Customer Reviews

Dragon Ball Z: v. 1 (Viz Graphic Novel)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

An excellent graphic novel that introduces Dragonball in its entirity, contains superb drawings by the original artists and a direct Japanese translation, uncut, replaced not with toned down American script but with the English equlivilent.

Because the book is presented in the traditional Japanese style, i.e. reversed, it is difficult to become used to reading the novel in reverse however minutes into the story it becomes second nature.

I reccomend this title for those that are interested in Dragonball Z but haven't sat down and watched the animation. Presented in a different way, the original story will capture reader's imaginations as the author had intended. A must read for manga/animé fans.

Im a huge DBZ fan, but you get so much out of the manga which was censored in the american dub. It is so much more respectful to the characters and yo learn so much more about them. It's really funny, but I think it is much more suited to older children and adults.

I wouldn't advise reading the dragonball z series without reading the dragonball series first, you would miss out on some important points, that if you didn't know will confuse you when reading z.

The books are amazing, but you will have to learn to read books backwards. Not like 'frount to back is this' but the book opens from the 'back cover'. This is becuase the books are japaniese translated and if the pictures are mirriored then the quality isn't as good.

Goku comes back to kame house with his son 'gohan' after being married, and meets his brother. His brother wants him to join him in taking over the universe but goku knows better. Refusing this offer his brother snatches gohan and if goku doesn't agree then he will kill gohan. Goku's brother is much more powerful than him and goku is suck with a big decision...

I love the drawings and the lines they don't use in the series. Gohan is much sweeter in the comics too. It follows the series story line but it's funny to see the way Toriyama drew DragonballZ. As he created Dragonball I wasn't surprised how good he drew the older characters in DragonballZ.(Did he create that too?)As I already have the single backwards comics from the US I don't really need the compilation, no matter.I like it anyway and I recommened it for anyone.

This manga comic is so good I can't even think of a word to describe it. It takes a bit of getting used to (reading backwards). After about the 7th or 8th page you do get used to it. It makes the dragonball series a hell of a lot easier to understand, it tells you more of the storyline that funimation didn't. Only problem is that it turns you into a manga addict (like me hehe)

I bought this book as an avid fan of DB,DBZ and DBGT. I already knew the storyline but this was so much better, everything was elabourated on.

akira toryama did an exellent novelisation of the cartoon program dragon ball z the story is really exiting and there is so many twists and turms in the story also the art in the book is fantastic and i suggest you buy this one while you still can