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Most of this volume is about the final battle with Freeza being the big baddie that the few heroes that are left on the planet to go up against. This is a fight that is always changing, not just with Freeza’s multiple transformations, but how each character is giving everything they’ve got, from Gohan’s hidden power, Vegeta’s arrogance as thinks he’s the Super Saiyan, to Piccolo merging with Nail so that the former’s power can be greater. With Freeza is becoming stronger with each new transformation and continues to be merciless, it’s also a turning point for Vegeta, who becomes scared and realises his own weakness. Whatever salvation he hopes to achieve is the defeat of Freeza, if not by his own hands, then perhaps Goku. Still good! Simple, shallow fun ( even with this much poop humor or panties ), is something I crave once in a while (especially, while or after reading something heavier). La historia es buena, pese a que ya todos la conocemos la verdad me da gusto encontrar detalles que fueron censurados en el ánime. Hay que mencionar que este tipo de publicaciones no serían bien vistas hoy en día, (vamos, que el Manga rompe la cuarta pared y se burla de su propia vulgaridad). Pero yo soy de mente bastante abierta, así que... Es bastante gracioso. En particular la mancuerna Son Goku—Bulma, y por supuesto el Maestro Roshi me sacar carcajadas (hablando de forma literal) y eso es poco común en este tipo de productos, así es claro que es un punto a favor. What I didn't like: The unsure tone of what it wanted to be. It's at the end of this volume you seem to have a clear set mind of what this series will evolve to. Till then it seems a bit fuzzy and sometimes makes it a slog to read.
Apart from there being a few different names than the ones that I'm used too, the comic read really well, and it is absolutely hilarious! It's easy to forget that this whole franchise began as a big goof before growing into the massive franchise that it is today. Visual Censorship: Guns turned into Lasers, Mr. Popos lips removed Gotens middle finger becomes a fist This omnibus edition comprises the first three volumes. It’s an exciting, fast paced, funny, inventive read, with genuinely great characters and beautiful artwork. Toriyama’s eye is like a camera, with a roving point of view and genius, mind-popping perspectives.This is the most action-oriented the series has been so far, as Toriyama’s art is in top form with action sequences that are kinetic with an element of humour. You do get another left-field, but hilarious training montage as after climbing up the never-ending Karin Tower, Goku trains with the anthropomorphic cat master Karin after his defeat by Taopaipai. Afterwards, comes Goku’s rematch against the assassin and it’s the best fighting sequence in Dragon Ball so far. No matter what fiendish moves the assassin uses to pummel our young hero, Goku will always get up and be the strongest, proving how bad-ass, as well as heroic he is.
With sixteen fighters chosen to compete in the main tournament – including Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Piccolo, Kuririn, and #18 – it starts off in a typical direction when it comes to the Tenka'ichi Budōkai with the first fight (Kuririn versus Punta) played for laughs, but the inclusion of four new players eventually changes the whole game. On one side, you have Yamu and Spopovich, who are two henchmen of a new evil force; and on the other side, you have the Lord of Lords, Shin, and his attendant Kibito, who seek the help of the Z fighters to stop this new threat. I can't help but be very disappointed with this book. My kids are fans of Dragon Ball Super, I grew up on Dragon Ball Z but never got round to watching the original. After reading the beginning I was glad I missed it. It was not till issue 14 that anything I liked from the series was even shown. Opening this volume with Goten and Trunks fighting each other as finalists in the youth division of the 25th Tenka'ichi Budōkai reminds you of the early years of Dragon Ball when Goku and Kuririn were young buddies that were doing the same thing in the tournament years ago. The fight between the two half-Saiyans is cute and funny, but still as impactful as you would expect from Akira Toriyama. This is a nice palette cleanser – especially when the winner Trunks easily takes down the most annoying character, Hercule, in a publicised sparring match – before the next big arc begins.The first two-thirds of this title is taken up by the quest for the dragon balls, which is based very loosely on a classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West. As Goku and Bulma gather the dragon balls, they are joined by Oolong, the transforming pig, and the desert thief Yamcha and his companion Pu’ar, who can also transform. They also meet a lot of interesting characters: Kame Sen’nin, the Turtle Hermit, Gyu-Mao, Lord of Fry Pan Mountain, and the self-proclaimed Emperor Pilaf and his henchmen, who are also after the dragon balls. The quest ends happily, but not quite the way anyone expected. The last third of the book follows Goku as he goes to train with the Turtle Hermit and is joined by Kuririn, who also wants to train with Kame Sen’nin. Their training is made up of the mundane task of delivering milk, made difficult by having to cross alligator-infested rivers and outrun dinosaurs. They do so well, though, that they are allowed to enter in a famous fighting tournament. Avanza a un ritmo muy bueno, dejando disfrutar de aquellos momentos más relevantes y dando solo un vistazo corto a los que no lo son. Por lo que no tenemos el problema de paginas excedentes, como en muchos otros libros. It's also amazing how modern this story feels, considering that it is nearly FOURTY years old. If I were new to the series and you told me that this had just came out, it wouldn't be a stretch to believe it. I think that just proves how influential it is. Granted that both the manga and anime of DBZ was actually a continuation of Son Goku’s journey who started off as a monkey-tailed boy living in the wilderness, as a late bloomer to reading manga, I felt now is the time to Toriyama’s story that was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. When he meets the teenager Bulma – the first girl he has ever seen – Goku is recruited as her bodyguard to travel and find the wish-granting Dragon Balls. From its first chapter, Toriyama sets up the Journey to the West-inspired premise, the two unlikely protagonists and their dynamic that is, let’s say, dysfunctional.
Vol. 7: General Blue and the Pirate Treasure: Son Goku, how many ways do I love thee? Heehee. I have so much fun reading Dragon ball, I feel like a kid!! All the usual stuff here: humour, action, battle, escapades. The Red Ribbon Army is still after our friends trying to get their dragon balls and the dragon radar. General Blue goes after them personally here and ends up physically fed up with Goku. The best parts of this volume were the interactions between Blue and our heroes. Not only do our friends retrieve another dragon ball (making 5/7) they stumble upon Pirate Treasure. By the end Goku is separated from the others and off to find the next Dragon Ball on his own. (5/5) Vol. 2: Wish Upon a Dragon (1986) - Just what I had hoped for, more of the same. Lots of action, plenty of plot and characters. A few new ones are added who seem to be the type we'll see again in the future. The final dragonballs are found ending our first quest. However that doesn't mean all goes quite as planned leaving only one person pleased when all is said and done. Now they must wait a year for the dragonballs to be ready again so they can search them out and everyone has their own ideas and plans for what they will do. As for Goku, he is off to find The Invincible Old Master to finally start his promised training but he has to bring a treat for the old "pervert". Just as laugh out loud funny and I really enjoy all the main characters but especially Goku and Bulma. The monsters battled to date have all turned out to be quite interesting themselves as well. One more volume to go in this fun collection. (5/5) Vol. 1: The Monkey King (1985) - I know absolutely nothing about Dragonball going into this. Since I read so much manga now I thought it would be good to introduce myself to some old school popular series and decided to give this a shot. I found this first volume absolutely hilarious and such a fun, compelling story with so much happening. Goku is so cute and naive that I loved him right away and the shots of him without his pants on are a riot because he looks like a toddler, even though he is 14 but soo unworldly. The interaction between him and Bulma is also a riot as he learns the difference between boys and girls. Lots of sexual innuendo but of the pre-adolescent variety that is was all just silly fun. The plot was also fun with all 5 main characters being introduced in this volume and them finding 5 (I think) of the 7 dragonballs. I had no idea what the plot was going to be going into this and was quite amused to get almost a whole quest just from this first volume. I have to say I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did and am eager to read Vol. 2! (5/5)Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... Great manga. After watching the show my entire life and finally reading the manga, It does a great job of telling the story in much greater depth. There are a few exchanges between characters where goku uses "americanized terms" that do not seem like it would be used by Toriyama? Then again, my first time reading the mangas, so I cannot say if this version truly is unedited. Regardless, I would recommend getting these mangas for any Dragon Ball fan. Cheap, and a great read. Whilst the Z fighters are trying to save the universe again, the Tenka'ichi Budōkai is still ongoing as Hercule suggests a battle royal with the remaining fighters to fight each other all at once, including #18 and Mighty Mask, who is actually both Goten and Trunks in disguise. This plays like a fun contrast before we get to one of the most dramatic moments in all of Dragon Ball, in which Vegeta is so frustrated with the situation, from not getting the chance to fight Goku, to Gohan not being able to defeat Dabra, Bobbidi senses the evil within Vegeta and uses it to control him. Carrying with the Majin insignia, Vegeta has returned to the dark side with the desire to kill his archenemy, whilst disregarding the life he has made on Earth. The next Tenka’ichi Budokai martial art tournament is just around the corner, and an eager Son Goku can’t wait to face even tougher fighters for the “Strongest Under the Heavens” title! Among the contestants include pipsqueak Chaozu and three-eyed Tenshinhan, deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen’nin, the Crane Hermit! What makes this fight legendary is how big and massive, and how dire it all is, compared to most fights in this series. While the last one was great, this is the one to really hit when it comes to Goku and everyone else's life on the line. Not to mention this is the arrival of the Super Saiyan form, which is legendary in itself. The brutal fight is about to reach it's exciting climax when the volume ends right before the fight. Really annoyed at that.
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