network doesn't play DBZ on tv anymore, its hard to see the first episode. But when I bought this book that changed and thinking it boring changed too.

I came to like it alot! its a perfect starting manga for any new manga fan. Since I just got into manga it was perfect for me. Now before you buy this book I should warn you there is some bad language in this book. So I would really recomend this book for any child 10 and up. Funny,action cool,martial arts, its got it all Dragon Ball z VOL.1 BUY IT NOW!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A unique and compelling action series
Review: Over the past few years, manga has been exploding into popularity. 'Main-stream' series, such as Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, and Dragon Ball Z, are becoming scorned by more widely-read fans due to their overly-hyped status. Nevertheless, Dragon Ball Z still stands to be one of the most unique and fascinating action series in the shonen genre. If you aren't too tired of the anime, and have a taste for epic action, neat and yet detailed artwork, a suspenseful storyline, and villains who just won't die, then this series is for you. Dragon Ball Z was one of my first manga series, and later introduced me to the rest of the shonen genre.

While the anime has poor quality animation, a sluggish yet exhaustingly action-driven plot, and very little in the way of plot twists, the original manga more than makes up for this. There is much more evidence of a -storyline- (gasp! DBZ has a storyline??!) it is much more humorous, and the plot moves quickly without losing its pacing and flow. I have read the entire Dragon Ball series (the precursor to Dragon Ball Z) and have to say that I much prefer DB for its emphasis on character and humor, but still DBZ is a great series. Don't let the hype fool you: this is a series that deserves every bit of it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Dragon Ball Z Vol.1
Review: This book is great! It is tecnically, Dagon Ball Vol.17, but it says DBZ Vol.1, so that's what I'll call it! Anyway,Akira Toriyama did good on this one. It's not as good as alot of the following ones, and the whole "Dragon Ball" series is better, but it's good.
The stoy is, Son Goku and Son Gohan are at the Turtle House, when Son Goku's evil brother Raditz comes, tells Son that he is an alien from the Saiyan race, and kidnaps Son Gohan.
The manga is better than the anime! You should buy this!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Dragonball Z -Volume 1
Review: This manga is an awsome book for fans of Dragonball Z. In this manga, Raditz comes to Earth looking for a sayian, which turns out to be Goku... HIS BROTHER!! If you know the storyline to this part you'll know that Raditz isn't exactly the kindest person in the world. When Goku refuses to help him destroy planets, Raditz takes Gohan, Gokus son. In the end Goku and Piccolo fight him but when Goku realises hey can't beat him without some sacrifices. Goku offers his own life for piccolo to destroy both Raditz, and Goku. The book ends with Raditz warning them about the other sayians that will come in just one year!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best Manga... EVER!!!!!!
Review: This was the first manga I had ever bought, now I'm hooked! I never really got into the TV series because I didn't watch any of the first episodes, and you can't just jump into the show in the middle, because nothing is really explained. That's why I dicided to get the manga when I found it in a book store.

Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of Dragon Ball, in which Son Goku learns that he is in fact a Sayian, a warrior-like alien race who destroy the inhabitance of planets for profiet, and Goku was to destroy all the humans on Earth. But when he got here he hit his head and lost his memory. Now he must defend his friends and the planet Earth from the 3 remaining Sayians.

I like Dragon Ball Z for its great characters and compeling storyline. And, of course, the ACTION!!! I believe the manga is better than the TV show, because it isn't that slow-paced. In my opinion, this is the best manga and the the best manga for newbie-otakus. If you want the story from the very beginning, I suggest the manga Dargon Ball Vol. 1. That one is more comedy than action, but still very good. Just buy it, you wont regret it. Siutable for ages 9 and up, for mild violence and language (not very much language, mind you).


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