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5.0 out of 5 stars Quality story, writing, and art, Jan 7 2004

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Mr. David Edward Cooper (Alamosa, Colorado, United States of America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe, The Multiverse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball Vol 1 (Paperback)

I'm going to start it off by saying this: Don't buy this because you watched and liked the Dragonball/DBZ episodes you saw on Cartoon Network. Instead buy it because Toriyama's art and writing are great. It's a solid retelling of the myth of the monkey king, Goku, and his journey to please the great dragon Shenlong, with some changes and comedy thrown in. The fluid art keeps one reading, despite the unfamiliarity with the format (the book and its panels all go from right to left).

I suggest picking this up. Get this manga, then get the others. They blow the anime out of the water if you can read, and if you can't, then just look at the pictures, because those are good too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MANGA but... surprisingly vulgar, July 23 2003

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Vexorg, destroyer of cats and devourer of chi... (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball Vol 1 (Paperback)

Having missed most of the tv show, i decided to read the Dragonball manga.
I had a very claer understanding of the story, but it contained some rather explicit sexual humor. I wasn't surprised that... wait gotta go. Lupin III is on...

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5.0 out of 5 stars How it all began, July 20 2003

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"ketlas" (La Puente, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball Vol 1 (Paperback)

If you love the DBZ series and wish to know more about how it all began, this is a book to get. The book tells you how they all met each other. It seems that the original DB is more comical than the DBZ series. The book contains minor sexist language, so it isn't a good idea to buy this, if you intend to purchase it for a very young audience. Other than that, it is better to read the manga than watching the MAJOR edited version of the DVD boxed-set.

I am looking forward to obtaining the whole DB manga once all comes out.

The book reads from back to front. Make sure that you are aware of that before reading it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "In The Beggening"
This book is what all started Dragon Ball,it was before Dragon Ball Z and GT,when Goku was a kid with a tail. Read more

Published on Aug 29 2007 by Tommy Morais