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After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction/martial arts manga.
A Collection of Volumes 4 - 6!
After saving Earth time and time again, Son Goku definitely deserves the peaceful life that he's been living with his wife and son. That all changes drastically one day when a mysterious visitor appears and reveals that Goku is actually a Saiyan--a member of the most powerful race in the universe!
Saiyan or not, Goku continues to be Earth's champion. Facing off against the elite Saiyan warrior known as Vegeta, Goku gives his all to prevent Vegeta from destroying Earth. But every hero needs a little help sometimes--Goku's son, Gohan, and his friends Kuririn and Yajirobe refuse to leave his side. Unfortunately, it's beginning to look as if even their combined forces may not be enough to beat back the strongest enemy they've faced yet...
After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction/martial arts manga.
A Collection of Volumes 4 - 6!
After saving Earth time and time again, Son Goku definitely deserves the peaceful life that he's been living with his wife and son. That all changes drastically one day when a mysterious visitor appears and reveals that Goku is actually a Saiyan--a member of the most powerful race in the universe!
Saiyan or not, Goku continues to be Earth's champion. Facing off against the elite Saiyan warrior known as Vegeta, Goku gives his all to prevent Vegeta from destroying Earth. But every hero needs a little help sometimes--Goku's son, Gohan, and his friends Kuririn and Yajirobe refuse to leave his side. Unfortunately, it's beginning to look as if even their combined forces may not be enough to beat back the strongest enemy they've faced yet...
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First published March 1, 2003
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Akira Toriyama
1,917 books1,726 followersAkira Toriyama (鳥山明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended.
His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended.
His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
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May 2, 2024
Kicking off the Frieza saga, it's full of moments that might not initially stand out due to the lack of traditional DBZ action, but bear a lot of weight when it comes to characterisation and world-building. That's not to say it isn't also action packed. Those who come simply for the fight scenes will not be disappointed. More interesting to revisit than the previous 3 volumes as I had forgotten much of the smaller moments featured in this omnibus, it keeps the momentum and starts one of the best stories that the series has to offer.
March 27, 2023
Vegeta’s character arc is so good, but I always forget how much of a jerk he is at the start of it
March 20, 2024
one of the only dbz facts I’ve retained is vegbul and seeing his beginnings makes bulma as a character so much funnier to me
March 14, 2019
There are a lot of things I like about this volume. The fight scenes are great, the pacing is good, and I really enjoy most of the characters. I particularly like Vegeta, as I find him interesting and entertaining. I also think that Freeza is an awesome villain. The only thing I didn’t like was how Chi Chi was handled. She has every right to be upset and I don’t like how she is presented as “in the wrong” for caring about her son. Also, she doesn’t know that Piccolo is a good guy now so when she insults him Goku and Gohan should at least understand why. But that’s just minor nitpicking from someone who liked Chi Chi in Dragon Ball. Overall, I enjoyed this volume. Can’t wait to read more!
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January 1, 2021yeah!
January 16, 2023
The battle against Bejita comes to a conclusion, and the Namek Arc begins.
We're still in Peak Dragon Ball, though not yet the peakiest peak, which will be in the next 3-in-1 omnibus, which will feature the Ginyu Tokusentai and the various Freeza transformations, culminating in the advent of the Super Saiyajin. But already we have the whole first third of this omnibus being much better than the vast majority of other shōnen battle manga, past or future. I believe I said in my previous review, maybe somewhere else, but anyway the Saiyajin Arc started as a somewhat "edgy" twist to Dragon Ball as we knew it, with Earth needing Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, Yajirobe, and Piccolo to defend against the attacking Saiyajin, only for almost everyone to fuckin' die. The lengthy duration of the Vegeta battle ramped things up further, with Son Goku basically losing after a while, and the rest of the skirmish having Son Gohan, Kuririn, and Yajirobe rely on Vegeta having been severely weakened, though he still won't fuckin' drop dead! Contrast previous arcs, which were almost entirely solo missions for Goku, what with everyone expecting not to put a dent in the Red Ribbon Army, or Tenshinhan getting his ass beat by the same punk bitch inbred child of Piccolo Daimaou that Goku would later murder with no effort required...!
There's a lot of cool shit here. The initial Kaiō-ken Times Three sequence is fucking fantastic, climaxing with the iconic Kamehama/Gyarikku-Hō beam clash. Goku uses the Taiyōken. Kuririn uses it later on Namek. We get Kuririn's invention of the Kienzan, the single greatest move in the series, to be ripped off by a number of later characters, including Vegeta trying to use it to cut off Gohan's tail. We get Vegeta's mastery of the Ōzaru form, maintaining his reason while stomping about. (We get Ape Vegeta accusing Goku of eating beans...) The Great Ape Gohan sequence is actually a lot shorter than I remembered, which I'm wondering if that's a consequence of having the Pioneer DVD of the Ocean Group's dub, and if it was one of many scenes Toei prolonged to inflate the runtime...? We get the uselessness of the Genki-Dama, which will continue to "job" in canon until the dead ass end of the manga. We get the volleyball game between Kuririn and Gohan to hit Vegeta with said Genki-Dama. We get both of Yajirobe's slashes against Vegeta. And of course Goku's desire to spare Vegeta at the end, which will take fruit later on with Vegeta's increasingly larger role in the manga, ultimately becoming deuteragonist in Dragon Ball Super.
I've called the next phase of the Namek Arc the true peak of the manga somewhere above, but I love the beginning here as well. By the end of this omnibus, Son Goku is not yet on Namek. So we get more time for Son Gohan, Kuririn, and kind of Bulma to bask in the limelight before Goku shows up to kick everyone's ass. Of course, how this works is Goku will be in space until after the Ginyu Tokusentai arrive, granting us another moment like Nappa's great loss, but we don't quite have reason to expect that happening from what's seen right now in the text.... Anyway, Freeza and his men are already on Namek, and Vegeta arrives soon afterward to try and steal the Dragon Balls before his old boss, so a lot of parts are moving right now, which... will also kind of be the last time something like this happens in the manga. The Jinzouningen and Majin Arcs are a bit more straightforward, so DB never feels like early Namek again until arguably early in the Zamasu Arc of DBS, or maybe some parts of GT. So, since Son Gohan and Kuririn are assumed to be far weaker than most of the bad guys right now, we instead get Vegeta in a prominent role as he takes care of Freeza's closest henchmen, Dodoria and Zarbon, one-by-one (well, Zarbon is still alive by the end of the volume...). I've said before in my reviews of the Full Color edition of the manga, but this leg of the arc has something of a "thriller genre" feel to it, as our two heroic fighters are so outmatched as to be closer to Bulma's power-level than those of foes Vegeta, Zarbon, Dodoria, or Freeza. The "game" here is hide and seek, while otherwise we have to empathize with the guy who just tried to kill all the earthlings mere chapters ago, as he's the only one who can defeat Freeza's goons right now, and so inadvertently the only thing keeping our heroes alive while the await Goku's arrival.
Some super fucking important shit with this volume: the Super Saiyajin form is being foreshadowed more heavily, as well as Zarbon's transformation and verbal reference to Freeza's own forms acting to establish a new standard for Dragon Ball going forward - major antagonists must transform! (Though this will actually be mostly subverted during Super...)
I'm so used to the actual content of the manga's story that I often don't think about "what-ifs" much at all, but today I found myself wondering how shit could have gone differently with Ten, Chaozu, and Yamcha getting resurrected on Namek. I mean, technically it's a question for the next omnibus, but still. Yamcha and Chaozu are effectively retired as of now, despite the fact that they're training with Kaiō-sama. Ten will get a couple good moments later in the series (both involving the Kikōhō, instead of... literally anything else he could do...), but otherwise it's agreed none of the humans are really worth keeping on the frontlines. Kuririn only sticks around for longer because... he's technically Goku's best friend, I guess? I mean, the next arc ends with him fucking a hot robot chick, but I don't think that was necessarily planned from its beginning. Oh, that same arc does also see Yamcha in battle early on, but... well, he's booted out soon enough! It's interesting to know the future of the franchise, especially as I happen to be watching the original pre-Z anime, actually being in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai Arc, where Ten is still a villain, knowing Yamcha and Chaozu will not be in Super's Tournament of Power, that Ten outlasts Kuririn, if I remember correctly, and that Kame-Sennin ends up training behind the scenes so he's actually stronger than Kuririn now/again, despite having been too weak to face Nappa. I actually can't remember if Yamcha or Chaozu were in combat in Fukkatsu no 'F', but that's an interesting point in its own right, as Gohan will steadily become stronger and stronger here before getting finally overshadowed by the full-blooded Saiyajin, his father and Vegeta, and facing Freeza's forces in FnF on a level similar to the "humans." Piccolo basically stops being relevant after Cell absorbs 17, but now he and Gohan are the strongest warriors (as of Super: Super Hero), or are at least comparable to Super Saiyajin Blue. The non-canon movies did well to keep the non-Saiyajin characters somewhat relevant for a while, such as Piccolo always having cool entrances, or how Bojack gives Yamcha and Ten a few things to do (though, ironically, Kuririn is almost always comic-relief in these same movies...).
We're still in Peak Dragon Ball, though not yet the peakiest peak, which will be in the next 3-in-1 omnibus, which will feature the Ginyu Tokusentai and the various Freeza transformations, culminating in the advent of the Super Saiyajin. But already we have the whole first third of this omnibus being much better than the vast majority of other shōnen battle manga, past or future. I believe I said in my previous review, maybe somewhere else, but anyway the Saiyajin Arc started as a somewhat "edgy" twist to Dragon Ball as we knew it, with Earth needing Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, Yajirobe, and Piccolo to defend against the attacking Saiyajin, only for almost everyone to fuckin' die. The lengthy duration of the Vegeta battle ramped things up further, with Son Goku basically losing after a while, and the rest of the skirmish having Son Gohan, Kuririn, and Yajirobe rely on Vegeta having been severely weakened, though he still won't fuckin' drop dead! Contrast previous arcs, which were almost entirely solo missions for Goku, what with everyone expecting not to put a dent in the Red Ribbon Army, or Tenshinhan getting his ass beat by the same punk bitch inbred child of Piccolo Daimaou that Goku would later murder with no effort required...!
There's a lot of cool shit here. The initial Kaiō-ken Times Three sequence is fucking fantastic, climaxing with the iconic Kamehama/Gyarikku-Hō beam clash. Goku uses the Taiyōken. Kuririn uses it later on Namek. We get Kuririn's invention of the Kienzan, the single greatest move in the series, to be ripped off by a number of later characters, including Vegeta trying to use it to cut off Gohan's tail. We get Vegeta's mastery of the Ōzaru form, maintaining his reason while stomping about. (We get Ape Vegeta accusing Goku of eating beans...) The Great Ape Gohan sequence is actually a lot shorter than I remembered, which I'm wondering if that's a consequence of having the Pioneer DVD of the Ocean Group's dub, and if it was one of many scenes Toei prolonged to inflate the runtime...? We get the uselessness of the Genki-Dama, which will continue to "job" in canon until the dead ass end of the manga. We get the volleyball game between Kuririn and Gohan to hit Vegeta with said Genki-Dama. We get both of Yajirobe's slashes against Vegeta. And of course Goku's desire to spare Vegeta at the end, which will take fruit later on with Vegeta's increasingly larger role in the manga, ultimately becoming deuteragonist in Dragon Ball Super.
I've called the next phase of the Namek Arc the true peak of the manga somewhere above, but I love the beginning here as well. By the end of this omnibus, Son Goku is not yet on Namek. So we get more time for Son Gohan, Kuririn, and kind of Bulma to bask in the limelight before Goku shows up to kick everyone's ass. Of course, how this works is Goku will be in space until after the Ginyu Tokusentai arrive, granting us another moment like Nappa's great loss, but we don't quite have reason to expect that happening from what's seen right now in the text.... Anyway, Freeza and his men are already on Namek, and Vegeta arrives soon afterward to try and steal the Dragon Balls before his old boss, so a lot of parts are moving right now, which... will also kind of be the last time something like this happens in the manga. The Jinzouningen and Majin Arcs are a bit more straightforward, so DB never feels like early Namek again until arguably early in the Zamasu Arc of DBS, or maybe some parts of GT. So, since Son Gohan and Kuririn are assumed to be far weaker than most of the bad guys right now, we instead get Vegeta in a prominent role as he takes care of Freeza's closest henchmen, Dodoria and Zarbon, one-by-one (well, Zarbon is still alive by the end of the volume...). I've said before in my reviews of the Full Color edition of the manga, but this leg of the arc has something of a "thriller genre" feel to it, as our two heroic fighters are so outmatched as to be closer to Bulma's power-level than those of foes Vegeta, Zarbon, Dodoria, or Freeza. The "game" here is hide and seek, while otherwise we have to empathize with the guy who just tried to kill all the earthlings mere chapters ago, as he's the only one who can defeat Freeza's goons right now, and so inadvertently the only thing keeping our heroes alive while the await Goku's arrival.
Some super fucking important shit with this volume: the Super Saiyajin form is being foreshadowed more heavily, as well as Zarbon's transformation and verbal reference to Freeza's own forms acting to establish a new standard for Dragon Ball going forward - major antagonists must transform! (Though this will actually be mostly subverted during Super...)
I'm so used to the actual content of the manga's story that I often don't think about "what-ifs" much at all, but today I found myself wondering how shit could have gone differently with Ten, Chaozu, and Yamcha getting resurrected on Namek. I mean, technically it's a question for the next omnibus, but still. Yamcha and Chaozu are effectively retired as of now, despite the fact that they're training with Kaiō-sama. Ten will get a couple good moments later in the series (both involving the Kikōhō, instead of... literally anything else he could do...), but otherwise it's agreed none of the humans are really worth keeping on the frontlines. Kuririn only sticks around for longer because... he's technically Goku's best friend, I guess? I mean, the next arc ends with him fucking a hot robot chick, but I don't think that was necessarily planned from its beginning. Oh, that same arc does also see Yamcha in battle early on, but... well, he's booted out soon enough! It's interesting to know the future of the franchise, especially as I happen to be watching the original pre-Z anime, actually being in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai Arc, where Ten is still a villain, knowing Yamcha and Chaozu will not be in Super's Tournament of Power, that Ten outlasts Kuririn, if I remember correctly, and that Kame-Sennin ends up training behind the scenes so he's actually stronger than Kuririn now/again, despite having been too weak to face Nappa. I actually can't remember if Yamcha or Chaozu were in combat in Fukkatsu no 'F', but that's an interesting point in its own right, as Gohan will steadily become stronger and stronger here before getting finally overshadowed by the full-blooded Saiyajin, his father and Vegeta, and facing Freeza's forces in FnF on a level similar to the "humans." Piccolo basically stops being relevant after Cell absorbs 17, but now he and Gohan are the strongest warriors (as of Super: Super Hero), or are at least comparable to Super Saiyajin Blue. The non-canon movies did well to keep the non-Saiyajin characters somewhat relevant for a while, such as Piccolo always having cool entrances, or how Bojack gives Yamcha and Ten a few things to do (though, ironically, Kuririn is almost always comic-relief in these same movies...).
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July 29, 2011With earth pretty much tapped out for challenging fighters in the first series, this one has the main characters taking off in to space. It continues to be interesting, and again, the darker tone of this series certainly helps it stand apart from the more humourous Dragon Ball.
January 1, 2021
Just solid DBZ fun!
June 14, 2023
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 2 VIZBIG Edition brings together volumes 4-6 of the original tankobon editions, offering fans an immersive and action-packed experience. With its larger format and improved quality, this compilation continues the thrilling adventures of Goku and his friends as they face new foes and unravel the mysteries of the Dragon Balls.
One of the highlights of this VIZBIG edition is the comprehensive collection of volumes 4-6. By combining these tankobon editions, readers can delve deeper into the story, enjoying a more substantial narrative arc. This compilation allows for a more seamless reading experience, eliminating the wait between individual volumes and keeping fans engaged throughout.
The artwork retains its original brilliance, courtesy of Akira Toriyama's iconic style. The larger trim size of the VIZBIG edition allows the illustrations to shine, showcasing the dynamic action sequences and detailed character designs. Toriyama's talent for visual storytelling is on full display, capturing the intensity and energy of the battles with finesse.
The storyline in these volumes introduces new and formidable adversaries, raising the stakes for our heroes. From the menacing arrival of the Saiyans to the mind-bending battles against Frieza, the narrative never loses its momentum. The pacing strikes a balance between intense action and moments of character development, ensuring a well-rounded and captivating experience.
Volume 4. The first Goku-Vegeta fight ends in spectacular fashion with a most unexpected twist. Or perhaps not, given Goku's personality.
Volume 5. In order to restore Earth's dragon balls and the rest of their friends, Gohan and Kuririn launch into space to look for Planet Namek. Bulma is the the worst roommate ever.
Volume 6. Vegeta flexes his newfound strength. Whatever doesn't kill a Saiyan only serves to make him stronger.
One of the highlights of this VIZBIG edition is the comprehensive collection of volumes 4-6. By combining these tankobon editions, readers can delve deeper into the story, enjoying a more substantial narrative arc. This compilation allows for a more seamless reading experience, eliminating the wait between individual volumes and keeping fans engaged throughout.
The artwork retains its original brilliance, courtesy of Akira Toriyama's iconic style. The larger trim size of the VIZBIG edition allows the illustrations to shine, showcasing the dynamic action sequences and detailed character designs. Toriyama's talent for visual storytelling is on full display, capturing the intensity and energy of the battles with finesse.
The storyline in these volumes introduces new and formidable adversaries, raising the stakes for our heroes. From the menacing arrival of the Saiyans to the mind-bending battles against Frieza, the narrative never loses its momentum. The pacing strikes a balance between intense action and moments of character development, ensuring a well-rounded and captivating experience.
Volume 4. The first Goku-Vegeta fight ends in spectacular fashion with a most unexpected twist. Or perhaps not, given Goku's personality.
Volume 5. In order to restore Earth's dragon balls and the rest of their friends, Gohan and Kuririn launch into space to look for Planet Namek. Bulma is the the worst roommate ever.
Volume 6. Vegeta flexes his newfound strength. Whatever doesn't kill a Saiyan only serves to make him stronger.
March 11, 2020
It really captures Vegeta's character, in terms of how he functions as a Saiyan. This volume has a lot of character development ranging from all the main characters. This is my second favorite in the vizbig series because this was Goku and Vegeta's first match up. In my opinion, there were decisions that should have been better handled, like the time when Krillin, Gohan, and Dende took too long to make a wish causing Vegeta to arrive and the great elders life had ended, making the dragon balls turn to stone, causing frieza to arrive as well. Another decision that I didn't like, was when piccolo allowed freeza to transform, because he had the power to beat Frieza, but as soon as he got a little exhausted, he let frieza's power level slip away from him. The Ginyu force was a good side part of the cannon story, and it showed that even though vegeta is a villian(at the time), he still has some of a heart. Vegeta is also captured crying in the third volume and saying that frieza made him the evil person he was(he used to work under frieza, destroying planets). The main reason I enjoy these mangas, are because, not only does dbz make a huge part of my childhood, but it is one of the main reasons my brothers and I are so close in terms of us being best friends.
November 12, 2023
Even at age 32, DBZ continues to be my happy place to escape to during times of turmoil and suffering. Also, the sense of adventure when Gohan, Krillin and Bulma go into space? I WISH there had been more filler here. The manga is so fast, you get from earth to space ship to Namek so fast. Makes me wanna watch the old Z episodes (not Kai) and see if it scratches that itch.
Still, I'm not complaining. I don't need 20 episodes of Dodoria and Zarbon. But jeez, being that we're far into modern DB, it's hard to see and believe that *spoilers* Vegeta could massacre a village of Namekians. Dude was brutal
Still, I'm not complaining. I don't need 20 episodes of Dodoria and Zarbon. But jeez, being that we're far into modern DB, it's hard to see and believe that *spoilers* Vegeta could massacre a village of Namekians. Dude was brutal
January 12, 2022
Another fantastic installment! Man this series is such a blast!
This one covers a ton. Starting from Goku and Vegeta’s battle on Earth almost all the way up to the Ginyu Force saga.
I forgot how intense it is when Kuririn and Gohan are running around Namek trying to avoid Vegeta and Freeza. I won’t gush anymore but it’s been awhile since I’ve relived the events of the Namek saga and it’s very fun! This is another 5 star for me.
This one covers a ton. Starting from Goku and Vegeta’s battle on Earth almost all the way up to the Ginyu Force saga.
I forgot how intense it is when Kuririn and Gohan are running around Namek trying to avoid Vegeta and Freeza. I won’t gush anymore but it’s been awhile since I’ve relived the events of the Namek saga and it’s very fun! This is another 5 star for me.
November 2, 2017
As someone who has been a fan of Dragon Ball for an extremely long time and keep up with the current series I found this book to be a great reminder of how Dragon Ball Z used to be. Even thought I have already seen the show, reading the manga felt like a whole new experience. After every panel I felt like I didn't know what was going to happen next, even though I already did.
March 22, 2024
Dragon Ball was my first foray into any anime/manga and so now that I am finally getting around to reading all of the series, I have to say it’s been heaven. The art is so clean and simple but also complex and exciting. Really one of the all time greats!
June 22, 2018
Vegeta's arc ends, right before Ginyu Force, solid, still enjoying the fast pace without fillers
September 16, 2019
I will recommend this book to my friends and to people that like action books
I thought that the book was good and i was pulled in and wanted to continue
I thought that the book was good and i was pulled in and wanted to continue
April 9, 2022
Vegeta punching makes me go brr
September 12, 2023
Vegeta's kinda cool
October 1, 2023
Zarbon is such an underrated villain I love him so much
December 10, 2023
Getting a bit repetitive aren’t we?
January 5, 2024
This is getting so good, makes me wanna punch a hole in a wall
March 5, 2024
Dragon Ball Z's so cool!
October 13, 2024
More solid DBZ! I don't have much else to say about it.
November 5, 2015
This book contains my favorite Dragon Ball Z chapters, overall. The fight with Vegeta is the best fight of the entire series, and I'm sad we never got a proper rematch. The whole fight: The Kaio-Ken, the Great Ape transformation, the Genki-Dama, the assists from Kuririn, Gohan, and Yajirobe, they all make this one of the best and most brutal matchups the series has seen. The characters are ridiculously powerful, but still almost grounded enough for the action to feel like it has consequences.
The first of three volumes in this edition contains the bulk of the fight with Vegeta. After that, we have the aftermath and the start of the Namek saga. It's annoying that certain chapters that should be color are printed in black-and-white; some of the color chapters are printed in color, so it would be nice if Viz hadn't cheaped out on others.
The Namek saga is rather unique in the world of Dragon Ball; it features a great number of different factions and players, rather than the more conventional formula of good guys and bad guys. And rather than just a series of fights, there are many strategic movements and plans enacted by our heroes and villains. We are introduced to Frieza, his henchmen Zarbon and Dodoria, and various groups of Namekians. Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma arrive first, and Vegeta also has his own agenda, not to mention the native Namekians who are nearly wiped out. We see Vegeta's powers grow, as Goku follows behind in his own spaceship, training to face Vegeta once more. Vegeta is still evil, wiping out a Namekian village to get a Dragon Ball of his own, and meets his match once more in Zarbon, after defeating Dodoria. Transformations are brought up as an important element in gaining power, foreshadowing the strength of Super Saiyans.
All in all, the Saiyan Saga and the Namek Saga are two of the strongest in the entire series, and that's what this volume covers.
The first of three volumes in this edition contains the bulk of the fight with Vegeta. After that, we have the aftermath and the start of the Namek saga. It's annoying that certain chapters that should be color are printed in black-and-white; some of the color chapters are printed in color, so it would be nice if Viz hadn't cheaped out on others.
The Namek saga is rather unique in the world of Dragon Ball; it features a great number of different factions and players, rather than the more conventional formula of good guys and bad guys. And rather than just a series of fights, there are many strategic movements and plans enacted by our heroes and villains. We are introduced to Frieza, his henchmen Zarbon and Dodoria, and various groups of Namekians. Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma arrive first, and Vegeta also has his own agenda, not to mention the native Namekians who are nearly wiped out. We see Vegeta's powers grow, as Goku follows behind in his own spaceship, training to face Vegeta once more. Vegeta is still evil, wiping out a Namekian village to get a Dragon Ball of his own, and meets his match once more in Zarbon, after defeating Dodoria. Transformations are brought up as an important element in gaining power, foreshadowing the strength of Super Saiyans.
All in all, the Saiyan Saga and the Namek Saga are two of the strongest in the entire series, and that's what this volume covers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 5, 2015
Wow, this book is so cool. Being a DBZ fan-boy I have to give props to this book. I loved reading through the Vageita saga and experiencing the thrills and action that Dragon Ball Z has to offer. It's too bad that I already knew what was going to happen since I already saw the whole thing play out on my TV, but, I got to experience the Vegeita saga in a whole new way. The pictures were very descriptive, the words the characters were saying made sense, (which is hard to tell in a comic) overall this book was one of the best comics I've ever read!
November 1, 2010
i think this book is better then part 1 because is goku when he dies and his in heven and i saw the episode and read the book. and is a funny journy to the other side of snake road. what i like about the book is that it started from where it left off in book number 1 because some books they start off wierd because it has nothing to do in what happens in book 1 but this one does. i reccomend it to people that like the DBZ series and like reading comics
November 4, 2013
I sat and read this book in only 15 minutes! I got really into the story, too. The graphic novel's pictures were so descriptive that I was obsorbed into the book, as if I was the main character! I think this book was even more detailed than the first one. I was scared for Son Gohan when Piccolo left him sitting in the middle of nowhere, and when he picked up the apples, I thought they were going to be poisonous. I hope there's a third book, because I want to read more of this series!
May 11, 2015
Brilliant as usual. I was quite surprised of how very sci-fi the story changed. It's strange of me to say this as I have watched the anime LOADS of times. I really like that there is a different perspective while reading this manga. Plus Dende's question to Bulma was hilarious. I was chuckling a lot while reading this volume on the bus. Can't wait to read the next volume. :D
July 24, 2019
I loved this just as much as the first volume and read it in one sitting with the third volume sitting on the table beside me, ready for me to jump into after finishing this one off. I definitely recommend this series if you're into drawn out fights in manga.
May 16, 2013
The characters get more and more impossibly powerful. It is interesting that the main character goes to the background and the other characters are forced to step up.
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